This December, we're making our list (and checking it twice!) to bring you the hottest holiday tips of the season. From holiday gift ideas and crafts to decorating advice and inspiration, we've got everything you need to make this month the most wonderful time of the year. Make sure to check...
We know that December can be hectic, so this month's theme is all about Celebrating the Season. Embracing endless carols, shopping mall mania and cookie batter in your hair is easier said than done, however, so we've rounded up our best tips on how to make the holidays an even more happy and...
Scandinavian style is perfect for a mid-winter brunch to celebrate the season with friends and family. With a bright palette of whites, silver and bits of raw wood, it's a casual style that's easy to create. Tips and tricks: Forgo table linens and celebrate the beauty of...
If you love romantic French interiors, you will adore Calgary's Melange for the Home. Melange 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 building, is a Europhile's dream! And it's right...
For three weeks each year in the Crestwood Community of Edmonton, a group of residents transform their homes into impressive displays of dazzling holiday lights and elaborately decorated holiday scenes in order to celebrate the season and to spread holiday cheer. Located on 148th street from 100...
As the holiday season approaches, many of us look forward to the annual tradition of decorating of our homes. It's no coincidence that the timing of the Winter Solstice occurs close to Christmas and other religious highpoints such as Hanukkah and Ramadan. This is the time of year for taking stock,...
Celebrate the homemade (or what looks like homemade) with a slightly old-fashioned feeling this season. This look is one of the most traditional holiday themes that I can think of, and I like to call it Country Craft. Imagine fresh baked cookies in a big farm kitchen with piles of snow outside and...
To me, Oscar time is the brunch of seasons: that awkward period between winter and spring that doesn't feel quite cold enough to call winter, or warm enough to call spring. It's sprinter! Personally, I like to celebrate this most mercurial time of year by getting my film freak on. By that I...
It's Sarah Tuesday! To celebrate, I bring you Part 2 of my interview with Sarah Richardson and Tommy Smythe of Sarah's House. In Part 2, Sarah and Tommy graciously address the common expectation that they should continue working in the same style, season after season (I think Sarah says...
If you're a fan of The Real Housewives of New Jersey (and I know there are a lot of you out there!), then you're familiar with Dina Manzo, the down to earth, bubbly blonde who left the show last year to focus on her family, the foundation she started to raise money to help children living with...