Sunday, January 31, 2016

If you’re lucky enou

If you’re lucky enough to have a walk-in closet, make sure it has an island. | Photo: Ted Yarwood Design: Louise MacDonald


White marble, brass

White marble, brass knobs and Georgian-style mouldings create a gracious and stylish storage space. | Photo: Michael Graydon


Sleek and simple flo

Sleek and simple floor-to-ceiling cabinets keep clothes out of sight. | Design: Sandy Skotnicki Photo: Stacey Brandford


Antique pulls and a

Antique pulls and a delicate 1930s chandelier enhance the room’s vintage appeal. | Photo: Donna Griffith Design: Theresa Casey


White walls and extr

White walls and extra-tall cabinets reflect natural light, while a graphic striped rug and Deco-style light fixture introduce contrast. | Photo: Virginia Macdonald Design: Lloyd Ralphs Design


White built-ins and

White built-ins and chrome hardware create a clean, modern look. | Photo: Donna Griffith


Mirrored surfaces an

Mirrored surfaces and a winter white palette give this dressing room a super spacious feel. | Photo: Michael Graydon Design: Mary Fiume


The custom built-ins

The custom built-ins offer lots of hanging and shelf space, while spotlights illuminate the contents when doors are open. | Photo: Kim Christie Design: Rosie Daykin


Rolling racks keep o

Rolling racks keep ornate garments on display. A vintage Singer sewing chair and a weathered rug complement the colors in the clothes. | Photo: Photo: Michael Graydon Design: Carlo and Laura Colacci


Stylist Sabrina Linn

Stylist Sabrina Linn’s dressing room, which connects the bathroom to the bedroom, has no doors, creating flow and a reason to keep it tidy. | Photo: Michael Graydon


This polished men’s

This polished men’s walk-in features shallow drawers that allow ties to lie flat, with deeper drawers beneath for sweaters and golf shirts. | Photo: Alex Lukey Design: Mazen El-Abdallah


This small walk-in i

This small walk-in is kept streamlined with an extremely curated collection of clothes. | Design: Mario Grauso Photo: Ashley Capp


The dressing room ha

The dressing room has built-in storage and shelving in every corner. | Design: Lisa Rogers Photo: Stacey Brandford


Luxurious amenities

Luxurious amenities like illuminated shoe racks and a purse collection behind glass-panelled cabinet doors offer a glamorous place to get dressed. | Photo: Janis Nicolay


A pretty tufted benc

A pretty tufted bench, exotic wool rug and a modern gold light fixture give this compact space a show-stopping look. | Photo: Valerie Wilcox Design: Jenna Cadieux


Panelled closets and

Panelled closets and drawers keep essentials organized behind a tailored façade. | Photo: Michael Graydon


Firelight Camps

Glamping is a way to experience what living in a tiny house might be like. Living in a tent may be pushing it for most people but it might be an affordable way to get started in tiny house living while you construct your dream tiny house. Here is one option called Firelight Camps, located in New York.

The wind rustling through the trees. Brisk morning air. All from the comfort of your bed … No setup required. Made up with high thread count linens, your tent is off-the-grid and warmly lit with battery-powered lanterns (that can also charge your phone). Mesh screening helps keep the critters out, and comfortable furniture – such as the writing desk – gives you a place to muse on your ideas or simply relax. Find a hammock a few feet away to escape with the birdsong.

Learn more here.


Kitchen & pantry org

Kitchen & pantry organization tips from Toni Hammersley's book, The Complete Book of Home Organization.


Guest bedroom organi

Guest bedroom organization tips from Toni Hammersley's book, The Complete Book of Home Organization.


Foyer & front hall o

Foyer & front hall organization tips from Toni Hammersley's book, The Complete Book of Home Organization.


Linen closet organiz

Linen closet organization tips from Toni Hammersley's book, The Complete Book of Home Organization.


Laundry organization

Laundry organization tips from Toni Hammersley's book, The Complete Book of Home Organization.


Bedroom organization

Bedroom organization tips from Toni Hammersley's book, The Complete Book of Home Organization.


