U.S.A. Visiting San Juan Island? Consider a Yurt Basically, it's camping for people who hate camping.
Commercial Design Design Crush: Inside Fig, an Intimate, Fig-Inspired (Yes, Really) Facial Bar Even the ceiling is designed to be special - because you'll spend a lot of time looking at it when you get a facial.
Designers One to Watch: Emily Heffring Has Got It in the Bag The Vancouver entrepreneur had no formal training in fashion design, but that didn't stop her.
Accessories Stylish Raingear That Will Have You Hoping for Drizzly Days Rainy day essentials, but make it fashion.
Stores Shop Here Now: 3 New Spots to Splurge on Homewares Find internet mattresses, witchy florals and maxmimalist sofas at these new Western Canadian shops
Designers One to Watch: Kitch Andrew Hibbs takes mass-produced cabinetry and helps make one-of-a-kind solutions.
Designers One to Watch: Unbuilders The Vancouver salvage experts make sure every last piece of a demolition or renovation is put to good use.
Furniture Presenting: Your September Shopping List These fab finds are new in stores across the West.
Robert Ledingham Memorial Award Robert Ledingham Memorial Award 2019: Gaile Guevara Studio Designer Gaile Guevaras abodes are crafted with longevityand a fresh, timeless aestheticin mind.
Fashion Design Fashion Designer of the Year 2019: Béton Brut Cold, frigid concrete is anything but, well, cold and frigid in Amanda Nogiers hands.
Maker Maker of the Year 2019: Natalie Gerber Calgary-based textile artist Natalie Gerber fosters community with her splashy screen-printed fabrics.
Furniture Who Makes Canada’s Best Mattress-in-a-Box? We put four popular direct-to-consumer beds to the snooze test.
Commercial Design Design Crush: A West Coast Glam Boutique with Hints of Italy Thoughtful, otherworldly touches make this dreamy jewellery shop a prize of its own.
Furniture You Can Now Put Casper Mattresses to The Snooze Test in Western Canada Before you lay down the plastic, that is.
British Columbia What It’s Like to Stay in Canada’s First Capsule Hotels We visited B.C.'s Pangea Pod and Panda Pod to see how they stack up to their counterparts in Japan.
Designers One to Watch: Julia Mior Crafts Rugs with a Feminist Edge Its this conversation starter that everyone gets to have their own experience with, the Vancouver designer says of her pieces.
Accessories The Home Decor Goods We Can’t Get Enough of This Summer From cartoonish bar carts to wifi-speaker-equipped lamps, these are the objects on our August wish list.
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Wendy Au Yeung The Vancouver-based cook and community facilitator understands the capacity food has to empower people and bring them together.
Designers One to Watch: Bioi Calgary-based architectural graduates Jordan Allen and Raya Trefz are all about skirting convention.
U.S.A. Don’t Judge This Art Deco, Vaguely College-Themed Hotel By Its Site May I suggest a certain collegiate-inspired spot for your next stay in Seattle?
Commercial Design Design Crush: This Calgary Breakfast Spot Serves Up Colour with Your Coffee A stark space sees a new day, thanks to a bold surge of colour.
Accessories 10 Home Decor Items We Love This June Youll want to get your hands on these new and noteworthy items from across the West.
Commercial Design Design Crush: A Dreamy, Paris-Inspired Diner Wilfred's, a romantic, heavy-on-the-millennial-pink restaurant in Edmonton, takes cues from the City of Love.
Furniture The Home Decor Goods We’re Obsessed with Right Now From a marshmallow-like pouf to a moody line of ceramic vessels, these are the accessories we're loving for May.
Furniture Q&A: Anna Lenti on Design, the Outdoors and the Timelessness of Colour The former engineer (and sister of designer Paola Lenti!) joined the Milan-based brand in 2000.
Stores Photos: Inside Livingspaces Whopping $2-Million Expansion The revamp comes in time for the Vancouver retailer's 30th anniversary.
Accessories Wish List Status: A Design-y Water Bottle That Cleans Your, Uh, Water I know, I was skeptical, too.
