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Drum roll, please!
We started with 15 gorgeous homeseverything from a cliffside studio in the Okanagan, to a fashion designer’s first interior project, to a restored heritage hall in Northern, B.C. (see the full list of finalists here)and now, after three weeks and more than 120,000 (!!!) votes, the results of our first-ever readers’ choice awards are in! We’re thrilled to announce that Western Living‘s 2017 Home of the Year is…
Congratulations, Paul Lavoie! The interior designer embraced a sophisticated, neutral colour palette to bring some California cool to a Calgary home with views for milesand the results are incredible. Scroll through the pics below for a quick peek at the winning design, or see the full home here.
The editorial team at Western Living loves nothing more than a perfectly designed space, place or thing: and we’re here to tell you about it. Email us your pitches at [email protected].
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