House Proud – Summer Has Some Bright Ideas
“Those patio lanterns, they were the stars in our sky.” Kim Mitchell …
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House Proud – Pet-Friendly Styles are All the Rage
We seem to have finally reached a point where we no longer have to justify a devotion to our pets. A decade ago it raised eyebrows when people learned I routinely took my back-injured Border Collie to a chiropractor. I recall one colleague asking, “Where do you think you’re living, Hollywood?” She didn’t understand that this dog was a superstar to me. …
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House Proud – Decorating Kids’ Rooms Should be Fun
Six years ago, I wrote in this space about decorating kids’ rooms and recalled my obsession with the colour purple, inspired by Donny Osmond, and lovingly indulged by my Mom and Dad. …
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House Proud – Cramped Toilets in Sochi Were Startling
Photos of the hideous, shared bathrooms tweeted by visitors to the Olympic games in Sochi, Russia got me thinking about a typical Canadian bathroom, and whether there even is such a thing. I’m assuming those tweeted pictures of cramped, stark toilets were atypical in Russia. At least, I hope so. …
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House Proud – Create An Opulent Finish That’s Affordable
Flip through photographs of homes of the very wealthy and you won’t see a lot of bare wood. Furniture is either highly glossed or adorned with elaborate finishes that cost thousands. While a cherub-painted ceiling and gold-embossed night-stands might not be to your taste, a few ornate pieces here and there can really bring a home to life. …
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House Proud: Bathrooms are Meant to be Enjoyed – Sun Media
We ask a lot of our bathrooms. They have to function well and wash, flush and drain away the day for us. Even more than our bedroom, the bathroom is where we retreat to when we need to shut out the world and find some precious “me” time. They hold and they hide our secrets in the form of lotions and potions and much like Las Vegas, what happens in the bathroom, stays in the bathroom. …
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Countertops No Stranger to Controversy – House Proud, Sun Media
Frequent dinner-party guests know there are three topics to avoid if you want to have a pleasant evening: politics, religion and countertops. No matter what you prefer in a kitchen counter there will undoubtedly be someone who thinks you’re out of touch and can’t wait to explain why before they’ll pass you the rolls. …
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Erotica Finds a Place in Design – Sun Media, June 7-9
One day you may find you need a little help in the bedroom and you know the only solution is to call in a specialist. You’ll need someone who’s sensitive yet knowledgeable and prepared to give you the straight goods without doing irreparable harm to your tender ego. Erotica Interiors offers niche decorating at its most intimate and personal. …
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From Drab to Fab – My Second Favourite Sun Media Column
My own, House Proud, is my first, of course! But Marc Atiyolil’s weekly column, which often appears a page or two away from mine, routinely contains a project I’d like to try. …
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Puttin’ on the Ritz – House Proud, Sun Media
Who among us hasn’t wanted to take home something beautiful we saw in a movie: a piece of furniture, stunning artwork, Daniel Craig. …
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House Proud – Wallpaper is Back in a Big Way, Sun Media
When you think of wallpaper, you might get a mental picture of a busy floral print that looks a lot like antique upholstery fabric. Perhaps the smell of lavender and musty books comes to mind with a musical accompaniment counted in by Lawrence Welk. Ah-one-anna, two-anna. Well it’s time to associate a new image with wallpaper because it’s back in a big way. …
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Sun Media article – Kitchen Cousins are Back in Action
The cousins are getting out from behind the kitchen island and taking their reno and design know-how to the rest of the house and even to the back yard. …
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