Furniture My Experience Buying a Sofa Off the Internet When you're designing a new room, start with a sofa you love.
Homes The Covid Reno: From Run-Down Garage to Adorable Island Cottage How one couple turned their COVID interruption into a reno opportunity.
Homes This Serene Modern Home Will Make You Want a Fir Feature Wall Interior designer Susan Bilbey shows us inside her playful and bright family home in North Vancouver.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2020: Dumpling Drop’s Tarn and Toom Tayanunth Meet the dumpling darlings of Victoria.
Trends 2020 Trend Forecast: The Styles You’ll Need to Know Our panel of interior designers shares its predictions for how our everyday interiors will take shape in the seasons to come.
Trends Trend Watch 2020: What Should Stay, What Should Go? We asked designers: which trends do they want to see continue past 2020 (or leave already)?
Trends Trend Watch 2020: The Nostalgia Factor What's hot for 2020? The 1920s, the 1990s and everything in between.
Small Spaces Minimalism Meets Maximalism in this Vancouver Condo Can a minimalist and a maximalist live (in the same space) happily ever after?
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Richard Sehmer and Andrew Harris The beer industry couldnt have asked for two better-suited fairy godmothers, or founders, to start a collab craft brewery.
Small Spaces How a Renovated Condo Became a Modern Home for a Family of Five A cramped waterfront condo is remastered for a family of five.
Small Spaces This Corner-Suite Condo is an Open, Glitzy-Gold Palace Kalu Interiors designer Aleem Kassam brings Shaughnessy-mansion glam to his Yaletown space.
Accessories The Home Decor Goods We Can’t Get Enough of This Month You'll want to get your hands on these new and noteworthy items from across the West.
Accessories The Wish List: 10 Home Decor Pieces We’re Obsessed With Right Now The hot new accessories and on-trend furniture making their way onto our editors' wish lists.
Trends Trend Report 2019: Interior Design Trends to Watch Dramatic lighting, next-level tiles and more looks you'll love for the new year.
Events Emergence Exhibition: Jo-Ann Richards Goes Back to Black Artist and photographer goes dark with her new exhibit at Autonomous Furniture.
Accessories 5 Essential Kitchen Investments for Foodies If we could start over from scratch, these are the five key pieces we would want in our dream kitchen.
Entertaining Meet Your New Dinner-Party Go-To This make-ahead recipe from the new Vancouver Eats cookbook that gives the illusion that you've been slaving away at the stove all day.
Restaurants 3 New Restaurants to Check Out Now A new breakfast spot for Calgary, pasta in Vancouver's West End and a wine bar in Sidney.
Recipes Make It Tonight: The Wickaninnish’s Coconut Green Curry Mussels From one time-honoured Tofino table to yours.
Cookbooks Magnolia Table: From the Joanna Gaines Kitchen to Yours Peach Caprese, the perfect (and easy) Lemon Pie and more recipes you'll love from the HGTV Fixer Upper star.
Fashion Design Fashion Designer of the Year 2018: Truvelle The creative director of Truvelle and Laudae has put bridal design on the mapand brought Vancouvers fashion reputation with her.
Furniture This New Scandi Brand is the Ikea Hack You’ve Only Dreamed Of When a Scandinavian customizes your favourite Scandinavian furniture we all win.
food & wine An Afternoon with Vegan Food Vlogger Lauren Toyota The Toronto native and Hot for Food star touched down in Vancouver town to talk pleather, vegan beer and how she came to publish her first cookbook.
Commercial Design Design Crush: Havana Vancouver’s Hot ‘n’ Tropical Makeover During what feels like the hottest summer on record, the newly made-over Havana emerges to shower us in minty mojitos.
Accessories Editor’s Pick: A Tough New Collection of Cookware Editor's Pick Le Creuset gets a sleek non-stick makeover.
Homes Everything You Need to Know for Your Wallpaper Feature Wall Calgary interior designer Aly Velji answers our wallpaper querieslike can I do this myself?!
