Interior Design Show Kicks Off 2012 Event with VIP Party

The Interior Design Show (IDS) is back this year and kicked off with a VIP cocktail party.  The event, which was in support of OneXOne, an organization that improves the well-being of children around the world, featured the Cherish Auction and Exhibit – children’s chairs re-imagined by 20 different Canadian designers from the fashion and […]

CB2 Opens First Store in Toronto

CB2, sister store to Crate and Barrel, opened its first Canadian location on Bathurst and Queen Street West on Saturday at what used to be the Big Bop. Featuring its spring 2012 collection, the pieces are perfect for Toronto’s smaller, urban spaces.  Favourites in the collection include: Like Crate and Barrel, CB2 also sells home-related […]

Gilt Arrives in Canada!

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson of Gilt Groupe, one of the original membership flash sale sites now ships internationally.  She was in Montreal Tuesday and in Toronto on Wednesday to promote this to media.  The luncheon, held at Nyood on Queen and Ossington, featured cocktails and appetizers, followed by a delicious three course meal.  Prior to the […]

CB2 Coming to Toronto This November!

Media were invited to view pieces from CB2, Crate and Barrel‘s sister store yesterday. CB2 will be opening its first Canadian store at the corner of Queen and Bathurst this November – right at former home of the Big Bop.  CB2 distinguishes itself from Crate and Barrel with smaller, more scaled back and modern pieces, […]

Condos, Three-Plus Units and Families

I’m a condo person.  I was raised in a house, but have lived in a condominium since I was 19 years old, first with my family and now with my husband.  I like the lifestyle.  No need to worry about shoveling the snow in the winter, raking the leaves in the fall or mowing and […]

Korhani Turns Rugs into Fashion

When people think of Korhani, they think rugs.  Things you put on the floor.  People don’t think couture.  However, this was proven wrong at LG Fashion Week on Tuesday, when Korhani presented what is perhaps the first rug runway show in history.  Turing pieces into clothing was unlikely easy, but Kristen and Moji Korhani knew […]

Fab Dinner Parties That Are Sure To Please

Dinner parties are an elegant way for the mature and sophisticated to socialize with family and friends. While they can sometimes be stressful to organize, the payoff of a successful dinner party is a home full of satisfied guests, and incredible memories. A dinner party doesn’t have to be a traumatic experience for the host; […]

Interior Design Show Opening Night Party

Cynthia Cheng Mintz  The 13th annual Interior Design Show kicked off yesterday with an opening party at the Metro Convention Centre on Front Street. Called “All You Need is Love”, the event featured previews of exhibits which will open to the public on January 29.  One of such exhibits is called Sibling Revelry, which features works by designer-siblings […]

Q&A with Designer Hillary Keech of Modest Designs

Connie Limoncelli Most people want to live in a beautiful home even if they don’t always have the skills, know-how or budget to make that happen. Enter Hillary Keech of Modest Designs a firm whose ethos is centred on the idea that gorgeous interiors can be had no matter your budget. Case in point, the […]

Rue Magazine: The Launch of a New Online Shelter Publication

Connie Limoncelli Looking back the folding of the much-loved Domino magazine seemed to mark the beginning of a new and innovative chapter in home decor publications. The difficulties in the publishing world allowed stylish online publications like Lonny and Nesting Newbies to thrive on the Internet. Style mavens and decor bloggers await the new issues of […]