November 2009 - Posts


Gift Giving: Graphite Sculptures - Draw WITH Art! Question of the Week: What Was Your First Place Like? Shop Review: Mélange for the Home, Calgary Top 5 Friday: Holiday Correspondence Show Makeover: An Neglected Income Suite Gets a Fab Facelift Design Dilemma with Cheryl Torrenueva: King-Sized Bed, Small Space Shoestring Makeover: Kid's Desk to Mini-Bar Live Blogging: Holmes Inspection Episode 9: Join Us Tonight ! Gift Giving: The Russel Wright Pitcher Moving Mayhem: Dining Designing Photo Gallery: Care for a Cup of Tea? Home Tour: Modern on the Inside, Historic on the Out Gift Giving: Modern Charging Station Video Question of the Week: How Many Computers Do You Have? Social Media Round-Up: Sweet Tweets and Facebook Giveaways Top 5 Friday: Closets Transformed into Offices Live Blogging Holmes Inspection Episode 8: Join Us Tonight! Ask an Agent: How Old is Too Old When Buying a Condo? Gift Giving: Branch Motif Candelabras Video Tour of a Luxurious Miami Suite Book Giveaway: Play Makeover Match-Up on Facebook! Gift Giving: Umbra's Designer Coin Banks Video Question of the Week: When Do You Start Decorating for the Holidays? Shop Review: Found Design, Ottawa Bargain Saturday: Abbott Long-Stem Matches DIY Network: Free Preview Today on HGTV Top 5 Friday: Holiday Crafts to Put You in a Festive Mood Real People Reno: A Room of His Own Live Blogging Holmes Inspection Episode 7: Join Us Tonight! Gift Giving: Apple's Magic Mouse Photo Gallery: One Person's Junk is Another One's Treasure!  Video Question of the Week: Are You Buying Less? These People Are... Gift Giving: Personalized Kids Bean Bag Chair Top 5 Friday: Fun with Wallpaper, Part Two Live Blogging Holmes Inspection Episode 6: Join Us Tonight! Makeover: A Stylish Living/Dining Room from Pure Design Video Interview: Scott McGillivray – Have a Good Look (and Listen)! Moving Mayhem: Do-It-Yourself Dining Room  Magazine Review: Architectural Digest, November 2009 Video Question of the Week: Ugly Decor Item that You LOVE and Defend? 
 
Nov
30

Gift Giving: Graphite Sculptures - Draw WITH Art!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/30/2009 4:01:00 PM
Clockwise from the top; Batles Studio poster at Provide ; graphite "Drawing Hands", $70-$79 CAN., Provide (available for shipping across Canada) ; "Twisted Leaf", $46 USD, direct from Batles Studio, San Francisco. Contact Batles Studio for further info.
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Nov
30

Question of the Week: What Was Your First Place Like?

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/30/2009 2:02:00 PM
Last week, us digital media folks had a little fête to celebrate the relaunch of Foodnetwork.ca (it's all new – check it out!) and I got to chatting with my colleagues about their first places. To me, your first place could mean any number of dwellings
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Nov
29

Shop Review: Mélange for the Home, Calgary

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Posted by Guest Blogger 11/29/2009 9:05:00 AM
If you love romantic French interiors , you will adore Calgary ’s Mélange for the Home . Mélange is located slightly off the beaten path, on 2nd Ave NW, in Calgary’s trendy Kensington neighborhood. The shop, which occupies two floors of a historic brick
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Nov
27

Top 5 Friday: Holiday Correspondence

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/27/2009 4:26:00 PM
There's an episode of Friends where Ross makes reference to his family newsletter, called, amazingly enough, "The Geller Yeller." It always reminds me of the letters my mom would get at Christmas from friends and relatives chronicling the year in review
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Nov
27

Show Makeover: An Neglected Income Suite Gets a Fab Facelift

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Posted by Mia Rodak 11/27/2009 2:24:00 PM
Kitchen before and after. I can't get enough of Income Property this season and not just because host Scott is so darn cute! You see, I've got houses on the brain. My family is quickly out-growing our lovely but tiny stacked townhouse and the inevitable
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Nov
26

