WL Design 25

WL Design 25 Winners 2024: The Slow Life

A peek into Project 22 Design's Thormanby Island great room, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.

By Stacey McLachlan /
Ema Peter

You won’t find a speck of drywall in this 2,400-square-foot, off-the-grid home on B.C.’s North Thormanby Island. Instead, walls and ceilings are clad in nickel-gap whitewashed cedar—a neutral that’s warm and welcoming (and hardwearing, to boot).

Photo: Ema Peter

The great room is the star of the show: an open-concept space designed to encourage family togetherness and slow, thoughtful living. Triple-paned glass windows showcase the beautiful waterfront view, creating a serene backdrop as the homeowners and their little ones read by the concrete fireplace, gather around the dinner table or cozy up for a little storm-watching.

Photo: Ema Peter

Project: Thormanby Island great room
Designer: Project 22 Design
Collaborators: CX Contracting, O/C Architecture
Location: North Thormanby Island, B.C.

Meet all of the 2024 WL Design 25 winners here.

Stacey McLachlan

Stacey McLachlan

Stacey is a senior editor at Western Living magazine, as well as editor-in-chief of sister publication Vancouver magazine. She loves window shopping on the job: send your home accessories and furniture recommendations over to [email protected]