Cooking

Cookies In A Jar

Give the gift of baking.

DIY Projects

DIY Paper Lanterns

H&H stylist Peter Paquette demonstrates a simple craft project using affordable glass vases, paper and candles. Learn how to punch patterns in basic craft paper or shiny metallic sheets to create ambient centerpieces for a holiday party.

DIY Projects

Holiday Gingerbread House

Learn how to build a stylish gingerbread house without a kit. House & Home staffers Hilary Smyth and Michael Penney use icing, Smarties, pretzels and more to decorate a cute and cosy cottage complete with stained-glass candy windows! (Try Lynda Reeves’ favourite [gingerbread recipe](http://tv.houseandhome.com/segment/festive-gingerbread-cookies) for the walls and roof.) Happy…

Cooking

Mexican Wedding Balls Recipe

Lynda Reeves shares her friend’s Mexican Wedding Balls recipe — shortbread-style holiday cookies with a sweet cherry inside. Bake these up to serve at seasonal events or to give as Christmas gifts.

DIY Projects

DIY Christmas Tree Alternatives

Learn how to make three charming DIY Christmas tree alternatives — perfect for small spaces — including a miniature tree, a magnolia arrangement and chic birch poles with twinkle lights. Style expert Peter Paquette demonstrates how easy it is to create these on-trend pieces using materials from your local gardening…

Holiday

Christmas With Suzanne Dimma

Catch the holiday spirit as House & Home editor-in-chief Suzanne Dimma opens up her fashionably festive home and shares seasonal decorating memories. From the colour of her ornaments to her kitchen-island turned wrapping-station, she reveals her love of the Christmas season.

Design News

Elegant Holiday Flowers

Learn how to create chic holiday centerpieces with cut amaryllis flowers. Fabiola and Jan Prins from Niagara’s [Prins Grow Inc.](http://www.prinsgrow.com) tour us through their cut amaryllis greenhouse — the only one of its kind in North America.

Cooking

Gingerbread Decorating

Lynda Reeves and House & Home production manager Bonnie Cook demonstrate how to decorate gingerbread people with a tasty vanilla glaze [recipe](http://www.houseandhome.com/food/recipes/vanilla-cookie-glaze-recipe) from Carole Walter’s *Great Cookies* cookbook. Watch them bake the gingerbread and get that [recipe](http://www.houseandhome.com/food/recipes/gingerbread-cookie-recipe), too!…

Cooking

Festive Gingerbread Cookies

Lynda Reeves learns a new holiday recipe.

Design News

Decorating Open Living Areas

Discover the secrets of decorating open-plan spaces as design editor Cameron MacNeil recommends new chairs, tables and lighting to unify a reader’s living-dining area. The result is a casual, rustic and cohesive space that is totally now.

DIY Projects

DIY Captain’s Mirror

Inspired by leather-wrapped round captain’s mirrors that can cost as much as $2,000, style editor Morgan Michener demonstrates how to make your own using an Ikea Grundtal Mirror and leather belts. Hang it in your entryway, living room or dining room!…

Home Tours

Elegant Urban Family Home

Designing with guests and kids in mind.

Cooking

Traditional Cheese Raclette Recipe

Liven up your dinner party with a fun raclette. Food editor Amy Rosen demonstrates how to use a raclette maker to melt raw-milk raclette cheese to serve on top of grilled peppers, potatoes, apples, pickles, pickled onions, salami, prosciutto and sliced baguette. Like fondue, it’s a delicious communal meal that…

DIY Projects

DIY Pantry

Learn how to transform an Ikea Hemnes wardrobe or an old armoire into a kitchen pantry to store cookery, dishware, utensils and more. Style editor Michael Penney and design editor Joel Bray demonstrate this easy weekend organization and storage project.

Videos

Colourful Townhouse Makeover

Small space design ideas.