Homes that feel like a warm cup of coffee.
I bring you the real homes of local creatives and young professionals paired with meaningful conversations on their design and mental health journeys.
With Hyppiä Homes, you’ll find inspiration for creating a space that feels like you.
A ceramic artist’s intuitive approach to designing her midcentury home
As soon as I walked in, I wanted to kick my shoes off and lie down on the couch with a glass of white wine. I wanted to put some headphones on and dig into her impressive record collection. I felt like walking up to one of her big windows and doing a big cat stretch. Michelle’s home felt, well, alive with personality—like it was inviting me in all on its own.
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an art therapist’s healing sanctuary that holds you as you are
Join me as we take a gander through art therapist Elspeth Robertson’s light-filled sanctuary and learn about the care she has taken in designing a space that welcomes people just as they are.
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An off-the-charts colourful apartment tour with Jen Cook, Co-Founder of Otto Studio
You know, starting this blog has started to give me a bit of a sixth sense on whether I can tell if I’d love someone’s home. In all honesty, it takes excruciating willpower to not ask a lot of those people, “Hey, we’ve only just met, but can you invite me over so I can…
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A glimpse into a book lover & design buff’s character-filled apartment
Earlier today, a friend was asking me what I looked for when I feature homes on Hyppiä. “Do they need to be really ‘done’, if you know what I mean? Polished?” she asked. “Honestly, the less ‘done’ they are, the better,” I replied. “That’s when you get to see someone’s personality and character.” My mission…
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This Japandi-Inspired Loft Is Nestled in a Historical Church
I’m excited to announce that Curated Tastes & Hyppiä Homes are partnering to deliver a series of home tours this fall with emerging artists, collectors & creatives to celebrate local art and unique spaces. Curated Tastes offers us a way to develop our own artistic palette by providing approachable art events, classes and tours. RSVP…
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design is hard, so cut yourself a break
I’m enamoured by those who appear to design their home effortlessly. I have my moments. I think I’m skilled at the little vignettes, and coming up with ideas for other people’s homes, but when it comes to my own—I feel like a deer in headlights. Or, more aptly, a sloth in headlights. But I’ve feltContinue reading “design is hard, so cut yourself a break”
A poem for those with mending hearts
You round the corner homeand, all at once, feel yourself strainingto bring back the memories you’ve worked so hard to erase. Smudged, barely legible,hastily marked upto hide the momentstoo sweet,too searing,to remember. Now, you want them all.The sweetness, the levity,the claustrophobia,the panic. Now, you want to cradle themgently, in your lap,as you think just how,howContinue reading “A poem for those with mending hearts”
groovy shapes & contrasting colours
I’ll never be able to answer the question, “What’s your taste in design?” One day, I’ll wake up and want to throw out 90% of my belongings so that I can transform my home into a serene, white-walled cabin with minimal furniture. A single fire burns. I stoke it alone. I listen to violin. Okay,Continue reading “groovy shapes & contrasting colours”
Before & after: my mini, oh-so-fun bedroom makeover
Psst—read to the bottom to win a Hyppiä design package and feature wall from Otto Studio! You know when you take the time to finally knock something off your to-do list and you kick yourself for not doing it sooner? That’s what I feel every time I walk into my new, dashing bedroom. It’s beenContinue reading “Before & after: my mini, oh-so-fun bedroom makeover”
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About Hyppiä Homes
Hyppiä is focused on design for the home & mind. Inspired by the Finnish word for jumping up and down out of joy, each post is intended to bring some space, intention, and joy back into both your internal & external surroundings.
Miranda Babbitt, a digital marketing professional with a background in editorial content, founded Hyppiä Homes as a creative outlet during lockdown in spring 2020. Her favourite two things in life are talking about rad interior design and the strange realities of being human. She lives in Vancouver, BC with her partner and two black cats.