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Editor’s Picks – Summer Edition

Fill your summer with self-care by treating your body and mind with these fun finds that are bound to put a pep in your step. 1. PERFECT PANT SET This matching luxe cable-knit wide-leg pant set seamlessly marries boho-chic with comfort, making it a perfect weekend look for grabbing brunch or running errands. www.anthropologie.com 2. …

Marla Nazzicone: Destined to design

Marla Nazzicone has always known she was destined to become an interior designer. After receiving her degree from Ryerson University, Nazzicone started her own design business, which, to this day, continues to thrive artistically and financially, even in the face of COVID-19. She’s known since elementary school that her life was all about interior design. …

Design News

This summer’s agenda includes a lot of lounging, mixing up fresh cocktails, possibly starting new home renovations — and we’ve got everything here to get you started. LOUNGER LOVESleek, simple and with a boxy silhouette, this lounger’s frame and modern design makes it easy to follow the sun on a hot summer day by the …

Last Word

Here are a few fun pieces that will leave you inspired to celebrate everything from your pet to your next big trip. 1. PAMPERED POOCH: Extend your love for fashion into your dog’s wardrobe by incorporating the cutest cable-knit sweaters made with 100 per cent natural fibres to ensure that your precious pooch isn’t exposed …

Michael Holmes: Reputation building

Michael Holmes, in his latest television series Holmes Family Effect, stars alongside his dad Mike and sister Sherry in working together to transform people, communities and make dreams come true. The Holmes family has become Canada’s best-known family of builders, with its patriarch Mike Holmes now one of the world’s most notable builders, contractors and …

Lino Arci: 35 years in Real Estate

Family owned since 1986, Lino Arci’s real estate team is celebrating a true business milestone, having been in the real estate business for 35 years. Lino Arci credits his success to the family he always dreamed of having. “Somehow along the way, I’ve been blessed with both my beautiful wife and children, and they decided …

The sibling duo behind Farmhouse Facelift

Siblings Carolyn Wilbrink and Billy Pearson are making their HGTV Canada debut by putting a modern twist on antiquing and the art of restoring farmhouses. Growing up, siblings Carolyn Wilbrink and Billy Pearson were known to “borrow” their father’s tools and, with their sister, build forts in the back fields of their family farm in …

Honouring Heritage Through Design

How Batay-Csorba Architects seamlessly infused a client’s Italian heritage into their home. A way of honouring one’s heritage is celebrating through food, music, and the traditions that surround it. Another, less obvious way, is by paying homage through its architecture.  Batay-Csorba Architects (B-CA), an architecture and interior design studio, combines research and practice to successfully …

RZ Interiors: Sleek And Contemporary Style

With intelligent planning, quality craftsmanship and the finest materials, Thornhill’s RZ Interiors creates custom-built, beautiful and functional interior spaces. Since March 2020, not only have we been paying closer attention to where we live, but also perhaps, more importantly, how we live, and this may be raising some questions: “Did we really choose that colour …

Colin & Justin: The Great Escape

Colin and Justin discuss falling in love with Canada’s cottage country, and why their new book, Escapology, offers the escape we all need. With a career that spans interior design, hosting TV shows, interviewing celebrities and style journalism, Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are a Scottish couple with an eye for detail. Their newest project, …