In Our Element

Bye-bye slide, hello home theater! This chic pool room is ready for grown-up gatherings

In our office we are surrounded with inspiring images, ideas and people everyday. Author Elizabeth Gilbert says: “If you’re alive, you’re a creative person”  which I do believe is the truth. However, like anything, the more you allow yourself to be filled with creative thoughts, the more they will grow.   Jenna and myself have put […]

We needed a creative space for our growing 5 year old to use in our 860 sq.ft home. This nook had always been hard to make useful, we are diligent in making the most of every sq.ft, if not giving it a dual purpose. We tried a chair and bookshelf in hopes we would sit […]

~BUTTON UP YOUR HOME FOR WINTER BY FALL-OWING OUR FALL CHECKLIST As the air cools and the leaves change colour, we begin to crave our cozy sweaters and fuzzy socks, reluctantly storing our flip flops and hauling out those winter boots for another 6-8 months. Sigh… summer in Calgary is over. As we layer ourselves […]

Returning to the office this week, I feel especially grateful for all I have. I have always loved Thanksgiving; the time with family, all the cooking, pumpkin pie…. 🙂 We can likely agree that the days are flying by and we sometimes forget to stop and be in the moment. After an extended weekend I […]

I love Canada and I love Alberta. I had a great weekend celebrating our Alberta mountains and Canadian heritage.  On Saturday, a friend and I took our horses for a long mountain ride.  It never ceases to amaze me how splendid our province is and I'm so grateful for the freedoms that we enjoy everyday. The […]

Soooo, I am new at this. Talk about old dog and new tricks! Here we go… Lynn Donaldson & Associates’s had a really humble beginning. Single, broke mom with two kids needed a job that would still allow me to share in my childrens’ childhood. Motherhood, work, kids, no money; talk about a delicate balance! […]