December 2010 - Posts


2010 Wrap-Up: Top 10 Blog Posts (Everybody Loves Home Tours!) Where to Get Your Modern Fix in Ottawa and Hull, QC NYC's Coolest New Furniture Hive: The New Traditionalists  Quiz Answer: These French Occasional Chairs were Made in THIS Decade  Top 5 Friday: Holley & Gill's Covet List of Gorgeous Things Holiday TV: Marathons of Your Favourite Shows Dec. 24 -Jan. 2 Real People Reno: Industrial-Sized Makeover, Let the Shopping and Designing Begin Gift Giving: For the Busy Body HGTV.ca Original Home Tour: Katia and Mihran, of Mikaza, Hull, QC Gift Giving: Wall Decor Sneak Peek: Sarah Richardson's Mom's House! Thoughts on Honeysuckle Pink, Pantone's Colour of 2011: I Like Jewel Green Better Quiz: Guess the Decade of This Pair of Chairs and Win! Top 5 Friday: Modern Fireplace Accessories Gift Giving for All: Amazing and Affordable Art with Heart Real People Reno: Night-and-Day Kitchen Rebirth Design Dilemma with Samantha Pynn: Awkwardly Placed Front Door = Difficult Floor Plan!  Gift Giving: For Mom Question of the Week: Is Creative Napkin Folding Inelegant?  Quiz Answer: THIS Holiday Craft is NOT the Work of an HGTV Host A Day in New York with Eddie Ross: Shopping on the Upper East Side Top 5 Friday: Top Reno Projects Worth Investing In Holiday TV: Two New Specials and a House of Bryan Marathon Scott McGillivray Doesn't Do Makeup: Sneak Peek at Season 4 of Income Property!  Holiday Home Tour: Designer Meredith Heron's Festive Decor Gift Giving: For The Pups Fresh Holiday Mantle Inspiration by Holley & Gill Book and Giveaway: Perfect Table Settings -- And not a Day Too Soon! A Old-Fashioned Baby Quilt Gets Some High-Tech Help Golden Nuggets from Live Blogging Bonanza: What Scott, Sandra, Tatiana and Selling New York Agents Revealed! Gift Giving: For The Animal-Lover Quiz: Which of These 3 Holiday Crafts is Not by an HGTV Host?  A Day in New York with Eddie Ross: Inside the Food Network Prop Room Social Media Saturday: November Recap From Twitter and Facebook Holiday Countdown: TV Specials and Marathons Gift Giving: Dollhouses  Live Chat Tonight: The Kleier Sisters from Selling New York & Tatiana from The Property Shop 
 
Dec
31

2010 Wrap-Up: Top 10 Blog Posts (Everybody Loves Home Tours!)

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Posted by Alicia Cox 12/31/2010 9:43:00 AM
Well faithful Style Sheet readers, we've come to the end of another year. The numbers don't lie -- since we started our Original Home Tour series in April, you've clearly responded with clicks and comments. Six of the top 10 posts are home tours (and
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Dec
30

Where to Get Your Modern Fix in Ottawa and Hull, QC

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/30/2010 12:24:00 PM
Last week Hull's Mihran and Katia opened the doors to their lovely modern home , and this week we show you where they got all their stuff. Both hailing from the pharmaceutical biz, Mihran and Katia opened Mikaza Home in a 500 sq ft showroom in old Ottawa,
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Dec
29

NYC's Coolest New Furniture Hive: The New Traditionalists

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Posted by Guest Blogger 12/29/2010 11:20:00 AM
On a recent trip to New York City , I was rushing down Broadway Street trying to spot the address of The New Traditionalists ’ showroom. The high street at 9am on a Friday morning was already buzzing with shoppers and once I found the entrance and stepped
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Dec
26

Quiz Answer: These French Occasional Chairs were Made in THIS Decade

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/26/2010 9:16:00 AM
This past Monday, I told you a half story about this pair of French occasional chairs . I told you they were made in the style of a certain Louis of Versailles, and I hinted that the style of this certain Louis of Versailles has been one of the most popular
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Dec
24

