Charlotte's Place
   Landscape & Interior Decor    Consultant
"a work in progress"
making home your favorite place to be
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YOUR HOME
                                Charlotte's Place is directed towards the DIY-ers' who may need someone to just get them started. 
If your vision has just stalled or you haven't had one yet, I can guide you towards your
                         destination. My goal is to help you realistically fulfill your dreams whether on a large scale or in
              a tiny space too small to be thought relevant.
                            Paradise isn't marked in square footage, it's found where you choose to see it! 
                   Be it walking in the front gate or through your front door, let the place you
                would spend money to get away to be found within the property lines of your home.




OUTSIDE
Are you searching for a dream space without all the frustration; a place where function and aesthetic meld taking you
from where you are to where you wish to be?  See your vision transformed into a space where tranquility and
serene blend.  If not quite ready or stuck mid-stream, sound and cost effective plans will take your project from
a conceptualization to the place you thought you'd never get to.  Fixating on a course towards a personalized outdoor room,
I'll provide ideas and detailed plans depicting how to utilize your space to its optimum potential and as an extension of your home.
With your preferential expectation of maintenance
and functionality in mind, your wish for a respite to balance a demanding life can be realized. Remember not to
overcapitalize in any renovation project, particularly if you're planning to sell your home. You may have a grand space but
might not be able to recover your costs when you sell.  Always work within your budget.  Be creative without spending too much! 















INSIDE
From choosing paint color to furniture rearrangement, you can revitalize and re-invent your home; a renewed space with
your own stamp on it. With new organizational skills, you can take back your house. You live there day in and day out: 
the most important result is your comfort, regardless of current trends. If you're moving and need your house to show its best
side, it would be my pleasure to "dress your home".  The intended buyer will envision themselves in it and help you sell quickly
and for the best dollar.  By editing, redesigning and repurposing your existing furnishings you can sell your home quickly and
move on, or perhaps you'll rediscover the place you you fell in love when you first bought and reclaim it. 
Selling, buying or realizing you want to stay right where you are, we can make whatever
changes you desire, one room at a time! 
If moving isn't in your future but you're finding your decor a bit tired, perhaps it's time to make reinvent it.
Remember, "there is no such thing as a space too small"!



"Design is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.”  Steve Jobs

In winter or summer, my home is always a warm and welcoming space!
These photographs were taken by Adam Gibb
for Gardens West Magazine in summer of
2007/published in summer 2008.
My garden has never been so beautiful!
In winter, it's still an inviting space.
There is always a beginning and it isn't always pretty.  Then there is a middle-point and the never-ending end!  Change is fun and finding new uses for existing art, furniture, accessories and redesigning your space without bringing in anything new is always an adventure.
It's also a great way to declutter.  Once moved, perhaps it shouldn't go back.


"We are repainting the enterior of our home this fall so I'll keep you posted on what a CHANGE there is once the color is brightened.  We may not be able to do anything about how much natural light we get inside, in this case - very little,
but the choice of paint colors can brighten and help reflect what light there is throughout the entire house.  When painting
a small area, be it a single room or an entire house, keeping the woodwork the same color as the walls (here even the ceiling is being painted out); the less interruption there is in the visual flow the bigger the illusion of space!
The wallpaper is being replaced with Anaglypta which is paintable, textured wallpaper,
and it too will be painted the same color.  Imagine the difference - I can hardly wait.
The paint color is 'Silkweed' from Rona; the painter is Dave from Norwood Flats and
the house, and the garden, as well as this website, are 'works in progress'!