Ulya Jensen is the owner and principal Designer of one of Ottawa’s leading interior design firms, Ulya Jensen Interiors. She appears regularly as a co-host on HGTV’s “Home to Flip”™ and has competed in HGTV’s “Designer Superstar Challenge”™. She is frequently featured in the Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Style magazine and has also appeared in Ottawa At Home magazine. She is also part of RONA Group of Seven Designer.
What siding for what place ? Is it better to install it yourself or to ask a professional ? What are the warranties ? How to take care of it ? Before starting the big new adventure of exterior siding, here are 5 key factors to help you to decide.
When the time comes to select an exterior siding for their home, consumers face countless possibilities, hence the necessity to seriously weigh the pros and cons of each type of siding before making a final decision. Choice should be influenced by aesthetics of course, but should also take into account practical and financial considerations.
Indigo blues have recently gained new momentum in the home decor market, appearing on everything from textiles to wall decor and objects of art.
White is by far the most popular and important "colour" used in interior design today.
Spring 2012 fashion collections are out in force in a broad palette of colours, boldly setting the tone for the season at hand. At once soft, audacious, romantic and energetic, these trends also inspired the following ideas on how to rejuvenate your decor with a colourful spring makeover!
It can be challenging to find calm and serenity in this often restricted space, considering the number of beauty products it houses and the people that visit it on a daily basis. Turn your bathroom into a pleasant and organized room.
Take advantage of the natural humidity found in the bathroom to introduce plants to your decor. Whether your bathroom is bright or windowless, there are many varieties of houseplants that will thrive in the humid, tropical-like conditions of this room. Plants in the bathroom create a lush, spa look and a fresh feel.
Colour zoning is a technique that creates a geometrical division of different paint colours on walls. This is an inexpensive way to dress up a room or to frame decorative elements such as paintings, mirrors or photographs. It creates striking vignettes, contrast and dramatic impacts.
Using the right colour can achieve a bathroom design that is both stylish and well suited to the particular space. Here, the focus will be on two main types of bathrooms: the powder room and the ensuite. Adapting the decoration with regards to the people and their use of the bathroom will create two rooms with distinct ambiance.
Bohemian chic (Boho chic) design style blends multiple different colours, antiques, thrift store finds, and items from around the world with more modern, updated pieces, into an eclectic and fun mix that genuinely reflects your personality. All of the pieces in the room could rightly stand on their own, but together, they create a unique decoration.
Breakfast nooks are named as such because they fit into that wee bit of extra space in the corner. With a limited amount of available space, it is essential to approach the design with specific details in mind.
