Decorating & Design
September 5, 2022
Vote For H&H’s 2022 Home Of The Year!
This year started off with a bang with the final reveal of Lynda Reeves’ stunning lakehouse makeover in our January/February issue. The momentum was kept going with Victoria Webster’s super-charged home by Colette Van Den Thillart, actor Karine Vanasse’s clapboard retreat in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, a heavenly Muskoka boathouse and a contemporary cottage in B.C.’s Half Moon Bay. Now, we want to know your pick for H&H’s Home of the Year by clicking the “Vote Now” button! The winning house will be announced in our December issue, on newsstands from November 14.
Voting is now closed, thank you!
A Renovated Lakehouse In Ontario
The Homeowner: Lynda Reeves
What Sets It Apart: Lynda made a major renovation of this romantic wood-panelled lakehouse and the results are warm and inviting: an ode to classic lakeside living.
A Toronto Home With Clean Mediterranean Style
The Homeowners: Carly Stone and Jeff Mikelberg
What Sets It Apart: The home is a combination of Mediterranean minimalism meets California cool where a former sunken living room raised and transformed into a spacious new kitchen.
A Four-Season Cabin In Whistler, B.C.
The Homeowners: Melissa and Paul Meehan
What Sets It Apart: This cabin is an elevated and elegant take on a classic ski lodges, skipping the knotty pine, tartan. and skis on the wall.
A Star’s Eastern Townships Farmhouse In Quebec
The Homeowner: Karine Vanasse
What Sets It Apart: This quaint shiplap farmhouse in Knowlton, P.Q. is given a fresh update with lively wallpaper and Karine’s impressive art collection.
A Cabbagetown Victorian With A Modern Twist In Toronto
The Homeowners: Jane Cooke-Lauder and Craig Lauder
What Sets It Apart: This renovation retained the well loved elements of Victorian-era details (plaster moldings, ceiling medallions) and made the Victorian home light and airy.
A Whimsical Heritage Rosedale Home In Toronto
The Homeowner: Victoria Webster
What Sets It Apart: Designer Colette Van Den Thillart’s signature mix of bold color, pattern, and an exacting blend of old and new to reinvigorate this traditional home.
A Punchy Clapboard House In Connecticut
The Homeowners: A young family with children
What Sets It Apart: What was a white-walled traditional home gets a new lease one life by swapping out the vanilla vibe for a juicier palette of gutsy, saturated shades.
A Tuscan-Inspired Farmhouse in Mono, Ontario
The Homeowner: Colomba and Pat Lamanna
What Sets It Apart: A modern farmhouse with heritage touches, is deliberately intimate, with ceilings trussed in white oak beams.
A Winsome Muskoka New Build Lakehouse
The Homeowner: Peter Welles
What Sets It Apart: Inspired by the elements that surround it, this lakehouse is full of mossy lichen hues, granite and wood panelling for a serene, nature-loving effect.
A Dreamy New Muskoka Boathouse
The Homeowners: A family with children
What Sets It Apart: This board and batten structure includes all the trimmings, including a bedroom, kitchen, full bathroom and dock-level indoor outdoor lounge complete with passthrough to a downstairs bar.
A Contemporary Cottage On B.C.’s Half Moon Bay
The Homeowners: Patrick Warren and Kevin Kaufman
What Sets It Apart: This sleek cottage is inspired by the ryokans in Kyushu (traditional inns with pared-down amenities like tatami mats and futon beds).
A Classic 1920s Brick House in Toronto
The Homeowners: Sarah and Amar Bhalla
What Sets It Apart: An open floor plan and double sliding glass doors breathes new life into a formerly boxy, dark layout.
An Updated Victorian in Toronto’s Little Portugal For An Entrepreneur
The Homeowners: Noura Sakkijha and Majed Masad
What Sets It Apart: Noura is the owner of buzzy online jewelry brand Mejuri and she took a similarly disruptive look to a traditional home. The result is graceful arches that reflect her Middle Eastern roots and serene spaces to recharge after a long day. See this story in our October issue, on stands starting Sept. 5.
A Fashion Stylist’s Eclectic Downtown Toronto Rowhouse
The Homeowners: Erica Wark and Corey Laurysen
What Sets It Apart: A traditional envelope is given a younger look that vibes with the owner’s cutting edge fashion style. See this story in our October issue, on stands starting Sept. 5.