In the past twenty years or so the kitchen has become the centre of the home. This room has grown from a perfunctory space to an all-out eating, cooking, dining and communication hub. It's no wonder that Canadians spend more money on kitchen renovations than any other space in their home. If you're...
Are you dreaming of waking up to a winter wonderland on Christmas morning? I know I am. Cozy winter scene via Anthropologie, and Country Living I might be in the minority, but winter is my favorite season. There is something completely magical about walking under snow-covered trees and...
Picking an accent colour for your home is not unlike picking the right eye shadow for your face. While they both do wonders to highlight the positive, the wrong combinations can come off as a hot mess. Hide the Awkward and Unsightly Start by objectively looking at the front of your home. Ask...
Photo Credit: Alex Schuldt, The Holmes Group Floors account for more surface area than anything else in a home, other than walls and ceilings. They set the tone for living spaces, including kitchens, bathrooms and main traffic areas, like the entrances to homes. And tiling can add a lot to those...
Who: Terry Schacht, Food Stylist and husband Mark Spiers, who works for Air Canada in Avionics. Bench at Clear Lake cottage View Full Gallery of Terry's Two Cottages What: We bought the first cottage (Clear Lake) in 2004 and spent about eight months renovating it. A...
I know you've looked at backsplashes and thought to yourself: I can do it. It's just tile and grout, for Pete's sake, can't I do it? Well I've seen the results of some of those thoughts, and the subsequent resolve to do it on one's own, and it usually looks like this: From Sarah's House, S1,...
Let's get one thing out of the way: more bathrooms is always better than less. This is not a post about first-floor powder room or no first-floor powder room because I think we can all agree that given the choice, most people would take the house or condo with the extra bathroom. The topic yet to...
We may lust after a certain aesthetic or a particular piece of furniture but the reality for what I would hazard to say is the majority, is that we live with a lot of aesthetic compromise. Most of us can't renovate our entire home in one go, and those of us who can, will indubitably be faced with...
I know he's married. And Sarah Baeumler is soooo lovely. But I'd like to just come out and say that Bryan Baeumler is kind of my boyfriend. (I'm sure many of you are rolling your eyes right now and telling me to take a number.) But really, every time I ask to drop by for a little vis, he's...