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An elegant, unifying treatment of a wide-open space 27 Aug 2013 | 12:43 am
Congratulations to you and your husband, Catherine, and welcome to Toronto. I applaud your gumption to not only move countries but change decor styles as well. Many in your shoes would re-create the l...
House tour: An elegant, homey greystone 23 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am
Retired teachers Alan Strand and Louise Chalmers love old houses and the history that's associated with them. In the 1990s, they were living in a "tiny" 1915 home in Côte-St-Luc. They eventually tired...
Get a feel for oriental rugs 23 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am
The stunned crowd at Sotheby's burst into a rare round of applause when a museum-quality Persian carpet sold for a record-setting $33.76 million U.S. in June.
New faux plants look as good as real ones 20 Aug 2013 | 05:39 pm
If there's somewhere in your home that needs livening up but it's not practical to use real plants, consider using faux flowers and greenery.
Family rooms can be kid-friendly 17 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
In many homes, the "family room" is decorated with just one purpose: to withstand the impact of juice-spilling, gameplaying, cookie-eating, crayonwielding children.
A galley kitchen can be fun and functional 17 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
A galley kitchen (with a window to boot!) is a dream. Serious cooks love having countertop prep space on both sides of the room and the potential for the coveted work triangle. Myself, I like that the...
Geometric design has angles covered 16 Aug 2013 | 12:55 am
Quadrilaterals, cubes, polyhedrons ... sound like 10th grade math class? Perhaps, but they're also examples of one of this fall's biggest trends in home decor.
Mellow metallics grace the home 12 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Never been a heavy metal fan? The new look of brass, copper, bronze and nickel in this fall's decor might change your mind.
Open kitchen shelves practical, pretty 12 Aug 2013 | 09:03 pm
The idea of open shelves has been around since the creation of the kitchen. Historically, the concept can be traced to early civilization, when storing items in a practical and easily accessible manne...
Grasscloth has sass 6 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm
Grasscloth is definitely not boring. Even the most neutral grasscloth provides a warmth and depth that paint cannot, making it a great option for anyone who tires quickly of patterns like damasks and ...
