Artist Chantal Malek is a purveyor of colour and emotion. It’s impossible to look at a Malek canvas and not be transported to the serenity of the forest, or to a vibrant place where luminosity reigns supreme. The...
PHOTOGRAPHY: LAUREN MILLERSTYLING: ALANA FLETCHER AND LUCAS ALVES For an interior designer, turning an awkward or cumbersome feature in a house into a highlight that becomes a defining element is a huge achievement. And that is exactly what...
PHOTOGRAPHY: LISA PETROLESTYLING: ASHLEY BARREY AND KIRSTEN MARSHALL Turning a small victorian cabbagetown house, with a floor plan that could best be described as a rabbit warren, into an open-concept home with a functional chef’s kitchen required some ingenuity...
PHOTOGRAPHY: STEPHANI BUCHMAN The wall-hung cabinetry creates a light, contemporary aesthetic, according to designer Sara Bederman. The custom-made mirror and shelf combination is flanked by a linear lighting fixture from Cedar and Moss in Oregon. Visitors are swept...
PHOTOGRAPHY: Felix Michaud There was one thing that hip hop singer Gabriel L. B. Malenfant knew for sure when he set out to fulfill a lifelong dream of opening a café in Montreal’s Mile End neighbourhood: It wasn’t...
PHOTOGRAPHY: SCOTT NORSWORTHY The white oak oiled floors, in a herringbone pattern, are a traditional touch in this contemporary kitchen. “When you use minimal materials, varying the pattern is nice to do,” says architect and designer Wanda Ely. ...
PHOTOGRAPHY: CHERYL SILSBE Lindsay Brommeland and her husband, Todd Homan, describe themselves as modern-day hippies: they are vegetarians, urban beekeepers and have a focus on edible landscaping around their new home in downtown Edmonton. So it was only...
PHOTOGRAPHY: LISA PETROLESTYLING: LISA LEV Large windows contribute to a feeling of openness in the bright and functional space. The yellow pendant lights are an example of the sunny accent colour used throughout the home. Designer Lisa Lev...
This exquisite modern home was born out of tragedy after a fire destroyed much of the interior of the traditional Tudor-style structure. While the facade of the house was salvaged, much of the interior was burned and the...
PHOTOGRAPHY: LARRY ARNAL Tucked away on a nice street in the Moore Park area of Toronto, this circa 1915 house was dated and dysfunctional when interior designer Kate Zeidler first saw it. It lacked light and was inconveniently...
