Photography: Larry ArnalStyling: Michaela Burns Michaela Burns has a way with lines. They appear as geometric shapes on wallpaper, in the dramatic cross-hatched veins of a faux-stone wall, and within the muted Moorish pattern in a rug. (Top)...
Stew: A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed pan. Quintessential winter food. A pot of stew simmering long and slowly on the stove warms both the kitchen and the soul. But the...
Sinks near the front entrance for hand-washing. Guest bedrooms and broom closets that double as home offices. Backyard vegetable gardens. More durable furnishings and finishes. These are just a few of the changes that the coronavirus pandemic has...
There’s a sunny spot on the back balcony where two of my favourite words spend the summer in a tangle of aromatic green co-existence: “cocktail garden.” Most people would call this cluster of terracotta pots by the kitchen...
All summer long, I make plans to fill my pantry with homemade jams and preserves, though I rarely do. It’s either too hot or I’m distracted outdoors. But I perk up with fall’s first chill. Come late September,...
Photography: Amanda Oster and Stephen LiStyling: Reisa Pollard, Sara King and Amanda Gillies Reisa Pollard often has to coax clients out of their comfort zones. Not this time. The Vancouver interior designer, owner of Beyond Beige Interior Design,...
Photography: Drew HadleyStyling: Érik Maillé How could one not love a house with a “salle de discussion,” a conversation room? It’s a calm, casual space just off the kitchen that is dedicated to quiet talk, music, contemplation—perhaps a...
Photography: Drew HadleyStyling: Érik Maillé Look closely. You’ll see that in almost every tableau, Érik Maillé has injected a jot of black. “Une petite touche de noir,” is how he describes his signature design flourish. A horizontal...
Photography: Alex LukeyStyling: Margot Austin Stephanie Lees has made a little kitchen do big things. There was hardly room to move when the Toronto designer first visited; the 170-square-foot room was dark, with just a small window and...
PHOTOGRAPHY: SUSAN SEMENAK When he scoops a spoonful of homemade sauerkraut from a jar and tosses it into his salad, Blake Mackay isn’t paying much attention to all the current hype around fermented foods. Mostly, he’s in love...
