Vitamin VIPs will recognize Heather Draper from our exciting bedding giveaway; now, we’re really getting to know this interior design maven from Calgary. Heather will be at this year’s Calgary Home + Design Show, taking place September 18th to 21st, 2014. We sat down with her for an exclusive Q&A, where she revealed her design icons, style and most magical local experience. Read on to discover our fantastic giveaway bundle valued at $265! It’s your chance to win goodies like cooking classes from Ruby’s Kitchen, artisanal marshmallows, IKEA gift cards, tickets to the Calgary Home + Design Show and more!
Q&A WITH HEATHER DRAPER
Favourite bar: Clough Club in Vancouver (I was a B.C. girl for a few years!)
Favourite bakery: Bubby Rose’s in Victoria
First place you take visitors: Canmore
Favourite neighbourhood: Bowness
Best place to be at 2 a.m.: My bed!
Most magical local experience: Salted caramel ice cream at Village Ice Cream
Favourite cocktail: Boulevardier
Favourite shampoo: Bumble & Bumble
Favourite houseplant: Anthurium
Favourite colour: I can never pick just one!
Favourite snack: BBQ chips
Favourite piece of furniture: Tub chair
Favourite flower: Parrot tulips
First realized you wanted to be in the design biz when: I was watching Cityline at age 15! Started my first design company 4 years later.
Design icons: Sarah Richardson, Barbara Barry, Tricia Guild
Proudest moment so far: Launching my bedding line, The Heather Company Collection
Always in your bag: Sunnies
Always on your nightstand: Burt’s Bees Radiance Crème, a stack of home décor mags and H20
Always on your coffee table: A seasonal display of lovely books and treasures
Most inspirational vacation spot: Still looking…
Best era for decor/design: The 1920’s!
Your style in three words: Simple, colourful, timeless
Best decor/design advice ever received: Ummm… I usually give it!
Decor/design faux-pas you actually like making: Fewer larger furnishings. I prefer many small seats as it’s much better to entertain when everyone is comfortably seated than have guests awkwardly share 1 or 2 large sofas.
Enter to win! We’re giving away a Calgary Home + Design prize pack valued at $265, includes tickets, cooking classes, IKEA gift cards and more! Here’s how to enter:
1. Subscribe to Vitamin Daily Calgary (1 entry) entry form below
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Calgary Design Prize Pack, valued at $265. Includes:
– $25 Ikea giftcard
– Marshmallows from Fiasco Gelato
– $95 free class giftcard and spice tin from Ruby’s Kitchen
– Paint can bundle from Interiors to Inspire
– Peanut brittle and toffee from Sweet
– T-shirt, belt buckle, stickers & bracelet from Anejo
– 2 CHDS14 tickets


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