PHOTOGRAPHY: ALEX LUKEYSTYLING: SVETLANA TRYASKINA AND CHRISTINA HANLON Toronto designer Svetlana Tryaskina loves creating exciting, new living spaces out of homes that have become lacklustre, outdated and no longer functional for their owners. Redesigning homes has been her...
PHOTOGRAPHY: VALERIE WILCOX STYLING: ANNE TURCIC It was natural that Anne Turcic, a wedding and event designer in Hamilton, known for her love of romantic baroque style, would turn to that style when her husband promised her the...
Whether you like white, quality cottons or rich jewel-toned sateens, one thing doesn’t change when it comes to bed linens, says Stan Leibner. What was true in 1961 when Linen Chest opened its first boutique on Queen Mary...
PHOTOGRAPHY: STEPHANI BUCHMAN STYLING: CARLY NEMTEAN An eclectic mix of wood grains give the master bedroom a luxurious, textured feel. An oversized fabric headboard and simple linens complete the picture. Toronto-area real estate agent Sanya Rambally took a...
PHOTOGRAPHY: ANGUS McRITCHIESTYLING: JEAN MONET Floral arrangements: Le Marché aux Fleurs du Village High-quality finishings make this kitchen party-ready. Entertaining is easy thanks to the open-concept design. In summer, guests spill outside to the open-roofed atrium. On a...
PHOTOGRAPHY: GUILLAUME BOILY Honey-coloured oak floors in a herringbone pattern warm up the breakfast nook and offset the kitchen’s contrasting black, white and grey decor. The renovation of Diane Bélanger’s detached cottage in Notre-Dame-de-Grace was similar to other...
PHOTOGRAPHY: DREW HADLEYSTYLING: CATLIN STOTHERS A welcoming dining space was created by incorporating the home’s former dining room into a new, enlarged kitchen. A 14-foot-long banquette makes the space comfortable for large groups. Empty nesters Cynthia Killorn and...
PHOTOGRAPHY: MIKE CHAJECKISTYLING: CYNTHIA SODA It’s not necessary to give up style when redesigning your home just because you have children, says Toronto interior designer Cynthia Soda. A mother of four, Cynthia renovated the master ensuite bathroom in...
PHOTOGRAPHY: GLENNA PARTRIDGE Debbie Samsom wasn’t sure what kind of garden she wanted around her beachfront home in Delta, but she wanted it to blend in with the adjacent natural landscape. So in her mind, any new plants,...
Photography: Jeff McNeill Landscape architects and garden designers can face a challenge when older homes are torn down to make room for larger new homes in well-established neighbourhoods. Municipal bylaws often require a new house to fit in...
