15 Little Ways to Pay It Forward This Holiday Season
Amidst the planes to catch and parties to attend, it’s easy to forget what the holidays are really about—expressing appreciation and gratitude. Doing this is known to warm our hearts more than any gift under the tree, seasonal dessert, or festive fête. Getting in touch with the true meaning of the season doesn’t require a massive check or hours spent in a soup kitchen (though these are great options, too).
Dec 19, 2017
A Colorful Canadian Home Full of Flowers & Art
Floral designer, interior designer and talented painter Tanya List shares this home with her husband Ry and craft-loving daughter Reid. “We moved from Toronto to Muskoka about four years ago. [Toronto] was lovely, but once we had Reid I craved moving home to my hometown of Muskoka. It’s amazing here with lots of trees, over 300 lakes, and tons of room for a little kiddo to run around.
Dec 19, 2017
Use the 10-10-10 Rule to Decide How and Where to Spend Your Time
Try as we might to compartmentalize our time and be fully present in each of our life roles, in our increasingly fluid world, overlaps happen. And multi-tasking doesn’t work when you have to choose between physically being in two places at once or spending your time on one thing to the exclusion of another.
Dec 19, 2017
10 Tips for Selecting the Very Best Real Estate Agent
Buying or selling a home is a daunting task and a massive learning experience.
Dec 19, 2017
Rent Sandra Bullock’s West Hollywood Apartment for $22K per Month
Ever wonder what it’s like to have Sandra Bullock as your landlord? Well, if you’re looking for an apartment in West Hollywood—and your budget is around $22,000 per month—you can find out. Variety reported last week that the Ocean’s 8 star’s unit in celeb-favorite building Sierra Towers is available for rent. Bullock bought the 22nd floor condo—previously owned by Matthew Perry—in 2014 for $3.35 million.
Dec 19, 2017
Before and After: This Kitchen Was a Rat-Infested Nightmare
Sometimes, when people describe a room as “a nightmare,” they’re talking about shag carpeting or hideous laminate or cheesy ’80s style. Today’s kitchen sounds like the stuff of actual nightmares—read on lest you think I’m talking about the blue-mustard color combo you see here. (But don’t worry—the space now is totally dreamy.) What a difference a new everything makes!
Dec 19, 2017
7 Passé Home Trends Designers Wish Would Make a Comeback
Wall-to-wall carpeting or sponge painted walls, anyone?
Dec 19, 2017
Before and After: A Rustic Cabin’s ’80s Bathroom Gets a Total Turnaround
When three friends — Amanda, Kate and Carina — decided to chase their dreams and buy a cabin in the Catskills together, they were ready to start having fun and enjoying their mountain retreat right away. But the home was built in the 1980s, and though the architectural bones were extraordinary, there were still a lot of elements from the era (like bizarre wallpaper, carpeted stairs, funky electrical work, and a mustard yellow shower).
Dec 19, 2017