Bathrooms

This Bright & Preppy Bathroom Is A Breath Of Fresh Air

It doesn’t do it justice to simply call this a principal bathroom. Not only is there an undermounted, marble-clad tub, a frameless glass shower and elegant his and hers vanities, but this room also serves as a luxurious dressing room with tailored, built-in clothing storage. The homeowners asked designer Robyn…

Best Paint Colors

Color Crush: Powder Blue Infuses Light-As-Air Charm Into Any Room

Design editor Kai Ethier shares which hue she’s crushing on right now. Reminiscent of Monet’s 19th-century swirling seascapes and on the greyer side of baby blue, powder blue delivers quiet sophistication. The pale blue hue creates the same zen vibe as an all-white room but with more visual punch. Couple it…

Bathrooms

This 140-Square-Foot Bathroom Delivers Big Style

With the goal of creating a light and airy guest bathroom in a Trois-Rivières condo, designer Kimberly Watt had her work cut out for her. The bathroom is quite small — exactly 140 square feet — and has no windows. Her solution to the dilemma was to allow…

Decorating & Design

How To Organize Your Fridge In 4 Easy Steps

When giving your hardworking kitchen an organizational overhaul, tackling cupboards, shelving and other storage is easily the first thing that comes to mind. But one area often overlooked is what’s inside the fridge. Even though the door is almost always closed, it’s truly what’s on the inside that matters. We…

Food

3 Vibrant Middle Eastern Dishes From Cookbook, Honey & Co. At Home

In their third cookbook, chefs Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer of the beloved U.K. Honey & Co. restaurants inspire with fresh and flavorful Middle Eastern recipes that are close to their hearts. Recipes run the gamut from the homey to the spectacular (check out their Pickled Peach…

Decorating & Design

How To Create A Liveable, Yet Luxe Laundry Room

Wrapped in pristine stretches of Caesarstone, bespoke cabinetry and herringbone-laid slate flooring worthy of a French château, this serene space by Karla Amadatsu of Kerrisdale Design is the height of laundry room fashion. It’s larger and more carefully considered than many kitchens, and outfitted with all the…

Food

Fire Up The Smoker With 3 Recipes From Cookbook, The Brisket Chronicles

Grill extraordinaire Steven Raichlen shares his best tips and tricks for mastering one of the most covetable cuts of meat: brisket. With over 60 scrumptious recipes, you’ll learn how to barbecue, braise, smoke and cure it — and create crowd-pleasing carnivore-centric dishes — with The Brisket Chronicles. Is your mouth watering…

Food

Try 3 Scrumptious Recipes From The New Cookbook, Perfect Pan Pizza

Peter Reinhart, award-winning author of eight books on bread and baking. shares his secrets to great pan pizza, from memorable crust to cubed — not grated — cheese (who knew?) The cookbook gives step-by-step instructions for making deep dish pies with rimmed baking sheets and deeper pans. Toppings run the…

Decorating & Design

The Home Edit Shares Their Tips For Creating A Covetable Laundry Room

The Home Edit‘s Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin are passionate about organizing everything from kitchens to closets, but they have a soft spot for one room in particular. “Laundry rooms are the unsung hero of the house,” says Clea. “I put a lot of thought into mine, I…

Food

How To Preserve Lemons

Chef Doug Penfold shares three easy steps to make preserved lemons at home — a staple in Moroccan dishes. 1. Look for small, thin-skinned organic lemons, preferably Meyer. Cut each lemon almost into quarters, leaving one end intact. 2. Pack the inside of each lemon…

Decorating & Design

10 Easy Ways To Update Your Living Room In A Weekend

Making over a space as important as the living room can seem like a daunting task. Good news: upgrading your space is easier than you think — and it doesn’t have to involve a costly and chaotic renovation. “Some spaces don’t need a major overhaul,” says design editor…

Food

3 Plant-Based Recipes From The New Cookbook, Love & Lemons Every Day

Food blogger Jeanine Donofrio of Love & Lemons is changing the way we think about eating healthy with her brand new cookbook, Love & Lemons Every Day. With over 300 pages of delicious recipes, beautiful photography and savvy tips, you’ll be inspired to make fresh fruit and…

Kitchens

This Modern Mint Kitchen Is A Millennial Dream

Ashley Lonsdale, a rhythmic gymnastics coach who runs her own gym, knew her North Vancouver bungalow needed serious help. The previous owners had undertaken some DIY work in the kitchen; the result was a thigh-high breakfast bar, a peeling vinyl floor and a deteriorating anaglypta wallpaper backsplash. The biggest…

Food

Food Editor’s Guide: Dining Al Fresco At Dinner With A View

Food editor Eshun Mott shares her experience dining under the stars.  If you live in Toronto you may have heard about The Bentway — a new multipurpose public space under the Gardiner Expressway. There was a skating trail there this past winter and plans for festivals,…

Decorating & Design

Dream Destination: A Bohemian Oasis In The Foothills Of Mexico

Part of the beauty of Acre lies in discovering it. The drive up a bumpy dirt road outside San José del Cabo, Mexico, leads to a simple concrete path lined with sun-drenched palms and agave plants. At the end of this walkway, guests arrive at the property’s…