By Mary Frances Hill At the display space for The Smithe, Boffo Developments’ planned community of condominiums in downtown Vancouver, designer Scott Trepp responds to the tower’s architecture from the inside out — by embracing the potential of a bright space, bringing beauty to the smallest details and creating a centrepiece in the display space. GBL Architects designed the...[ read more ]
By Kathleen Freimond Excited by its first downtown Vancouver project, Boffo Developments has defined a new neighbourhood – the arts and events district – to better describe the location of its 27-storey highrise, The Smithe. “It’s a great location on the edge of Yaletown – we’ve coined it the arts and events district,” says Boffo’s director of marketing and sales,...[ read more ]
By West Coast Homes & Design It’s an investment piece and a focal point in your home, so take the time to find the right one. When it comes to buying a sofa, we’ve probably all made a few mistakes. From not measuring the living room — I once had to slice off a leg to squeeze in a custom-made...[ read more ]
By Gabrielle Savoie Photo: Anthropologie Do you open up your Christmas decorations every year only to notice that they're a big, jumbled mess of tangled cords and broken baubles? You're not alone. We, too, have spent hours untangling lights and picking broken glass out of the carpet. The culprit? Laziness. Each year, after we've spent countless hours meticulously picking a...[ read more ]
By Cameron McNeill Are you one of the millions who have right-sized in recent years? Regardless of what is motivating you to consider buying a new home - financial motives, the decision to start a family, or just the fact that you no longer require a home full of rooms that never get used - right-sizing is about identifying how...[ read more ]
By Mary Jo Bowling In the digital photo age, not only do most of us have cameras on us at all times, but we have printers that can turn them from pixels into paper. There’s been no formal study I can find, but it only stands to reason that people have more photographs of friends and family in their possession...[ read more ]
By Sheila Schmitz Even with just a few days till October 31, it's not too late to decorate. Pumpkins from the grocery store, leaves from the backyard and a few things around the house can transform a table or mantel into Halloween central. Family Portrait in Pumpkins Forget carving. Forget covering the whole pumpkin with paint. Just add a circle...[ read more ]
By Clare Kumar I FOUND IT! AFTER SEARCHING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, I just signed the lease on a corner condo unit with magnificent water views. Now the fun begins. For the past eleven years, I’ve been helping my clients make the transition to smaller spaces, and it’s time for me to practice what I preach. Any move is stressful, but...[ read more ]
By Yanic Simard For years, interior design has been in a color-conservative period, with only the strictest noncolors being considered neutrals — and a cool gray or “greige” being king. However, people lately are rediscovering the joy of adding color to the home with “near neutrals,” versatile colors that can act as neutrals yet still inject some energy into a...[ read more ]
By Laura Gaskill A once-a-year massive spring clean may not be everyone’s cup of tea. If you’d rather break up the work, here are some ideas for sprucing up your space this fall. From updating your book collection to cleaning up outdoors, pick and choose from these eight to-dos to create a fall cleaning plan that works for you. Launder...[ read more ]
