well, that's something I never expected to see ...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8FjV_Vi70HD3rCzHN_tUZLSJMEPHTRG5PSBeX27mfOryoIB1Rt04AF7SoT7EJ4lNHVi5fz5W8qm9VyblNFfcPncsMzQIJ_x5bGVmZVI9TDr2nfpQI9-7XzzxuLj6wTJefC2rxXXWN8M/s1600/Untitled-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8FjV_Vi70HD3rCzHN_tUZLSJMEPHTRG5PSBeX27mfOryoIB1Rt04AF7SoT7EJ4lNHVi5fz5W8qm9VyblNFfcPncsMzQIJ_x5bGVmZVI9TDr2nfpQI9-7XzzxuLj6wTJefC2rxXXWN8M/s1600/Untitled-4.png" /></a></div><br />Yes. That is my photo in that poster above. :) I'm terribly embarrassed to post this, but at the same time quite excited and honoured. I have been invited to be a speaker in a series of talks hosted by <a href="http://www.telus.com/en/on/index.jsp" target="_blank">Telus </a>and <a href="http://www.samsung.com/ca/index.html#undefined" target="_blank">Samsung</a>.  I will get to share some of my<a href="http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/home-decor-with-lindsay-stephenson-oakville-place-may-21-registration-11276501319?aff=eorg" target="_blank"> insights on home decor</a>, talk about how I've gone about decorating my home mixing highs and lows, how I use my smart phone as part of the process (hellooooo Pinterest and Etsy!) and, if that wasn't enough - I'll give out a list of my favourite shopping spots around Toronto. Even my Value Village locations. Yup. <i>Priceless</i>.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br />Obviously, if you read my blog you'll know I don't take myself too seriously and I don't consider myself as an expert by any means on <i>anything. </i>However<i>, </i>there are certain things that I have a passion for - renovating and decorating are at the top of that list.<br /><br />There will be 3 dates across Toronto (one in Oakville, The Beach and at The Shops at Don Mills). The first one is <a href="http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/home-decor-with-lindsay-stephenson-oakville-place-may-21-registration-11276501319?aff=eorg" target="_blank">May 21st in Oakville</a>, and if you're in that area and want to come, I'd LOVE to see you. I'll post when the other locations have sign ups, but if you're in <a href="http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/home-decor-with-lindsay-stephenson-oakville-place-may-21-registration-11276501319?aff=eorg" target="_blank">Oakville</a>, sign up!<br /><br /><i>Ps., The fact that I'm on a poster kind of made me giggle. I'm seriously going to steal the posters from the locations. Kidding. (No, I'm not kidding) </i><br /><i><br /></i><i>P.P.s., I don't really look like my picture above. I usually have my hair in a bun. I'm usually in jeans and a sweatshirt. So depending on how Oscar is that day, you may get my "fancy / professional" self as shown in the photograph or, me in my Mom jeans and Starbucks coffee stains on my shirt. </i><br /><br />

well, that's something I never expected to see ...

Yes. That is my photo in that poster above. :) I'm terribly embarrassed to post this, but at the same time quite excited and honoured. I...

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Happy Dance.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFy5n6NPpxM4CgzT1LlqUDMBqYwuOO6y9exjlt8atjo3YpQhCCsfx-LoN6l4JygCs-hiAYoGw-W9MJbEn8Nhth5-7YWIc0xg9Grb2nDrrMEShoAVO7nC9ygKABNoYSN15jVDxHvU0guk4/s1600/Untitled-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFy5n6NPpxM4CgzT1LlqUDMBqYwuOO6y9exjlt8atjo3YpQhCCsfx-LoN6l4JygCs-hiAYoGw-W9MJbEn8Nhth5-7YWIc0xg9Grb2nDrrMEShoAVO7nC9ygKABNoYSN15jVDxHvU0guk4/s1600/Untitled-8.jpg" /></a></div><br />No lie, this makes me ridiculously giddy. :) <a href="http://aubreyandlindsay.blogspot.ca/2013/08/toronto-life-magazine.html" target="_blank">The print issue made me freak out</a> - being named one of <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/style/toronto-homes/2013/11/05/toronto-best-home-decor-blogs-2013/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TL%20Preview%20Nov%207%202013&utm_content=TL%20Preview%20Nov%207%202013%20CID_80f2d6f5096b36bd72e1a7147c3b744d&utm_source=Newsletters&utm_term=READ%20MORE" target="_blank">Toronto's six most inspiring home blogs.</a> GET OUT.<a href="http://www.torontolife.com/style/toronto-homes/2013/11/05/toronto-best-home-decor-blogs-2013/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TL%20Preview%20Nov%207%202013&utm_content=TL%20Preview%20Nov%207%202013%20CID_80f2d6f5096b36bd72e1a7147c3b744d&utm_source=Newsletters&utm_term=READ%20MORE" target="_blank"> Now that it's online,</a> well, freak out number two. Happy Thursday!

