Cynthia Soda

It’s a bit of a job hazard to do what I do.   Because I care so deeply about our surroundings (and how they shape the way we feel, think, and move through our days) I couldn’t not  jump at the chance to redesign my daughter’s room for her 16th birthday.   When she was 10, we surprised her with a full room makeover featuring the cutest wallpaper from my friend Shay at the Goods by Shay. There were Lemurs and flowers! It was playful, joyful, and perfect for that chapter of her life. And she...

This past month, a client of mine — whose recently renovated kitchen features a peninsula in lieu of the classic, beloved island — forwarded me an article from a design publication. The gist? Designers are ditching the island in favour of the peninsula. Turns out, I'm apparently “ahead of the curve”. Which is funny to me, because I wasn't chasing a trend. I was chasing the space. (And for the record — I'm not saying islands don't have a place anymore. I stand by islands when they're right. I...

Have you noticed how hard it is to trust anyone online lately? I came across a phrase recently – that we are in a “full-blown trust recession” – and it stopped me in my tracks. Oh. My. God. Yes. That’s what’s going on. In 2020 the world as we knew it shifted, and the online world erupted. Experts in everything from design and construction, business, wellness, mindset, web-design, SEO, and on and on and on, came out of the woodwork, all parroting the same pitch, making the same promises and...