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Housebound Ep. 6: The Big Reveal! Brian Gluckstein’s New Kitchen Reno
Lynda Reeves returns to tour Brian's fabulous renovated kitchen!
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Housebound Ep. 4: Lynda Reeves Visits Garrow Kedigian In His Amazing Montreal Studio
Wait until you see inside the designer's secret studio!
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Housebound Ep. 3: Lynda Reeves Catches Up With Her Dear Friend, Marilyn Denis
Marilyn invites us in to see her makeshift studio and the rest of her stunning home!
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Housebound Ep. 2: Lynda Reeves Visits Colette Van Den Thillart’s Parisian-Style Toronto Home
Colette offers her recipe for unforgettable style!
Decorating & Design
Ask A Designer: How To Make The Most Of A Compact Family Room
In this Ask A Designer column, Jennifer Koper shares her tips for designing a functional gathering place. Question: How do I lay out my narrow family room? Should I do built-ins on either side of the fireplace? I’ve already ordered a sofa and I’m looking for a coffee table — what…
Design News
Housebound Ep. 1: Join Lynda Reeves On A Virtual Visit With Brian Gluckstein
Get a peek inside Brian‘s gracious Toronto home and find out what's inspiring him now!
Decorating & Design
Ask A Designer: How To Wake Up A Tired Dining Room
In this Ask A Designer column, Jennifer Koper shares her ideas for refreshing a dining room without changing the furniture. Question: I’d like to pull my dining room together and give it some style, but I want to keep my furniture. Where do I start? — B.B., Montreal Answer: The good…
Decorating Advice
3 Winter Floral Arrangements With Staying Power
Fresh blooms are as essential to holiday decorating as trimming the tree or wrapping presents in style. Turn over a new leaf with three winter floral arrangements that last well beyond December 25th! Play With A Muted Palette Go beyond poinsettias this season…
Entryways & Mudrooms
11 Entryways, Hallways & Landings With Style In Spades
When it comes to decorating, transitional spaces are easily overlooked. But why should living rooms and kitchens get all the love? Consider this: entryways, hallways and landings stand to make a captivating impact and deserve the considered attention other spaces receive. From the moment…
Decorating Advice
10 Fast Facelifts To Wake Up Your Home Now
With the start of a new season, the desire to freshen up your space begins to creep in with the cooler weather. Turns out, small changes can have a major design impact — it can be as easy as reframing your artwork or adding a bold light fixture. We rounded…
Decorating & Design
Ask A Designer: How To Create A Beachy, Open-Concept Cottage
In this Ask A Designer column, Jennifer Koper shares her ideas for designing an eclectic cottage with seaside flair. Question: I’ve been decorating my new open-concept cottage and have purchased a modern sofa, dining table and reupholstered chairs. How can I pull the look together? — J.T., Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba.
Decorating & Design
Lynda Reeves On Creating A Dreamy Lakeside Cottage
This article originally appeared in the July 2019 issue of House & Home I have a file I call my “Forever File” that contains photos of rooms I can’t throw away because they continue to inspire me. I go through it a few times a year to see if I still…
Decorating & Design
H&H Editors Share Their Biggest Design Mistakes — And How To Fix Them
We've had our fair share of design bloopers!
Laundry Rooms
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…
Decorating Advice
How Would A Designer Spend $5,000 To Transform A Space?
Calgary designer Reena Sotropa breaks down how she would use $5,000 to give her home office a spring refresh. I love to show my clients how a room can be transformed seasonally with few simple but strategic changes. I think the lounge area of my office is the…