What makes this room your favourite? It’s nice and bright—lots of sun comes in. We opened all the walls up and now the area opens onto the kitchen. We added large windows because it was a southwest-facing bright part of the property. We also added a nice garden door. Now, all the light that comes […]
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My favourite room: Raj Kapahi
What makes this room your favourite? We have an awesome dining room table. It’s from India and it’s got a nice simple contemporary design. There’s a lot of natural solid wood in the space, but at the same time it’s very contemporary with simple clean lines. The feel is really contemporary and rustic—it’s filled with […]
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Expert advice: a decorator’s advice for planning your space
Charlotte Skiba of Charlotte Interiors has a home decor Pinterest board just like any average daydreamer. The certified decorator and home stager loves using the site whenever she starts a new project. “Modern can mean totally different things, so it gives me a way to see what the client likes,” she says. But once you’ve […]
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Happy Nest hatches
Jill Niedermayer has always been into home style. After channeling her longtime interests into Dooryard Antiques—a seasonal vintage, collectibles and decor shop she ran from her cottage in Crescent Beach—for the last few years, she’s decided to make the leap and open a bricks and mortar shop in Halifax. “I’ve wanted to do this for […]
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Pimp my dorm room
Pictured above is a typical Dalhousie Howe Hall single dorm room. Empty, it’s perfect for minimalist psychopaths. But you deserve a room with personality that won’t scare the neighbours. So how and where do you start? We asked Suzanne Saul, co-owner of Attica Furnishings (1566 Barrington Street, 423-2557), to give us a few design guidelines, […]
