November 2008 - Posts


Top 5 Friday: Our Favourite Outdoor Holiday Lights Frumpy Dining Room Gets Five-Star Treatment  'O'de to Delicately-Crafted Glassware Not-Exactly-Shoestring, but Handy Makeover Tip: Beadboard Ceilings Question of the Week: Is it Cheesy to Decorate Your Office or Work Space?  Your New Holiday Palette Gorgeous Garage Makeover DIY: Bay Window Curtain Panels Question of the Week: What's Your Favorite Holiday Heirloom? Top 5 Friday: Our Favourite Backsplash Ideas Easy Decor DIYs from Pure Design Splurge vs. Steal: Apron-Front Harvest Sinks Add More Elbow Room to Your Cramped Bath and Shower  Question of the Week: Napkin Rings – Enhancing Accessory or Useless Chintz?  Cheap Artwork Find: Digital Collages The High-Tech, High-Style Makeover Shoestring Makeover: Elana’s Kitchen with Before and After Pics Question of the Week: Are Coat Racks Functional or Clutter Inducing? Photo Challenge: Kids' Bedrooms Winner Photo Challenge: Tackling Your Boring Walls 
 
Nov
28

Top 5 Friday: Our Favourite Outdoor Holiday Lights

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/28/2008 4:00:00 PM
The winter holiday season is not quite like Halloween, where individuality and original ideas can be easily created. The winter holidays are all about lights, and as far outdoor decorations go, the options are somewhat more limited, even if you tend to
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Nov
28

Frumpy Dining Room Gets Five-Star Treatment

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Posted by Jessica McLaughlin 11/28/2008 10:00:00 AM
I love how Samantha Pynn opted for a smaller dining table in this recent dining/living room makeover on Pure Design . It makes the room so much more cozy and elegant. But I especially love the mirrored door and the large, bright shade above the table!
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Nov
26

'O'de to Delicately-Crafted Glassware

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Posted by Meagan Hamel 11/26/2008 12:07:00 PM
I have a love for all things Riedel . It all started a few years ago at the famed William Ashley Warehouse sale in Toronto where I picked up a two-pack of the ‘O’ Wine Tumblers (pictured below). From there my obsession with the delicately crafted glasses
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Nov
25

Not-Exactly-Shoestring, but Handy Makeover Tip: Beadboard Ceilings

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/25/2008 9:25:00 PM
Armstrong Beadboard ceiling One of the many things that were on my husband’s and my to-do list when we took possession of our century-old home is the third-floor vaulted ceilings. They were plaster, and because of the heat and dryness that reigns on the
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Nov
24

Question of the Week: Is it Cheesy to Decorate Your Office or Work Space?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/24/2008 10:03:00 AM
Having an office to go to myself, I'm feeling the collective pressure of getting into the holiday spirit. A little cheer I can certainly muster, but I’m not sure how I feel about decorating my work space. I think there are two kinds of office people:
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Nov
21

Your New Holiday Palette

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Posted by Vanessa 11/21/2008 9:30:00 AM
Painting your home for the holidays may seem like a big commitment for just a month of festive cheer, but the people at Para Paints have not only come up with a holiday palette, they've provided a variety of ways to incorporate the season's trendy shades.
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Nov
20

Gorgeous Garage Makeover

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Posted by Vanessa 11/20/2008 1:59:00 PM
In episode 7 of Home To Flip , Peter Fallico and his team tackle the garage. While a two-car garage is a big selling feature in any home, this one was certainly not a beauty. But Peter had big plans to renovate. He even wanted to incorporate a skylight!
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Nov
20

DIY: Bay Window Curtain Panels

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/20/2008 9:49:00 AM
I’m sure this sounds familiar; nearly three years ago we moved into our current house, just yesterday I decided to tackle putting up drapery for our bay window. In my feeble defense, I didn’t want to do just anything. And as usual, I didn’t want to spend
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Nov
17

Question of the Week: What's Your Favorite Holiday Heirloom?

