Western Living Magazine
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Where Luxury Design Meets Premium Innovation in the Heart of the Home
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Recipe: Quick Miso Noodle Soup
Recipe: Hopcott Farms Beef Short Ribs with Black Pepper and Sweet Soy (Sườn Bò Nướng)
Recipe: Gai Lan, Ginger and Anh and Chi’s Chilli Oil (Rau Xào Sả Ớt)
Tofino’s Floating Sauna Turned Me Into a Sauna Person
A Wellness Getaway in Squamish Valley: Off-Grid Yurts, Sauna Cycles and River Calm
Local Getaway Guide: A Peaceful Two-Day Itinerary for Harrison Hot Springs
New and Noteworthy: 10 Fresh Home Design Finds for Winter 2026
The Best Home Accessories Our Editors Bought in 2025
Editors’ Picks: The Best Books of 2025
Photos: The Western Living Design 25 Finalists Party
2025 Architects of the Year MA+HG On Their Favourite Things
Maker of the Year Winner Andrea Copp’s Local Favourites
The more cabinets, the better, right?
Who needs to go through the whole decluttering process when you can just toss everything into a cabinet and call it a day? In any of these swoon-worthy spaces, you’re just one cabinet door away from a pristine home.
Architects Jeremy Sturgess and Lesley Beale maximized every square inch of their Vancouver loft apartment with smart design elements like this Murphy bed surrounded by cabinets. Get the full condo tour here.
Love It or List It Vancouver‘s Todd Talbot brought in designer Jamie Banfield for help maximize the storage in his master bathroom. The result is a wall of marble-faced cabinets for stowing all the ensuite essentials in style. Read more about this renovation challenge.
Maximize the potential of your square footage by turning the hallway into functional space, like the architecture team at MoDA did by installing this storage and workspace. See the rest of this Calgary bungalow makeover.
Built-in shelves surrounding the doorway at personal chef Kate Horsman‘s house offer ample opportunity for displaying books and treasures. See the rest of Horsman’s Railtown condo.
In this modern Calgary dream home, architect Rachel Gray installed cabinets all the way to the ceiling (we hope there’s a ladder tucked away somewhere). See the rest of this inspiring house.
In this globally inspired Calgary home, designer Stephanie Brown crafted a closet nice enough to straight-up live in. See the rest of this gorgeous house.
The millwork in this McIntyre Bills-designed Alberta home would be beautiful even if it wasn’t decorated with colourful books and objets d’art. See the other ways the design firm reinvigorated this flood-damaged home.
In this open-concept Vancouver home, storage is plentiful—including the cupboards built right underneath the bench seating. See the rest of this sleek modern house.
For the built-in shelving in this traditional dining room, designer Reena Sotropa added glass doors (complete with tasseled door pulls) to keep vintage servingware out of reach but on display. Tour the full restored, century-old home.
For this modern bedroom to maintain its clean look, great storage is key. This custom-built bed features deep drawers for stowing linens, clothing or whatever needs to be hidden from sight. See the rest of this modernist dream home.
Stacey is a senior editor at Western Living magazine, as well as editor-in-chief of sister publication Vancouver magazine. She loves window shopping on the job: send your home accessories and furniture recommendations over to [email protected]
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