Top 5 Friday: Holley & Gill's Covet List of Gorgeous Things

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Posted by Guest Blogger 12/24/2010 11:25:00 AM
It’s Christmas Eve and your time is up. All the shopping for your loved ones should be pretty much done and that’s if you’ve been lucky enough to find just the right gifts for everyone. If you planned your list ahead of time, you might have been able
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Dec
24

Holiday TV: Marathons of Your Favourite Shows Dec. 24 -Jan. 2

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Posted by Alicia Cox 12/24/2010 10:42:00 AM
I hope it's warm and cozy where you are! Chances are you'll be spending some of your holiday lounging on the couch, looking for something entertaining to watch. Our gift to you: 10 days of marathons of your favourite shows ! Get the schedule below: Starting
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Dec
23

Real People Reno: Industrial-Sized Makeover, Let the Shopping and Designing Begin

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Posted by Vanessa 12/23/2010 4:50:00 PM
When I find great sources I like to share the wealth. There's nothing better than stumbling upon a designer-look mirror or high-end styled faucet with a low-end price tag . It’s the same reaction people have with frugal fashion finds. So while shopping
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Dec
23

Gift Giving: For the Busy Body

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Posted by Vanessa 12/23/2010 2:15:00 PM
If you’ve got someone on your list that seems to always be moving in fast-forward, who juggles a million tasks at once, and who’s humming “Run Run Rudolph” in their head all year around, then you might want to think about a gift that eases their mind
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Dec
21

HGTV.ca Original Home Tour: Katia and Mihran, of Mikaza, Hull, QC

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/21/2010 4:19:00 PM
One of my most favourite quotes from the cult classic (and director Michael Moore's best work, IMHO) Canadian Bacon (1995): Boomer (John Candy): The capital, Toronto. RCMP Officer at Headquarters: No, the capital of Canada is Ottawa. Boomer: Yeah, right.
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Dec
21

Gift Giving: Wall Decor

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Posted by Vanessa 12/21/2010 3:08:00 PM
Whether you're buying for a new home owner or for your favourite decor addict, wall decor is an easy way to refresh a loved one's space and requires minimal effort - just hang and enjoy! Clockwise from top left: Chrome Wallflowers, Umbra ; Figgjo Mirror,
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Dec
21

Sneak Peek: Sarah Richardson's Mom's House!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/21/2010 12:50:00 PM
OMG! Sarah's mom is one lucky lady: her daughter, Sarah Richardson , just happens to be one of this country's favourite designers. What does this really mean? It means her daughter does things like help convert her 1906 church house into a fully functional
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Dec
20

Thoughts on Honeysuckle Pink, Pantone's Colour of 2011: I Like Jewel Green Better

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/20/2010 5:00:00 PM
I may be the unsolicited contrarian of HGTV.ca, but I have a feeling I'm not the only one to not be sooo into that Honeysuckle pink. I've lauded the virtues of a warm rose petal for the walls -- always classy -- but this whole pink-a-fication they're
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Dec
20

Quiz: Guess the Decade of This Pair of Chairs and Win!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/20/2010 1:32:00 PM
Here's what I'm going to tell you: these are forged in the French style of one of the reigning Louises of Versailles. As the era of Versailles and its absolute kings was a seminal time for French culture -- it was in fact the birth of French style --
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Dec
17

Top 5 Friday: Modern Fireplace Accessories

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/17/2010 4:07:00 PM
It's not easy, you know, finding modern fireplace accessories . Mostly because most modern fireplaces are gas and/or butane (or some hovering holographic flame in the middle of thin air) that don't require tools. There are however people who are still
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Dec
17

Gift Giving for All: Amazing and Affordable Art with Heart

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/17/2010 2:36:00 PM
There is no shortage of charitable organizations begging your ear at holiday time, but I chose this one to bring to you today, because I truly believe the beaded art pieces by the South African women of Monkeybiz make for amazing decor. The eclectic,
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Dec
16

