In this Episode
Get backyard-design ideas from a spectacular lakeside garden by landscape architect Ron Holbrook. Featuring an infinity-edge lap pool, multi-level stone patios, an outdoor living room with a fireplace and native grasses, dogwoods and sumacs, the space offers outdoor comfort and gorgeous views. Discover the secrets of luxury fabric design from Patrick Frey, president and chairman of Pierre Frey, the legendary textile and furnishing design house. Plus, learn how to easily update a tired entryway with paint, new carpet and chic lighting, as design editor Cameron MacNeil responds to a common reader question about whether to paint out or restain wood trim.
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Tailored Lakeside Garden
See this garden in the October 2010 issue of House & Home
Renovation architectural designer, William Mockler, Drawing Room Architect, Toronto (416) 975-1815 or visit drawingroominc.com; general contractor, Farshad Mohammadi, Solutions Build Design Engineering, Toronto (416) 816-9176; landscape architect, Ron Holbrook, Ronald Holbrook & Associates Landscape Architects, Toronto (416) 924-8165 or email holbrook@bellnet.ca. Tiered terrace: Henry Hall Designs furniture, Primavera Interior Furnishings (to the trade), Toronto (416) 921-3334 or visit primavera.ca for showrooms across Canada; blue cushion fabric, Télio (to the trade), Vancouver (604) 254-3336, Calgary (403) 245-4014, Toronto (416) 532-9444, Montreal (514) 271-4607, 1-800-361-0375 or visit telio.com. Fireplace terrace: Roda Network teak furniture by Rodolfo Dordoni, Interior Elements, Toronto (416) 928-0222 or visit rodaonline.com. Water wall: Henry Hall chairs, Primavera Interior Furnishings (to the trade), Toronto (416) 921-3334 or visit primavera.ca for showrooms across Canada; blue cushion fabric, Télio (to the trade), Vancouver (604) 254-3336, Calgary (403) 245-4014, Toronto (416) 532-9444, Montreal (514) 271-4607, 1-800-361-0375 or visit telio.com.
Patrick Frey Interview
See Patrick and Lorraine Frey’s Paris apartment in the September 2009 issue of House & Home
Pierre Frey products, through Primavera Interior Furnishings (to the trade), Toronto (416) 921-3334 or visit primavera.ca for showrooms across Canada, or visit pierrefrey.com for more information.
Entryway Decorating Tips
- Paint – Beautitone – Snowdrop – 5J2-1
- Stair runner – Elte
- Pendant – Restoration Hardware – Cambridge pendant
- Console – Pottery Barn – Hyde Console Table
- Table lamp – Pottery Barn – Newbury Halo Task Table Lamp
