Research shows that being well-rested is one of the most essential aspects for healthy balanced living. And yet I have a sneaking suspicion most of us are sleeping on mattresses that have gone past their prime, using pillows which don’t compliment the way we rest our weary body and head,…

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…

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.…

In the 70’s when I was a kid growing up in Victoria we lived across the street from the Murray’s. The Murray’s had four daughters, one a little later in life who happened to also be ten years old like me. In fact, on the first day we moved into…

Back in February, I began a conquest to get my residence organized. After years of haphazard searching for a particular sweater, book or tool (“I know it’s in this closet somewhere!”), I finally decided it was time to organize my life through and through. Not surprisingly it’s been a long…

When it comes to real estate, first impressions count. That’s why the expression ‘Curb Appeal’ has merit. In the freehold property market, as house hunters pull up in their car they’re already assessing the dwelling, the property environment, and the surrounding streetscape. In the condominium market, purchasers instantly gauge how…

Utopia Cafe 586 College Street 416-534-7751 Wednesday night was so warm everyone in my neighbourhood was out on the streets. Even at 9:30pm the patios were full, there were lines up at every gelati parlour (this is Little Italy, afterall), and the streets were filled with people strolling, cycling or driving with the top down.…

Whenever guests see my clawfoot tub perched at the edge of a 26 foot high skylit atrium in my second floor bedroom, they almost always ask “Does your bathtub work?”. The question always makes me laugh. People are more likely to accept my explanation that’s it’s an ‘art installation’ rather than…

  I have a love/hate relationship with the CN Tower. On the one hand, I marvel at how it’s reigned supreme as the world’s tallest structure since 1976 until this year, when Dubai’s Burj Khalifa took the crown. On the other hand I despise how there’s almost no escaping its presence.…

I’ve always loved my funky 60s chaise. It has such incredible support that when lying on it you feel like you’re floating. In fact, if I were a psychologist I would have my patients lie on it while they revealed everything to me. I originally bought the chaise from Phil’z…