This week's Question of the Week struck a nerve. I asked what you would do for a backsplash if you had your way, and in the same breath slighted a long-time favourite: tri-coloured glass mosaic tile. In a word: I'm over it, no longer a fan. Many of you -- even if not exactly over...
A view of Florence from Villa/Hotel Torre di Bellosguardo I've been away. In Italy. Two weeks later I am back, with a few pounds of pasta weight in each saddle bag; a pining heart; and a head full of intoxicating memories. I've been mixing up phone numbers, not paying attention in...
Clockwise from the top; 1. Carter Oosterhouse; 2. Damon Bennett; 3. Colin McAllister; 4. Phil Spencer; 5. Scott McGillivray. Don't tell me this isn't one of your favourite conversations ever!!!!!!!! Haven't you whiled away entire dinners with your friends talking...
As promised, a follow-up to this week's question of modern vs traditional Christmas trees: my top 5 picks for trendy, inventive and kooky Christmas tree alternatives, in the name of saving a few unassuming saplings. Although, I did get a stern talking-to from a reader -- Anne -- on Monday's...
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 most creative wallpaper uses I could find, and...
What can't you do with wallpaper these days... It's such a versatile design element that packs a lot of style punch for your dollar. Of course, wallpaper can run you $5 to $500 dollars a roll, but as Scotch Mommy and I concluded last week: if you really fall in love with an expensive paper, you can...
Hi there... Where are you? Are you...outside? Are you wearing...flip flops? I'm outside RIGHT NOW. Haha, ok no I'm not, but I'm longingly staring at outside through my office window, wishing I was there. You know what being deprived of your fill of outside gets you? An obsession with outside. Or...
Today, we continue our look at the very best entries in our May 2-4 DIY Contest. The creative response to this HGTV.ca challenge was unprecedented, not to mention inspiring. Our lucky - and deserving! - Grand Prize Winner was Rosalie Luymes, and we chose five runners-up, all of whose work would put...
Aaaand just like that, we made it through February! Poor Europe has been freezing its britches off, and much of Canada (and apparently Norway) has had its mildest winter in years! The world seems on its ear... But enough bragging (sorry disappointed skiers). Maybe we don't deserve to pine for...
We're late with February's theme, but in our defense, we're trying to make February seem as short as possible. Though I must admit that this year, February has been a real peach. I don't know how February's been treating you in your part of the world but in Ontario, fall shoes have been enjoying an...