Events Design Vancouver Festival 2026 to Feature More Than 40 Open Studios, Dozens of Events Former Designer of the Year winner Becki Chan brings the design community together with her recurring design festival in Vancouver.
British Columbia Farm to Glass: 13 Kelowna Spots That Celebrate Okanagan Bounty Sponsored Content Support local businesses in the Okanagan Valley by visiting craft distillers and farm markets.
homes & design Design Inspo: 5 Rooms That Look Gorgeous in Green See how some of the West’s best designers have used green in mudrooms, prep kitchens and more.
Trends Best in Show: 5 IDS Vancouver Highlights From a forest-inspired central bar to immersive lighting and Canadian-made shopping, here’s what we’re bookmarking for IDS Vancouver 2026.
Outdoor 3 Ways to Bring Your Kids’ Treehouse Dreams to Life Let these designer treehouses be your guide.
Homes This West Vancouver Hilltop Home is Made for Entertaining (With Gallery) After a decade working in California, this family wanted to create a coastal sanctuary in B.C. perfect for entertaining both indoors and out.
Kitchens 7 More Kitchen Backsplashes We Can’t Stop Swooning Over Bookmark these backsplash ideas for your next kitchen makeover.
Kitchens History of Innovation: Thermador Celebrates a 110-Year Legacy of Designing Premium Kitchen Appliances Sponsored Content Founded in 1916, Thermador has helped set the standard for premium kitchen appliances that blend design and performance.
Wine How to Support Summerland’s Wineries One Bottle at a Time After frost, fire and another devastating wildfire season, Summerland’s wineries are facing yet another blow. Here are a few of the many great producers who you can help out by drinking their wonderful wine.
WL Design 25 Enter Western Living’s 2027 WL Design 25 Awards Will your project be among the 25 winners this year?
WL Design 25 FAQ: The WL Design 25 Frequently Asked Questions You asked, we answered: everything you need to know about our WL Design 25 design competition.
Recipes 3 Delicious Recipes to Try for Your Next Taco Night Think beyond ground beef and shredded cheese with these flavour-packed tacos.
Western Living Design Icons Meet the 2026 Western Living Design Icons Jennifer Heffel and Robert Bailey join our hall of fame for their enduring work and lasting influence on Western Canada’s design community.
Western Living Design Icons Western Living Design Icon 2026: Robert Bailey Robert Bailey has a knack for transforming simplicity into an art form.
Western Living Design Icons Western Living Design Icon 2026: Jennifer Heffel Jennifer Heffel is a champion of both great design and emerging designers.
homes & design 5 Homes with Showstopping Murals See how some of the West’s best designers have transformed ordinary walls into unforgettable focal points.
Homes Inside a West Vancouver Farmhouse Built Like a Tuscan Village Burgers Architecture and Sophie Burke Design wrap a 10,000-square-foot family home around a short-course pool, lush gardens and all-season outdoor living.
Bathrooms Trade Secrets: Dark Drama, Smart Design Designer Lori Sellmer brings moody colour, sculptural lighting and kid-friendly details together in one glamorous Calgary powder room.
Trends In Living Colour: 8 Striped Home Finds for Summer From colourful cushions to statement seating, summer’s freshest stripes refuse to stay neatly between the lines.
homes & design 8 Ways to Add a Cheerful Pop of Yellow to Your Space A little yellow can go a long way.
Homes This Modern Cedar Cabin Near Victoria Is an Anti-Office in the Woods Little Giant Studio’s treehouse-like office brings together local materials, cedar screening and a forest setting for a calm, creative retreat.
Commercial Design Say Cheese: Inside Whistler’s Tiny, ’80s-Inspired Cheese Shop Flute and Fromage pays homage to ’80s ski culture, indulgent après and other perfect pairings.
Signature Events You’re Invited: Western Living’s 2026 Designers of the Year Awards Party! On September 10, 2026, we'll be celebrating the best and brightest in design—join us to meet and greet with the West's best designers!
Real Estate The First-Ever West Coast Modern House Has Hit the Market in West Van BC Binning's residence was the beating heart of Vancouver's mid-century scene—it's now renovated and for sale at $5.25 million.
Kitchens 8 Beautiful Examples of Kitchen Island Lighting From understated pendants to sculptural showpieces, these lights know how to shine.
Restaurants The Best Al Fresco Winery Restaurants in the Okanagan for Summer Sun-soaked vineyards, spectacular lake views and locally inspired menus make these three Okanagan winery restaurants the perfect places to linger over a summer meal.
Recipes Recipe: Dry-Aged Duck Breast with Beet Pavé, Rainbow Chard and Blackberry Jus Chef Harris Sakalis pairs crisp-skinned duck with jewel-toned beets, tender rainbow chard and a tart-sweet blackberry sauce.
Wine The Wine List: 3 Garden-Inspired Summer Pairings Three organic garden wines made by good stewards of the land.