Small Spaces Photos: Inside Chef Kate Horsman’s Gorgeous Railtown Condo One Vancouverite shares her peaceful-meets-playful corner of the city.
Robert Ledingham Memorial Award Robert Ledingham Memorial Award 2017: Stephanie Brown Designer Stephanie Brown strikes the perfect balance between timeless and contemporary.
Homes Photos: An Eclectic, Artsy East Vancouver Heritage Home Every piece tells a story in PR maven Shannon Heth's family abode.
Small Spaces Designers at Home: Ben Leavitt’s Eclectic Gastown Apartment For PlaidFox Design Studio's lead designer, a life well travelled calls for a condo to match.
British Columbia 48 Hours on the Northern Sunshine Coast A couple of ferry rides will get you to the last unspoiled stretch of the Sunshine Coast.
Kitchens We Love This Sophisticated Family-Oriented Kitchen See how interior designer Alanna Dunn transformed an open-concept kitchen into a growing family's central hub.
Trends Hot Trend for 2017: ’70s Update As mid-century modern matures to embrace the '70s, there's a universal thaw on snow-white interiors.
Homes How One Calgary Design Firm Rebuilt a Home Destroyed by the Flood McIntyre Bills helps a family rebuild the home of their dreams after the citys epic flood.
Homes Holiday Decorating 101 with Designer Kelly Deck The Vancouver designer shares her tips and shows us two inspirational tablescape looks you can try at home.
Furniture 8 Home Decor Pieces We’re Adding to Our Holiday Wish List Visions of angular table lamps, cozy faux-fur throws and chic coffee makers are dancing in our heads.
Accessories 9 Gorgeous Gifts Over $100 Feeling like a splurge? Try these best-sleep-ever sheet sets, upscale grooming kits and handcrafted jewellery.
Accessories 9 Design-Friendly Gifts Under $100 Geometric planters, ultra-soft Turkish towels, gilded cocktail tools and more.
Accessories 7 Gift Ideas for the Kids From youre-secretly-learning gifts to some just because cuteness.
Accessories 11 Amazing Gifts Under $50 Stylish servingware, cheeky coffee mugs, beautiful bath kits and more.
Homes Jillian Harris Transforms a Heritage Home for the Holidays Jillian Harris of Love It or List It Vancouver turns a heritage home in Vancouvers Point Grey neighbourhood into a backdrop for a dream Christmas, past and present.
Homes Inside a Vegas-Inspired Port Coquitlam Condo Interior design duo Ivan Quintana and Erica Schmidt transform a pro poker players stock condo into a hybrid of West Coast-meets-Las Vegas luxury.
Accessories 4 Makers to Scope Out This Weekend at Etsy: Made in Canada Gilded ceramics and leather goods and illustrated tea towels galore.
Maker Maker of the Year 2016: Cathy Terepocki Cathy Terepocki crafts ceramics that bring old-world tradition to modern whimsy.
British Columbia Why Courtenay-Comox Should Be Your Next Summer Road Trip With their wineries, tide-to-table seafood, ocean vistas and small-town charm, twin towns Courtenay and Comox won't be hidden island gems for much longer.
Designers Trending: Pump Up the Luxe Factor with Palm Leaf Interior designer Karin Bohn fills us in on this tropical trend and shows us how to get the look at home.
Commercial Design Design Crush: Anh and Chi, a Modern Vietnamese Restaurant That (Ever So Subtly) Honours Its Roots How designer Karin Bohn helped transform a lovable hole-in-the-wall into the hottest Vietnamese resto-lounge in Vancouver.
food & wine How to Shuck an Oyster in 10 Seconds or Less Now that Fanny Bay Oysters has opened up a shop in downtown Vancouver, we better start practising.
Designers Q&A with Molteni&C Designer Ron Gilad We sit down with the international and award-winning designer Ron Gilad to talk abstraction, function and panna cotta.
Recipes 4 Heavenly Halloumi Recipes to Make ASAP This decadent, salty cheese (that you can throw on the grill!) is the perfect addition to summertime recipes.
