Western Living Magazine
2026 Bathroom Design Tip #4: Illuminate Small Spaces With Big Lighting
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2026 Bathroom Design Tip #3: Bring a Little Patina into a Traditional Design
Wild B.C. Salmon, Fresh Dill and Heirloom Tomato Soup (Canh Chua Cá Thì Là)
Recipe: Quick Miso Noodle Soup
Recipe: Hopcott Farms Beef Short Ribs with Black Pepper and Sweet Soy (Sườn Bò Nướng)
Tofino’s Floating Sauna Turned Me Into a Sauna Person
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“Why Don’t Towels Stretch?” Herschel Co-Founder’s New Home Goods Brand Rethinks the Towel
Audi Elevates the Compact Luxury SUV
New and Noteworthy: 10 Fresh Home Design Finds for Winter 2026
Entries Are Now Open for the 2026 Designers of the Year Awards!
Designers of the Year Frequently Asked Questions
Photos: The Western Living Design 25 Finalists Party
THE SHORTLIST The Western Living Designers of the Year awards celebrate the best new design in Western Canada, as judged by Canada’s foremost designers and architects. Here are the finalists for 2013—thank you to all the amazing designers who entered. Winners will be announced in our September issue. Stay tuned! Architecture ShortlistBLDG Studio, SaskatoonBurgers Architecture, VancouverCampos Leckie Studio, VancouverCEI Architecture, Vancouver, Victoria, KelownaHelliwell and Smith Blue Sky Architecture, VancouverLanefab Design/Build, VancouverShape Architecture, VancouverArthur Erickson Memorial Award ShortlistAdam Becker, VancouverAmanda Hamilton Interior Design, CalgaryAtmosphere Interior Design, SaskatoonBurgers Architecture, VancouverCampos Leckie Studio, VancouverDavid Tyrell, Abbotsford, B.C.Gates Suter Architects, VancouverJanine Love Design, VancouverJWT Architecture, Bowen Island, B.C.Lanefab Design, VancouverOmer Arbel, VancouverRectangle Design, CalgaryShape Architecture, VancouverSophie Burke Design, VancouverEco ShortlistBrent Comber, VancouverCEI Architecture, Vancouver, Victoria, KelownaFat Crow Design, EdmontonJWT Architecture, Bowen Island, B.C.Lanefab Design/Build, VancouverOne Seed Architecture and Interiors, VancouverFashion ShortlistAquae Sulis Fine Jewellers, EdmontonEliza Faulkner, Vancouver IslandHouse of Hudson, VancouverIdar Jewellers, VictoriaJustine Brooks Jewellery Design, VancouverNicole Bridger, VancouverObakki, VancouverPeg Steley, VancouverFurniture ShortlistBrent Comber, VancouverIn Element Designs, VancouverJoel Tobman, CalgarySabina Hill, VancouverSticks and Stones Furniture, Squamish, B.C.Straight Line Designs, VancouverStudio Brovhn, VancouverThom Fougere, WinnipegIndustrial ShortlistConcrete Cat Design House, EdmontonFleet Objects, VancouverHenderson Dry Goods, VancouverJoel Tobman, CalgaryLoyal Loot, EdmontonPropellor, VancouverStudio Brovhn, VancouverTomnuk, EdmontonInteriorsAdam Becker, VancouverAmanda Hamilton Interior Design, CalgaryAtmosphere Interior Design, SaskatoonEvoke International Design, VancouverJohnson McLeod, VancouverLiving Environments, VancouverMBI Interiors, VancouverPatricia Gray Interior Design, VancouverRobert Bailey Interiors, VancouverSophie Burke Design, VancouverLandscape ShortlistConsidered Design, VancouverDamon Oriente, VancouverDig It Landscape and Design, VancouverHaven Garden Design, Victoria, VancouverJWT Architecture, Bowen Island, B.C.
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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