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Mar
22
Ceramic stool made of two hands with palms upward

How to humanize a room

Rooms need a human presence to truly come alive. When your own presence feels not quite enough, but a photo
4 min read
Mar
15
Peacock displaying its colourful tail feathers.

Performative decorating – and how to avoid its danger

In every home, there's an element of dress-for-success. We arrange our living rooms for the perfect movie night,
3 min read
Mar
08
Frost patterns on a window pane.

6 design links for a snow day

Remember snow days? School cancellation turns an ordinary morning into the beginning of an adventure, whether the fun stays indoors
2 min read
Mar
01
Robert Indiana sculpture of the number two.

Going nuts for numbers

My favourite public sculpture in Toronto is the gigantic numeral pictured above. It's fittingly located in the lobby
4 min read
Feb
22
Yellow door with red door handle.

The House Book revisited

Earlier this month, I finally bought a book I first encountered decades ago. I was browsing the Bloor Street branch
3 min read
Feb
15
Stack of five books, including one with a close-up of wide-open eyes printed on the sheaf of pages.

Stack: micro-decorating move #11

Layer-cake your life!
3 min read
Feb
08
Wooden robot sitting on a marble tabletop with his hand in a waving gesture.

Will objects love you back?

Ever feel like inanimate things have a life to them? Pay enough attention to the ordinary objects close to you
2 min read
Feb
01
Succulents and figurines in a globe-shaped terrarium, including a little girl and a tiny house.

Home as terrarium

Welcome to February, the shortest but longest month of the year. You're probably tempted to toss out my
2 min read
Jan
25
Motor scooter parked on a sidewalk in front of a wall with wide black-and-white stripes.

In praise of stripes

Three cheers for a victory in the world of stripes! American menswear designer Thom Browne was recently in trouble with
3 min read
Jan
18
Dimly lit interior featuring a three-legged stool that supports a bowl with a single orange inside.

How to slow down time

Did you get to the end of '22 and wonder: Where did the time go? Our sense of days,
2 min read