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Building Your Dream Home—in Green

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Achieving a high-performance home in BC has never been easier with tips from green building experts who say simple and durable is the way forward.

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Reimagine Remodelling with Kitchen Canvas

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If you want a dream kitchen with a guaranteed quote, a guaranteed timeline, a dedicated project manager, and quality custom craftsmanship, you want Kitchen Canvas.

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Kaska Dena: Returning Home

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A new Cultural Centre for Daylu Dena community in Lower Post, BC, is calling people home to heal

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IDC Celebrates 50 Years of Interior Design

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Since 1972, Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) has been the national advocacy association for the interior design profession. This year IDC is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

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One to Watch: Kitch

Andrew Hibbs takes mass-produced cabinetry and helps make one-of-a-kind solutions.

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One to Watch: Unbuilders

The Vancouver salvage experts make sure every last piece of a demolition or renovation is put to good use.

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One to Watch: Bioi

Calgary-based architectural graduates Jordan Allen and Raya Trefz are all about skirting convention.

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The Q&A: Architect Todd Saunders

The architect behind Fogo Island Inn sits down with Western Living to talk experiential architecture, international projects and Canadian kindness.

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Ross Penhall’s Vancouver

Experience B.C. through the eyes of acclaimed artist Ross Penhall with this beautiful new book of paintings.

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Bedding Design Tips From Samantha Pynn

Designer Samantha Pynn shares her tips for simply designing a stylish bedroom with beautiful patterns and soft palettes. Step one: prepare for lots and lots of layers. 

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Design Icons: Q&A With Barbara Barry

SoCal’s design powerhouse—and esteemed judge on our 2014 Designers of the Year furniture design panel—talks about sharing stories, appreciating space and emphasizing simple (but stunning) beauty.

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Q&A with Iconic Designer Tom Dixon

The copper Beat and Etch lights from U.K. native Tom Dixon seemed to single-handedly bring the metal back into vogue. Editor-in-chief Anicka Quin caught up with the designer on a recent visit to Inform Interiors in Vancouver.

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Q&A: Bertjan Pot

The Dutch designer—the man behind the infamous Moooi Random light—speaks at IDSwest in Vancouver this weekend.

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Q&A: The Artist

The classic area rug becomes modern artwork in the hands of Spanish designer Nani Marquina. Editor-in-chief Anicka Quin chats with the iconic designer about fair trade, modern design and her newfound love for the West Coast.

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One to Watch—Mary Lou Banks

A Calgary geologist takes her passion for gems in a whole new direction with Lulu B Designs, her custom line of beautiful bangles and baubles.

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Designer Q&A: Sarah Richardson

We caught up with celebrity designer Sarah Richardson, who headlines the Edmonton Home and Garden show this March, to find out her secrets for getting a fresh look, trying out new trends and finding inspiration in unlikely places.

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One to Watch: Lukas Peet

The Vancouver designer studied and worked around the world; now, he’s making a name for himself as one of Canada’s brightest design stars.

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One to Watch: id8 Design

Victoria’s Krista Rossato brings a hands-on approach to every project—from the city’s bustling Public Market to fanciful pop-up doghouses.