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Rediscover some of our most popular TV segments this season! Tour the indie chic home of Umbra design director Matt Carr and partner Joyce Lo, co-director of the Drake Hotel General Store — and get their tip on removing old wallpaper! Learn how to create a chic, high-gloss finish on a mounted photo. Try Lynda Reeves easy lemon tart recipe, complete with delicious lemon-infused pastry and zesty custard. Plus, mark your calendars: the second season of H&H Online TV begins on November 29, 2010.

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Indie Chic House Tour

Dining room: Moooi pendant light, Klaus by Nienkämper, Toronto (416) 362-3434 ?or visit klausn.com; sconces, Lowe’s, call 1-800-445-6937 or visit lowes.ca for ordering information; bookshelves, U+, visit umbra.com; rug, Bev Hisey, Toronto (416) 703-3418 or visit bevhisey.com.

Entryway: Map, Machine Age Modern, Toronto (416) 461-3588 or visit machineagemodern.com; monkey, table, St. Lawrence Sunday Antique Market, Toronto (416) 350-8865 or visit sundayantiquemarket.com; Tom Dixon light, Klaus by Nienkämper, as above, or visit tomdixon.net; vase (with flowers), L’Atelier, Toronto (416) 966-0200.

Living room: Cabinet: English football, London Portobello Market, visit portobelloroad.co.uk. Page 48: Kitchen: Chair, Flik & Co., Toronto (647) 439-8697 or visit flikandcompany.com; bicycle, Urbane Cyclist, Toronto (416) 979-9733 or visit ucycle.com; side tables, candle holder, U+, as above; coffee table, Commute Home, Toronto (416) 861-0521 or visit commutehome.com; brass lamps, Machine ?Age Modern, as above; pillows, The Drake Hotel General Store, Toronto (416) 531-5042 ext. 101 or visit thedrakehotel.ca.

Principal bedroom: Brass table, Machine Age Modern, as above; chair, Beauty Salon sign, St. Lawrence Sunday Antique Market, as above; pheasant, Aberfoyle Antique Market, Guelph, Ont. (519) 763-1077 or visit aberfoyle-antiques.com; wall colour, DIMoore, call 1-800-361-5898 or visit benjaminmoore.ca for retailers across Canada; pillow, Urban Outfitters, visit urbanoutfitters.com for locations across Canada; bedding, Umbra, as above; Philippe Starck toy, St. Lawrence Sunday Antique Market, as above.

DIY High-Gloss Photo Mounting

  • Wood panel (from an art store)
  • Elmer’s spray adhesive
  • Scissors
  • Envirotex Lite Pour-On High Gloss Finish
  • Clear cups
  • Rubber gloves
  • Mixing container
  • Stir stick
  • Foam brush

Lynda Reeves’ Favourite Lemon Tart Recipe

Runtime: 17:04
Released: November 15, 2010