Accessories One to Watch: Ali Louwe of Powell Floral Design "I started Powell Floral as a revolt against how flower shops are traditionally run."
Accessories Ikea Enlists Likes of Virgil Abloh and Misaki Kawai for Line of Graphic Rugs The hotly anticipated, limited-edition "art rugs" drop on May 4.
Homes How to Get Your Laundry Room in Tip-Top Shape, According to The Home Edit Hollywood's favourite home organizers share their tips for a clean and tidy space.
Kitchens Antoni Porowski Dishes on Queer Eye, Cooking and Whats In His Fridge? The Queer Eye star reveals which member of the Fab Five he'd most like to swap roles with, and the foods he refuses to eat (besides horse, of course).
Appliances Customizable Appliances Are Finally a Thing, Thanks to Café Sponsored Content Are you team black, stainless, copper or bronze?
Accessories Le Creuset Shows Its Stripes with New Cookware Collab The French kitchenware company has teamed up with the once Canadian Hudson's Bay for its latest release.
Drinks Just in Time for Spring, Beer Bike Tours Pedal Into B.C. Feel the wind in your hair as you make your way from one craft brewery to another in Metro Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna.
Home Offices 5 Ways to Create a Productivity-Inducing Workspace Canadian entrepreneur and style icon Joe Mimran shares his tricks for designing an office that inspires creativity.
Commercial Design This Pretty-in-Pastels Restaurant is Calling Our (and Your!) Name Its normal to want to hit the road to, erm, see a restroom in person, right?
Accessories Le Creuset Debuts the Minimalist Dinnerware of Your Dreams The beloved French cookware maker is at it again.
Commercial Design Design Crush: Livia, a Homey Bakery Filled with Craigslist Finds An entrepreneur-and-baker-extraordinaire adds interior designer to her resume with this warm Euro-influenced space.
Furniture Ikea Is Hosting an In-Store Sleepover and You’re Invited Its your childhood dream come true!
Furniture Ikea Celebrates 40 Years of Billy By Going Full Yellow Look at the stars, look how they shine for you
Accessories Valentines Day Advent Calendars Are Officially a Thing An Edmonton chocolatier is taking the tradition outside the holidaysand, if you hurry, you can gobble up all 24 handcrafted chocolates in the lead-up to February 14.
Recipes Do Your Body Good with This Wholesome Seaweed, Carrot and Kale Sauté This recipe from Tamara Green and Sarah Grossman's soon-to-be-released The Living Kitchen was crafted to aid the body during cancer treatment and recovery.
Accessories Why the Royal Alberta Museum’s Gift Shop Should Be Your Next Design Destination The curated boutique champions makers in Edmonton and beyond, who offer up everything from handmade ceramics to peppermint-sage shampoos.
Restaurants Edmonton’s Food Scene Is Killing It Right Now From millennial-pink distilleries to charming French-inspired bistros, the capital city is on fire these days.
Accessories Up Your Travel (and Airport) Game with Away’s Bold New Nordstrom Collab The Insta-friendly luggage company has released its streamlined suitcases in three fresh shadesavailable for a limited time alongside other travel goodies at the department store.
Small Spaces Piero Lissoni’s Seamless Condo Design Hides Clutterand Contains No Walls The celebrated architect and designer wants to foster community with his simple, fluid style at Vancouver's mammoth Oakridge development.
Recipes A Warming, Cocoa-Infused Mulled Wine That’s Perfect for Sweet Tooths This version of a holiday staple from Richmond's Wild Sweets by Dominique and Cindy Duby is ridiculously easy to concoct.
Events LAMP Competition Founders Looking for Organizer to Carry On Torch The Vancouver-based planners are calling lights out on the contest, but would be "thrilled" to see someone else reignite it.
Designers Interior Designer Angela Robinsons Top Gift Picks for the Season From Turkish linens to an eccentric Vancouver Island getaway, here's what the design maven recommends for the hard-to-shop-for names on your list.
Furniture Shop Mini Eames Chairs, “Redhead”-Scented Candles And Other Quirky Goods at Nordstrom’s Holiday Pop-Up The temporary boutique, which runs until January 6, is a designophile's dream.
