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Interior: Bold bachelor pad Interior: Bold bachelor pad
Interior: Bold bachelor pad
Self-described “serial entrepreneur” david barclay derives great pleasure from exercising his right to individualized style. to wit: placing a gold-plated philippe starck ak-47-style gun lamp in the bay window of his 1,900-square-foot victorian brownstone in toronto’s west end. “it’s a...
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Interiors: Contemporary classic Interiors: Contemporary classic
Interiors: Contemporary classic
Traditional doesn't mean time warp. that's easy to see from a peek inside the ottawa home of irene langlois. the designer's signature style is rooted in tradition (fine architectural details and sophisticated furnishings), but her secret to keeping classic contemporary is to enliven timeless...
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Wall decor: How to fill your blank walls Wall decor: How to fill your blank walls
Wall decor: How to fill your blank walls
It’s amazing how blank walls are transformed when almost anything is hung on them! they immediately burst to life, making a room feel homey and lived in rather than sterile and impersonal. fill them with fun, decorative accessories or functional space savers. either way – there are lots of...
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Around the house resolutions 2012 Around the house resolutions 2012
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Our favourite 25 interiors of 2011 Our favourite 25 interiors of 2011
Our favourite 25 interiors of 2011
After a year of incredible colours and patterns, and diys and home renovations it's not easy to choose our favourite interiors of 2011. we've gone through all 12 issues to find the crème de la crème of spaces and have come up with a fabulous collection of decor styles and colour palettes !...
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Interior: Elegant country home Interior: Elegant country home
Interior: Elegant country home
When two busy health-care professionals bought this hudson, que., home, they sought a place to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. a mere 40-minute commute from montreal and set on three acres by the short of the lake of two mountains, this 1-1/2 storey countryside oasis was just...
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Handmade holidays Handmade holidays
Handmade holidays
“watch your step!” isn’t the most typical holiday greeting, but at this house – home to sandra and brandon raines and their two young daughters, olivia and sienna – the phrase has become synonymous with christmas . “it all began two years ago, with this idea of using natural and...
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Cheerful Christmas decorating ideas Cheerful Christmas decorating ideas
Cheerful Christmas decorating ideas
Baby, it’s cold outside! the leaves are gone, the snow has fallen and the temperature has dropped, but you’d never know it here. it may be winter outside, but the fresh fabrics and bright palette inside offer a new take on christmas cheer. this holiday, we’ve got a spring in our step, a...
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Interior: Cape Cod chic Interior: Cape Cod chic
Interior: Cape Cod chic
Stay or go? reno or sell? what homeowner hasn’t faced that dilemma? after years of trying to figure out how to make their three-storey house work for them, alain doom and charles “chip” hamann of ottawa decided to sell. “we were unhappy with the layout – it had been frustrating us...
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Interior: Holiday glamour Interior: Holiday glamour
Interior: Holiday glamour
Another holiday season is upon us, and while some traditions remain fresh year after year, others can start to feel stale faster than you can break open that box of red and green ornaments. even the classic schemes – icy blues, glitzy golds, snowy whites – can feel tired after a few years....
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7 festive holiday interiors 7 festive holiday interiors
7 festive holiday interiors
There's nothing wrong with sticking to the traditional red and green, but there's also no rule saying you have to. there are a variety of colour combinations and decor styles you can try to show your personality and really make your house shine this holiday! here are seven festive interiors to...
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Interior: All the right moves Interior: All the right moves
Interior: All the right moves
“this room is all about the balance,” says designer erin feasby of the work she and partner cindy bleeks did transforming the living room of a traditional toronto home into an oasis of personality. “the space combines formal living with family living, and it’s always a challenge to find...
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Interior: European charm Interior: European charm
Interior: European charm
Victoria mifsud-teti can’t decide whether she’s sorry she doesn’t have before pictures of her house or whether she’s relieved. sure, it’d be fun to show people the dramatic transformation. on the other hand, the state of the house was so bad when she and her husband, tony teti, bought...
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Interior: All in the mix Interior: All in the mix
Interior: All in the mix
Style at home contributing design editor samantha pynn understands the value of pushing boundaries. on her one-hour hgtv special, the mix , samantha pairs graphic patterns with animal prints, antique chairs with sofas from big-box stores, and a must-have splurge piece with a room full of...
