Designers One to Watch: Houndz’s Christina Smith Makes Metal Furniture That Looks Soft Christina Smith’s sculptural shelves and swooping chairs bring a soft, playful spirit to one of design’s toughest materials. Homes & Design Designers One to Watch: Houndz’s Christina Smith Makes Metal Furniture That Looks Soft Christina Smith’s sculptural shelves and swooping chairs bring a soft, playful spirit to one of design’s toughest materials. Homes Inside a Minimalist “Japandi” Retreat in the Kootenays A vacation getaway designed by Covet Interiors becomes home for a travel-loving couple. Designers In Living Colour: Poppy Red Style To Welcome Lunar New Year The colour of good fortune in Lunar New Year tradition, red is said to ward off evil spirits and welcome vitality. Pair it with neutrals like white, ivory and grey for fiery confidence at home. Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #6: Turn a Problem Into a Design Feature Knight Varga Interiors couldn’t erase an awkward plumbing column, so they highlighted it with teal fan tile, raised the too-low vanity and finished with lush Ellie Cashman wallpaper for maximum wow in a tiny space. Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #5: Combine Bold Focal Points with Warm Textures To Make a Bathroom Feel Indulgent Mera Studio Architects nails the resort-at-home brief with a marble-clad arch, a freestanding tub as the focal point and warm oak plus textured “kit-kat” tiles that keep the whole room from feeling cold. READ MORE
Designers One to Watch: Houndz’s Christina Smith Makes Metal Furniture That Looks Soft Christina Smith’s sculptural shelves and swooping chairs bring a soft, playful spirit to one of design’s toughest materials.
Homes Inside a Minimalist “Japandi” Retreat in the Kootenays A vacation getaway designed by Covet Interiors becomes home for a travel-loving couple.
Designers In Living Colour: Poppy Red Style To Welcome Lunar New Year The colour of good fortune in Lunar New Year tradition, red is said to ward off evil spirits and welcome vitality. Pair it with neutrals like white, ivory and grey for fiery confidence at home.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #6: Turn a Problem Into a Design Feature Knight Varga Interiors couldn’t erase an awkward plumbing column, so they highlighted it with teal fan tile, raised the too-low vanity and finished with lush Ellie Cashman wallpaper for maximum wow in a tiny space.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #5: Combine Bold Focal Points with Warm Textures To Make a Bathroom Feel Indulgent Mera Studio Architects nails the resort-at-home brief with a marble-clad arch, a freestanding tub as the focal point and warm oak plus textured “kit-kat” tiles that keep the whole room from feeling cold.
Designers One to Watch: Houndz’s Christina Smith Makes Metal Furniture That Looks Soft Christina Smith’s sculptural shelves and swooping chairs bring a soft, playful spirit to one of design’s toughest materials.
Homes Inside a Minimalist “Japandi” Retreat in the Kootenays A vacation getaway designed by Covet Interiors becomes home for a travel-loving couple.
Designers In Living Colour: Poppy Red Style To Welcome Lunar New Year The colour of good fortune in Lunar New Year tradition, red is said to ward off evil spirits and welcome vitality. Pair it with neutrals like white, ivory and grey for fiery confidence at home.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #6: Turn a Problem Into a Design Feature Knight Varga Interiors couldn’t erase an awkward plumbing column, so they highlighted it with teal fan tile, raised the too-low vanity and finished with lush Ellie Cashman wallpaper for maximum wow in a tiny space.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #5: Combine Bold Focal Points with Warm Textures To Make a Bathroom Feel Indulgent Mera Studio Architects nails the resort-at-home brief with a marble-clad arch, a freestanding tub as the focal point and warm oak plus textured “kit-kat” tiles that keep the whole room from feeling cold.
Cookbooks Vancouver Chef Vikram Vij’s Indian Chai Tiramisu (A Coffee-Free Twist on the Classic) Traditional tiramisu gets turned on its head in "My New Indian Kitchen", forgoing coffee and infusing ladyfingers with spiced Indian chai.
Recipes 9 Dishes That Are Perfect for Date Night at Home Starters, mains and desserts to make for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day.
Entertaining How Vancouver’s Amélie Nguyen of Anh and Chi Hosts Lunar New Year at Home Three easy hosting tips for a warm Lunar New Year.
Wine Wine List: 3 Sparkling Wines for Your Savoury Lunar New Year 2026 Feast From salmon to short ribs (with a little spice in the mix), these three bottles keep your pairings cohesive by sticking to one through-line: bubbles.
Recipes A Lunar New Year 2026 Feast Menu From Anh and Chi’s Nguyen Family The recipients of numerous Michelin accolades and Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, the Nguyen family are practically royalty within Vancouver’s culinary scene—and they also know how to throw a really great Lunar New Year party.
British Columbia Tofino’s Floating Sauna Turned Me Into a Sauna Person Five hours alone on a remote floating sauna—what could go wrong? Nothing, as it turns out.
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travel Editors’ Picks: Our Favourite Western Living Travel Stories of 2025 Editor's Pick Grizzly spottings, ski trips and travel therapy hit the top of our getaways in 2025.
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Décor “Why Don’t Towels Stretch?” Herschel Co-Founder’s New Home Goods Brand Rethinks the Towel Herschel's Lyndon Cormack partnered with Vancouver's Glasfurd and Walker to launch Typical, a new home goods line with a signature stretchy towel
shopping Audi Elevates the Compact Luxury SUV Sponsored Content Audi’s all-new redesigned 2026 Q3 brings together progressive design, advanced technology and dynamic performance, setting a new standard for what driving can feel like.
shopping New and Noteworthy: 10 Fresh Home Design Finds for Winter 2026 From knotted knit cushions and modern sofas to tomato-scented soap and blocky outdoor stools—plus the best stores to find what you need.
Accessories The Best Home Accessories Our Editors Bought in 2025 Editor's Pick From an Ikea lamp to handmade mugs, stemware and a robot vacuum, these are the home buys we paid for and truly recommend.
shopping Editors’ Picks: The Best Books of 2025 Editor's Pick From thrillers and memoirs to escapist fiction, these are the page-turners our editorial team couldn’t stop thinking about this year.
Designer of the Year Entries Are Now Open for the 2026 Designers of the Year Awards! Finalists are entered into our People's Choice Awards, too!
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WL Design 25 Photos: The Western Living Design 25 Finalists Party Plus, tickets for our 2026 WL Design 25 Awards Party on February 25, 2026 are now available!
Architectural Design 2025 Architects of the Year MA+HG On Their Favourite Things Architects Marianne Amodio and Harley Grusko of MA+HG share their favourite spots in Vancouver and beyond.
Maker Maker of the Year Winner Andrea Copp’s Local Favourites What coffee, breakfast, shopping and getaways top Lion's Bay ceramicist Andrea Copp's local favourites.