Real People Reno: Night-and-Day Kitchen Rebirth

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/16/2010 4:58:00 PM
It's been a while since we've checked in with my friends and next-door neighbours and their 1st floor reno. If you remember (assuming you avidly follow this blog), I've aired out the travails of converting what was their 1st floor suite into a family
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Dec
15

Design Dilemma with Samantha Pynn: Awkwardly Placed Front Door = Difficult Floor Plan!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/15/2010 1:52:00 PM
Aaaand we're right back at it! Design Dilemma with Sam Pynn , our quick and chic (ok, not my best work) maven of decor featured in our snappy online original series, The Switch , continues! Today, Sam tackles a floor plan spoiled by an awkwardly placed
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Dec
14

Gift Giving: For Mom

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Posted by Vanessa 12/14/2010 12:10:00 PM
Every holiday season the one person that always seems hardest to find the perfect gift for is mom. There’s just never anything that symbolizes the love and appreciation we have for her. But every year the mission to discover the perfect gift persists
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Dec
13

Question of the Week: Is Creative Napkin Folding Inelegant?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/13/2010 4:40:00 PM
Is the art of napkin folding dead? Our official HGTV.ca stance on the subject is "no", but my inner side-eye-throwing decor snob says...maybe. I'm not talking a cute rolled up napkin with a holiday bobble. More the elaborate napkin folding such as detailed
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Dec
13

Quiz Answer: THIS Holiday Craft is NOT the Work of an HGTV Host

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/13/2010 12:05:00 PM
I stumped you again! LOVE this game. Last Monday I asked which of the three pictured holiday crafts were not divined by one of our HGTV hosts ... As some of you enthusiastically noted, the stockings are by Sarah Richardson from Sarah's Holiday Party ,
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Dec
12

A Day in New York with Eddie Ross: Shopping on the Upper East Side

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Posted by Vanessa 12/12/2010 9:32:00 AM
It's the fourth and final installment of A Day in New York with Eddie Ross and we finish with a shopping trip to the Upper East Side. Eddie took us to one of his favourite shops Buck House , owned by artist Deborah Buck. Grab a glass of bubbly and watch
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Dec
11

Top 5 Friday: Top Reno Projects Worth Investing In

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/11/2010 10:17:00 AM
I'm sorry. I know it's Saturday. Anyway. If you've recently bought a home that needs a little work, or are simply ready to give yours that long overdue update, no doubt you're wondering which projects will yield the best return on your investment . And
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Dec
11

Holiday TV: Two New Specials and a House of Bryan Marathon

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Posted by Alicia Cox 12/11/2010 9:36:00 AM
We hope you've been enjoying the Holiday TV Specials that have been airing this month and that you're getting into the feastive spirit (yes, I meant festive, but feastive also describes the holidays for many of us, no?). Starting today at 11am ET, new
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Dec
10

Scott McGillivray Doesn't Do Makeup: Sneak Peek at Season 4 of Income Property!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/10/2010 2:10:00 PM
Don't hate him because he's beautiful. Not only does he not require any hair and makeup services on set, but apparently, Scott McGillibabe has his hair trimmed by his camera man. "...It was sticking up funny, and [the camera man] couldn't take it", says
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Dec
10

Holiday Home Tour: Designer Meredith Heron's Festive Decor

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Posted by Alicia Cox 12/10/2010 10:12:00 AM
Twitter never ceases to present fun and engaging opportunities for us here on Style Sheet ( follow us @hgtvcanada ). From meeting our guest blogger gal Michelle of Holley & Gill to inspiring blog posts to bringing new faces to our live blog events
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Dec
09

Gift Giving: For The Pups

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Posted by Vanessa 12/9/2010 11:06:00 AM
They may not have written a list, but who says our pups don’t have needs over the holidays? Sure some accessories for our dogs may seem a little excessive, but what better time to indulge your best four-legged friend than the holidays? Clockwise from
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Dec
08