Backyard organizatio

Backyard organization tips from Toni Hammersley's book, The Complete Book of Home Organization.


Bathroom organizatio

Bathroom organization tips from Toni Hammersley's book, The Complete Book of Home Organization.


Home office organiza

Home office organization tips from Toni Hammersley's book, The Complete Book of Home Organization.


Living room organiza

Living room organization tips from Toni Hammersley's book, The Complete Book of Home Organization.


Zebra Migration Yell

Zebra Migration Yellow Animal Print Throw Pillow at Chloe & Olive | #HHplayfuldesign


Reality Piggy Bank a

Reality Piggy Bank at Areaware | #HHplayfuldesign


Bibliotheque Multico

Bibliotheque Multicolor Wallpaper by Brunschwig & Fils through Lee Jofa | #HHplayfuldesign


Roasted Asparagus An

Roasted Asparagus And Cheese Tart | Photo: John Cullen


Roasted Cauliflower

Roasted Cauliflower With Anchovy Breadcrumbs | Photo: Angus Fergusson


Roasted Rainbow Carr

Roasted Rainbow Carrots With Harissa | Photo: Donna Griffith


Barbecue Pork Loin R

Barbecue Pork Loin Roast With Crackling And Plum Chutney | Photo: Angus Fergusson


West’s Braised Lamb

West’s Braised Lamb With Boulangère Potatoes And Radicchio | Photo: Virginia MacDonald


Slow-Roasted Prime R

Slow-Roasted Prime Rib Au Jus | Photo: Donna Griffith


Truffle-Scented Roas

Truffle-Scented Roast Chicken | Photo: Michael Graydon


Rib Roast With Horse

Rib Roast With Horseradish-Mustard Sauce | Photo: Donna Griffith


Roast Chicken With A

Roast Chicken With Achiote And Lime | Photo: John Cullen


Saturday, January 30, 2016

A favorite book, som

A favorite book, some river stones and sentimental objects break up the negative space. | Photo: Michael Graydon Design: Arriz Hassam of arriz+co with Suzanne Dimma


Another way to style

Another way to style a coffee table is to be less strategic, and place your accessories in a more organic way. | Photo: Michael Graydon Design: Arriz Hassam of arriz+co with Suzanne Dimma


A popular and functi

A popular and functional coffee table option is an ottoman. | Photo: Virginia MacDonald Design: Beth Poulter


Try stacking some bo

Try stacking some books on a couple of the quadrants and layer an object of interest or a box on top. | Photographer: Michael Graydon Designer: Lisa Diamond Katz and David Katz


Dress up your ottoma

Dress up your ottoman with textiles, such as a throw blanket or a beautiful scarf. | Photo: Virginia MacDonald Design: Beth Poulter


The Bell Table by Se

The Bell Table by Sebastian Herkner is a beautiful shape and can really stand alone with no additional styling.


A favorite styling m

A favorite styling move of ours is to “divide” the coffee table surface into quadrants or sections. | Photographer: Michael Graydon Designer: Lisa Diamond Katz and David Katz


When your coffee tab

When your coffee table is artful and sculptural, it may not need any surface styling. | Photo: Virginia MacDonald Design: Ashley Botten


The year 2016 has be

The year 2016 has been declared the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations to celebrate one of the world’s most important foods: the edible seeds of the legume family (think: beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils).


This West End Toront

This West End Toronto home, classic details — recessed panel and glass-fronted cabinets, crown molding and wood floors — feel airy thanks to a mostly-white palette and a marble backsplash that stretches to the ceiling. | Photo: Virginia Macdonald


A historical hue — F

A historical hue — Farrow & Ball’s Green Smoke (47) — and classic country style give the cabinets in this Halifax kitchen a distinctly furniture-like feel, a look that’s bolstered by decorative brackets and ample crown moldings. Photo: Janet Kimber Design: Kenneth McRobbie and Colin Blanchard


Traditional details

Traditional details shine in smaller spaces, too. Take this galley kitchen in Toronto designer Silvana D’addazio’s own 1880s semi. | Photo: Michael Graydon