Category: Furniture


CB2 Opens in Canada! On the Eve of #IDS12: Karim Rashid on Music, Movies and Global Design  Top 5 Friday Big Storage Pieces to Bust Clutter 4 Drool-Worthy Bar Carts Discuss: Sarah's House 4, Girl's Bedroom + Bath and Craft Room Canadian Success Story Stylegarage Opens in Vancouver’s Gastown  Bargain Saturday: 10 Ways to Use Wooden Pallets as Furniture, Decor, Storage & More Bargain Saturday: 6 Ways to Fake a Headboard September is DESIGN SCHOOL Month! Question/Quiz of the Week: Swan Beds -- Crazy or Awesome? And a Giveaway!  Top 5 Friday: Furniture and Accessories That Work For Babies and Parents Top 5 (7) Friday: Modern Rocking Chairs  Quiz: Do You Know Your Furniture Styles? 3 Pairs of Chairs: Which Are Hollywood Regency?  Is It Couch, Sofa or Chesterfield?  Gorgeous Book & Giveaway: Living Modern: The Sourcebook of Contemporary Interiors 
 
Jan
27

CB2 Opens in Canada!

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Posted by Nadine Sharon Anglin 1/27/2012 1:55:00 PM
We Canadians are a design savvy lot and retailers are taking note. Four years ago saw the arrival of the US-based retailer West Elm (part of the Williams-Sonoma family), and just a month prior, Crate & Barrel got its foothold in the Canadian market
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Jan
25

On the Eve of #IDS12: Karim Rashid on Music, Movies and Global Design

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Posted by Guest Blogger 1/25/2012 3:48:00 PM
With opening night for IDS 2012 less than a day away, I wanted to check in with multidisciplinary designer Karim Rashid , the featured attraction at the Opening party on Thursday night . Karim with Xperia Arc 2 Phone cover for Sony Ericsson, Sweden, 2011
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Jan
20

Top 5 Friday Big Storage Pieces to Bust Clutter

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Posted by Jessica McLaughlin 1/20/2012 5:45:00 AM
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess there are very few among us with empty closets or shelves that we're actually looking to fill up with more stuff. Most of us are constantly on the lookout for storage solutions . Sometimes the best option to bust
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Nov
19

4 Drool-Worthy Bar Carts

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Posted by Guest Blogger 11/19/2011 11:01:00 AM
What’s a party without a well-stocked (not to mention super stylish) bar? A bar cart is a great way to accessorize a room and create a gorgeous and festive vignette, party or no party. But since it's party season, a bar cart can be your best party pall.
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Nov
09

Discuss: Sarah's House 4, Girl's Bedroom + Bath and Craft Room

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/9/2011 3:30:00 PM
I have a feeling this room did not disappoint. We got a tweet from a 24 year old gal who declared the girl's bedroom from last night's Sarah's House , fit for her dream room. And we say, no shame in that! I'm not sure that anything about this room limits
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Nov
06

Canadian Success Story Stylegarage Opens in Vancouver’s Gastown

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Posted by Guest Blogger 11/6/2011 1:23:00 PM
Eastcoast–westcoast, the rivalry’s always there (is it just me, or is the rivalry particularly palpable between Toronto and Vancouver?) But all is well when our favorite décor shops deem both coasts worthy of a store front, as in the case of Toronto-born
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Nov
05

Bargain Saturday: 10 Ways to Use Wooden Pallets as Furniture, Decor, Storage & More

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Posted by Jessica McLaughlin 11/5/2011 9:35:00 AM
It can be really helpful to have a few affordable DIY ideas in your arsenal, and pallets can get you through a good number of design dilemmas, if you're a little crafty. Plus, pallets are cheap ( free , in some cases)! A word of caution: Finding any pallet
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Sep
10

Bargain Saturday: 6 Ways to Fake a Headboard

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Posted by Jessica McLaughlin 9/10/2011 10:01:00 AM
Personally, a headboard is something I can live without and often have lived without, but it can really frame the bed and complete the look of your bedroom. But if your decor budget is a little slim, there's no reason you can't improvise a little and
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Sep
06

September is DESIGN SCHOOL Month!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 9/6/2011 3:17:00 PM
Don't pretend like September doesn't bring back that old hankering for new pencils and a fresh binder full of tabs! (We love tabs.) It's Design School month here on HGTV.ca, a month full of know-how that doesn't require getting out of bed -- school as
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Aug
22

Question/Quiz of the Week: Swan Beds -- Crazy or Awesome? And a Giveaway!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 8/22/2011 1:54:00 PM
I have no logical reason for bringing swan beds -- beds shaped like swans -- to your attention today, other than I saw one while surfing the internet and knew I had to investigate. 1. A historic theme room! Is this 18th or 19th century? Are they awesome?
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Aug
19

Top 5 Friday: Furniture and Accessories That Work For Babies and Parents

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Posted by Guest Blogger 8/19/2011 11:40:00 AM
I’ve been all about repurposing and reusing items from your home these days. My last post demonstrated how you could make your outdoor furniture work both inside and out, IF you buy smart. Seeing as it’s all about kiddies this month on Style Sheet , I’ve
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Aug
12

Top 5 (7) Friday: Modern Rocking Chairs

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 8/12/2011 4:35:00 PM
I'm a mom . I nursed my baby. I needed that rocking chair . I chose not to go with a glider because they were pricier and limited in choice, and truth be told, I could not have foreseen how much that chair was going to mean to me. In retrospect, as a
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Jul
18

Quiz: Do You Know Your Furniture Styles? 3 Pairs of Chairs: Which Are Hollywood Regency?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 7/18/2011 4:31:00 PM
OK folks, I'll keep this short: all three pairs of chairs are of the Regency style of a sort, but only one pair is Hollywood Regency in particular. You guys know which pair that is? A) B) C) Which Pair of Chairs is of the Hollywood Regency Style? Related:
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Jul
01

Is It Couch, Sofa or Chesterfield?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 7/1/2011 1:37:00 PM
Oh come on. Does anyone, Canadian or otherwise, actually say 'chesterfield' ? (No offense, Chesterfield Shop ). What do you call it? Couch, Sofa or Chesterfield? Market Research #HappyCanadaDay!! Related: Canada Day on foodnetwork.ca A Canada Day Party
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Jun
28

Gorgeous Book & Giveaway: Living Modern: The Sourcebook of Contemporary Interiors

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 6/28/2011 5:21:00 PM
What does ‘Modern' really mean? Very many things, I'm afraid. You can try and convince your fatigued brain that all that lofty design talk such 'form vs function', 'minimalism', and my personal favourite, 'vernacular', is baloney, but alas, it all helps
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