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Morocco meets Gastown at Twenty One Tonnes pop-up shop

Morocco meets Gastown at Twenty One Tonnes pop-up shop

By Michelle da Silva | December 16, 2011
Vancouverite Chessa Osburn has transported her small, online shop dedicated to artisanal imports from around the world to One of Few for the holidays.
Urban living: Designing women take over, small spaces get glam, and condos get creative

Urban living: Designing women take over, small spaces get glam, and condos get creative

By Staff | October 13, 2011
A wave of female interior designers are making their mark on Vancouver, while Main Street's innovative condos are booming, reclaimed-wood furniture brings nature indoors, and small spaces become overwhelmingly funky.
Designing women: Allison Evans challenges her inner artist

Designing women: Allison Evans challenges her inner artist

By Gail Johnson | October 13, 2011
While she was growing up in Richmond, Allison Evans was no stranger to the creative process behind construction project.
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Designing women: Moor Design’s Sarah Hollett keeps an environmental ethos in mind

Designing women: Moor Design’s Sarah Hollett keeps an environmental ethos in mind

By Sarah Rowland | October 13, 2011
Even in “Super Natural” B.C., sustainability isn’t always an easy sell when it comes to home décor
Designing women: Cheryl Broadhead and Ada Bonini don’t hold back

Designing women: Cheryl Broadhead and Ada Bonini don’t hold back

By Gail Johnson | October 13, 2011
When Cheryl Broadhead and Ada Bonini of Bob’s Your Uncle Design Ltd. took on Ginger, a condominium complex in the heart of Chinatown by Porte Development Group, they wanted the interior to reflect the building’s colourful, vibrant location and history.
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Condos get creative at Main Street's hipster hub

Condos get creative at Main Street's hipster hub

By John Lucas | October 13, 2011
As usual, the hipsters had it figured out before the rest of us.
Alykhan Velji finds extra space in the unexpected places at the Vancouver Home + Design Show

Alykhan Velji finds extra space in the unexpected places at the Vancouver Home + Design Show

By Janet Smith | October 13, 2011
Alykhan Velji is a busy interior decorator, TV personality, and home-magazine columnist, but what he’s become most known for in the design world is being a solutions man.
Artist Matthieu LeBlanc transforms waste wood into bold pieces

Artist Matthieu LeBlanc transforms waste wood into bold pieces

By Janet Smith | October 13, 2011
Matthieu LeBlanc’s reclaimed-wood furniture evolved out of experiences he’s had across the country, from hiking the forest to working away in different wood shops
Hot new shops, hip birds, and linens to love for fall

Hot new shops, hip birds, and linens to love for fall

By Janet Smith and Michelle da Silva | October 13, 2011
Transform your living space this fall with new pieces from Montauk Sofa, Resource Furniture, molo design, Orling & Wu and more.
Urban living gets seriously stylish

Urban living gets seriously stylish

By Staff | May 19, 2011
In this guide, we offer tricks to outfit a condo-scale deck, plus a look at the townhouse boom, cool DIY garden projects, funky antique finds, and multitasking furniture objects.
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Outdoor furniture becomes condo-friendly

Outdoor furniture becomes condo-friendly

By Janet Smith | May 19, 2011
With good planning and smart purchases, having a small patio doesn’t have to be a major barrier to outdoor-living enjoyment.
Fold-away patio pieces make for easy storage

Fold-away patio pieces make for easy storage

By Janet Smith | May 19, 2011
Sometimes a condo patio really is too minuscule to fit almost any furniture, and that is where the season’s new fold-away pieces are just about the only option.
Everyday Eden offers DIY ideas from succulent wreaths to the Wee Bee House

Everyday Eden offers DIY ideas from succulent wreaths to the Wee Bee House

By Jessica Werb | May 19, 2011
Everyday Eden blends gardening, entertaining, and décor into a playful mélange of DIY projects.
How Blue Owl's antique maven got her eye

How Blue Owl's antique maven got her eye

By Sarah Rowland | May 19, 2011
Amanda Michas is a natural-born antique collector. It’s actually in her blood—no lie. In fact, one could argue that if it weren’t for antiques, she wouldn’t be here.
Shape-shifting furniture fits every space

Shape-shifting furniture fits every space

By Michelle da Silva | May 19, 2011
These four furniture items pull double—and triple—duty for your smallest of spaces.