Design Dilemma with Cheryl Torrenueva: King-Sized Bed, Small Space

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/26/2009 7:09:00 PM
In this month's Design Dilemma , our style steward, Cheryl Torrenueva of Home Heist and Restaurant Makeover , helps Pauline B. with a familiar problem for those who love big beds, but don't always have the right type of space: How to centre a king-sized
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Nov
26

Shoestring Makeover: Kid's Desk to Mini-Bar

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/26/2009 4:54:00 PM
I'm one of those people who holds on to old family furniture out of pure nostalgia. My bedside table is the chair from my first bedroom set, my coffee table is from my parents' house circa 1980-something and I've been keeping my brother's wooden desk
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Nov
26

Live Blogging: Holmes Inspection Episode 9: Join Us Tonight !

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Posted by Camille Hemming 11/26/2009 11:03:00 AM
Join us for Live Blogging as we watch Mike and his team on Holmes Inspection tonight at 8pm EST. With lots of discussion last week I'm looking forward to my first blog with you tonight. Check out what we had to say! On tonight's episode, Keith and Caitlin
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Nov
25

Gift Giving: The Russel Wright Pitcher

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Posted by Nadine Sharon Anglin 11/25/2009 5:06:00 PM
If you’re shopping for someone who not only loves, but truly appreciates quality designer pieces, then perhaps this Russel Wright pitcher will bring a smile to their style savvy face. This piece is part of the American Modern range which was originally
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Nov
25

Moving Mayhem: Dining Designing

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Posted by Scotch Mommy 11/25/2009 3:57:00 PM
Well, it's been a long two months of weekends and evenings plastering, priming, sawing, measuring, painting, and papering, but we're almost, ALMOST done. The first thing I learned from our first major home improvement project is that you never really
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Nov
24

Photo Gallery: Care for a Cup of Tea?

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Posted by Guest Blogger 11/24/2009 5:33:00 PM
Black, Green, Oolong, Chai, Roiboos... Orange Pekoe…sound familiar? We all partake in the ritual (many of us daily) at chosen outlets or as a mandatory part of a health regiment that targets specific internal fixes. Tea. It's becoming a niche that dare
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Nov
24

Home Tour: Modern on the Inside, Historic on the Out

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/24/2009 9:26:00 AM
This here “small design oasis in Toronto’s city core,” as described by Stanford Downey , the architecture firm behind it, was featured on HGTV Canada's World's Greenest Homes . As an aside, it makes want to stick a small fork in my eye. I don’t want to
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Nov
23

Gift Giving: Modern Charging Station

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Posted by Terry Wong 11/23/2009 7:37:00 PM
Today's gift giving suggestion is perfect for the host with almost everything or for that special tech savy gadget enthusiast on your list. Cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras and any other electronic devices that ultimately need to be charged will
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Nov
23

Video Question of the Week: How Many Computers Do You Have?

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/23/2009 9:30:00 AM
Friday's Top 5 Closets Transformed To Office Spaces couldn't have come at a better time as I took a walk over to the production side of digital media to talk computers with our web designers and developers. These are the folks who create the images, code
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Nov
21

Social Media Round-Up: Sweet Tweets and Facebook Giveaways

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/21/2009 9:30:00 AM
Happy Saturday, Style Sheet readers! It's time for our monthly Social Media Round-Up, where we tell you what's going on with our Tweeps , Facebook fans and Flickr-ers . Last month, it was all about our Facebook fan page (which is up to 950 fans from 809!).
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Nov
20

Top 5 Friday: Closets Transformed into Offices

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Posted by Jessica McLaughlin 11/20/2009 8:54:00 AM
One of the big arguments I have at home with the roommate (AKA boyfriend) is about office space . We both work on "internet stuff" (he's a programmer and I do this website content blog-y stuff), so we have computers , lots of 'em. In our dining/living
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Nov
19

Live Blogging Holmes Inspection Episode 8: Join Us Tonight!

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/19/2009 10:37:00 AM
Live Blogging time! I'm back this week to watch and dish about Holmes Inspection tonight at 8pm EST. Last week we had a great crew, lots of discussion. Check out what we had to say! On tonight's episode, Tricia and Mike’s home inspector told them the
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Nov
18

Ask an Agent: How Old is Too Old When Buying a Condo?

