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Photos: The Western Living Design 25 Finalists Party
Drumroll, please!
Fifteen gorgeous homes, eight days and over 16,000 votes later, the tallies are in: here, in no particular order, are your top 5 finalists for the 2019 WL Home of the Yeargorgeous designs from Paul Lavoie Interior Design, Plaid Fox, Sturgess Architecture and Nyla Free Design, Sophie Burke Design, and Kalu Interiors.
Your new top 5 poll is now live: scroll to the bottom of the page. This time, you’ll get one vote per person, so make it count! Polls close at midnight on December 17, and the winner will be announced on Wednesday, December 18.
And, go!
Designer Paul Lavoie fearlessly brings colour and pattern into a formerly builder-basic design.
A Calgary couple makes a fresh start on a striking Okanagan site with the help of Sturgess Architecture and Nyla Free Design.
Maximalist-loving Ben Leavitt of Plaid Fox creates a happily ever space for himself and his partner.
Designer Sophie Burke and her client, Sarah Duyker, pair up to bring a modern, organic spin to a formerly traditional home design.
Kalu Interiors designer Aleem Kassam brings Shaughnessy-mansion glam to his Yaletown space.
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Anicka Quin is the editor-in-chief of Western Living magazine and the VP of Content for Canada Wide Media. If you've got a home design you'd like to share with Western Living, drop her a line at [email protected]
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