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Everything’s coming up… green
In growing urban landscapes, the famous phrase “Stop and smell the roses” is becoming more and more improbable, just because it seems like there are less and less parks and gardens...
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The Future Looks Cozy
With summer fast approaching, lazy days at home on the couch and in front of a television are (hopefully) on the horizon. What a perfect time to catch up to all of those movies now on DVD that you missed in the theatres,...
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Eggcellent Decorating Ideas
It’s that time of the year again: where grabbing more than three cartons of eggs is not out of the ordinary. Kids are in anticipation for Easter and, more specifically, the lifelong tradition of decorating...
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Bringing Spring Into Your Home
Bringing Spring Into Your Home Does your home look dull and feel stuffy? Maybe it’s time for you to take out the leftover winter atmosphere and...
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Samsung Adds New Dimension to 3D Evolution
While it’s not as widely publicized as Avatar was, tomorrow is another massive step forward...
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Brighten up your homes with this seasons’ ‘It’ colour: Yellow!
As the weather begins to perk we can’t help but turn our attention to thoughts of spring. Off come those dark turtlenecks, our heavy coats are relegated to back-of-the-closet duty and we’re finally free...
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Empty Nester
A lot of us grew up in a world of video games. I can still remember blowing air into game cartridges before playing with them to make sure that they would work. I was never really any good at playing video...
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Erasing Home Decorating Headaches
Bouclair Home is taking away the headache of decorating your home once and for all. Trying to put a room together is difficult in itself. Finding the right pieces so the colour scheme stays the same and...
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Sleep With The Fishes
Most people have heard of “breakfast in bed.” Now you can also have “sushi in bed,” thanks to an enterprising U.S.-based venture that “strive[s] to find the harmony between food...
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Once Upon A Valentine’s
Take a trip through time this Valentine’s Day with a romantic visit to Toronto’s very own castle. I’m a hopeless romantic, so it comes as no surprise that I enjoy celebrating Valentine’s Day. Of course, the standard box of milk chocolates and a grocery-store bundle of red roses...
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Roses are Red – and Orchids Are Too
Red roses are a Valentine’s Day staple – and there’s nothing wrong with that. A dozen long-stemmed roses are utterly breathtaking and are quite the sentiment. According to Joseph Delarge, owner of
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Who-o-o Can Say No?
Have you ever been in the store Anthropology? It just opened up this past year in Canada with two locations in Toronto and one in Edmonton. It’s quite the chic and trendy clothing store and I rarely go into it, but when I do, I indulge on their classic necklaces, pretty headbands and high-waisted...
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Farming Grows Up
Have you ever stopped and looked at the origin label on an apple? How about a banana? The food we consume daily has travelled an average of 1,500 miles from farm to plate. For those of us living in cities, the distance between us and our veggies is continuing to grow. Right now, 60% of the population lives...
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Flash Me Some Colour
I love things that make big bold statements. You can see this trend not only making waves in the fashion world, but also in home décor in 2010. Whether it’s contrasting colours, graphic patterns or things that sparkle, I’m beaming thinking about all the ways I can incorporate this trend...
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Some Glitter Here And Tinsel There
Bows, ribbons, tinsel, flowers, mesh, wrapping paper, tissue, hooks, fake snow, pipe cleaners, gold-tinted fruit, hand-blown glass ornaments, crystal icicles, yards of tiny multi-coloured lights – gah, I’m...
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Sleep (And Play) Like Royalty At The Ivy
In the 1850s, 111 Queen St. East was the site of a bustling chocolate factory in the heart of downtown Toronto. Fast-forward 150 years and the restored building is now home to Toronto’s newest downtown boutique hotel.
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The House That Cob Built
You may remember the Three Little Pigs. Poor Pig No. 1’s house of straw was no match for his foe, The Big Bad Wolf. If only he’d also used sand and clay...
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Doors Get Fancy With “3-D” Designs
Here's an eye-popping idea if you're looking to jazz up your home in just a few minutes: Full-surface photo films for your door, featuring an array of deceptively realistic “3-D” designs.
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Ty Pennington, Colin & Justin To Appear At Vancouver Home Show
Planning to update your digs? Here's something to mark on your calendar: The Vancouver Home + Interior Design Show is coming to BC Place Stadium from Oct. 15 to 18. The annual...
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Citytv Announces Extreme Dream Home Build Contest
Let’s imagine for a second that you could change whatever you wanted about your home. Would you build a sunroom? Install a new walk-in closet (or two, or three)? Go White-House on your basement and...
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