In the corner of Stanley Avenue and Begbie Street near the Fernwood/Oak Bay border you may have noticed an inviting design shop, painted an elegant matte black, beckoning you in. Owner Carey Salvador took a chance on a rundown space three and a half years ago, fulfilling a long standing dream of opening a home design store and bringing to life what now is .

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Luckily Carey, with encouragement from friends, had second thoughts and so, with what I assume must have been a lot of hard work, 91裸聊视频渏ust made it happen.91裸聊视频�

Originally from a small farming town in Alberta, Carey left at 19, came to Victoria and went to school for interior design. With varying jobs, travel and life experience, she has come full-circle back to Victoria from where she was living in Vancouver with her family, and to interior design, bringing a beautiful curation of old and new items alike to a now gorgeous space that has been given a new lease on life.

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As we sit chatting in the shop 91裸聊视频� which is filled with ceramics in a minimal colour palette, lush sheepskins, gorgeous scents and a feast for the eyes ofbeautiful things 91裸聊视频� Carey greets the people who wander in and out.

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Outside of work, Carey has a love for horseback riding, photography and family, but says, 91裸聊视频滶ven outside of work I91裸聊视频檓 passionate about design. I91裸聊视频檓 constantly looking; it91裸聊视频檚 impossible for me to stop looking. To keep the shop fresh and new it takes a lot of time.91裸聊视频�

Proving that when you do what you love it isn91裸聊视频檛 just work, she adds,

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Fashion:

Uniform

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Style Inspirations:

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Favourite Artist:

Henri Cartier Bresson and Annie Leibovitz. 91裸聊视频淚 have always loved photography, and have a passion for it. It91裸聊视频檚 my favourite interest outside of design.91裸聊视频� Piece of art: 91裸聊视频淚 LOVE antique oil portraits and my favourite piece is . Favourite Fashion Designer: 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 know if I have a favourite, but Ralph Lauren is the epitome of classic fashion and interior design.91裸聊视频� Favourite Musician: 91裸聊视频淛oni Mitchell and my 7-year-old daughter, Lucia.91裸聊视频� Era of Time that inspires your style: 91裸聊视频淭hink Jackie Onassis Kennedy 91裸聊视频� late 91裸聊视频�60s, 91裸聊视频�70s. She was often clad in trousers, an elegant blouse and large sunnies.91裸聊视频�

Life:

Favourite local restaurant: 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 safe to say I am a regular at . (The best.)91裸聊视频� Favourite Cocktail/Wine: Devil91裸聊视频檚 Lair from the Margaret River region. Album on current rotation: Banks. Favourite Flower: 91裸聊视频淚 could never just love one: 91裸聊视频業 must have flowers, always, and always.91裸聊视频� Claude Monet.91裸聊视频� Favourite city to visit: Montreal and Singapore. Favourite Hotel: Pali House Society (Santa Monica specifically). Favourite place in the whole world: 91裸聊视频淗ome. Or wherever my family is. Honestly, there91裸聊视频檚 nothing better.91裸聊视频�

Beauty:

Necessary indulgence

Massage () and pedicures. Moisturizer: Eminence Organic Skincare. Must have hair product: Big Sexy Spray Volumizer. Beauty secret: 91裸聊视频淚 definitely don91裸聊视频檛 hold any secrets, but finding time for me, being quiet, hot baths and working out.91裸聊视频�

Reading Material:

What do you read Online for style: 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 almost always online reading up on design. You could say I get91裸聊视频� focussed. I can spend hours and hours and 91裸聊视频�..91裸聊视频� FavE Print magazine: Country Living Modern Rustic (AU) and Elle Decor EU. FavE style Blog: theglamourai.com. 91裸聊视频淜elly Framel is not limited. She is strong, bold and damn amazing!91裸聊视频� Coffee table Book: Anything by Sibella Court. Last great read: A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Lee Dugard. Book currently reading: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Favourite book of all time: The Guests of the Sheik by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea.

- Story and photograph by Lia Crowe

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