{"id":26118,"date":"2023-10-23T20:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T20:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplydesign.ca\/my-story-part-1-doll-houses-to-interior-design\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T21:11:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T21:11:50","slug":"my-story-part-1-doll-houses-to-interior-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplydesign.ca\/my-story-part-1-doll-houses-to-interior-design\/","title":{"rendered":"My Story Part 1: Doll Houses to Interior Design"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My dad, a cabinet maker; When I was a child he would take me with him to his hobby shop on Sunday\u2019s. I would watch him work, play with the scrap wood bits using them like building block, push the broom around, and eventually get a bit bored and antsy as most kids do. \u00a0One day, when I was around 7-years-old he pushed a bin of scrap wood over to the bandsaw, explained that if I wasn\u2019t carful I would loose fingers, and left me there to create. I would draw up plans for chairs and tables for my first “clients”, Ken and Barbie and then attempt to build them. \u00a0By age 16, my dad and I were working together building nick-nack shelves for a local store. We still work together now and then when he needs an extra set of hands to complete a project. I still have that bandsaw and all my fingers.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “I had a creative child hood. My dad is creative in what he builds and can look at a space and immediately see the potential in it. My mother sews, crochet\u2019s and needle points. She does crafts and has a meticulous eye for detail in what she does. These attributes managed to find thier way to me whether through genetics or influence I don\u2019t know, I am not a scientist I am a designer.”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n When it came time to think about schools I had considered The University of Waterloo for Architecture, but eventually decided University was not for me and chose the more hands on approach of college. I was accepted to all the Colleges I applied to and after much thought chose Georgian College in Barrie for Interior Design. At Georgian College I was taught the fundamentals for interior design, everything from the Ontario Building code to drafting and Auto CAD. I studied history of architecture and design, colour and rendering. I also joined ARDIO (Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario) as a student member while at Georgian College and when I graduated in 1998 with honour\u2019s, I stayed with ARIDO as an Intern Interior Designer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n