Turn a closet into a mini-mudroom, great for us apartment-dwelling families.
29 April 2015
Families in apartments: closet to mini-mudroom DIY
27 November 2014
Gift Guide: House Proud
Some lovely gift ideas for your friends and family with a little spare space on their walls, shelves and couches.
24 November 2014
How to make this centrepiece for $15 from IKEA bits
All you need is five minutes and a few inexpensive bits from IKEA.
9 September 2014
Win tickets to the Vancouver Modern Home Tour
You want to peer inside some of those ultra-modern houses, don't you? I know you do.
16 January 2014
Burrito bowls
A simple lunch that can be assembled in a few minutes, with a little prep ahead of time.
26 November 2013
Make soft storage bins from old jeans
Make some of those beautiful soft-sided storage baskets, using old jeans.
22 May 2013
Covet Garden: the print version
Support this lovely Canadian online publication in their campaign to create a print issue.
8 April 2013
Our new {old} reclaimed wood table by Vancouver Reclaimed
I am thoroughly in love with our new table made with reclaimed wood by a local artisan.
24 October 2012
Laneway House Tour with Vancouver Heritage Foundation
Vancouver is a tough place to be if you’re thinking about buying your first home. We’re not a suburban kind of family, but we can’t afford an actual house in the city proper. The City of Vancouver, in an attempt to make the city residential neighborhoods livable for more people, made it legal to build a little house at the back of one’s property. Obviously the planning permits are complicated, and from what I hear, a bit in flux, but...
30 September 2012
Interior Design Show West
I popped round the Interior Design West show today, here are some highlights. Resource Furniture‘s extraordinary space saving beds blew my mind. I love the shelf that pivots as you pull the bed down. Style Garage is a Canadian furniture company, located in Vancouver and Toronto. Their tagline is ‘made-to-order & in-stock modern furniture’. There were some good examples of tables and sofas. The one pictured above is from their in-stock line, however they will make you a table to...