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Pretense-Free Snob Appeal

July 29, 2010 | Furnishings, Renovation, Retail, Trades

Snob 388 Carlaw Avenue #202F Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2T4 Tel: 416.778.8778 Fax: 416.778.0606 I love to entertain. In fact, I have been gathering friends and family around my table to feast and laugh for almost twenty-five years. I'm not a chef by any means, but I have learned that the key to a…
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Kitchen A GoGo

July 27, 2010 | Design, Renovation, Trades

So it's been six months since I slipped into Makeover Madness and decided to upgrade my loft from boho to chic. Not that it was an instant decision. It started with a desire to finally unpack my cd collection and boxes of books that were gathering dust in my storage…
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Home Sweet Home

July 23, 2010 | Lifestyle

One of my favourite things about traveling is returning Home. I know it sounds a bit corny but whenever I go anywhere, whether it's for a couple of days or a couple of weeks, I derive tremendous pleasure unlocking my front door and crossing the threshold into the place…
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Summer Bliss

July 21, 2010 | EntertainmentLeisure, Lifestyle, Travel

Living in The Great White North brings with it many privileges which, for one, include being within driving distance of an abundance of fresh lakes, coniferous trees and the Canadian Shield. We call it Cottage Country - the land where we splash in water, barbecue everything, and drink coolers filled with alcohol. If you've ever…
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Fluke Sunday

July 19, 2010 | Real Estate

When I was becoming a fresh-faced newly-minted realtor twenty years ago I was accepting, in perpetuity, a chosen career path which would entail my being available most every Sunday for the rest of my working life. After all, back in the day before the rise of the self-employed consultant and flex hours, most people…
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Sizzle And Spice

July 16, 2010 | Design, Furnishings, Renovation

One of my favourite home improvements is the custom gas barbecue located on my sunbrella-covered cedar-decked dining pavilion that's wrapped in ivy-clad original factory windows. The scorching hot gas grill unit was inset into a custom steel cabinet eight feet long backed by a stainless steel trellis that provides some privacy between my neighbours and I.…
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Glass Pizzazz

July 14, 2010 | Architecture, Design, Real Estate

For those who love light, the increasing availability of condominium residences with crisp clean lines and expansive floor to ceiling windows are a much-welcome relief from the traditional brick facades with small windows endemic to Toronto condominiums dating fifteen to twenty-five years ago. Even a decade ago when condominiums were becoming more cutting-edge…
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Glass-Bowl Sinks Make Me Scream

July 12, 2010 | Design, Furnishings

This weekend I had the pleasure of celebrating an acquaintance's birthday poolside at a jaw-dropping gorgeous classic-contemporary seven year old 10,000 square foot Rosedale ravine residence. Well-designed, well-proportioned and beautifully furnished, it was one of those dwellings that oozed understated luxury without being the least bit gaudy or pretentious. As a self-proclaimed House Nut I was impressed…
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True Colours

July 05, 2010 | Books & Magazines, EntertainmentLeisure, Lifestyle, Real Estate, RestaurantBars

Are gay neighbours good for property values? Even though you may personally despise those perfectly trimmed topiaries that flank each side of the freshly painted red front door on Fred and Barney's just-restored picture-perfect Cape Code dwell, replete with vintage coach lamp and brass door knocker, research shows that the…
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Happy Birthday Canada!

July 01, 2010 | EntertainmentLeisure

So Canada is 143 years old today! Pretty swell eh? I consider myself truly blessed to be Canadian. How fortunate to live in one of the most progressive liberated countries in the world, with unlimited opportunities and oodles of space. I couldn't imagine living anywhere else quite frankly, for even…
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