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House Tour: Sharilyn's Lovely Studio

08neattidy_small.jpgName: Sharilyn Wright of Lovely Design
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Size: 180 sq. ft.
Years lived in: 2 years
Inspiration:nature for palette, thrift shops for stuff

Sharilyn Wright is the creative wonder behind Lovely Design, a Vancouver one-woman design studio. She's also happens to be a good friend whom I've stayed in touch with since her move back from Los Angeles to her hometown of Vancouver. Sharilyn has been so kind to let us all peek inside her inspiring studio space, where she continues to design and hand make beautiful products for the home, like her most recent "Beautiful Leaves of Canada".

 
 

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We LOVE her collection of vintage globes.


And for more inspirational crafting/design work space ideas from Sharilyn, check out our recent Behind the Blog update where we tour Sharilyn's newest studio space over at Unplggd.

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sweet! thanks for sharing this. i love her work ... and her studio. especially those glossy wood floors. and the collections (little houses, globes).

posted by anh-minh on August 27th 2007 at 1:49pm
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what a beautiful, light and airy place to work. really inspiring - i love it. beautiful colors and cool accessories. i'm off to chinatown for some boxes! :)

posted by sfgirlbybay on August 27th 2007 at 2:41pm
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She gives me hope. One can be creative and messy! No one ever shows a studio in "working mode" of clutter etc... I am so happy she shared the secret verbally if not in picture.

Lovely place to work. Charming.

I also appreciate a woman having a crappy pregnancy. I took the whole thing as a sign from God a little over fourteen years ago: we adopted our second child! (And we're Catholic!)

posted by Cate on August 27th 2007 at 3:31pm
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So pretty! I wanted more than 9 pictures!

posted by tin_angel on August 28th 2007 at 2:19am
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I love the color scheme.

posted by thursday on August 28th 2007 at 7:34am
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Wow this is so pretty and organized!

posted by design milk on August 28th 2007 at 7:53am
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please tell us what color you painted the walls. It's the perfect aqua!

posted by countingbythrees on August 28th 2007 at 8:45am
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the color pallette is so wonderful...what a great space...

posted by Jess2nola on August 28th 2007 at 8:56am
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Lovely!

posted by Alaskan Mermaid on August 28th 2007 at 9:06am
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I knew I would love this place right from the teaser picture. I agree with tin_angel "more...pictures!"

posted by K on August 28th 2007 at 9:43am
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What an atmospheric tour of a beautiful work space. However, where's the desk? Clean or messy, pretty tools or utilitarian tools, I'm always so grateful when craftspeople show us what keeps their hands busy as well as what keeps their eyes busy.

posted by Tessa on August 28th 2007 at 9:55am
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Gorgeous - and I also agree with tin_angel

posted by Lesley - London on August 28th 2007 at 9:59am
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Love the blue on the walls! What is the color?

posted by katieK on August 28th 2007 at 1:11pm
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one of my favorite studio spaces ever -- love the palette, the blue color of the walls, and the thoughtfully chosen accessories.

posted by mrs_p on August 29th 2007 at 5:04am
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"I've had several people asking me what the colour of my studio walls are. I want to let them know that I actually had a custom colour done for me at Benjamin Moore as I could never find that perfect blue i looked forever for! So.. I called them at Benjamin Moore and they have it in their system for everyone now.

it is: 565-1B "custom blue-green" or the formula is:
OY - 4
BK - 9
TG - 12.75and I believe that it was in an eggshell base paint.
Hope that helps everyone out!

xoxo
sharilyn

posted by gregory on August 29th 2007 at 5:49am
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Thanks so much for sharing your paint color!!

posted by Scout on August 29th 2007 at 11:52am
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I just came home from my local B.Moore store and they told me they couldn't make the paint from this formula as it didn't tell them what base it calls for or whether it's a formula for a gallon or quart. I was so dissappointed. I even made them recheck in their computer to be sure and no luck! Any chance you have this info??? I'd be eternally grateful!

posted by countingbythrees on August 30th 2007 at 9:44am
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this studio is stunning, I love vintage maps and globes! what a lovely collection. perfectly lived-in yet organized and streamlined. straight out of real simple.

posted by marisajane on February 6th 2008 at 11:44pm
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I am also on the hunt for this color. I spoke with Benjamin Moore and they said that the 565 1B is wrong. It has to be either N 319 or 274 (eggshell bases).
I hope you can help. We love your color!!!

posted by amandadom on March 20th 2008 at 10:12am
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Hope this helps everyone, but I emailed her and got the right formula:

Benjamin Moore ECOspec Pastel Base 223-1B
OY ox 4.0000
BK Ox 9.0000
TG Ox 12.7500

posted by amandadom on March 20th 2008 at 11:12am
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Thanks for getting the formula for the paint. I'm going to see what they can come up for me.

Questions: How did you get your hard wood floors looking so shiny? In my "new to me" apartment, the floors could use some sprucing up -- but of course I'm not about to have them refinished. Is there a quick, inexpensive solution that you might recommend? Also, the plain white boxes you've used for storage -- where are those from? They look like ones from Ikea. Do they match the magazine holders? I really like how they look.

Thanks!

posted by JMBnewsgirl on March 27th 2008 at 8:41pm
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Yay, Vancouver! I loved seeing how an office that needs lots of storage handles this... looking organized but still really creative. The AT slideshows go WAY too fast, though.

posted by fisherino on April 1st 2008 at 9:48pm
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Pretty! it's nice to see the paper lanterns. I have one in my dining nook but have always harbored a little doubt that maybe it looks cheap. We should all be more confident about our choices.

posted by swanroad on May 15th 2008 at 2:23pm
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lovely

posted by witchbaby on June 16th 2008 at 5:24am
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Love her space. The light, the organization and her attention to detail! I'll have to check out her work!

posted by sugarbeets on June 29th 2008 at 2:28pm
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what about the nice milky creamy white on the trim? what is that? if you're going to use the blue, we all might as well know the trim which i think is part of the reason why the blue really shines.

posted by bmorebent on July 2nd 2008 at 12:15pm
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Gorgeous paint color.

posted by medusa12120 on August 20th 2008 at 3:21pm
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Man, this place looks great....it kind of gives me a little hope that I can do more with my space! I've got 320 including the bathroom, which is probably about 25% of my space

posted by cogentdiversion on September 5th 2008 at 3:31pm
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This studio has inspired me so much in my decorating! Sharilyn is talented and creative to say the least. Just looking at these photos makes me want to remodel- again! :)

posted by Danielle Renee on October 5th 2008 at 2:20pm
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