Category: Shopping

CB2 Opens in Canada!

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
Read More »

Would You Buy a Designer Toilet Paper Roll Cover?

Colour-loving designer, Jonathan Adler , recently teamed up with toilet paper brand Cottonelle to launch a new line of limited-edition roll covers. The containers feature bold and funky geometric prints on plastic canisters just large enough to house
Read More »

Top 5 Friday: Hostess Gifts to Get You Through the Holiday Party Circuit

Picking up a bottle of wine is easy, and yes, completely acceptable as a hostess gift . What host/hostess doesn’t love an extra bottle when large groups of family and friends descend on their homes for one of many holiday get-togethers? But, let’s face
Read More »

We've Made It Easy: Gifts For Everyone You Love

Just reminding you that if you haven't yet perused the extensive collection of gift ideas in our Holiday Guide , you're making things unnecessarily hard for yourself. 40+ Gift Ideas! Great Gift Ideas for the Foodie in Your Life from foodnetwork.ca Reset
Read More »

Question of the Week: The Two-Christmas-Trees Trend -- Are You Buying It?

Every year around this time we lifestyle writers wrack our brains over how to make everything old, new again. Delighting folks with fresh, new decorating ideas , year after year, is no easy task. Oh we love it well enough, but we worry -- can we pull
Read More »

3 Shops, 6 Gifts: Decor & Gift Ideas from Montreal's Avenue Laurier

Text and photos by Genevieve Paiement With its cozy cafés, classy bistros and schmancy shops, Laurier Avenue exudes that bourgeois-chic Frenchy vibe more than any other street in Montreal . The decorating-obsessed head to Laurier’s furniture stores and
Read More »

Steal vs. Splurge: Whimsical Bird Salt & Pepper Shakers

When you're setting the table for a special occasion, it's nice to have a few items to add a little whimsy to the table. And, best of all, these items can often be great conversation starters. The Jonathan Adler set of bird salt and pepper shakers on
Read More »

Top 5 Friday: Whimsical Kitchen and Dining Accessories

Entertaining at home -- whether you're hosting a dinner party or just spooning up mac and cheese for the fam -- is all about having fun, sharing food and relaxing with folks you love. Sure, there are times when it becomes more formal, people dress up
Read More »

Canadian Success Story Stylegarage Opens in Vancouver’s Gastown

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
Read More »

Discuss: Sarah's House 4, Family & Dining Room

Ooooo! Neutrals meet peacock blues ! When I visited the set of Sarah's House 4 , I sat in this family room to interview Tommy and Sarah , and it felt quite regal, as well as being family-friendly and inviting. That coffee table, Sarah confessed, was not
Read More »

Marché St. George: A Great Place to Stuff Your Stockings in Vancouver

It was love at first sight for me the second I pulled up to this sweet little store in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. A triple treat of equal parts food market, café, and home décor, Marché St. George is part of a family home owned by husband
Read More »

October Trend: Keep It Cozy with Velvet Home Decor

Every month, we here at Style Sheet focus on one home decor trend that you'll also see repeating in fashion, food and entertaining -- that's why our friends from Slice.ca and Foodnetwork.ca join in the fun. September saw us seeing spots as whimsical and
Read More »

October is All About Fall Style!

Sure it's cold; but it's pretty! The leaves are turning and so is our style wheel, for we've got plenty of ideas on how to bring the beauty of fall to decorating your home . Think rich, velvety colour palettes, cozy knits, rustic baskets and the bounty
Read More »

Splurge vs. Steal: Baroque-Inspired Dinnerware

When you find that perfect set of white dinnerware it is a very happy day. That perfect white set is a real workhorse; it will get you through many a dinner party. Great white dishes are also the perfect base for layering on coloured and patterned plates
Read More »

Colour Inspiration: Accents of Pink and Chartreuse From Sarah 101

Designer Sarah Richardson is known for her love of pale blues and greens, and while this dining room from Sarah 101 includes a soothing blue, the smattering of bold accent colours in this room add an unexpected twist. When studying the space you realize
Read More »

More Posts Next page »

Back to Top