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Designer Secrets: Is Good Style Passed Down Through The Genes?

In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re shining the spotlight on three talented mothers — a designer, a painter and an antique collector — and their children, who are fixtures in the design industry (including Tommy Smythe!). Read the interviews from our archives with the stylish families below, and see why style is…

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Would You Use These Secret Stylist Tricks At Home?

Editor-in-chief Beth Hitchcock and interiors director Meg Crossley reveal the stylist tricks they use during photoshoots and discuss whether they are practical for real life!

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Top Picks: Most Popular H&H Pinterest Images In April

For our Pinterest followers, April was all about getting inspiration for the spring and summer seasons. Patios, porches and laid-back spaces with cottage vibes reigned supreme on our boards this month. Plus, it’s no surprise that florals were also a favorite. Click through to see our most pinned images in…

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See The World’s Biggest Paint Swatch

Last week Canadian Tire launched their new Premier paint line and it was a pretty big deal — about 35,000-square feet to be exact. That was size of the world’s biggest paint swatch, which the company created in a parking lot north of Toronto. The swatch includes 185 of the…

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How To Transform A Room With Drapes

H&H’s Reiko Caron shows how she used readymade drapes to give one room three very different looks.

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Top 9: Most Popular House & Home Pinterest Images In March

March is the month when the weather finally transitions from winter to spring, so it’s no surprise our top pins were all bright spaces with earthy tones and plenty of natural light. Kitchens were the favorite room on our Pinterest boards, which tells us you have renovations on the mind. Click through…

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See Stunning Spaces By Sarah Richardson Design

Get inspired by designs from this talented team, including Tommy Smythe, Allison Willson, Sarah Richardson and more.

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How To Mix Prints Like A Pro

Paralyzed by the prospect of mixing prints? Up your confidence with this pattern primer. We break down four common conundrums when it comes to decorating with prints and offer foolproof fixes for each.

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Go Inside Mimi Thorisson’s French Château & Learn Her Style Secrets!

The French food blogger, author and TV personality shares the details on her breathtaking home.

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7 Fashion Trends To Embrace In Your Home Right Now

From fishnets and opulent embroidery to '70s plaid, get inspired by these fashion-forward design ideas.

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10 Bathroom Trends You’ll See Everywhere In 2017

Discover ideas that are in vogue now, and will be for years to come.

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Spring Forward With These Bright & Airy Rooms

Interiors director Meg Crossley shares fresh ideas to get you excited for spring decorating. With daylight savings time approaching, I have spring decorating on the mind. Here are some favorite warm weather rooms, which are lovely any time of year, but seem particularly appropriate to suit our inevitable spring mind-shift.

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Shops We Love: Home Smith

When Jennifer Jackson opened Home Smith just minutes from her Roncesvalles, Toronto, home last winter, she knew her clients would be her friends and neighbors. She knew they’d bring their design ideas and furniture wishes, as well as their strollers, children and pets, to her store. “We’re really focused on…

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Top 10: Most Popular House & Home Pinterest Images In February

February is typically the coldest, gloomiest month of the year, so it’s no surprise our top pins of the month are all warm and inviting spaces. Kitchens, living rooms and bathrooms were the top picks on our Pinterest boards. Click through to see our most pinned images in February. Did your favorite make…

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Banish The Winter Blahs With A Citrus-Inspired Palette

Contrast the gloomy weather outdoors with a playful hit of bright color. We love this citrus-inspired spring palette, which brings a cheery vibe to even the most buttoned-up spaces. Click through for five ideas, from lime green walls to a lemon yellow couch, that promise to squeeze some color into your space.