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How Your Home Can Help You Live Better
We spend so much of our lives at home, yet it’s easy to overlook how much our surroundings affect the way we feel and move through our day. The way a space is laid out, the natural light it receives, where everyday things are stored, and even the materials we live with can influence how organized we feel, how easily our routines flow, and how we connect with the people around us. I’m a firm believer that a home should do more than look beautiful. It should support your life,
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How We Create Warmth in Large Homes
There's a particular challenge that comes with designing a large home: making it feel like a warm, intimate, inviting home. With more space comes more possibility, but also the risk of a house feeling cold, empty, or disconnected. Expansive rooms can become overwhelming when every space is treated independently or scale is considered simply by making everything bigger. For us, creating warmth starts long before the furniture plan. It begins in the early planning stages, with
Designing for Changing Life Stages
LNS Project 21 When you're designing or renovating a home for a growing family, it's easy to focus on what you need right now. A nursery. A playroom. More storage. Perhaps a larger kitchen or an extra bedroom. But the way we live changes much faster than the walls around us. Children grow. Routines shift. Work changes. Families expand—or children eventually move out. The spaces that work perfectly today may need to do something entirely different five or ten years from now. F
How Your Home Can Help You Live Better
We spend so much of our lives at home, yet it’s easy to overlook how much our surroundings affect the way we feel and move through our day. The way a space is laid out, the natural light it receives, where everyday things are stored, and even the materials we live with can influence how organized we feel, how easily our routines flow, and how we connect with the people around us. I’m a firm believer that a home should do more than look beautiful. It should support your life,
The 5 Open Floor Plan Mistakes That Make Your Home Feel Disconnected
The conversation around open floor plans has shifted recently. While we're seeing more interest in homes with defined spaces, many renovations still involve large open-concept layouts. The challenge isn't whether a home is open or closed, it's whether the space has been thoughtfully planned. Without walls to define each area, every design decision has to work harder. Furniture placement, lighting, scale, circulation, sightlines, and proportion all become essential. What appea
How We Designed Our Ensuite: The Decisions You Never See
Most people experience a bathroom in seconds. You notice the tile, the vanity, maybe the faucet or the lighting. If it's beautiful, you might think, I love this space. What you don't see are the dozens of decisions quietly working in the background. Should the mirror open this way or that way? How close should it be to your face? Where do the everyday products go? What's the easiest path from the shower to the towel? How can natural light reach the room without compromising t
How the Right Picture Frame Can Elevate Your Home
Choosing the right picture frame can completely change how artwork looks in your home. Whether you're framing original art, family photographs, vintage finds, or children's artwork, thoughtful framing helps every piece feel intentional and connected to the rest of your home. I often think about picture framing while we're selecting furniture, finishes, and lighting—not after everything is installed. The right frame helps artwork relate to the architecture of the room and rein
What We Learned at 3daysofdesign—and How It Will Shape Our Future Projects
For years, 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen has been one of those events I followed from afar. Every June, designers, architects, makers, and brands from around the world gather to share new collections, ideas, and ways of thinking about how we live. This year, I finally experienced it for myself. It exceeded every expectation (take me back!) What struck me most wasn't the furniture or the beautifully designed showrooms—it was the thinking behind them. There was a shared optimism
Revisiting Italy as Parents: Design, Food, and Family Travel
We've travelled to Italy many times over the years. Before children, our trips looked different. Days revolved around long lunches, spontaneous detours, and wandering through towns without much of a plan. We'd spend hours lingering over dinner, discover places by accident, and think nothing of changing course halfway through the day. This summer, we returned with two children and a large group of family. The country felt familiar. Our experience of it did not. Travelling with
Your Home Shouldn't Need a Summer Makeover
Every spring, we're told it's time to refresh our homes for summer. New colours. New accessories. New trends. But the most successful homes don't need to be reinvented every season. They simply reveal different qualities throughout the year. The biggest change isn't the furniture. It's the way we experience the space. Summer Changes the Light Natural light stays longer, moves differently through the home, and highlights materials in new ways. A room that felt intimate in Janu
A Designer's Guide to Copenhagen
After four days in Copenhagen for 3daysofdesign, I came home with a camera roll full of inspiration and a renewed appreciation for inventiveness within design. While the festival itself is an incredible opportunity to discover new brands, connect with makers, and see what's shaping the future of the industry, some of the most memorable moments happened between showrooms. Walking through neighbourhoods with my family (my husband and two kids joined me), stopping into cafés, ri
