Welcome to Week 3 and Week 4 of the One Room Challenge and thank you for joining me on this journey! My name is Margaret Stagg and I am the Owner and Principal Designer here at Stagg & Paper Interiors.  Progress has been made over the past 2 weeks! Wallpapering, painting and refinishing the hardwood floor has all been completed. With these labour intensive tasks behind me, I can now focus on figuring out and purchasing the finishing touches that are really going to complete the dining room and make it feel like part of my home. I love how the paint and the wallpaper are working toge ..read more

Welcome to Week 2 of the One Room Challenge and thank you for joining me on this journey! My name is Margaret Stagg and I am the Owner and Principal Designer here at Stagg & Paper Interiors.  It’s Design Reveal Week!! And no surprise to me, but I am already behind on my schedule. I ended up catching a stomach bug at the beginning of this week and it has set me back a couple of days. I really wanted the design of the dining room to balance the feel of the antique furniture and the more modern take with the contrasting finishes. The trim and wall below the chair rail will be painted a ..read more

Welcome to Week 1 of the One Room Challenge and thank you for joining me on this journey! My name is Margaret Stagg and I am the Owner and Principal Designer here at Stagg & Paper Interiors.  This is my first time participating in the One Room Challenge. In case you don’t know what it is; the One Room Challenge is an eight week online event that happens every Spring and Fall, where interior designers, decorators, home DIYers take on one room and work on transforming it over the course of eight weeks. The goal is to stay focused and cheer each other along the way as everyone works on ..read more

It seems impossible to avoid hearing about all the buzz with AI and different apps like ChatGPT. So I decided to check it out and put ChatGPT to the test to see what all the hype is about. The Ask: Explain the benefits of hiring a professional interior designer from my home renovation? Give a detailed description in a professional manner that is also entertaining and interesting. The Answer: When it comes to home renovation, hiring a professional interior designer can make a significant difference in the outcome of your project. Not only do they possess a wealth of knowledge and experience, b ..read more

Planning a Home Renovation Planning a home renovation can be an overwhelming and stressful experience for families or first-time renovators. Renovating post-pandemic with price increases, high demand and supply chain issues it can and will feel like an uphill battle at times. Here are the beginning 3 Steps to Planning a Home Renovation you don't want to skip. Download our Start Smart - Planning a Home Renovation Guide Here STEP 1 | Getting Organized. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to organize and prepare for a renovation before construction starts. The most successful projects I’ve se ..read more

Creating a dark & moody interior goes further than just painting your walls dark. To avoid a flat feeling in your space there needs to be a layering of dark textures to create the right effect. Think of rich velvets, matte and gloss paints, mixed dark metals and even textured wall finishes like a lime wash paint. Here are some great inspiration images to get started. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize DID YOU KNOW? Frank Lloyd Wright purposely created the entrances to some of his homes as smaller, darker spaces. This would exaggerate t ..read more

I had the joy of seeing a presentation by Sherwin Williams of their ColorMix Forecast 2023 at The Decorating Centre in Burlington last week. The collection of colours is the perfect mix of soft and bold. With pale warm whites against a contrast of rich jewel tones and vibrant retro brights, the collection really stands out and inspires. Here are a few of our favourite paint colours from the collection. Colours From Left to Right: Sherwin Williams Indigo SW 6531, Sherwin Williams Pediment SW 7634, Sherwin Williams Pure White SW 7005, Sherwin Williams Mount Etna SW 7625, Sherwin Williams Nu ..read more

Our Homes People & Places Magazine Feature on Stagg & Paper Interiors Fall 2022 - The Golden Horseshoe Edition This fall we are very excited to be featured in Our Homes Magazine Fall 2022 Issue. Check out the People & Places section to learn about all the great professionals in the golden horseshoe area. Stagg & Paper Interiors | Hamilton ON | Our Homes People & Places Check out the full issue here: Our Homes Fall 2022 Cover Learn more about us by booking a discovery call today. Book a Discovery Call ..read more

FULL-SERVICE INTERIOR DESIGN | BASEMENT RENOVATION Our clients came to me with the vision of creating a warm and inviting basement as a place for family to gather to watch movies, work from home, exercise and have fun-filled game nights.  First, we looked at the floor plan to see where we could fit all of these various functions in one level. We divided one large room into the home office and the guest bedroom, repurposed a cold room into the gym and kept the large open space for the games area and included a large sectional for movie watching. Keeping the house in more of a traditional s ..read more