The 10 Most-Read Western Living Stories of 2019

10. Le Creuset and Star Wars Join Forces

Our colleague Nathan Caddell (associate editor for Vancouver magazine) finally found homewares he could care about with the launch of this Star Wars collab. 

9. Inside an Ultra Modern (and Ultra Accessible) Home Built for Aging in Place

With a recent Fort Langley project, architect Jason King had a chance to put big ideas on accessibility into action€”and wrap it all up in a modern architectural package for a pair of design-loving retirees. 

8. A Very Scandi Christmas

Designer Sophie Burke and her client, Sarah Duyker, pair up to bring a modern, organic spin to a formerly traditional home design.

7. Nine Tips to Make Your Small Space Spectacular

Design experts Helen Youn, Jamie Banfield and Wanda Weston€”all at the Calgary Fall Home Show next week€”lead you through big little living, room by room.

6. Home Tour: A Little Black Box in the Green Forest

A striking, ultra-modern black-on-black exterior hides a mid-century-inspired dream home inside.

5. Minimalism Meets Maximalism in This Vancouver Condo

When interior designer Ben Leavitt and his partner, Vishal Anand, decided to move in together, designing their new combined home might have been the challenge of Leavitt's career. 

4. All the Paint Brands are Announcing Their Colours of the Year Already

Back in September, the world’s paint manufacturers were already predicting the most popular hues of 2020. As we get closer to the new year, why not take a look to see how right (or wrong) they were?

3. Home Inspo: Black and White and Minimalist All Over

A Chilliwack home keeps things simple and sophisticated with a monochromatic pallette.

2. Who Makes Canada’s Best Mattress-in-a-Box?

Our style editor Lucy Lau put some of the country’s most popular direct-to-consumer beds to the snooze test to settle the mattress wars once and for all.

1. Meet Our 2019 Designers of the Year

How the West was designed: thoughtfully, beautifully, passionately, as the nine winners in our 12th annual awards program so aptly demonstrate. Introducing our 2019 Western Living Designers of the Year: the designers who are at the forefront of shaping the way we live today.