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Posted by Terry 11/17/2008 10:06:00 AM
The holiday season is upon us and on my way home the other night I was dazzled by all of the brightly lit decorations that twinkled above the city streets. Seeing these decorations was my cue to begin thinking about how to decorate my home this holiday
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Nov
14

Top 5 Friday: Our Favourite Backsplash Ideas

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/14/2008 12:24:00 PM
A backsplash can make, break and downright save the design of a kitchen. It's a small, but absolutely vital element that, with the slightest tweak, can push your look in one direction or another; it's ultimately responsible for tying everything together.
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Nov
13

Easy Decor DIYs from Pure Design

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Posted by Vanessa 11/13/2008 12:37:00 PM
In each episode of Pure Design , host Samantha Pynn provides an endless supply of simple, pretty projects you can incorporate into your own home. We've included many of those ideas in article and video form on the Pure Design site. Today I want to share
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Nov
12

Splurge vs. Steal: Apron-Front Harvest Sinks

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/12/2008 10:51:00 AM
Personally, I think these Apron-Front Harvest sinks are what kitchen dreams are made of, but unfortunately, for many of us those dreams get instantly quashed by the very heavy price tag. When my husband and I were ‘freshening up’ our 1960s kitchen, I
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Nov
11

Add More Elbow Room to Your Cramped Bath and Shower

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/11/2008 9:59:00 AM
If you’ve got one of those walk-in spa showers, then enjoy it, and this is not for you. But if you’re tight on bathroom space, especially if you’re in a highrise apartment with a generic little bathroom, then read on. Not sure if you’ve seen these curved
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Nov
10

Question of the Week: Napkin Rings – Enhancing Accessory or Useless Chintz?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/10/2008 8:48:00 AM
Personally, I’ve never used them. Oh, I’ve bought them; I’ve bought all kinds. But never have I once pulled them out and actually used them. Seeing as I entertain quite a bit and often formally, I’m forced to question the napkin ring’s true purpose –
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Nov
07

Cheap Artwork Find: Digital Collages

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Posted by Jessica McLaughlin 11/7/2008 9:42:00 AM
If you're looking for some inspiration to get you started on this month's Tackling Your Boring Walls Photo Challenge , this cheap artwork find has a fun DIY twist. The piddix Etsy Shop won't sell you something you get in the mail; it sells digital collages.
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Nov
06

The High-Tech, High-Style Makeover

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Posted by Amy 11/6/2008 8:57:00 AM
Last week on HGTV’s The Style Dept ., designer and host Suzanne Dimma tackled the myth that you can’t have high-tech and high-style. The result: a once lifeless den transformed into a stylish entertainment space proving that there can be a beautiful union
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Nov
04

Shoestring Makeover: Elana’s Kitchen with Before and After Pics

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/4/2008 9:46:00 PM
To kick off this new feature on Style Sheet I’ve volunteered my kitchen, because, I must admit, I’m a bit proud of it. You may have read me mentioning that we inherited a VERY outdated kitchen with our VERY outdated house, and not knowing how or when
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Nov
03

Question of the Week: Are Coat Racks Functional or Clutter Inducing?

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Posted by Terry 11/3/2008 4:56:00 PM
I was out shopping on the weekend and I wandered into a home decor store that is infamous for its beautiful and elaborate showroom displays. As I perused the different departments, I came across an interesting holiday display that incorporated a contemporary
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Nov
02

Photo Challenge: Kids' Bedrooms Winner

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Posted by Jessica McLaughlin 11/2/2008 11:33:00 AM
The HGTV.ca Team unanimously chose Alex's room as the Kids' Bedrooms Photo Challenge winner. The skateboard theme carries throughout the room with skateboard handles and even a skateboard shelf! Plus mom and dad had some serious storage issues to deal
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Nov
01

Photo Challenge: Tackling Your Boring Walls

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Posted by Jessica McLaughlin 11/1/2008 3:10:00 PM
Writers fear the blank page; artists hesitate with a blank canvas; and many of us fear a big, blank, white wall in our homes. The possibilities are endless and the results can be amazing or a complete fail. Personally, the fear of failure is the reason
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