Designers One to Watch: Houndz’s Christina Smith Makes Metal Furniture That Looks Soft Christina Smith’s sculptural shelves and swooping chairs bring a soft, playful spirit to one of design’s toughest materials.
Homes Inside a Minimalist “Japandi” Retreat in the Kootenays A vacation getaway designed by Covet Interiors becomes home for a travel-loving couple.
Designers In Living Colour: Poppy Red Style To Welcome Lunar New Year The colour of good fortune in Lunar New Year tradition, red is said to ward off evil spirits and welcome vitality. Pair it with neutrals like white, ivory and grey for fiery confidence at home.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #6: Turn a Problem Into a Design Feature Knight Varga Interiors couldn’t erase an awkward plumbing column, so they highlighted it with teal fan tile, raised the too-low vanity and finished with lush Ellie Cashman wallpaper for maximum wow in a tiny space.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #5: Combine Bold Focal Points with Warm Textures To Make a Bathroom Feel Indulgent Mera Studio Architects nails the resort-at-home brief with a marble-clad arch, a freestanding tub as the focal point and warm oak plus textured “kit-kat” tiles that keep the whole room from feeling cold.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #4: Illuminate Small Spaces With Big Lighting Designer Peter Wilds leans into nine-foot ceilings with vertical patterns, an extra-long mirror and big, functional lighting, proving drama and practicality can share a sink.
homes & design 6 Creative Ways to Decorate Your Ceiling Take your home’s style to new heights (literally).
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #3: Bring a Little Patina into a Traditional Design In this Vancouver primary bath, designer Kelly Deck layers classic marble and traditional millwork with fixtures made to patina, so the room keeps getting better (and more lived-in) with time.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #2: Treat a Window as Part of the Vanity and Let the Light Pour In Instead of fighting the mirror-in-the-wrong-place problem, Mera Studio Architects treated the window like part of the vanity, kept the daylight and leaned into curves, off-centre styling and richly textured finishes.
Kitchens 6 Designer Kitchen Design Tips That Solve Real-Life Problems in Style A prep table that’s not an island, a bold blue moment, a U-shaped hosting hub, condo-friendly bulkheads, traditional materials that fake “original” and lighting that makes everything look expensive.