Happy Dance.

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Toronto Life Magazine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-HnQcYulaQ7QwZGQ5LuPme9bNnfyb5u9qb8JY-CGP_jFqVhhrowrlnj2n-yFXp9n1GsMslzbQs-2LjZcmUUkJ26g0xFHgfABjXap2PtLSKpRDKQ7_u0Y3hgtvVf-UZgj6cSXTUOeiEU/s1600/toronto+life+magazine+lindsay+stephenson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-HnQcYulaQ7QwZGQ5LuPme9bNnfyb5u9qb8JY-CGP_jFqVhhrowrlnj2n-yFXp9n1GsMslzbQs-2LjZcmUUkJ26g0xFHgfABjXap2PtLSKpRDKQ7_u0Y3hgtvVf-UZgj6cSXTUOeiEU/s1600/toronto+life+magazine+lindsay+stephenson.jpg" /></a></div><br />Happy Friday! I'm on vacation right now from the <a href="http://www.pennypaperco.com/" target="_blank">shop</a>, so I'm spending less time at my computer and more time trying to get my legs to look less like Casper the ghost and have some colour before I wear a dress for my brother's wedding. So far no luck but I have a few days left to accomplish <i>some </i>colour. ;) To end the week I thought I would post some exciting news in my little world. I found (and of course proceeded to buy all of the copies) of a special issue of <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/magazine/" target="_blank">Toronto Life </a>on stands now....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqlFX_mYg9Sou84IeAIiYH5qY7MlNG6n2tsr_6zhtcL_1rgumvwJ82QDi_JgCeJlOeeqLpQbVm71CEtB1n6eCbPUqF8OZ3r865g3QKq6BW5YcugRcRmzayi0EUHdqryJb6tMsqq5p3-M/s1600/toronto+life+lindsay+stephenson+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqlFX_mYg9Sou84IeAIiYH5qY7MlNG6n2tsr_6zhtcL_1rgumvwJ82QDi_JgCeJlOeeqLpQbVm71CEtB1n6eCbPUqF8OZ3r865g3QKq6BW5YcugRcRmzayi0EUHdqryJb6tMsqq5p3-M/s1600/toronto+life+lindsay+stephenson+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I was among five pretty cool bloggers that <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/magazine/" target="_blank">Toronto Life</a> rounded up on the last page of the issue....They wrote <i>"Toronto has its share of home-grown decor blogs. Here to separate the frou-frou from the fabulous, six of our favourites." </i>Noted are <a href="http://www.jacquelynclark.com/" target="_blank">Jacquelyn Clark or Lark and Linen</a>, <a href="http://www.herriottgrace.com/blog/" target="_blank">Nikole Herriott</a>, Emma Reddington of <a href="http://www.themarionhousebook.com/" target="_blank">The Marion House Book</a> but also as you know, <a href="http://www.chatelaine.com/tag/emma-reddington/" target="_blank">Chatelaine Magazine</a>, the team of <a href="http://kitka.ca/" target="_blank">Juli Daoust and John Baker of Kitka</a>, and <a href="http://www.michaelpenneystyle.com/" target="_blank">Michael Penney. </a><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz1QuqRfIxGXyORBzXJ_IoK3ZI5H4N_RsA4U3IlHzShOrG68NHz7cw5V5qCuqmYYMifxP_XjAA7h19n48J7xBncePvIlDxt5PSyDSRT_-kW2GWWkIvb-GpVTovO_xaR23Id9_Bqj5ZdU/s1600/toronto+life+magazine+lindsay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz1QuqRfIxGXyORBzXJ_IoK3ZI5H4N_RsA4U3IlHzShOrG68NHz7cw5V5qCuqmYYMifxP_XjAA7h19n48J7xBncePvIlDxt5PSyDSRT_-kW2GWWkIvb-GpVTovO_xaR23Id9_Bqj5ZdU/s1600/toronto+life+magazine+lindsay.jpg" /></a></div><br />Wheee! Seriously folks, it never gets old seeing your name in print.<br /><br />Anyhow, I really appreciated the shout-out. I love writing this blog, so to know others like to read it <i>really </i>makes me happy. So thank you for taking part in my ramblings about design decisions, mistakes, and dilemmas. xo Linds<br /><i><br /></i>

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as seen in ....