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Posted by Catherine Jheon 11/18/2009 9:33:00 AM
We’re kicking off a new feature called: Ask an Agent here on Style Sheet . I don’t know about you but it seems most dinner party conversations I go to inevitably turn to real estate . It might be me since it’s the first section I flip to in the Saturday
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Nov
18

Gift Giving: Branch Motif Candelabras

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/18/2009 9:30:00 AM
Faux-bois and nature themes are a constant in the design world and this pair of silver candelabras from Homesense would add a rustic touch to any home, without overpowering someone else's taste or decor. I can imagine how homey several of these lit with
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Nov
17

Video Tour of a Luxurious Miami Suite

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Posted by Vanessa 11/17/2009 4:37:00 PM
Last month my boyfriend and I spent a glorious weekend in Miami and were lucky enough to stay in two amazing hotels. The first was the Four Seasons in downtown Miami. (The second was the Gansevoort South, stay tuned for photos!) The towering 70-storey
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Nov
17

Book Giveaway: Play Makeover Match-Up on Facebook!

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/17/2009 2:37:00 PM
Hi folks, we're starting a new giveaway on our Facebook Fan Page called Makeover Match-Up ...and you could win a gorgeous design book, The Big Book Of Interiors by Agata Losantos , courtesy of HGTV and Harper Collins Canada! Here's how to enter: Read
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Nov
16

Gift Giving: Umbra's Designer Coin Banks

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Posted by Terry Wong 11/16/2009 3:44:00 PM
Have you got a special someone on your list that doesn't like to carry change in their pocket and refuses to carry a change purse? If so, chances are this individual either has an unsightly dish, jar, ashtray, cup or container that they immediately dump
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Nov
16

Video Question of the Week: When Do You Start Decorating for the Holidays?

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Posted by Vanessa 11/16/2009 1:13:00 PM
Last week the HGTV.ca and Foodnetwork.ca teams attended the holiday preview event for the President's Choice Insider's Report and we stuffed our faces with their delicious seasonal offerings (my favourites were the Mini Chocolate Coated Candy Cane Cheesecakes)
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Nov
15

Shop Review: Found Design, Ottawa

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Posted by Guest Blogger 11/15/2009 10:00:00 AM
Found Design is Ottawa ’s go-to spot for those looking for mid-century design with a pedigree. Co-owners Malcolm Cairns and Mike Shaiken consider themselves the hardest working pair in Canada when it comes to sourcing mid-century furniture and decor.
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Nov
14

Bargain Saturday: Abbott Long-Stem Matches

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/14/2009 11:41:00 AM
From left: Abbott Spark Snowflake Matches in Black ; Snowflake Matches in Red; Reindeer Matches in Silver, Tree & Snowflake Matches in Gold, $4 each available at Kitchen Stuff Plus (Images from Kitchen Stuff Plus) While I long for a cozy fireplace
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Nov
14

DIY Network: Free Preview Today on HGTV

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/14/2009 9:39:00 AM
In case you haven't heard, the DIY Network , an new specialty channel featuring home improvement programs , launched last month...but if you don't have the channel, there's two ways to sample it, free ! Today, from 4pm-6pm EST, get a sneak peek on HGTV
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Nov
13

Top 5 Friday: Holiday Crafts to Put You in a Festive Mood

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Posted by Vanessa 11/13/2009 3:03:00 PM
We've just launched our Holidays site on HGTV.ca and we're all very excited about it and feeling pretty festive. And while we were thinking stockings and ornaments and gift wrapping in the summer, you may still be grumbling about the holiday displays
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Nov
12

Real People Reno: A Room of His Own

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Posted by Vanessa 11/12/2009 1:40:00 PM
My friends Rob and Tamara have renovated and updated most of the rooms in their stylish bungalow in Toronto's East York. But I wanted to share Rob's "Man Room" for a little change of pace from the kitchens, bedrooms and pretty accessories we usually blog
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Nov
12

Live Blogging Holmes Inspection Episode 7: Join Us Tonight!