Stores New Le Creuset Boutique Opens Up on South Granville Le Creuset debuts a new Vancouver shop (its biggest location ever!)
Small Spaces The Home Tour: A Pretty, Feminine Condo in Vancouver’s West End A modern glass apartment on the waterfront becomes a showcase for a globetrotters keepsakes.
British Columbia The Joy of Doing Nothing on Mayne Island Why this delightfully sleepy Gulf Island should be your next getaway.
Outdoor 6 Essential Seed-Starting Tips for the Garden Vancouver gardening expert Jordan McDonald gives us the skinny on seeds.
Recipes Pepper Primer: Flavours, Cooking Tips and What to Serve Your Enemies It's not about heat, it's about flavour! Pepper expert Steve Gill shares his top tips for rehydrating, cooking and making the most of chili peppers.
Bathrooms Incredible Storage in Todd Talbot’s Master Bathroom Todd Talbot, the host of Love It or List It Vancouver, creates a master bathroom in Lions Bay with an unconventional twist.
Stores Design and Make Collaboration Back at Vancouver Special Here's a look at Vancouver Special's latest Design and Make collaboration with industrial design students from Emily Carr University.
Small Spaces This Cozy B.C. Cabin Offers a Master Class in Small-Space Design Designer Jennifer Connolly shows us how she managed to pack a dream cabin into 750 square feet.
Stores Bocci Transforms Berlin Courthouse into the Coolest Showroom Youve Ever Seen Design lovers, get thee to Berlin.
Stores Sneak Peek: New Holt Renfrew Vancouver Revamp Revealed In the ever-competitive world of luxury shopping in downtown Vancouver, Holt Renfrew undergoes a grand renovation.
Home Offices 8 Home Offices We Love Get inspired by these beautiful home offices created in all kinds of spaces.
Furniture Design Challenge: One Bed, Three Looks Three designers show us how to style one bed three very different ways.
Kitchens Dream Kitchen: Functional, Durable, Warm and Refined A Calgary design firm bridges the gap between modern and traditional with a touch of glam (and a secret room).
Events B.C. Ballet for Everyone Sponsored Content It's like lower bowl seats at the Canucks game, but for Whitecaps prices.
Homes Why We’re Watching This New Designer Web Series Vancouver's Karin Bohn gives web audiences a behind-the-scenes look into the daily drama of running an interior design firm.
Events A Peek Inside Jamie Banfield’s Power Smart Home We take a tour of a loft-style space at the BC Home and Garden show from Vancouver designer Jamie Banfield.
Accessories 6 DIY Planter Ideas Local tastemakers and media personalities upcycle everything from chandeliers to dressers to make beautiful garden planters.
Real Estate Expert Advice: How to Prep Your Home for Resale Realtor Todd Talbot shows us 5 simple ways you can make your home even more attractive to potential buyers.
Homes 9 Rooms That Prove You Need More Pink in Your Life It's no coincidence pink is one of Pantone's Colours of the Year.
Homes 5 Opulent Rooms We Love Bring on the gilded embellishments, the curlicues, the superfluous objets d'art!
Accessories 9 Painterly Pieces for the Home Watercolours, brush strokes and paint splattersthe latest line of home decor items are flaunting an artistic touch.
Small Spaces Inside a Chic New York Apartment (That’s 360 Square Feet) We find out how New York City's first micro-unit apartment building does small so well.
Trends Why It’s Time for Statement Tiles Is your space missing that extra something? We show you how easy it is to inject a dose of pattern and texture with these great designer tile ideas.
Drinks 4 Craft Beers for Wine Lovers In what could also be called "4 Wines for Craft Beer Lovers," experts DJ Kearney and Ken Beattie pair wine with their beer counterpart.
Homes The Home Cleanse: Stylist Tips for the New Year After the chaos of the holidays, we help you get organized with these clutter-busting tips from one of our all-star stylists, Nicole Sjostedt.
