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November 2008 Issue:

The entertaining issue

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Your ultimate entertaining guide
Party planning: Our expert panel weighs in on everything you need to know about hosting the hottest party ever; Event design: Invitations, seating plans, a napkin primer, fashionable decorating themes; Table toppings: Must-have white servingware, simple napkin folds, 5-minute floral arrangements; Fall-through-holiday decorating, stylish sideboards, cooking secrets from The Barefoot Contessa.

HOME
- PURE-CHIC LIVING
  
  102
  
  Design editor Samantha Pynn gives an open-concept kitchen, dining area and living room a family-friendly and eco-smart makeover for her HGTV show, Pure Design
- EVERYONE'S A WINNER
  
  124
  
  When Sarah Richardson designed this West Coast grand-prize house for charity, she created a place anyone would be happy to call home
- CELEBRATE YOUR DIFFERENCES
  
  132
  
  Interior designer Jan Brown marries the styles of two cultures for a welcoming Toronto home where entertaining is always on the menu
- A HOUSE FOR ALL OCCASIONS
  
  146
  
  Classic elegance sets the tone for gatherings of all sizes in this luxurious Thornhill, Ont., home by interior designer Timothy Mather
STYLE
- THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
  
  40
  
  Dress to impress with this season's most colourful, patterned table linens
- THE BUTLER DIARIES
  
  48
  
  Assistant design editor Brett Walther learns all about the fine art of buttling
- TAKE YOUR SEAT
  114
  
  Add the finishing touch to your dinner table with fanciful place cards you make yourself
- ENTERTAINING ON THE SIDE
  140
  
  Three ways to show off your style with a versatile sideboard
- SEASONAL STYLE
  154
  
  With a few decorative switches, take your console, mantel and front door from fall to winter
SHOPPING
- SHOPPING ETC
  
  56
  
  Canada's best home decor stores
- WINDOW SHOPPING
  
  192
  
  Light up your rooms with the latest looks in candlesticks
REGULARS
- HOME PAGE
  
  16
- OUR CONTRIBUTORS
  
  21
- DATE WITH STYLE
  
  22
- LETTERS FROM HOME
  
  24
- STYLEATHOME.COM
  
  26
- HOME & STYLE
  
  29
  
  Interviews with interior designer Charlotte Moss and IKEA's Madeleine Lowenborg-Frick, and what Canadian fashion designers are up to underfoot
- DESIGN LESSON
  
  54
  
  Kimberley Seldon's secret for creating an event to remember? Appeal to all five senses
- INSIDE DESIGN
  
  60
  
  Floral designer-to-the-stars Michael George offers tips for creating chic modern arrangements
- HIGH/LOW
  
  64
  
  Serve your favourite cocktails in style, whether you raise or lower the bar
- WE LOVE IT!
  
  70
  
  Style at Home staff take a shine to metallic finishes in gold, silver, bronze and copper
- RESTYLE
  
  73
  
  Transform a painted chest of drawers into a sideboard with raw natural beauty
- ASK US
  
  110
  
  Margot Austin's design solutions
- WHERE TO FIND IT
  
  178
  
  Source listings for this issue
ENTERTAINING
- STYLE AT HOME'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO STRESS-FREE ENTERTAINING
  
  77
  
  Twelve pages of expert tips on entertaining at home, including party planning basics, how to set a table and arrange flowers, plus food and drink suggestions and much, much more
- BACK TO BASICS
  
  161
  
  Entertain with ease with a menu from Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten's new book, Back to Basics
- WINE & SPIRITS
  170
  
  Konrad Ejbich's must-have book list for wine lovers