A couple who yearned to live in the city breathe new life into a century-old Outremont home

PHOTOGRAPHY: PAUL GRDINASTYLING: SARAH GALLOP AND STEPHANIE MALHAS A large house becomes a grand home if everything is done in good style to proper scale. Designers Sarah Gallop, Karen Yau and Stephanie Malhas rose to this challenge when...

PHOTOGRAPHY: GLENNA PARTRIDGE Contrasting shades of greenery give the garden its lushness, while the planters occupy key spaces to create visual harmony. “We love the colours,” says homeowner Mark London of the contemporary tropical garden that he and...

PHOTOGRAPHY: JEAN BLAISSTYLING: TRACEY MacKENZIE Large windows on the building’s third floor allow for an expansive view of the city along with a flood of natural light in the interiors. A delightful whimsy defines the decor in the...

PHOTOGRAPHY: JEAN BLAISSTYLING: JEAN MONET Floral arrangements: Le Marché aux Fleurs du Village Installing twin chandeliers over the 12-foot-long handcrafted table provided a necessary visual aid to draw the eye down from the B.C. fir beams. They also...

PHOTOGRAPHY: AMIELLE CLOUÂTRE The kitchen gives the homeowners unobstructed views through many windows as they work behind the long island. The slight grey in the chevron marble tiles on the backsplash and the silver stools bridge the gap...

PHOTOGRAPHY: LESLIE GOODWINSTYLING: BARBARA MILNER A Roman blind with bursts of yellow, along with brass pendant lighting give the kitchen its sunshiny disposition. These elements contrast with the navy blue cabinetry. Light fixtures: FLOS Lighting’s IC series. A...

PHOTOGRAPHY AND STYLING: JANIS NICOLAY The copper pendant lights with their warm and reflective quality are the kitchen’s showstopping elements. Porcelain that mimics Calacatta marble, white cabinetry, and Eames chairs brighten the light wood finish. Emma water pitcher...

PHOTOGRAPHY: STEPHANI BUCHMANSTYLING: CYNTHIA SODA As Sophia Kelly sips coffee at the small desk off her kitchen, she also drinks in the lovely view of her ravined backyard in Scarborough. She and her husband, Jeffrey Dean Kelly, couldn’t...

Novelist Isabel Allende contends that “real soup is to the body what peace is to the soul.” It’s the perfect food on a cold winter’s day, as these experts readily attest. Lemon lentil soup at Café Santropol Café...