HEDGE YOUR BETS
Does your yard suffer from limited sunlight? Are you too busy to care for growing things? Is your balcony too tiny for a heavy plant? An artificial boxwood hedge, made to order and UV-protected, will give you the...
RIGHT NEIGHBOURHOOD, RIGHT STYLE
Question: How do you know you don’t need a formal dining room? Answer: You rarely use it. “I think we sat in the formal dining room once in 14 years in our former home,” says Elizabeth Glimenaki. “I...
WINTER WONDERLAND
Quintessence Hotel beckons to those who need pampering BY SUSAN SEMENAK Get the full article in VancouverHOME Winter Edition It’s cold and grey in the city, but here at Mont Tremblant, Quebec, the sky is blue and the...
Verti Store
MODERN YET CLASSIC Drapery – simple and elegant – is back in vogue. Verti Store offers hundreds of choices of fabric, so you can choose a style that suits your taste and decor, and also pick hardware for...
Home Cinemas To Stay In
It’s time to tuck under the covers and watch movies. Stephanie Whittaker, Editor-in-Chief of Montreal Home has the latest trends in home cinemas. Your browser does not support frames. Click here to view the frameless video.. Watch previous...
ALL FOR A GREAT NIGHT’S SLEEP
The bed: it’s a natural focal point in bedroom design. “There are so many ways to make a very individual and distinctive design statement now, with a new elegance coming through,” says Lianne Carioto, interior designer and vice...
ONE MORE TIME
Designer returns to a client’s condo to give it a fresh, new look BY LAURA BEESTON PHOTOGRAPHY: CHRIS ROLLETT STYLING: DIANA BECKER Robert Bailey spent a decade helping his client renovate bits and pieces of this South Granville...
FALLING IN LOVE WITH AN A-FRAME
Contractor is so enamored of the house he builds that he moves in BY LAURA BEESTON PHOTOGRAPHY: CHRIS ROLLETT STYLING: DIANA BECKER Every good contractor knows to pour the concrete driveway last, but Sean Jack knew it was...
ENJOYING THE VIEW
Designer maximizes the spaciousness of a mountainside condo BY JULIE GEDEON PHOTOGRAPHY: MARK WHITEHEAD STYLING: DERICK RODROZEN Stanley Park, the Lions Gate Bridge, downtown Vancouver and Burrard Inlet. The vista from this two-storey townhouse, nestled on a West...
A MANSION IN THE SKY
It all revolved around the staircase. Designer Michael Richardson and his husband, Brian Sevy, were searching for a new home. In an apartment building in The Quay they saw this two-storey penthouse with its sweeping, curving staircase, and...