Category: Decor


HGTV.ca Original Home Tour: Karen and Andy Lynch, Halifax, NS Question of the Week: Would You Still Buy THIS Chair? Flickr Round Up: Back to School Room and Board Top 5 Friday: ITALY: The Most Breathtaking Locations, Part I Modern Country: Crafting a Centrepeice of Happiness Scandi-Style Cottage: Can You Have Too Much of a Good Thing? Kim Vallee: Modern Style at the Cottage Lunchtime Fix: 13 Beautiful Bathrooms Gallery Hotel Tour: Cozy & Masculine in NYC's Financial District Top 6 Friday: Contemporary Kitchen Island Ideas Real People Living in Condos: Finding the Perfect Kitchen Island Magazine: Country Living, September 2010, The Makeover Issue Twitter/Facebook Poll Results: Is Actor Gerard Butler's Home Too Much? Design Dilemma with Glen Peloso: Wall Decor to Cozy Up Double-High Ceilings  Lunchtime Fix: 8 Outdoor Retreats 
 
Sep
01

HGTV.ca Original Home Tour: Karen and Andy Lynch, Halifax, NS

Permalink
Posted by Elana Safronsky 9/1/2010 5:20:00 PM
The Lynchs' great room. Who: Karen and Andy Lynch, self-described empty nesters. Karen is enjoying early retirement wile Andy Lynch still practices as an architect, and is one half of the well-established (c.1979), Halifax-based firm, Lydon Lynch . As
Read More »

Posted in: ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

2 Comments

Aug
30

Question of the Week: Would You Still Buy THIS Chair?

Permalink
Posted by Elana Safronsky 8/30/2010 5:24:00 PM
It's the Mid Mod icon: the Barcelona Chair . I don't know if I really need to say much... IS IT OVER??? What if you got one for free? Would you sell it and buy something you liked better? I think I would... (Mies van der Rohe just shot me the evil eye
Read More »

Posted in: , , ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

5 Comments

Aug
29

Flickr Round Up: Back to School Room and Board

Permalink
Posted by Camille Hemming 8/29/2010 11:20:00 AM
Driving with the family on one of our last road trips of the summer, and I can’t help but think about all the work waiting for me upon my return. Not just the work -- which, of course, doesn't really seem like work! -- I do here at HGTV.ca, but the “
Read More »

Posted in: ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

1 Comments

Aug
28

Top 5 Friday: ITALY: The Most Breathtaking Locations, Part I

Permalink
Posted by Elana Safronsky 8/28/2010 12:13:00 AM
A view of Florence from Villa/Hotel Torre di Bellosguardo I've been away. In Italy. Two weeks later I am back, with a few pounds of pasta weight in each saddle bag; a pining heart; and a head full of intoxicating memories. I've been mixing up phone numbers,
Read More »

Posted in: , ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

5 Comments

Aug
26

Modern Country: Crafting a Centrepeice of Happiness

Permalink
Posted by Guest Blogger 8/26/2010 4:53:00 PM
I'm not sure when my obsession with birds and butterflies began. Probably the same age as my daughter---now coming up on three. She loves them too and simply states it because we are girls. It makes me smile, and this craft day project did, too. Out to
Read More »

Posted in: , ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

0 Comments

Aug
24

Scandi-Style Cottage: Can You Have Too Much of a Good Thing?

Permalink
Posted by Mia Rodak 8/24/2010 11:24:00 AM
I'm a big proponant of mixing and matching different design styles in my home in order to achieve a balance that feels comfortable and original, rather than overdone and forced. My personal tastes run towards a modern look, but I like to include some
Read More »

Posted in: , ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

7 Comments

Aug
19

Kim Vallee: Modern Style at the Cottage

Permalink
Posted by Guest Blogger 8/19/2010 2:21:00 PM
Designers and retailers have responded to people who dream of a modern summer house. Whether you are edgy or simply want an updated look on the classics, you can find something that will suit your taste. From left: DWR Teepee and a grown-up version from
Read More »

Posted in: , ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

0 Comments

Aug
18

Lunchtime Fix: 13 Beautiful Bathrooms Gallery

Permalink
Posted by Alicia Cox 8/18/2010 12:00:00 PM
The tub in the bedroom idea: Fan or foe? Take a poll below! An updated or renovated bathroom is a no-brainer when it comes to resale and if you're not selling anytime soon, then all the more design-y goodness for you to enjoy! For this edition of Lunchtime
Read More »

Posted in:

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

4 Comments

Aug
16

Hotel Tour: Cozy & Masculine in NYC's Financial District

Permalink
Posted by Jessica McLaughlin 8/16/2010 5:34:00 PM
Above: The bed -- leather tufted headboard, wool throw . Earlier this summer I was in New York City for a couple of work-related conferences. So, naturally, when any of us here at hgtv.ca are out of town on business, or otherwise, we are on the lookout
Read More »

Posted in:

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

0 Comments

Aug
13

Top 6 Friday: Contemporary Kitchen Island Ideas

Permalink
Posted by Guest Blogger 8/13/2010 9:12:00 AM
Our modestly sized condo loft conversion (at just over 600 square feet) has given us a number of good challenges to work through in our brief stint as home owners. At approximately 10 feet long and a stove deep, our kitchen is barely usable in terms of
Read More »

Posted in: , ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

0 Comments

Aug
12

Real People Living in Condos: Finding the Perfect Kitchen Island

Permalink
Posted by Guest Blogger 8/12/2010 12:48:00 PM
With a loft/condo of a little over 600 square feet, adding a chef kitchen may not be the best use of space. Sadly, I understand, but for an enthusiastic home cook this is an obvious dilemma. The first glance at the floor plan of my new home was disgruntling.
Read More »

Posted in: , ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

10 Comments

Aug
11

Magazine: Country Living, September 2010, The Makeover Issue

Permalink
Posted by Mia Rodak 8/11/2010 1:40:00 PM
Title: Country Living Availability: On magazine stands now The Issue Though I am a born and raised city girl, with a personal aesthetic that leans strongly toward an uncluttered, streamlined, modern look, at heart I'm more than a little bit country. When
Read More »

Posted in: , ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

0 Comments

Aug
07

Twitter/Facebook Poll Results: Is Actor Gerard Butler's Home Too Much?

Permalink
Posted by Alicia Cox 8/7/2010 9:07:00 AM
Gerard Butler's theatre room, from Architectural Digest While we here at HGTV recognize and wholeheartedly embrace the fact that you can't please all of the people all of the time, I will admit that a few giggles were had when we passed photos of actor
Read More »

Posted in: ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

13 Comments

Jul
28

Design Dilemma with Glen Peloso: Wall Decor to Cozy Up Double-High Ceilings

Permalink
Posted by Elana Safronsky 7/28/2010 2:45:00 PM
Glen Peloso cracks on! Today he tackles a room I've see all too often in newer neighbourhoods. Just recently, Alicia and I had a tour of a model home in a new community in Brantford, ON, and there was a very similar room in the floor plan (see photo below).
Read More »

Posted in: ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

0 Comments

Jul
27

Lunchtime Fix: 8 Outdoor Retreats

Permalink
Posted by Alicia Cox 7/27/2010 12:02:00 PM
Photo by Janis Nicolay Having a peaceful outdoor retreat is like having a mini-vacation spot just outside your door. Whether you want to sit and watch the view (if you're lucky enough to have one), take a luxurious bath, do some yoga or savour a morning
Read More »

Posted in: ,

Add to:   Add to Del.icio.us   Digg it!  

0 Comments

More Posts Next page »

Back to Top