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Interior: Home for a rest Interior: Home for a rest
Interior: Home for a rest
Here’s a 21st-century design myth that needs busting: neutrals are bland, safe choices for timid decorators. admittedly, it’s easy to see how our overdose on taupe in the neutralized ’90s gave subdued hues a bad rep. but this decade’s swing to bold, beautiful colour and pattern...
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Interior: Rustic elegance Interior: Rustic elegance
Interior: Rustic elegance
They say every spirit wants to soar. so it’s no wonder that when toronto residents jerome and michelle edelstein first walked into this muskoka, ont., cottage two years ago, they were instantly sold. the southwest-facing structure is perched up high on the property and showcases stunning...
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6 great designer spaces 6 great designer spaces
6 great designer spaces
Gorgeous interior designs and renovations are incredible inspiration for our own homes. they showcase the style and personality of the homeowner, from the colour palette to the accessories. so why not go straight to the source of this inspiration? we've taken a look at a few of our favourite...
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Interior: Beach-inspired dining room Interior: Beach-inspired dining room
Interior: Beach-inspired dining room
How do you design a room that suits a labour day soirée as much as it does a cozy christmas dinner? the secret to creating a seasonal room that seamlessly sashays from summer to winter , says canadian-born, n.y.-based designer amanda nisbet, is colour and texture. and thanks to the...
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Interior: Elana Safronsky's Toronto home Interior: Elana Safronsky's Toronto home
Interior: Elana Safronsky's Toronto home
Sitting on her front porch , snacking on cherries, elana safronsky, online editor and blogger for hgtv canada, pronounces that the contents of her edwardian-era home are big fakes. “it’s all garbage because i can’t afford anything i want,” she says. “i own a lot of crude...
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Interior: Cheerful summer cabin Interior: Cheerful summer cabin
Interior: Cheerful summer cabin
We were hard-core campers when we started our hunt for a cottage three years ago. we snorted at coleman stoves, we snuffled at air mattresses, we were all backcountry and portages. but hard-core is just that: hard. and life with three kids (harper, 10, oliver, 7, and jessica, 5) soon left my...
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Interior: Beach house chic Interior: Beach house chic
Interior: Beach house chic
Why is it that a second home so often comes first in your heart? ask the starks. they love their busy lives in calgary; susan and shane with work, and daughters kelly, 16, and jamie, 14, with school and ballet. “most dinners, we just grab a sandwich on the go,” says susan. but the...
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Interior: Sleek modern cottage Interior: Sleek modern cottage
Interior: Sleek modern cottage
Anne sportun, toronto-based jewellery designer extraordinaire, is surely telling tall tales. she’s gushing over how her family of five spent many years camping in two tiny bunkies on 10 remote acres in haliburton, ont. “we were so happy there,” says anne. “we didn’t have electricity. we...
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Interior: Colourful cottage Interior: Colourful cottage
Interior: Colourful cottage
On summer weekends, happy orange umbrellas flutter in the warm lake simcoe breeze and inviting bright blue lounge chairs beckon to anyone playing in the pool. squeals of delight from children ripple across the patio. through the wall-to-wall sliding glass doors that line the back of the...
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Interior: Soothing guest room Interior: Soothing guest room
Interior: Soothing guest room
Give a designer carte blanche in your home, and you’ll be presented with an ambitious colour scheme and bold fabric samples before you can say “go big or go home.” give the same designer free rein in her own home and, well, carte blanche just about describes what you’re likely to find....
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Interior: Beach-inspired romance Interior: Beach-inspired romance
Interior: Beach-inspired romance
What designer wouldn’t want to hear this from a client? “just design this home as though you’d live in it yourself.” that’s what happened to designer and media personality kelly deck. her client, a builder with whom she’d worked before, brought her to see a 1920s cottage-style home,...
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From the Editor
Make it personal
When I look at a room, it's the personal touches like artwork and travel memetoes that elevate a space from generic to genuine. I'll take a house adorned with books, family photographs and decorative accessories any day over a cookie-cutter interior that's perfectly and pristinely furnished with basic pieces... I believe that a home should reflect the people who own it.
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