It's All Perspective

Happy New Year, creatives! ✨ In today’s episode, we’re talking about something that quietly makes a living room feel… off and it’s not your furniture or your rug. It’s focal points. From TVs in front of windows to fireplaces on the “wrong” wall, or oversized art floating in an empty space, small layout decisions can really shift the energy of a room. I’m breaking down the common mistakes I see al...

Okay, real talk...finding a Christmas gift is hard. Like, actually stressful. Enter burr baskets : basically a cute, flexible gift hack that makes you look like you tried way more than you did. I’m breaking down what burr baskets are, sharing 4 fun themes with gift ideas for each, and telling some stories that are… well, you’ll see. Whether it’s for your mom, your bestie, or that one person who ha...

Pantone dropped their Color of the Year and wow. The reactions? Chaotic. Dramatic. Honestly… kinda hilarious. Some people are obsessed, most people are big mad, and a blend of the two... have thoughts. In this episode of It’s All Perspective , we’re unpacking why this unexpected shade is causing such a stir, what Pantone might’ve been going for, and whether there are actually any cute, redeeming q...

In this episode, I’m getting real about the things I wish I knew before diving into interior design. We’re talking about finding balance in a world that never sleeps, taking care of yourself while still showing up creatively, and figuring out who your people really are. I’m sharing the lessons that shaped me, some inspiring, some humbling, and the truths I had to learn along the way. If you’re cur...

Mornings can be tough, for all kinds of reasons. Maybe it’s the struggle of getting out of bed, the overwhelming to-do list, or that quiet (sometimes loud) anxiety about what the day might bring. For me, the hardest part about mornings, especially Mondays, is never quite knowing how I’m going to feel when I wake up. Some days I’m fine, others I’m spiraling before I’ve even brushed my teeth. So, I...

You ever think about how most of us are in some kind of service job, even if it doesn’t look like the usual “customer service” stuff? We’re all out here interacting, showing up, giving something of ourselves... and people walk away with their own experience of that. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes those interactions actually feel good—for them, but also for us. This episode is me...

For a long time, I convinced myself that structure was the key to avoiding a psychological breakdown. Like many of us, I found comfort in routine..it gave me a sense of control, of safety. But as I got older, I noticed something shift. My definition of structure started to blur with my work, and eventually, I began to equate the two. That worked… until it didn’t. In this episode, I’m opening up ab...

As an interior designer, one of the questions I get asked all the time is, "What's your design style?" And honestly, I don’t like answering that question because I feel like I'm putting myself in a box. But recently, I took a walk around my neighborhood and couldn’t help but take mental notes on some design styles I saw...some things I loved, and others… not so much. So in this...

Not all emotions are light and happy. Some are heavy. Some sit in your chest in a way that’s… inconvenient. Today, I’m talking about two of those: envy and jealousy. They seem like twins on the outside, but inside? I think they’re night and day, still related but more like distant cousins. And the more I thought about them, the more memories surfaced. Times I felt it. Times it changed me. Times it...

Over the weekend, I got married, and it was a dream. But of course I wouldn't be me if I didn't make a few unexpected turns when it came to traditions. So in a very Taylor fashion, it's only natural that I share a little debrief with you of the day. Allow me to take you down memory lane to share with you how we took the traditional wedding and made it our own with a few homey touche...

How often do you ask for advice before doing something? There was a time in my life when I felt the need to ask everyone I crossed paths with for their opinion. Even worse, I questioned no one's feedback. This led to a lot of mental turmoil. Since then, I've decided to revisit this peculiar societal habit of being swayed by others' opinions. So, join me as we explore and debunk this...

Let me ask you this.. what do you think comes first the chicken or the egg? Okay now imagine getting asked "what's your experience" from your interviewer as a student that's fresh out of school. I remember this feeling so vividly and unfortunately it's not an uncommon one.. since then I've had some thoughts cross my mind and I'm going to share them with you today...

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December is the month when we tend to reflect on the year, and while it's easy to feel proud and nostalgic, there's also a darker side. Sometimes, we find ourselves overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, unsure of what we've truly accomplished. We panic. With all the holiday planning, balancing work, friends, family, and responsibilities, it can feel like we need to work even harder t...

But-Why-Design? (a phrase coined by Taylor): The elements of a space that are categorized as aesthetic "nice-to-haves," and therefore, are not as highly prioritized or are ruled out early on in the design process due to concerns about how far a project’s budget can stretch. What I’ve found as a designer is that this is one common way we close ourselves off from all the potential our spac...

We spend so much time on the road these days. As an adult, I now understand why my parents were so happy when my sports teams had home games—it’s a lot of time and energy spent doing.. well.. nothing. Some might even say it’s exhausting, and I believe in some ways it can be true. Even a simple drive to the grocery store can leave us feeling drained. But why is that? Join me as I explore this topic...

It’s Saturday morning. I flutter my eyes open at 8 a.m., expecting to see a blue sky and hear nothing but birds chirping in the distance. Instead, my thoughts are interrupted by the sound of water dripping from the corner of my apartment. Yes, I had a leak.. and it couldn’t have come at a worse time. But here’s the thing: it’s true what they say, we don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone. I...

Let me paint you a picture..you’ve just finished scrolling on Instagram/Pinterest and you’re feeling empowered to renovate one of the rooms in your home. You’re excited about this transformation and tell yourself that you would like to go about this independently (no designer or builder). But as you start the process of mapping out what material you want to who you want making the installation, yo...

Today, join Taylor in a tranformative, slightly traumatic and borderline dramatic tale of the time she got robbed by a member of the building team during her family’s home renovation in the early 2000s. Fortunately, this very early on experience didn’t go without any gain as this planted a seed. She learned the hard way, that unfortunately we can’t trust everything we hear especially when we are g...

When I was away in LA I was lucky enough to have access to the Roosevelt Hotel’s newly renovated Johnny Grant Apartment where everything from Vogue photoshoots to Oscar parties have been hosted there at some point in time. If you’re a modern day design finatic, like myself, you probably get most of your design inspiration from sources online. I’m talking about instagram, pinterest and tiktok but l...

After coming out of the very cold, and rainy on and off again season of Vancouver's Temperate Rainforest winter months, Taylor's inspired to talk about not design (for once..), but her feelings. More specifically happiness, what is it? And debunk some theories and maybe even share some recent events that occurred that might of started the brainstorming process of this episode in the firs...

Join Taylor as she helps prepare you for your most ambitious home improvement endeavour to renovate the heart of your home, your kitchen. But this is no ordinary kitchen renovation podcast, on no, (what is classified as an ordinary kitchen renovation podcast? she doesn't know..). Listen in as Taylor goes through her personal list of what she looks for in a kitchen renovation. All details that...

The holidays can be stressful and some might even say it’s contradicting that the most wonderful time of the year could potentially be the most overwhelming. Ontop of the craziness that are the first 2 weeks getting back into the swing of things. Taylor has come the the conslusion that what made the process feel overload is the constant stimulation that takes us out of our present moment. Everythi...

Lately, I’ve been looking for new ways to put out design tips into the world that is easy to digest. Outside of my occasional struggle to describe designs to you through a mic (which you will later see).. I think we met that goal today! Introducing a NEW segment I am going to call “When You’re Selecting…(insert name of material here)”. Today we will be leaning into the gem of every space, the SPAR...

In this episode I got sick and you can hear it..as someone who gets a cold once a year I couldn’t help but try and backtrack my last few months and unfortunately I came to the conclusion that I had severely overloaded my schedule, did not honour the basic human need of having lunch at a reasonable time that was earlier that 4pm and I stopped asking myself a fundamental question to what I think mak...