Photography: Ema PeterStyling: Chad Falkenberg (Top) The backyard and side courtyard allow for plenty of daylight to illuminate the interiors. “Aaron Teer, from Teer Co., did the landscaping,” says builder Kenton Lepp. “We loved his vision for the...
PHOTOGRAPHY: JEAN BLAIS Once upon a time (1847), high on the slopes of Westmount, a unique house was built: a Regency-style plantation home. This architectural grande dame featured wraparound balconies that afforded it sweeping vistas over its land...
PHOTOGRAPHY: LARRY ARNALSTYLING: KRISTA FLASCHNER Serendipity was at work in this kitchen renovation, according to designer Krista Flaschner. Her design incorporated birch cabinetry from Ikea; she discovered that the style had been discontinued, but she was “just able”...
PHOTOGRAPHY: JAMIE ANHOLTSTYLING: KELLY MORRISON Mike Mendelman and Jolene Brewster have good taste. That statement can be taken literally: Mike is a restaurateur with 15 restaurants in Banff, and Jolene has her own company importing and blending teas....
Jennifer Lynn Walker calls herself an “eco-realtor.” This Montreal real estate broker says she’s interested in “anything and everything to do with green (environmentally sound) real estate, homes, and lifestyles. I help people buy and sell homes with...
PHOTOGRAPHY and STYLING: ANA COLE The opportunity for a designer to choose, almost literally, every item in a house – from furnishings to tea towels – is rare. But that was the assignment that designer Ana Cole was...
PHOTOGRAPHY: PRASHANT BHAT The two combined apartments are home to three generations of one family: the paterfamilias, his son, and the son’s wife and two daughters. In the son’s office, an artificial turf floor offers a vibrant contrast...
PHOTOGRAPHY: TRACEY AYTONSTYLING: TANYA McLEAN AND NICHOLE SKLADAN About three-quarters of a century ago, this East Vancouver house was one of many built for veterans returning from the Second World War. The interior had been remodelled since then,...
PHOTOGRAPHY: JEFF McNEILL “IT’S A STORY OF SCALE, but still a story of design,” says landscape architect Janet Rosenberg of this property in the Bridle Path neighbourhood. Shaped like an uneven trapezoid, the two-acre property has a large...
PHOTOGRAPHY: GILLIAN JACKSONSTYLING: VANESSA SUPPA Cheryl Hickey is really just a homebody. Sure, she gets to interview the glitterati in her glamorous job as host of ET Canada, but home and family are important to her. It’s something...
