This private residence, dating back to the 1920’s, was built in the English Country style on a ravine property in Toronto’s picturesque Rosedale neighbourhood. Over the decades, renovations to the ...

• Wayne Swadron Oct 26 2020
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Bachelor of Interior Design graduation shows and events have been cancelled. ARIDO would like to celebrate the class of 2020 from Ontario ARIDO-recognized schools an ...

• ARIDO Oct 24 2020
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The design scheme for Movement Chiropractic and Rehab was inspired by the client’s love of the beach. It was a narrow, bare unit with plenty of potential. We paired a sea-star blue accent colour ...

• Luca Campacci Oct 23 2020
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Canada Foundation for Innovation is an organization that funds cutting edge research in all disciplines. They engaged Bryan Wiens, ARIDO and the team at LWG Architectural Interiors to create a space t ...

• Byran Wiens Oct 22 2020
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Seniors lifestyles projects provide unique challenges. How do you take large, open public areas and turn them into attractive and functional, yet comfortable and warm spaces for an elderly population? ...

• Beverly Redlick Oct 21 2020
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As an Interior Designer, I hear it time and time again… “What? A building permit! Do we really need one? But it costs so much money!” The simple answer is yes, you really do need one, bu ...

• Roberta Diachok Oct 20 2020
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Aligning with their “My North, My Home” campaign, Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), a major Canadian employer and voice for the defence and security sector, ...

• Sarah Oakley Oct 19 2020
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As an insurance company with a long history, HSB BI&I are all about trust, reliability, as well as fair and prompt claims servicing. The design team were engaged to provide workplace strategy and ...

• Heidi Painchaud Oct 16 2020
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Asics, the global athletics and lifestyle brand, wanted their first Canadian office to highlight the range and constant renewal of their company, while conveying their passion and drive for fearless d ...

• Guy Painchaud Oct 14 2020
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Several recent projects by members established spaces for businesses in traditional domains, including law and finance. Despite their established fields of expertise, each of the four clients sought s ...

• ARIDO Ontario Oct 12 2020
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For their 45 room resort venture, the clients envisioned the modernity of California beach houses with British eclecticism. Interior Designer: Eric McClelland, ARIDO Design Firm: Fleur-de-Lis Interior ...

• Eric McClelland Oct 09 2020
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How much does an interior designer cost to hire? Is there an industry guideline of interior design service fees/rates? Interior designers’ rates vary based on a number of factors. Estimating cos ...

• ARIDO Ontario Oct 07 2020
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Ferguslea Properties is the owner of Accora Village, Canada’s largest privately owned rental community. The Ottawa-based company, which is in the process of revitalizing the community, hired Clear i ...

• Serina Fraser Oct 05 2020
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The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario has grown steadily over the past few years and needed to move into a larger, centrally located office. Interior Designer: Bryan Chartier Design Firm: Diamond ...

• Bryan Chartier Oct 05 2020
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Village Juicery is a Toronto-based producer and distributor of raw, 100% organic cold-pressed juice and related plant-based food and beverage products. With five existing street-front locations throug ...

• Stanley Sun Oct 02 2020
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The work a Registered Interior Designer completes will differ from project to project. Remember that an Interior Designer is different from an Interior Decorator. An Interior Decorator may style a spa ...

• ARIDO Ontario Sep 28 2020
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This existing 5,000 square foot luxury condo was renovated for downsizing clients who love to entertain but also wanted to make sure they have space to host family. The clients sought luxurious yet du ...

• Jeffrey Douglas Sep 25 2020
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Interior Designers: Ronald Wong, ARIDO; Gordon Mackay, ARIDODesign Firm: mackaywongProject Photographer: David Whittaker Inspiration abounds in the forests and rivers of British Columbia but expressin ...

• Gordon Mackay Sep 23 2020
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Hiring a qualified Interior Designer for a project is an important step, no matter the size or budget, whether you are renovating an existing space or building a new one. ARIDO Registered Interior Des ...

• ARIDO Sep 17 2020
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The new Broadview Hotel has come a long way from its former lives as a factory, a boarding house and then "Jilly's" - an infamous seedy nightclub. Now, the east end landmark is a chic 58-roo ...

• Allen Chan Sep 15 2020
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The brand-new head office of Chicken Farmers of Canada, located in the nation’s capital, is a work environment quite atypical of the usual office vista. As leaders of the sustainable C ...

• Sarah Oakley Sep 10 2020
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Getting started with a renovation, whether it’s for a home or a commercial project, can be daunting. It can feel like there’s too much advice out there, and not enough information. To mini ...

• ARIDO Sep 04 2020
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Just a few blocks from busy Queen Street East, on a tiny corner lot, the clients engaged the design team to create a serene oasis which felt sophisticated and urban, with the comfort and coziness of a ...

• Cathy Garrido Sep 03 2020
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Originally completed in 2011, this 100,000 square foot, five-level ‘house in a garden in the city’ provides a home away from home for families and their seriously ill children coming to Toronto fo ...

• Anne Carlyle Aug 21 2020
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Located in Toronto’s Liberty Village, Carnabys is a jewellery boutique that offers unique collections, bespoke designs, and personal assistance to those who wish to design their own jewellery. I ...

• Johnson Chou Aug 20 2020
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