Western Living Magazine
2026 Bathroom Design Tip #4: Illuminate Small Spaces With Big Lighting
6 Creative Ways to Decorate Your Ceiling
2026 Bathroom Design Tip #3: Bring a Little Patina into a Traditional Design
Recipe: Quick Miso Noodle Soup
Recipe: Hopcott Farms Beef Short Ribs with Black Pepper and Sweet Soy (Sườn Bò Nướng)
Recipe: Gai Lan, Ginger and Anh and Chi’s Chilli Oil (Rau Xào Sả Ớt)
Tofino’s Floating Sauna Turned Me Into a Sauna Person
A Wellness Getaway in Squamish Valley: Off-Grid Yurts, Sauna Cycles and River Calm
Local Getaway Guide: A Peaceful Two-Day Itinerary for Harrison Hot Springs
“Why Don’t Towels Stretch?” Herschel Co-Founder’s New Home Goods Brand Rethinks the Towel
Audi Elevates the Compact Luxury SUV
New and Noteworthy: 10 Fresh Home Design Finds for Winter 2026
Entries Are Now Open for the 2026 Designers of the Year Awards!
Designers of the Year Frequently Asked Questions
Photos: The Western Living Design 25 Finalists Party
We compile our favourite new home decor pieces from across the West.
We’re suckers for a good throw pillow, but Vancouver-based artist Julia Di Sano just upped the ante with her collection of Ebi Emporium cushions ($75) based on her original paintings, featuring a vibrant mix of abstract splashes of neon, distressed chevron patterns or soft pastel ombré. Each is one of kind.Fine Finds, Vancouver. finefindsboutique.com
Peter Pierobon’s artwork has made it into the public collections of New York’s Museum of Arts and Design and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, but his furniture pieces, made in B.C., are just as worthy of adulation—like the jagged Walnut Bar ($19,500), a gorgeous, angular experiment inspired by the Rocky Mountain skyline. Peter Pierobon, Vancouver. peterpierobon.com
The club chair gets an update from Bensen, a past Western Living Furniture Designer of the Year: sink into the deep but surprisingly compact U Turn seat (from $2,250) and swivel on the 360-degree circular base toward the future of design. Inform Interiors, Vancouver. informinteriors.com
Pocket doll by Coral and Tusk available at Anthology Home Collection.
Noise-cancelling headphones are a must for any serious traveller, but Tivoli Audio’s Radio Silenz headset ($160) transports your aural experience to first class. It features solid wood ear cups available in sophisticated black ash, walnut or cherry. Madison and Page, Calgary. madison-page.com Audio Ark, Edmonton. audioark.com
Inspired by traditional Japanese lanterns, Foscarini’s Yoko table lamp ($656) offers soft and soothing light filtered through transparent blown glass to add a little Zen (and plenty of style) to your space.Lightform, Edmonton. lightform.ca Robert Sweep Home furnishings, Calgary. robertsweep.com
It’s official—we live in the future. The Mighty purse ($125) is a sleek and simple buttery leather clutch (in fun hues like tangerine) with a hidden adapter that charges up your smartphone while you’re out and about. Twisted Goods, Calgary. twistedgoods.ca
Think of it as a sunshine savings bank. The solar-powered Ikea Solvinden LED globe lights ($17.99) go up in a snap (no cords or plugs required) to light up those warm spring nights. Ikea, across the West. ikea.ca
These graphic Over Oceans area rugs (prices on request) transform a painting by Vancouver artist Zoë Pawlak into five unique perspectives on colour and movement by cropping and distressing the original work into something new and wonderful. Burritt Bros., Vancouver. burrittcarpets.com
The hip packaging of the Amola Sea Salt Company, formerly Sea to Sky Seasoning, features beautiful branding (we love the quirky half-pig, half-fish that adorns the slick boxes) worthy of the product inside: garlic rosemary, cabernet sauvignon and, of course, bacon salt infusions (from $7.95). Cookworks, Vancouver. cookworks.ca Island Spice Trade, Victoria. islandspicetrade.ca
Call it rustic glam: the gold Tibetan Lamb stool (from $1,095) from Montreal’s Outpost Original pairs an over-the-top fluffy wool seat with an art-deco-cool metallic base for a truly showstopping ottoman.Atmosphere, Saskatoon. atmosphereid.ca
Porcelanosa’s first Canadian showroom brings our new favourite decor trick to Calgary: the faux crumple. The glossy Artek white tile ($13/square foot) is a beautiful mess that celebrates gorgeous texture. porcelanosa.com
The editorial team at Western Living loves nothing more than a perfectly designed space, place or thing: and we’re here to tell you about it. Email us your pitches at [email protected].
Are you over 18 years of age?