Homes How a Narrow Vancouver Island Lot Became a Modern 4,500-Square-Foot Family Home A challenging waterfront site on Cadboro Bay is tamed for a Scandinavian-influenced house built to withstand an active family of five.
Entertaining Dreamy Dinner Party Inspo: A Foraged Lakeside Feast Theres an appreciation for simple, beautiful, everyday things, like the spring-fed lake or the towering cedars and Douglas firs that provide plenty of blow-down for nightly bonfires.
Accessories The Wish List: 10 Home Decor Products We’re Coveting This Winter From stone-and-metallic stools and study mirrors to frankincense-infused diffusers and colour-blocked plates.
Accessories The Wish List: 10 Home Decor Products We Love in December Hand-hewn axes, a Scandi-cool chair and more.
Accessories Holiday Gift Guide 2018: For the Designophile Interesting and elevated home and decor gifts for those with style in mind.
Accessories Holiday Gift Guide: For the Bookworm Curl up by the fire with one of these design-focused reads.
Accessories The Wish List: 10 Home Decor Products We Love in October A sofa that reminds of a chocolate bar, a room divider made luminous with resin flakes, a cozy blanket for cool nights, and more.
Restaurants The Coolest New Food and Cocktail Spots to Check Out in Victoria ASAP A new-meets-very old restaurant concept lands in B.C.s capital, adding to a series of recently opened, must-visit rooms.
Homes A 1975 Home Gets Redesigned by Its Original Architect Architect Rol Fieldwalker revisits the site of his groundbreaking Spiral House and begins anew.
Accessories The Wish List: 10 Home Decor Pieces We’re Swooning Over Right Now Graphic cushions, gorgeous glassware, sculptural bookends and more goods for the home.
Small Spaces Inside a 2,300-Square-Foot Condo with 270-Degree Views A former 1970s hotel suite in downtown Victoria is redesigned to fade into the scenery.
Accessories Our Fave New Home Decor Products This Month Terrazo candles, modernist patio furniture, bold block tile and more decor and accessories on our wish list right now.
Homes Colour and Calm: Inside a Stunning 8,200-Square-Foot West Van Home With this award-winning interior design in West Vancouver, designer Robert Bailey offers a formal approach to coastal living.
Homes Inside a Vibrant, Dramatic West Vancouver Home This McLeod Bovell project embraces hard-working materials—and colour.
Foodies of the Year 2018 Foodies of the Year: Kunal Ghose The Victoria chef is building an empire, and taking the city along with him.
Accessories 11 Home Decor Pieces Were Loving Right Now Delicate porcelain votives, modernist pieces for the patio and more.
Accessories 9 Home Accessories We’re Loving Right Now Glam rock-inspired tiles, suede backpacks and more product picks we love.
Kitchens Kitchen Trend Alert! Seamless Storage and Appliance Integration is the Next Big Thing Sponsored Content Our fave new kitchen accessories are hiding in plain sight.
Accessories 12 Home Accessories We’re Coveting Right Now Stunning dining tables, mohair lounge chairs and more furniture and accessories we love.
Designers One to Watch: Sara Clark Multidisciplinary artist Sara Clark turns her talents to traditional materials.
Stores Our Favourite General Stores Across the West A new generation of shopkeepers pay homage to the multi-purpose stores that once dominated Canadian towns.
Trends Trending: Wild, Dark and Dramatic Florals As we head into the season of dormancy, moody floral patterns are coming into full bloom.
Stores Shop We Love: Open House in Victoria A Vancouver knitwear designer opens shop on the Island, bringing together a like-minded mix of designers and artists in the process.
Stores Victoria’s New Biophilia Shop is a Plant Lover’s Dream Owners Bianca Bodley and Lindsay Mitchell put an emphasis on locally made goods and outdoor accessories.
Designers One to Watch: Clare Monica Day Victoria florist and gardener Clare Monica Day knows how to work her green thumb.
Homes How One Designer is Restoring Victoria’s Historic Pacific Transfer Building Designer Nancy Riesco transformed a heritage building in Victoria's Old Town district into a stunning apartment block.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Karen McAthy With a brand new cookbook, Blue Heron Creamery's Karen McAthy brings vegan cheese making to the masses.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Jayne and Suzanne Bradbury These island sisters represent a new wave of landlords, curating a foodie community with their tenants.
Stores Shop Profile: Victoria’s Hold General Store Owner Marla Ebell turns a stylist's eye on everyday objects.
Bathrooms We Love the Subtle Pop of Colour in This Traditional Master Bathroom How designer Madeleine Schmidt managed to incorporate colour in a 1920s master bath.
Outdoor Do You Know What a Cut-Flower Garden Is? Victoria's Clare Monica Day doesand she's sharing her best tips for how to grow one at home.
Furniture Perfect Your Patio: 6 Outdoor Furniture Pieces We Love Because it's never too early to start thinking of patio season.
Trends Trending: Globally Inspired Textiles and Accessories Elissa Harvey brings storied textiles like mud cloth and indigo to Victoria, furthering the trend toward handmade craft and patterns in modern interiors.
Kitchens We Can’t Get Enough of This No-Holds-Barred Dream Kitchen Custom millwork, made-to-order appliances (yes, that's a rotisserie oven) and a stand-alone prep spacethis West Vancouver kitchen has it all.
Designers 4 Ceramicists We’re Excited About Right Now A retrospective on Vancouver Island ceramicists Jan and Helga Grove opening this month offers an opportunity to look backand then forward to the next generation.
Commercial Design Design Crush: The Empress Hotel’s Revamped Q Bar Balances Dark and Light Victoria's crown jewel gets a chic makeover.
Stores 8 of Our Favourite Victoria Stores to Shop This Christmas Knock the last few names off your Christmas lists with these delightful gifts from our fave Victoria boutiques.
Commercial Design Design Crush: A First Look at the Revamped Empress Hotel A multi-year renovation sends the Fairmont Empress Hotel back to its Edwardian past.
Homes This Hamptons-Style House Will Blow You Away A sweeping window and an understated elegance makes this home in Victoria the perfect balance of timeless design and modernity.
Eco Design Eco-Designer of the Year 2008: Red Flag Design With its hip reclaimed-fabric bags, Red Flag is having a banner year.