Recipes 4 Seafood Canapes to Wow Party Guests on NYE We tapped seafood specialist Jenice Yu of Fresh Ideas Start Here for four special under-the-sea recipes you can serve at a luxe New Year's Eve party.
Recipes 5 Wicked Winter Salads Salads bursting with roasted yams, crispy squash chips and pumpkin seeds are the new cold-weather comfort food.
Accessories Best in Throw: Designers Share Their Top Picks With winter's official start just around the corner, now's the perfect time to cuddle up with one of these designer-approved throws.
Accessories 6 Handmade Holiday Decor Ideas Interior designer Kelly Deck shows us how to add a personal touch to holiday decorating.
Recipes 3 Easy Canapés for your Holiday Party The Lazy Gourmet's Shannon Boudreau shows us how to make three party-perfect canapés.
Homes Trend Guide 2016: Contemporary Beach House Sandy shores and ocean palettes inspire a modern new nautical.
Homes Trend Guide 2016: Organic Luxe Ultra-layered, monochromatic spaces play up texture instead of colour.
Designers Design Advice: How to Inject Colour and Pattern into the Home Calgary interior designer Alykhan Velji shows us how it's done.
Bedrooms Expert Advice: How to Design Your Dream Bedroom We chat with The Cross Design's Megan Baker to find out everything you need to know about designing your dream bedroom.
Trends Trend Forecast Calls for Flurries of Felt 8 felt picks to help you soften up hard modern spaces at all price points.
Commercial Design Office Tour: Inside a Modern Workspace with Castle-Inspired Charm Calgary interior designer Elena Del Bucchia shows us a modern office space with traditional roots.
Accessories Back in Black: Our Favourite Black Home Accessories Black accents are the new home staple.
Events Royal Dinette’s ‘Garbage Dinner’ a Real Treat Special Ugly Duckling Dinner pop-up takes kitchen scraps destined for the bin and serves up an inventive five-course feast.
Homes Home Reno Tips from TV Realtor Todd Talbot The Love It or List It Vancouver host shows us the real-estate side of the show's gorgeous home makeovers.
Homes Jillian Harris Shares Her Favourite Home Makeovers The Love It or List It Vancouver star looks back at her favourite home makeovers from the show.
Small Spaces Inside This Stylish, New York-Inspired Condo A mirror-clad bachelor pad gets a Brooklyn-inspired makeover.
Trends Benjamin Moore’s 2016 Colour of the Year? Simply White "White is transcendent, timeless, its versatility unrivalled." Ellen O'Neill, Benjamin Moore creative director
Small Spaces 8 Decorating Tips from Western Canada’s Next Home Stylist We chat with competition winner Christina Dennis (a.k.a. the DIY Mommy) about her top home decorating tips.
Homes Kids Rooms 2.0: Designing for Contemporary Tots We chat to Calgary interior designer Nyla Free about design tips for today's kids' rooms.
homes & design Vancouver Art Gallery Unveils New Conceptual Design The new 310,000-square-foot building will live at West Georgia and Cambie streets in Vancouver.
Recipes How to Butcher a Chicken in 5 Minutes or Less Missed that day in Home Ec? Chef Brandon Dac gives us a crash course.
Homes Winning Work from IDIBC Shine Awards 2015 The Interior Designers Institute of British Columba announces its Shine Awards and Excellence program winners.
Homes Stylist Tips for a “Magazine Beautiful” Home Western Living stylist Nicole Sjostedt shares her trade secrets as part of Western Living Design Week's Conversation Series at Oakridge Centre.
Events Harvest Haus Returns: Celebrate Oktoberfest in (Mini) Munich Get ready for six days and six nights of overflowing German Bierkrugs and long table dinners featuring Michelin-starred Chef Stefan Hartmann.
Events Jonathan Adler and 5 Other Reasons to Hit IDSwest 2015 The annual event celebrating everything design across the Pacific Northwest kicks off September 24.
Homes Design Advice: Baby Steps for Colour-Phobes "Life is too short to be lived in a beige box" Calgary designer (and colourphile) David Crosson
Designer of the Year DOTY 2015 Awards to Be Designed by MTH Woodworks Designer awards call for a designer award.