Fresh Holiday Mantle Inspiration by Holley & Gill

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/8/2010 10:34:00 PM
Everything Michelle Carangi of Holley & Gill touches turns to cuteness. Earlier this week, our Montreal guest blogger and home designer (makes lovely silk-screened headboards and other home accessories ) revealed to the world her holiday mantle. And
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Dec
08

Book and Giveaway: Perfect Table Settings -- And not a Day Too Soon!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/8/2010 3:32:00 PM
The Stats Title: Perfect Table Settings by Denise Vivaldo Price: $29.95 Availability: Amazon.ca /Majour book stores The Book The "Bouquet"; "Pope's Hat", from Perfect Table Settings . Who ever said napkin folding is dead? Well it wasn't us! We're fascinated
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Dec
08

A Old-Fashioned Baby Quilt Gets Some High-Tech Help

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Posted by Vanessa 12/8/2010 9:30:00 AM
One of my most cherished childhood keepsakes is the quilt my grandmother and mom made for me before I was born. My mom, Carole, continued the tradition for my sister and family friends, but hadn't quilted in years. This year, now that her kids and the
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Dec
07

Golden Nuggets from Live Blogging Bonanza: What Scott, Sandra, Tatiana and Selling New York Agents Revealed!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/7/2010 1:46:00 PM
Last week we had us some good times indeed! We live blog select episodes of select shows, and often invite the host or show personalities to drop in for a little Q&A -- LIVE! With Real Estate being one of your favourite topics -- the numbers don't
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Dec
07

Gift Giving: For The Animal-Lover

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Posted by Alicia Cox 12/7/2010 1:03:00 PM
If 2009 was the Year of the Bird, then 2010 was all about incorporating animals of every kind into your decor, from fabric prints to imaginative art to quirky household objects. If you know an animal-lover, or are one yourself, then these four gift ideas
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Dec
06

Quiz: Which of These 3 Holiday Crafts is Not by an HGTV Host?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/6/2010 5:22:00 PM
You know we're crafty here, right? It's one of our favourite pastimes... Sadly we don't craft nearly as much as we'd like to, but thankfully, our hosts provide an inexhaustible well of ideas, especially around holiday time. So what do you think? Which
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Dec
05

A Day in New York with Eddie Ross: Inside the Food Network Prop Room

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Posted by Vanessa 12/5/2010 10:18:00 AM
In episode three of A Day in New York with Eddie Ross , Eddie sneaks us inside the Food Network prop room with design director Wendy Waxman. It's a giant warehouse full of gorgeous dishes and tableware, every piece with a story of its own. And Eddie and
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Dec
04

Social Media Saturday: November Recap From Twitter and Facebook

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Posted by Alicia Cox 12/4/2010 1:20:00 PM
Happy Saturday! If you're not watching the Sarah's House season 1 marathon on right now, I'm more than happy to have you here on Style Sheet . (Or maybe it's a commercial...whatever, I'll take it!) November was a busy month on our Twitter feed and Facebook
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Dec
04

Holiday Countdown: TV Specials and Marathons

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Posted by Vanessa 12/4/2010 9:02:00 AM
The holidays are fast approaching — if you celebrate Hanukkah , you're in the thick of it — and HGTV is counting down the days with specials and marathons every weekend and Tuesday evening. Starting at 11am ET this weekend, the festive competition Holiday
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Dec
02

Gift Giving: Dollhouses

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Posted by Mia Rodak 12/2/2010 2:28:00 PM
It seems every time I post here on the lovely Style Sheet (which is not often enough, btw), I can't help but somehow relate it back to my two-and-a-half year old daughter, Anabella. Those of you out there that have a toddler of your own (or have ever
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Dec
01

Live Chat Tonight: The Kleier Sisters from Selling New York & Tatiana from The Property Shop

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Posted by Alicia Cox 12/1/2010 9:07:00 AM
To kick off Real Estate Finale Week on Monday, Elana held two live chats with Scott McGillivray of Income Property and Sandra Rinomato of Property Virgins . Tonight, we conclude our live blogging series with the always popular Kleier sisters, Sabrina
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