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Enter Western Living’s 2025 Designers of the Year Awards—DEADLINE EXTENDED
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Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Western Living Design 25 Awards
A peek into Project 22 Design's Thormanby Island great room, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
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).
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.
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.
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