Furniture You Can Now Sell Your Billy Bookshelf Back to Ikea The retailer's recently launched (and environmentally minded) initiative offers customers gift cards for their gently used furniture.
Home Offices Get the Look: A Glam-Modern Home Office with Storage Aplenty A made-to-order study by Kelly Deck Design gets a generous dose of style.
Events 3 Dining Room Looks We Love From Dinner by Design Dinner by Design is back, and with it the chance to spot designers creating a little magic at the dinner tableand to bring that style home.
Small Spaces Photos: Sleek, Minimalist Main Street Loft It took a decade of renovations, but this Main Street loft finally feels like home.
Small Spaces Design Inspiration: Customizing a Cookie-Cutter Townhouse When Ben Leavitt of PlaidFox Studio got carte blanche to redesign his brother's Port Coquitlam home, a standardized space becomes a creative playground.
Entertaining 8 Designer Tips for Throwing the Ultimate Dinner Party Throw your next dinner party in style with tips from the designers at Monogram Dinner by Design.
Fashion Design Fashion Designer of the Year 2015: Duly Equipped Designer Yenting Chen brings his irreverent style to the most staid corner of the industry: menswear design.
Designers One to Watch: Willow and Stump Furniture designers Willow and Stump craft pieces with West Coast heart.
Kitchens Get the Look: Bright and Modern West Coast Kitchen Edmonton's Melissa Ennis shows how a few high-end pieces and sophisticated textures elevate a classic white kitchen.
Stores JOUE Design Debuts New Collection at MINT Interiors Vancouver-based designers elevate West Coast casual with French-inspired flair in new collection of throw pillows.
Entertaining How to Eat Mussels Like a Pro Master the art of mussels eating with this handy guide from The District Brasserie.
food & wine 3 Local Chocolates to Buy This Easter Have a sweet Easter weekend with one of these handcrafted treats from a local chocolatier.
Accessories 3 Spring Design Trends From the Runway Get inspired by these fresh-off-the-catwalk trends and our favourite pieces that bring the looks home for spring.
Trends How to Decorate with Marsala for Spring Spice up your digs with Pantone's Colour of the Year, which works as well in warmer weather as it does in cold.
Accessories 7 St. Patricks Day Entertaining Essentials Host a festive bash with these mod tabletop pieces that make the best of Irish tradition.
Accessories 10 Stylish Clocks to Spring Forward With Ensure a stylish Daylight Savings with one of these trendy timepieces for your home.
Homes 4 Easy Ways to Refresh Your Space Breathe new life into your home for spring with these quick and foolproof tips.
Stores Poltrona Frau Opens Shop-in-Shop at Livingspace The storied Italian line launches a swanky showroom in Vancouver's Livingspace.
Furniture Multifunctional Organization Pieces for Spring These stylish storage and organization picks will inspire you to get a jumpstart on spring cleaning.
Events Dale MacKay Brings Taste of Saskatchewan to Edible Canada Top Chef Canada winner to cook up three-course feast celebrating the best of his home province.
Outdoor 5 Landscaping Tips for Increasing Your Homes Value Make the most of your outdoor space with these tips from landscape designer and HGTV Canada star, Carson Arthur.
Accessories Modern Floral Print Accessories Dive into spring with these pretty pieces that are reimaginging the quintessential floral.
Trends 5 Tips for Selecting the Perfect White Paint Sharon Grech, Colour & Design Expert at Benjamin Moore, shares her tips for selecting the best white for your space.
Accessories Red Chinese New Year Accessories Welcome good fortune into your home with accessories rich in redthe perfect complement to Chinese New Year celebrations.
Accessories Chic Valentine’s Day Accessories These Valentine's Day accessories add a little love to your space, without too much kitsch. In fact, they look so good, you may want to keep them out all year long.
Trends Local Valentine’s Day Gifts From Vancouver Give local this Valentine's Day with gifts you'll both love.
Accessories Best White And Gold Home Accessories Incorporate this timeless colour combination into any space for a hint of effortless elegance.