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgF3fH-HC9X_iuyrukEEVxuLzMHY8JP_wqOgFQOdaxwJdWVWEaPklyboj0pC3Ae7RmYpz1opqnVPtpgfKgY4h3VdRn6L4wEFyaei1_yooF7LJm5Bu6Af4u7bDGETwmPyz0e1P8jLYXVHd/s1600/IMG_6784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgF3fH-HC9X_iuyrukEEVxuLzMHY8JP_wqOgFQOdaxwJdWVWEaPklyboj0pC3Ae7RmYpz1opqnVPtpgfKgY4h3VdRn6L4wEFyaei1_yooF7LJm5Bu6Af4u7bDGETwmPyz0e1P8jLYXVHd/s1600/IMG_6784.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwT9qT6jKiX60kHjIUBu_AhWEp5sFCLS5SuVpgBbngZ10-70vkKhWySxHlelRfc_1xU8h6-omVgCkmI6nD3QnFWD1g62WLXScMlVHF4dZWjUSNXh9gfJXgkKl8FibjkG8Yh9EdOXiLetT/s1600/IMG_6787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwT9qT6jKiX60kHjIUBu_AhWEp5sFCLS5SuVpgBbngZ10-70vkKhWySxHlelRfc_1xU8h6-omVgCkmI6nD3QnFWD1g62WLXScMlVHF4dZWjUSNXh9gfJXgkKl8FibjkG8Yh9EdOXiLetT/s1600/IMG_6787.jpg" /></a></div><br />I know that posts like this aren't likely to gain much feedback but it's a nice moment in my household so I felt as though it is still worthy of a post. Last Saturday<i> The National Post</i> published the "<a href="http://life.nationalpost.com/2012/11/02/ikea-hack-attack/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">Ikea Hack Attack</a>" article that I was interviewed for. BUT right <i>beside </i>that article was<i> </i>as<a href="http://life.nationalpost.com/2012/11/06/time-to-shelf-this-idea/" target="_blank"> <i>another </i>article by Samantha Pynn </a>giving us a huge mention. Thank you to <a href="http://www.samanthapynn.com/" target="_blank">Samantha Pynn</a> for using our cookbook shelf as an example of how to display cookbooks and to<a href="http://life.nationalpost.com/author/oz4acause/" target="_blank"> Adam McDowell</a> for including us in the <a href="http://life.nationalpost.com/2012/11/02/ikea-hack-attack/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">Ikea Hack Attack</a> article.<br /><br /><i>I feel like my level of excitement the last few weeks can be best explained by these<a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/lists/1d2da3358d/the-best-dancing-gifs" target="_blank"> animated gifs.</a> ;) </i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBc03msxZHqBBVpLuO7iGngHaexPbpAUqTh96Xa_M_4CSeswhxZ8cqCrYG36tXfpzELEL0yA3kJm5fdmqQXNn5MvgHHES6770l3HxyrhvTQ_6ysXd3j2PKcd808JbuLfJF2SsEpFJcMaRc/s1600/aubrey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBc03msxZHqBBVpLuO7iGngHaexPbpAUqTh96Xa_M_4CSeswhxZ8cqCrYG36tXfpzELEL0yA3kJm5fdmqQXNn5MvgHHES6770l3HxyrhvTQ_6ysXd3j2PKcd808JbuLfJF2SsEpFJcMaRc/s1600/aubrey.jpg" /></a></div><br />Quickly popping in to share this .... Ikea gave our Kitchen renovation the seal of approval by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151157748933434.272637271.190977078433&type=1" target="_blank">dedicating an entire album to our renovation on their facebook page</a>. Yay! If you're a new reader - <a href="http://aubreyandlindsay.blogspot.ca/p/our-diy-projects.html" target="_blank">check out my archives for helpful posts on the Ikea kitchen process. </a> Hopefully some of the posts will prove to be helpful. Anyhow, signing off for the rest of the week. Have a great weekend. xo<br /><br />Ps., Love this photo above, and it seemed fitting to share it as it's one of our more popular <a href="http://aubreyandlindsay.blogspot.ca/2009/11/making-seating-bench-in-kitchen.html" target="_blank">Ikea projects</a>. <a href="http://aubreyandlindsay.blogspot.ca/2012/10/christmas-at-bay.html" target="_blank">At The Bay preview yesterday </a>I met <a href="http://www.samanthapynn.com/" target="_blank">Samantha Pynn</a>, who as you many of you know, inspired our <a href="http://aubreyandlindsay.blogspot.ca/2009/11/making-seating-bench-in-kitchen.html" target="_blank">Ikea bench</a>.

Quickly popping in to share this .... Ikea gave our Kitchen renovation the seal of approval by dedicating an entire album to our renovation ...

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