by emma | Jan 1, 2019 | Building and Planning, Opinion
We like to donate money to charities. But it’s not easy to decide between them. There are a lot of charities doing really good things in this world. Some of them are huge operations and others appear very small and operating at the grass-roots level, and others fit...
by emma | Dec 4, 2018 | Opinion
Is Airbnb poised to turn home accessibility on its head? It appears that way. Earlier this year, Miss M Design posted on facebook that Airbnb had purchased travel startup, Accomable. Their website was described as helping disabled people find and book adapted holiday...
by emma | Nov 21, 2018 | Opinion
It astounds us here at Miss M Design how people still don’t see the importance of accessible homes. In fact, we get the feeling that some people are really against them. I’ve read comments like ‘Gimping your house with ramps and rails will decrease the selling price...
by emma | May 22, 2018 | Building and Planning, Opinion
Never have more truer words been spoken than when you are building or renovating. I confess, it’s been 9 months since my last posting pertaining to our cottage build. No, I haven’t been too busy building it to write about it, there’s just a building boom going on and...
by emma | Mar 27, 2018 | Inspiration, Opinion, Uncategorized
You probably haven’t heard much about Switzerland, except they have beautiful mountains, create delicious chocolate and produce over 450 different kinds of cheese. Having lived several years in Switzerland, Miss M has really come to appreciate a number of things...
by emma | Sep 5, 2017 | Building and Planning, Opinion
By 2031, seniors in Canada will account for between 23% and 25% of the total population. However, in Great Victoria there’s already more than 24% of people between the ages of 55-74. People are living longer these days because of better medicine and medical care. The...
