"Sometime in the summer of 1986, after a lot of debating and obsessing over how I would like to spend my life, I made the decision to become an architect. I was fifteen years old." . . .✨ from the draft of An Impeccable lifestyle, my book! slated for publication this year ❤️
Read More"Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us."
Boris Pasternak
Get out of your comfort zone is a motto that gets used a lot in the context of self-development and growth. It is in fact way more than that. It is life itself. This month at Dochia - take a look and let yourself be surprised! 💫
Read MoreIt’s quite the journey! And despite the slight setback and delays with the Transformation series, I’m so glad to see all the support and traffic on my new site. Thank you to all that have watched and shared and if you have not seen it yet check it out and subscribe! 👉 Welcome to my YouTUBE Channel \\ Adriana Mot interior design at large
Read MoreSee how to design your Muskoka rooms guest-ready for the summer crowd!
Read MoreIn antiquity, this beautiful colour was praised in the form of the Lapis Lazuli, a semi-precious stone with deep, dreamy blue tones. Egyptians believed it had the power to give you immortality and open the heart to love. They produced what it is believed to be the first blue dye dating back to over 6000 years ago and they are credited with the invention of the blue pigment eponymously called “Egyptian blue” or cuprorivaite. Need I say more? …
Read MoreIt may not seem like much, but all this thinking and pointing draws connections between intention and execution and makes sure you get what you actually think you get!
Read MoreSome of us have become online authors in search of closeness in a time of distancing. The blurred line between reality and virtual has gained definition by the sheer lack of real connection. We were so worried that the virtual would take over and impend on our realities that now you could say we live the nightmare that we so fearfully wanted to avoid.
But like all those things we don't have and wish we had, maybe this is exactly what was needed to make reality the undisputed queen again.
Read MoreWe are greatly honoured and excited to have our project selected for a feature in UK's Luxury living magazine Design et Al. The book will be available online and in print through our website later in the year. Stay tuned!
Read MoreOur homes are structures for both, individual and collective living
IF OUR HOMES WERE JUST ABOUT US, WE WOULD ALL BE LIVING IN A ONE-BEDROOM CONDO. THAT’S ALL ONE NEEDS: A NIGHTTIME SPACE, A DAYTIME SPACE, A PLACE TO PREPARE FOOD, AND A PLACE TO TAKE CARE OF HYGIENE. AND WE WOULD ALL LIVE BY OURSELVES.
Read MoreThank you Blog TO for featuring our project!
“A Mississauga home now on the market brings the outdoors inside with a ton of features, including four ponds and a pool with its own waterfall.”
Read MoreA new kind of casualness
What is casualness but the relaxed and unconcerned manner we inherently have without the filter of conventions and care of others?
Have you defined what this is for you? How are you most comfortably dressed? What’s your “thing”, that which does it for you, that which you indulge in that relaxes you? Is that a solo activity or one that you like sharing? Are there more?
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Read More“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken” Oscar Wilde
The little act of knowing yourself is a lifetime quest that is worth conquering as early in your life as possible. This May we will look at how your surroundings help your self-reflection process. Introspection solidifies our values and builds confidence…
Read MoreEver wondered how some people are able to keep a schedule and repeat the same rituals every day? The kind of rituals that are poster-ready, the kind that you would want to have because through some weird and magical connections if you do that, you will achieve some elevated sense of self and accomplishment?
Well, that’s great and dandy, but what about…
Read MoreWe dedicate each month to one important lifestyle topic and explore how can design contribute to it’s betterment and success. Follow or subscribe to the TRENDING section for the highlights and follow us on the Blog and Social media to catch it all.
Read MoreYou know that scene in America’s Sweethearts when John Cusack complains about Catherine Zeta-Jones taking her new beau to “their restaurant”? As if by doing that, she’s poisoned all the dinners he had with her there in the past. Have you’ve experienced that? Did you ever wonder why that is?
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Read MoreThere is no better day than today to be mindful of the cycle of life that keeps our planet alive. In the post-industrial age we live in, we in the north-western hemisphere, are perceptually disconnected from the resources of our existence. This has a big impact on how we do everything, from waste to decorating our homes.
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Read More👏 🏆 🥉 So excited to announce!! 👏 we WON BRONZE at the International Design Competition in Los Angeles.
Read MoreAs difficult as it is to go through yet another lockdown, it is even more difficult for so many businesses in the construction industry to be stripped of their capability to earn an honest living.
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