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Sooke Harbour House Garden Tour
Heavy Petal

Sooke is a small community at the tip of Vancouver Island. A coastal getaway, if you will. Sooke Harbour House is a top-notch inn there, with a working garden that not only provides ingredients for ...

My Great Outdoors: Gursk's Vancouver Paradise

Name: Gursk Location: Vancouver, BC Type of space: Patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: When spring arrives, its like a new room suddenly appears in my West End apartment!...

My Great Outdoors: Nicole's Vancouver Balcony

Name: Nicole Location: Vancouver Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Lounging, bbqing, relaxing. The floors are comfy on the feet with teak and the tiki ...

Inspiration Inside and Out: April Tidey

click thumbnails for larger pics Vancouver interior (and exterior) designer April Tidey creates these spaces that are at once highly considered and lived-in. Each interior feels like a vignette with ...

Canada House by Douglas Coupland

To coincide with the 2004 release of his book, Souvenir of Canada 2, writer and artist Douglas Coupland created an collection of all things Canadiana in an exhibit called Canada House. The exhibit t...

Lime Green Vancouver Kitchen
by Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden Architects

A little bit goes a long way. The painted lime green backsplash and glass countertop in this Vancouver kitchen is a small dose of color that really packs a punch......

Vancouver's Anonymous Photo Project

click thumbnails for larger pics We just just happened upon the website of The Anonymous Photo Project, an endeavor of "discovery and chance". Here's how it works: a package is left in a public place...

Kitchens and Baths at Vancouver's L’Hermitage
inspiration for small apartments

click thumbnails for larger pics The luxury L’Hermitage hotel in Vancouver has tiny kitchens and luxurious bathrooms that speak directly to our small apartment aspirations. ...

Vancouver Addition by Takumi Company

This Vancouver home's addition was crafted in traditional Japanese style by Takumi Company. The company, based in Seattle, was established to bring traditional Japanese craftsmanship to the Pacific ...

Brent Comber Tables at Vancouver's Salt Tasting Room

We love Brent Comber and his Alder wood tables, pictured up top. They're built up of small alder branches, bunched together to create massive, chunky tables. Check out what Comber did at Vancouver's...

Home Accessories from 18 Karat
Vancouver

These rooms combine modern streamlining with soft accessories in neutral colors and natural materials. See a few accessories from Vancouver shop 18 Karat that help achieve this look after the jump.....

Cannon Shelving at Nood

The Cannon collection of shelving units and tables gets you the appearance of floating shelves by using glass for supports. Made of tempered glass verticals and walnut horizontals, the collection ra...

InHabit Modern Dwellings

Created by North Vancouver-based InHabit, these small buildings are versatile enough for many places and many uses. Above we see an InHabit dwelling being delivered by helicopter to a forested recre...

House Call: Celeste's Mount Pleasant Loft

Click Here to See All The Pics Name: Celeste Location: Vancouver, BC My husband, 10-month old daughter and I live in a 850-square foot loft in Vancouver. We moved here from LA in 2007 and I knew th...

Army Blanket Pillows by Ouno

We loved this tip on buying Italian & Swiss Army Surplus Wool Blankets. Which is why we love these "surprisingly chic" Army Blanket Pillows, made by Vancouver's Ouno from vintage wool army blankets....

Patkau Architects' La Petite Maison du Weekend

This self-sustaining little house reminds us of a precious wooden jewelry box that unfolds, revealing all sorts of surprises within. Designed by Patkau Architects for the Fabrications Exhibition at ...

All White: Peter Wild's Vancouver Apartment
Living etc.

We do have to admit, all white interiors snag our attention more often than not. Sure, they can be severe and impractical. But that's not quite the case in this Vancouver apartment of designer Peter...

Etsy Find: Hand Felted Vessels by Tanis Alexis

Warm fuzzies. These hand felted vessels by Vancouver's Tanis Alexis are available among her other "eco conscious art" on Etsy. They're soft and warm and, entitled Keep Me Warm Until the Sun Comes Ou...