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After the universe gave me the much needed kick in the a$%, on November 2, 2015, I decided to turn my passion into my business. Of course that meant I needed a portfolio. I started by updating a few rooms in my own home. With my tight budget in hand, I finished a few rooms and had them photographed. These spaces will always hold a special place in my heart because these were the rooms that started me on this wild journey and helped me land my first clients. I’m gearing up for a major renovation this year, and looking forward to capturing the transformation over the next few months!

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  • A little progress at Casa Binette-Brochu. We really didn’t do much upstairs aside from windows, floors, railing and trim but holy crap what a difference. And our kitchen is really coming along!!! I’m REALLY pissed at myself, I didn’t take proper photos of my house before. 🤦‍♀️ How would I make this mistake?? #michellebinettedesign #comehometoamazing #mbdprojectmakemyhomeamazing
  • Simply perfect. That is all I have in me right now. #michellebinettedesign #comehometoamazing #manteldecor
  • Gotta be honest, we’re getting antsy over here. We’re very done with this basement and ready to move back into our home. I mean, in the grand scheme of things, life could be worse. #michellebinettedesign #comehometoamazing #mbdprojectmakemyhomeamazing
  • This remains my most pinned image on Pinterest! Got a kids room you need help bringing to life? Look no further! Kids rooms are a bit of a specialty over here. We completely changed the floor plan in this room, something my clients wouldn’t have thought to do. It just made sense and helped the space work more effectively. Wanna chat? Link in bio! #michellebinettedesign #comehometoamazing #girlsbedroomdecor
  • Back to regular scheduling programming. This chair from @fourhandsfurniture is UNREAL! ❤️ explosions. #michellebinettedesign #comehometoamazing #chairporn
  • Yesterday went a little like this.⁣ 1. After being warned that I needed a good nights sleep we left the house at 7:30 am. Got into an Uber and started driving south.⁣ 2. At this point my guess was I was going to the CN tower for breakfast, all signs are pointing to that as we continue to head in that direction. We turn left not right. Ok it’s not that.⁣ 3. We start heading towards the ferry/porter and I assume we’re likely going to toronto island because we can’t possibly be going to porter. ⁣ 4. Uber turns into porter airport. Excitement is at an all time high. We get out head towards elevators and I say “are we flying somewhere” he says “yes”. I don’t care where we’re flying, but just the fact that we’re flying someone has me in tears. ⁣ 5. Walk up to check-in and Dave pulls out passports and I say “passports? We don’t need passports within Canada! What’s going on!” He tells the dude the hotel we’re going to “Mandarin oriental” means nothing to me. Then the dude says “New York City” and I’m. A mess, I’m crying like a baby, and Dave says we’re going to lunch in New York City. Aka just for the day! And I cannot deal. It’s so elaborate and insane!⁣ 6. Get to the hotel go up to get mimosas before our reservations, we’re overlooking Central Park and it couldn’t be more perfect.⁣ 7. Head to brunch at Asiate with the same view and have the most insane meal ever! More crying.⁣ 8. Head to Central Park and walk around and eventually stop at a bar and sit by the water watching turtles and have some drinks. It’s perfection.⁣ 9. Head back to airport and fly home!⁣ ⁣ This has honestly been the most elaborate thing anyone has ever done for me, and it make me feel so special. I’m gonna cry again if I think about it too hard.⁣ ⁣ The best part is that this idea came from something I said once. We had met a retired lady who said she went to NYC for brunch with friends and came home the same day just because she could, and I loved the story so much and said I wanted to do that myself one day. Let’s just say this is a great start to 40!
  • Edit: apparently this is confusing, this is not the after yet! The “nice” photo is actually the before, and then the series of photos is just progress shots to where we are now. Where we started (and no, it wasn’t a bad before, but it’s gonna be even better after!), to where we are now. Every day one step closer! #michellebinettedesign #comehometoamazing #mbdprojectmakemyhomeamazing
  • So, we’ve got a bit of a milestone birthday happening around these parts. This girl is turning 40 on Sunday and I’m gearing up to make this year the best one yet. Age is just a number, I’m more than certain that 40 is the new 30, right? Fellow 40 year olds, tell me what you favourite thing about turning 40 is or was. Fellow 30 years old, I hate you. Ha! Jokes! #michellebinettedesign #comehometoamazing #masculinebedroom

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