Homes Inside the Vancouver Modern Home Tour 2015 We get a sneak peek into featured homes on the Vancouver Modern Home Tour coming September 19.
Interior Design Interior Designer of the Year 2015: Splyce Design With quiet, thoughtful designs, Splyce Design creates modern spaces that celebrate both indoors and out.
homes & design How to Avoid (and Fix) Marble Scratches, Stains and Etches We talk to a marble expert to find out how best to deal with marble marks.
Events In Photos: Glowbal Restaurant Opens in Vancouver (Throws Massive Party) Glow big or glow home. Glowbal restaurant unveils new 17,000 square feet location in downtown Vancouver.
Stores Shop Tour: How a Truck Became a Fashionable Boutique Why should food trucks have all the fun? Two Vancouver friends take their retail ambitions to the streets.
Homes Room Renos: 11 Beautiful Before and Afters Many a makeover has graced the pages of Western Living over the yearshere's a look back at some of our favourites.
Homes Home Tour: Inside a New Kind of North Shore House Are the Houses at 1340 the new face of modern high-density housing?
Wine Mallee Rock Wines Toasts Launch with Australian ‘Summer Session’ Sponsored Content The Australian wine launches in B.C. with an Aussie-style outdoor rooftop party.
Restaurants Boutique Farm Opens ‘Beasty’ Butcher Shop in Vancouver Urban Digs Farm turns a high-volume, low-end meat processing plant into an artisanal butcher shop.
food & wine Chef Tips: Youll Never Separate Egg Whites This Way Again When it comes to eggs, Chef Julian Bond shows us we've been doing it all wrong.
Homes Sneak Peek: West Coast Modern Home Tour We take you inside a modern Japanese-style house in West Vancouver.
Alberta Hotels: 8 Fun Workout Extras to Take Advantage of on Vacation West Coast hotels are finding more exciting ways to keep you moving.
food & wine Garlic: “One of the Most Dangerous Ingredients in Your Kitchen” Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts Chef Julian Bond talks food safety tips.
British Columbia Free Sunrise Yoga on Global Wellness Day Nothing gets Vancouverites moving faster than the words free yoga.
Drinks 5 Amazing Cocktails to Kick Off the Weekend From thirst-quenching Pink Lemonade to lavender gin, these five summer cocktails make the best of the Okanagan Valley's craft spirits.
Designers Next Home Stylist Finalists Tackle ‘The Awkward Room’ Theres no rest for the aspiring home stylist! The newly announced finalists get their first #NextHomeStylist challenge today.
Designers Meet the Finalists in Western Canada’s Next Home Stylist Competition The results are in! We chat style tips and strategy with the contest's three winning finalists.
Furniture Jeff Martin and Zoë Pawlak Team Up for Vancouver Auction Jeff Martin Joinery, Zoë Pawlak and Matthew McCormick collaborate for a silent auction June 18 in Vancouver.
Restaurants New C|Prime Restaurant Brings ‘Modern Italian’ to Vancouver The Century Plaza Hotel & Spa reveals its renovated and reimagined hotel restaurant, C|Prime Modern Italian Steak & Wine.
Furniture Furniture Trends: 6 Reasons to Go Custom Sponsored Content How tailored-to-you furniture is trumping readymade.
Homes Throwback Thursday: Pool and Alpine Garden Tips from May 1983 Western Living mines the pages of its 80s issue for advice gold.
Homes First Look Inside the 2015 PNE Prize Home Take a tour of the 3,000-square-foot PNE Prize Home destined for the Naramata Bench.
food & wine Secrets from a Food Stylist: How to Style the Perfect Cheese Plate Vancouver food stylist JoAnne Strongman takes us through pro cheese-styling steps sure to impress at your next event.
Accessories Etsy Debuts Top 4 Home Trends for Summer 2015 Rustic Modern, Industrial Chic, Scandinavian and Boho-style home accessories are the heavy favourites this upcoming season.