Susan Kelly

Susan Kelly

Word Stylist: creating couture copy as copywriter, journalist and translator.

Community Spirit in a Residential Garden

Community Spirit in a Residential Garden

Photography: Joshua Lawrence Contemporary-style landscaping is all about sharp angles and minimalism. Nature, on the other hand, can appear random, even chaotic. Yet these two are far from mutually exclusive in the gardens of this newly built home...

A Fresh Start

A Fresh Start

Photography: Nicole AubreyStyling: Yvonne Whelan “Out with the old, in with the new” could be the motto that applies to the design of this two-storey contemporary detached home in the Yonge and Eglinton area. For not only was...

Respectful Update

PHOTOGRAPHY: JEAN-FRANCOIS GRÉGOIRE The 1970s — the decade that brought us split levels, large windows and great flow — are having a moment in home design. These qualities and more are found in this six-bedroom home of that...

The Superhero in the Garage

They are the trusty workhorses usually stabled nearby: lawn mowers, string trimmers, generators, snow throwers and the like. But outdoor power equipment just might be the ultimate unsung heroes.  According to the folks at The Outdoor Power Equipment...

Chalk it Up to Style

Longing to get with the textured wall trend? Wallpaper or stucco are not your only options. Chalk Paint® can create some special effects, says its inventor. Plaster effect wall painted with Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan in Scandinavian Pink...

In the Mood for Wallpaper

In the Mood for Wallpaper

In 2020, two of the previous year’s hottest trends — oversized florals with dark backgrounds, and statement wallpaper styles — are pairing up to create spectacular design statements. That’s according to Wallsauce, a popular UK-based company providing bespoke...

Canada’s “Phoenix” Cities

The 19th century was a "banner year" for devastating fires in North America.   As legendary New York archivist Otto L. Bettmann wrote in The Good Old Days – They Were Terrible: “Between 1870 and 1906 four American cities –...

Talk … And Live … Like A Pirate

“Pirate tales and the Florida Keys go together like ice and rum,” or so says the Fl Keys News. And with swashbuckling swagger, superstar NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife, Amy, an interior designer, have added...

Going With the Flow

Going With the Flow

Photography: Larry ArnalStyling: Loren Smarda One of the joys of a custom-built home is that its owner can configure it to fit the everyday rhythm of life. And the owners of this three-storey detached home in The Beaches,...

After The Fire

After The Fire

New Orleans's oldest neighbourhood is known as the French Quarter. Yet examples of the New France style of architecture are a rara avis. Were they washed away by the many devastating hurricanes, including 2005’s Katrina?  Surprisingly, the real...

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