Entertaining How to Set a Wildly Beautiful Outdoor Table Nature-inspired place setting tips from the Arc Restaurant team at the Fairmont Waterfront.
Events A Vancouver Rooftop Dinner With Real Buzz At Fairmont Waterfront, garden-grown ingredients, apiary honey and B.C. wine shape a multicourse ode to summer.
Homes This Galiano Island Cabin Brings Two Families Together Outdoors Designed as a shared retreat for two families, Edward Ozimek’s Cabin 1+1 on Galiano Island is still shaped by connection—even after its plans evolved.
British Columbia The Best Okanagan Wineries for Architecture Lovers Planning a design-focused wine tour? These five Okanagan wineries pair award-winning architecture—from cantilevered roofs to industrial-chic tasting rooms—with world-class wine.
homes & design 6 Homes with Beautiful Window Seats These designer looks prove why the best seat in the house is by the window.
Homes Inside a Light-Filled West Vancouver Waterfront Home Built for Serious Fun A family builds its dream home around three things: epic ocean views, room to grow and plenty of space to gather.
Décor The Unsettling Wallpaper in A24’s ‘Backrooms’ Has a Very Vancouver Backstory The archetypal wallpaper seen in the Vancouver-shot indie horror was manufactured entirely in B.C. from WallpaperOnline.
Alberta Inside the $100-Million Reinvention of Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge The historic hotel in Jasper National Park designed by EDG Design, HBA and Alberta’s own Frank Architecture and Interiors, took seven months to complete. The results are stunning.
Homes Inside NHL Goalie Martin Jones’s Serene Japandi Home in North Vancouver Calming tones and natural materials led the way in this forever home for Martin Jones, his wife Alex and their growing family.
British Columbia This Remote Texada Island Retreat Has Tiny Homes, Treehouses and a Forest Spa Getting quiet at a remote tiny-home resort on B.C.’s biggest Gulf Island.
British Columbia Where to Sip Wine, Cider and Spirits on Salt Spring and Pender Island Hyper-local gets a whole new meaning thanks to a new revolution of farmers and makers.
homes & design Reminder: Your Coffee Table Can Be a Statement Piece Sculptural shapes, beautiful materials and clever design make these coffee tables impossible to overlook.
Kitchens The Kitchen Appliances of the Future Are Already Here Sponsored Content From near-silent range hoods to convenient in-sink dishwashers, Fotile Canada is helping people fall in love with cooking again.
homes & design 6 Pretty Purple Spaces We Love These designers weren’t afraid to embrace purple—and the results are stunning.
Outdoor The Room: 3 Outdoor Spaces Designed for Living Outside Three outdoor spaces in Lions Bay, Sidney and Vancouver prove that the most inspiring room in the house might not be inside.
Finalists Photos: Western Living Designers of the Year Finalists Reveal Party 2026 Plus, tickets for our 2026 WL Designers of the Year Awards Party on September 10, 2026 are now available!
shopping New in Stores: 11 Home Decor Finds We Love Right Now From standout furniture to sculptural lighting, these new home finds and must-know stores deserve a spot on your radar.
Bathrooms We’re Completely Obsessed with These Tiled Bathrooms Consider this your sign to be a little bolder with your bathroom tile.
WL People's Choice Awards The 2026 Western Living People’s Choice Awards: Voting Is Now Open Vote for your favourite project from the 2026 Western Living Designers of the Year finalists.
Finalists Announcing the Finalists for the 2026 Western Living Designers of the Year Awards Meet this year's finalists shaping the future of Western Canadian design.
Designers of the Year You’re Invited: Our 2026 Western Living Designers of the Year Awards Party! On September 10, 2026, we'll be celebrating the best and brightest in design—join us to meet and greet with the West's best designers!
Designers One to Watch: This Victoria Designer Is Bringing Built-In Sound Systems Back Zac Benloulou (of Pavilion Audio Systems) is building custom sound systems that make music part of the architecture.
Recipes 6 Fresh and Flavourful Shellfish Dishes to Make This Summer Prawn, scallop, oyster and crab recipes from some of the West’s top chefs.
British Columbia Where Luxury Meets Landscape: An EV Drive to Porteau Cove Sponsored Content The 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ elevates luxury driving along British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Highway.
shopping These Designer Dads Share What They Really Want For Father’s Day These dads are product designers, graphic artists and interior designers, so you know they've good taste. They share their favourite picks for Father's Day this year.
Recipes Recipe: Bourbon Baby Back Ribs with Forty Creek Whisky BBQ Glaze Chef Johann Caner of Vancouver's Honey Salt shares his spin on a Father's Day favourite.
homes & design 8 Homes with Built-in Coffee Stations See how designers have carved out stylish spots for the daily coffee ritual.
Spirits The Wine List: 6 Father’s Day Bottles for Every Kind of Dad How to buy your Father's Day gift at the liquor store without looking like you bought It at the liquor store. Psst, It's all in the storytelling, kids.