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/12/2009 10:40:00 AM
Live Blogging time! Join me and the other Holmes Inspection fans tonight at 8pm EST as I live blog for the first time... Tonight, Mike, Damon and the crew meet Kim and Daniel who bought their house so that their two little girls could grow up in safety.
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Nov
11

Gift Giving: Apple's Magic Mouse

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Posted by Mia Rodak 11/11/2009 3:50:00 PM
This week's gift suggestion is for that one person on your list that is next to impossible to buy for. You know the one. The technophile who has everything. Who intimidates you with the sheer volume of gadgets , games and audio/visual equipment that they
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Nov
10

Photo Gallery: One Person's Junk is Another One's Treasure!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/10/2009 9:54:00 AM
I just recently finished musing on "stuff" -- all those things we buy , use and display around our home -- and how to me, it's all starting to look like things we don't need, and here I am putting together a gallery of "stuff"! But the stuff I'm showing
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Nov
09

Video Question of the Week: Are You Buying Less? These People Are...

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/9/2009 9:42:00 AM
Green is seeping in. It's everywhere. And finally, the ubiquitous campaigns for conscious consuming have worked on me too. So much so in fact, that while I still have flare-ups of wanting that fabulous new thing, more and more it's all starting to look
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Nov
09

Gift Giving: Personalized Kids Bean Bag Chair

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/9/2009 8:45:00 AM
OK, maybe I chose this because I have a daughter named Sophie who is obsessed with beanbag chairs , but that's only part of it. While at $130 USD it's not exactly a bargain, it hits every mark as far as a great gift goes. Buy this for your friends with
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Nov
06

Top 5 Friday: Fun with Wallpaper, Part Two

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/6/2009 8:30:00 AM
Aaaand we're back! Last week I got on the wallpaper bandwagon, but instead of talking up the virtues of flock or turning some stripe-y wallpaper sideways, I decided to bite off more than I can chew -- as usual. I surfed my heart out in pursuit of the
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Nov
05

Live Blogging Holmes Inspection Episode 6: Join Us Tonight!

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Posted by Vanessa 11/5/2009 11:32:00 AM
Live Blogging time! 8pm EST -- I'm back for more of your company while we watch Holmes Inspection ! I had a great time chatting last week with some of HGTV's most devoted fans and tonight I expect all you Holmes followers to join us. Tonight, Mike, Damon
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Nov
05

Makeover: A Stylish Living/Dining Room from Pure Design

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Posted by Alicia Cox 11/5/2009 9:51:00 AM
Jacques and Nadine's living/dining room before... I don't know about you guys, but I'm loving this season of Pure Design ! The makeovers are fresh and bright without being too "TV" -- AKA too impossibly beautiful to imagine actually living in. This week,
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Nov
04

Video Interview: Scott McGillivray – Have a Good Look (and Listen)!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/4/2009 9:02:00 AM
What it is about Income Property ? Really, I don’t say this about every show, but this one just sucks you right in… Is it the transformations? The pace? The take-home tips? Or maybe, just maybe, it’s Scott McGill-a-babe… I’m embarrassing myself (not the
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Nov
04

Moving Mayhem: Do-It-Yourself Dining Room

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Posted by Scotch Mommy 11/4/2009 8:28:00 AM
It's been a busy two weeks of painting and sawing wood for our revitalized dining room but I am happy to finally have a little video peek for you this week. Once it's all done, I will include instructions on how you too can spend endless hours measuring
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Nov
03

Magazine Review: Architectural Digest, November 2009

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Posted by Mia Rodak 11/3/2009 4:55:00 PM
The Stats Title: Architectural Digest, November issue Cover Price: $6.99 CAN Availability: Magazine stands, Book stores, Design stores Frequency: 12 times a year The Review I'll admit it right off the top, I chose Architectural Digest to review this month
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Nov
02

Video Question of the Week: Ugly Decor Item that You LOVE and Defend?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/2/2009 5:30:00 PM
Photo: DecDesigns.net It sounds like an oxymoron but if you think about it, I'm sure you can scour your home in your mind's eye, and come up with that one piece that fits the bill. In my house it's my dining room chandelier . I've many other pieces that
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