Western Living Design Icons Meet the 2026 Western Living Design Icons Jennifer Heffel and Robert Bailey join our hall of fame for their enduring work and lasting influence on Western Canada’s design community. Homes & Design homes & design 5 Homes with Showstopping Murals See how some of the West’s best designers have transformed ordinary walls into unforgettable focal points. Homes Inside a West Vancouver Farmhouse Built Like a Tuscan Village Burgers Architecture and Sophie Burke Design wrap a 10,000-square-foot family home around a short-course pool, lush gardens and all-season outdoor living. Bathrooms Trade Secrets: Dark Drama, Smart Design Designer Lori Sellmer brings moody colour, sculptural lighting and kid-friendly details together in one glamorous Calgary powder room. homes & design 8 Ways to Add a Cheerful Pop of Yellow to Your Space A little yellow can go a long way. Homes This Modern Cedar Cabin Near Victoria Is an Anti-Office in the Woods Little Giant Studio’s treehouse-like office brings together local materials, cedar screening and a forest setting for a calm, creative retreat. READ MORE
homes & design 5 Homes with Showstopping Murals See how some of the West’s best designers have transformed ordinary walls into unforgettable focal points.
Homes Inside a West Vancouver Farmhouse Built Like a Tuscan Village Burgers Architecture and Sophie Burke Design wrap a 10,000-square-foot family home around a short-course pool, lush gardens and all-season outdoor living.
Bathrooms Trade Secrets: Dark Drama, Smart Design Designer Lori Sellmer brings moody colour, sculptural lighting and kid-friendly details together in one glamorous Calgary powder room.
homes & design 8 Ways to Add a Cheerful Pop of Yellow to Your Space A little yellow can go a long way.
Homes This Modern Cedar Cabin Near Victoria Is an Anti-Office in the Woods Little Giant Studio’s treehouse-like office brings together local materials, cedar screening and a forest setting for a calm, creative retreat.
homes & design 5 Homes with Showstopping Murals See how some of the West’s best designers have transformed ordinary walls into unforgettable focal points.
Homes Inside a West Vancouver Farmhouse Built Like a Tuscan Village Burgers Architecture and Sophie Burke Design wrap a 10,000-square-foot family home around a short-course pool, lush gardens and all-season outdoor living.
Bathrooms Trade Secrets: Dark Drama, Smart Design Designer Lori Sellmer brings moody colour, sculptural lighting and kid-friendly details together in one glamorous Calgary powder room.
homes & design 8 Ways to Add a Cheerful Pop of Yellow to Your Space A little yellow can go a long way.
Homes This Modern Cedar Cabin Near Victoria Is an Anti-Office in the Woods Little Giant Studio’s treehouse-like office brings together local materials, cedar screening and a forest setting for a calm, creative retreat.
Commercial Design Say Cheese: Inside Whistler’s Tiny, ’80s-Inspired Cheese Shop Flute and Fromage pays homage to ’80s ski culture, indulgent après and other perfect pairings.
Restaurants The Best Al Fresco Winery Restaurants in the Okanagan for Summer Sun-soaked vineyards, spectacular lake views and locally inspired menus make these three Okanagan winery restaurants the perfect places to linger over a summer meal.
Recipes Recipe: Dry-Aged Duck Breast with Beet Pavé, Rainbow Chard and Blackberry Jus Chef Harris Sakalis pairs crisp-skinned duck with jewel-toned beets, tender rainbow chard and a tart-sweet blackberry sauce.
Wine The Wine List: 3 Garden-Inspired Summer Pairings Three organic garden wines made by good stewards of the land.
Entertaining How to Set a Wildly Beautiful Outdoor Table Nature-inspired place setting tips from the Arc Restaurant team at the Fairmont Waterfront.
British Columbia The Best Okanagan Wineries for Architecture Lovers Planning a design-focused wine tour? These five Okanagan wineries pair award-winning architecture—from cantilevered roofs to industrial-chic tasting rooms—with world-class wine.
Alberta Inside the $100-Million Reinvention of Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge The historic hotel in Jasper National Park designed by EDG Design, HBA and Alberta’s own Frank Architecture and Interiors, took seven months to complete. The results are stunning.
British Columbia This Remote Texada Island Retreat Has Tiny Homes, Treehouses and a Forest Spa Getting quiet at a remote tiny-home resort on B.C.’s biggest Gulf Island.
British Columbia Where to Sip Wine, Cider and Spirits on Salt Spring and Pender Island Hyper-local gets a whole new meaning thanks to a new revolution of farmers and makers.
British Columbia Where Luxury Meets Landscape: An EV Drive to Porteau Cove Sponsored Content The 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ elevates luxury driving along British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Highway.
Trends In Living Colour: 8 Striped Home Finds for Summer From colourful cushions to statement seating, summer’s freshest stripes refuse to stay neatly between the lines.
Décor The Unsettling Wallpaper in A24’s ‘Backrooms’ Has a Very Vancouver Backstory The archetypal wallpaper seen in the Vancouver-shot indie horror was manufactured entirely in B.C. from WallpaperOnline.
shopping New in Stores: 11 Home Decor Finds We Love Right Now From standout furniture to sculptural lighting, these new home finds and must-know stores deserve a spot on your radar.
shopping These Designer Dads Share What They Really Want For Father’s Day These dads are product designers, graphic artists and interior designers, so you know they've good taste. They share their favourite picks for Father's Day this year.
shopping In Living Colour: Glacier Blue Long known as a psychologically serene hue, this icy blue is as timeless as Western Canada’s millennia-old glaciers. Use it to introduce subtle, sophisticated pops of colour into any space.
Western Living Design Icons Meet the 2026 Western Living Design Icons Jennifer Heffel and Robert Bailey join our hall of fame for their enduring work and lasting influence on Western Canada’s design community.
Western Living Design Icons Western Living Design Icon 2026: Robert Bailey Robert Bailey has a knack for transforming simplicity into an art form.
Western Living Design Icons Western Living Design Icon 2026: Jennifer Heffel Jennifer Heffel is a champion of both great design and emerging designers.
Finalists Photos: Western Living Designers of the Year Finalists Reveal Party 2026 Plus, tickets for our 2026 WL Designers of the Year Awards Party on September 10, 2026 are now available!
WL People's Choice Awards The 2026 Western Living People’s Choice Awards: Voting Is Now Open Vote for your favourite project from the 2026 Western Living Designers of the Year finalists.
