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Cynthia Taylor-Luce Bravo! Excellent job! Looks very high end indeed.

Mark Thanks Cynthia so much for your kind words. Mark

jubee88 This is so pretty.....I'm trying to think about what to do with my study... love how soft this is.

Mark Thanks jubee88 !

mjmil Very pretty.

houssaon Very nice. Next time take pictures of the before for your portfolio!

sumoo Beautiful, love it

Katrina Nolan Wow ! Love the roses.

Amy Burke @ Florida Custom Marble OMG! Delightful indeed. I'm not a big big tea drinker but I feel compelled to dress in gown and have a cup of tea. I mean that in the most postitve way of course :)

Mark Thanks ladies, I appreciate the really nice feedback. I love design and if anyone is interested I give design tips on facebook. Mark Rowlinson

Paradise Restored Landscaping & Exterior Design Who are you? Amazing work and I will definitely catch your tips on occasion!

mln7754 Just gorgeous! You really have some talent. Any chance you live in the Bay Area?

Mark Thanks min7754, I live in a small city in Canada.

Mark Try dressing up your chairs by adding a skirt to the bottom. This can be a permanent covering or a slipcover. Either way it makes a chair look more substantial and would make beautiful diningroom chairs or an extra chair for a bedroom or livingroom. Sometimes having too many pieces of furniture with bare legs in a room can be too much. Sometimes showing too much leg is not a good thing :)

Mark In a small area off the kitchen we made a sitting room. To open up the small space we made a faux window. The three panels were once a dividing screen with fabric. We replaced the fabric with mirrors and added columns on each side and added an arched pediment on top and there you have it a large faux window !

gymnaststar Awesome! This is one of the prettiest rooms I have ever seen!

Mark Thanks gymnaststar

photogirlla Really,really, pretty. Why are there so many talented designers in Canada? Why aren't you people down in San Diego!;)

Mark haha...must be something in our drinking water :) Thanks photogirlla!

mpoulsom fantastic job mark!

marcysquad You definitely need your own show on HGTV. I can see it now, Candace Olsen getting jealous of all your designing talents!!!!

Carolyn C Love it, well done!!!

Mark Thanks marcysquad I really appreciate your faith in my design talent.

suzyhomemaker This is absolutely stunning!!! I love everything you have done. You are very talented!

Carolina Photo To Go LLC It is such an elegant room! Love it!

Marilyn Wilkie I love your decorative moldings. Looks like Paris!!

Gabberts Design Studio Very elegant room! I would love to relax with a cup of tea in there!

renatamachnik Gorgeous and chic....

Natalie Love this... Soooo romantic. :) Excellent!!!

Carolyn C B e a u t i f u l !!!!!!

Staged for Perfection Looks fabulous! You must not have dogs or kids!

Mark Thanks for all the lovely compliments. I appreciate them all ! Sincerely Mark

elvasue LOVE, LOVE, LOVE EVERYTHING!!!!! Are the mirrored "windows" hard to keep clean? How are they attached to the wall?

Remya Warrior Designs Stunning, I love your design sense. Loved the faux window idea. Mark, I have to look you up on facebook for your design tips!!!

elvasue Mark, What color are the walls? I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOVE EVERYTHING YOU DID!

robertasadek This is my perfect room. Good job.

MAlps what a cozy niche!

Mark Thanks elvasue! The mirrors are not to much work to keep clean, they stay clean for quite along time.The colour of the walls are "innosence" by Behr from Home Depot. They are a very pale cream.

Mark Thanks elvasue, Remya Warrior Designs,
robertasadek and MAlps.! I appreciate your feedback . Sincerely Mark

Mark I just finished my bathroom and I just love the colour of the walls. It is called "Pale Honey" also by Behr from Home Depot. Here some pictures. I designed the large Mirror over the vanity, also to look like a large window, it really opened up what was a small space.

Mark Bathroom

Mark Bathroom

Mark Bathroom

Mark I also think that if you have to put up shower curtains as I did in my bathroom I always think it is a good idea to bring them as close to the ceiling as possible and to the floor because it really does add height. I do this with all my curtain treatments in my home. Illusions are the best tricks in design and if you don't have high ceilings, make them look as high as you can.

elvasue Will you be my interior decorator? I LOVE everything you do!!!!! Again, I love everything about this bath! The mirror is AWESOME and the curtains and chandelier!!!! YOU ROCK!
Betty from New Orleans

elvasue How did you design the mirror??? You have a carpenter cut out your design? I'd LOVE a mirror like that!!!!!!! Betty from New Orleans :-D

mln7754 Wow, Mark! Another amazing project. Love your style and still wish you lived in the Bay Area, California! I'd be your best friend/customer! :-)

Mark Hello Betty ! If I was not so far away I would love to design your home. I actually did a life size template of the lattice part pf the mirror to make sure it was exactly how I wanted it to look., then took it to my carpenter and told him to frame it with trim and the columns you see down to sides. The mirror itself is put on first then just like a picture frame the wood casing ( lattice and columns are put over top. You see more and more new houses putting up smaller framed mirrors in the bathroom now and taking down larger mirrors. I think that is just silly, a larger mirror can look fabulous and creates more depth to a room, when designed properly.

Mark Thanks mln7754 ! If I lived in the Bay area I'd love to decorate your home and of course new friends are always nice.:)

elvasue I agree wih you about the large mirror - IF it has a beautiful wood casing like yours and I agree about the curtains being as high as you can go in a bath - IF they are beautiful curtains like yours and cover the curtain rod like yours. I look though 100's of pictures of "designer rooms" and maybe find 3 or 4 that I like. I truly LOVE every little thing that you do and the whole effect is just FABULOUS! How can I see you on Facebook? I asked to be your friend. Betty Kennedy :-)

Mark I am humbled that you like what I design and decorate Betty, and I just added you to facebook.