Paper beads are easy to make, and simple enough for children to tackle. Long, skinny triangles of paper are wound tightly around a base, secured with glue, then glazed or varnished to make them durable and shiny. That’s it.
Read MoreMany Memphis shops sell Elvis-themed merchandise, including craft supplies. I purchased some Elvis fabric there once, intending to give it to a fanatical friend. Once home, I recalled a complaint she had shared about having to hide away her stained oven mitts when guests gathered in her kitchen, and got to work creating Elvis-themed oven mitt covers she could keep clean and on display.
Read MoreDecorators know it. Designers know it too. Colour is crucial. As Christian Dior once said, “Colour is what gives jewels their worth.” Dior was referring to fashion, but the colours in your home are just as important as the colours you wear.
Read MoreJohn Gignac says the Hawkins-Gignac Act, a law implemented in October that requires Ontario homeowners to install carbon monoxide detectors, has come into effect at an opportune time. “It’s the perfect time of year to buy a detector — as a Christmas gift,” the campaigner for CO awareness says. “It’s the most important gift to give anyone.”
Read MoreShopping malls often provide a gift-wrap service so their customers can have their purchases wrapped before they head home. That used to be my dream job. I envied those who spent hours standing at a table surrounded by rolls of patterned paper and colourful ribbons. I still think it’s a great job, but lousy knees and a weak back mean it will never appear on my resumé.
Read MoreGuests are coming over for Thanksgiving dinner, but what kind of wine can you serve with staples like turkey, ham,
Read MoreInstagram has quickly become one of my favourite apps. With a range of filters and photo editing tools that transform even mundane images into cool shots, it’s been my go-to form of sharing pictures with family and friends via social media.
Read MoreReflecting on her childhood growing up in Edinburgh, Gillian Gillies says becoming a designer may have come as a surprise
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Since purchasing a home near Eglinton Avenue East and Laird Drive in 2007, Jennifer Flores has been chronicling her families’ adventures in room-by-room renovations on her blog, Rambling Renovators.
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Certified home stager and redesign expert Joanne Motta tells clients to create the look and feel of a hotel to help ensure their home will sell once it’s listed.
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Low interest rates, immigration and millennials migrating from suburbs to central Toronto will keep the Toronto housing market strong, according to realtors.
Read MoreLooking for a place to call home without mortgage payments or the commitment of buying a house? Here are three
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Before making a move into interior design, Jennifer Backstein was a teacher. “It didn’t really seem like the right fit
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Interior designer Meghan Carter frequently comes across spaces that focus too much on aesthetics. “They’re beautiful solutions but they’re not
Read MoreNothing says summer quite like a campfire sing-along, making s’mores and playing Jenga. What a minute. Did I just say
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