Why Interior Sourcing Takes So Much Time
One of the questions we hear most often from clients is why sourcing takes so much time. The answer is simple: the goal is not to find beautiful things. The goal is to find the right things. Beautiful materials, furniture, and fixtures are everywhere. What is far more difficult is identifying the pieces that belong together, support the architecture of the home, suit the way a family lives, and still feel just as relevant ten years from now. Every project starts with understa
How to Finish a Room Like an Interior Designer
Throughout our work at LN Studio, finishing a space is less about adding and more about refining. It’s about how materials meet, how proportions are considered, and how visual weight is balanced across the room. These are the details that create cohesion, and the difference between a space that just looks styled and one that actually feels complete. Below are five principles we consistently return to in our work, and how they quietly shape the outcome of a room, so you can th
What Clients Value Most from Luxury Interior Design Services
At a certain level of luxury interior design services, clients are not simply engaging a studio for a visually beautiful result. That is the expectation from the outset. The deeper value lies in how the process is managed, interpreted, and experienced from concept through completion. Over time, it becomes clear that what clients are truly seeking is far less tangible than finishes or furnishings. It is about how seamlessly the design process integrates into their lives, and h
Designing a Primary Suite That Feels Like a Boutique Hotel
When we began working on the primary suite at Project 36, our goal was simple: create a space that felt elevated, intimate, and purposeful—the kind of suite you might expect from a luxury boutique hotel, but tailored to real life. This project presented a few (common) challenges for modern homeowners: utilizing a tonne of wasted space in the primary bedroom, integrating a TV and fireplace elegantly, transforming a dark and disconnected closet into a functional wardrobe, and d
Our Favourite Design-Forward Hotels in Italy
As I prepare to travel to Italy for two weeks with my entire family—returning to the town my Nonni called home before immigrating to Canada—I’ve been thinking about the places all over the country that continually inspire me as a designer. Italy has a remarkable way of layering history, craftsmanship, and contemporary design so naturally that the two feel inseparable. Some of the most inspiring interiors aren’t new at all, they are thoughtful reinterpretations of centuries-o
Looking for the Right Interior Designer in the GTA? Here’s Who We Work With at LN Studio
At LN Studio, we’ve learned that the best projects start not just with great design, but with the right match between designer and client. Not every project—or every homeowner—is a fit for our approach and we’re all the better for recognizing that. Over the years, we’ve noticed patterns among the clients who benefit most from working with us, and those insights shape the way we approach every home. Here’s a closer look at the kinds of clients we find well-suited for our warm,
Caledon Luxury Homes: How LN Studio Designs Estate Homes for City Clients
Over the past few years, we’ve seen a noticeable shift in where—and how—people want to live. More and more clients are leaving downtown condominiums in Toronto and heading away from the city to places like Caledon, Collingwood, or Ancaster. This was certainly true during the pandemic years, but even as professionals are required back in-office, we’re finding the work-home balance is more important than ever and worth a potential commute. It’s the slower, calmer lifestyle tha
Florida Recap & Traveling with Two Young Kids: Chaos, Calm, and Survival Tips
Our recent trip to Florida was everything a family vacation should be—sunshine, sand, laughter—and yes, the kind of chaos that only comes with traveling with two young kids. With toddlers, schedules are suggestions, naps are negotiable, and every outing can feel like a small adventure in flexibility. Yet, in the mess, there were moments of quiet magic: early mornings on an empty beach, tiny hands shaping sandcastles, and golden light spilling across the pool. Traveling with
Decluttering & Stylish Storage Solutions: Simple Design Tweaks for a Fresh Start
The beginning of the year tends to expose what isn’t working at home. Jackets pile up by the door, kitchen counters disappear under daily clutter, and storage that once felt adequate starts to feel strained. Daily routines feel more effortful than they should. For many of our clients—and future clients—Q1 is less about a major redesign and more about small, thoughtful changes that make everyday life easier. Decluttering, when approached through a design lens, isn’t about perf
Toronto’s Quiet Luxury Interiors: What Discerning Clients Are Asking For in 2026
Project 25 Quiet luxury has become shorthand for a certain visual calm, but within our Toronto projects, it shows up less as an aesthetic and more as a set of priorities. Our private clients aren’t asking for homes that photograph loudly. They’re asking for spaces that feel resolved—where every detail has been considered, and nothing feels temporary. As we look toward 2026, the requests we’re receiving point to a clear shift: design choices that prioritize longevity, craftsma
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