International My Santiago: BBA Design’s Founder Sharon Bortolotto Shares Her Favourite Spots in Chile’s Capital
Designers Mood Board: Everything That Inspires Furniture Designer Brent Comber NYC, golf swings and good wine keep designer Brent Comber's inspiration flowing.
International My Santiago: BBA Design’s Founder Sharon Bortolotto Shares Her Favourite Spots in Chile’s Capital Travel like a designer as Sharon Bortolotto shares her Chilean itinerary.
Trends Colour Code: Blushing Pink Here are some blushing pink-hued home pieces to make your space blossom.
Homes 8 Rooms That Will Inspire You to Finish Your Ceilings with Wood Slats, Panels and Beams Say goodbye to your conventional ceilings and hello to these high-end finishes.
Judges WL Designers of the Year 2024: Meet Your Maker Judges Jonathan Adler returns to judge our Maker category, along with two Western Canadian design all-stars.
Trends Spring Refresh: Top 11 Trending Homewares to Elevate Your Space Stylish lighting, seating and more to Spring forward your home decor.
Homes Trade Secrets: A Stylish and Functional Double-Sided Fireplace Vancouver's Knight Varga Interiors shows you how to bring the heat with their haute hearth installation.
International Ultimate Guide to French Bistros: Exploring Fait Maison Cuisine in France France’s Fait Maison designation sets housemade eats apart from the rest—but how much do labels matter in Paris’s rich culinary scene?
Judges WL Designers of the Year 2024: Meet Your Industrial Design Judges The final countdown is on! Get your entries in by Monday, April 15.
Designers One to Watch: Go With the Glow QWRKhouse shines a funky spotlight on the possibilities of 3D printing.
Judges WL Designers of the Year 2024: Meet the Interior Design Judges Enter now! Deadline extended to April 15, 2024, at midnight.
Judges Introducing the Architecture Judges for our 2024 WL Designers of the Year Get your final entries in by 11:59 pm on April 15, 2024—this is it!
Bathrooms 7 Inspiring Design Tips for Your Next Bathroom Makeover From gorgeous and green spaces to showers designed to take in the view, these bathing beauties are thoughtfully designed to celebrate plenty of “me” time.
U.S.A. The Maui Resort That’s Banking on Your Thoughtfulness The Kea Lani leans into its role as a cultural ambassador.
Homes Off-the-Grid Living: Exploring the Island Cabin near Desolation Sound, B.C. On a bluff overlooking the Salish Sea, these guest quarters offer a masterfully designed pairing of indoor and outdoor living.
Homes It’s Always Happy Hour at These 7 Homes with Built-in Bars What drink would you be sipping at these gorgeous home bars?
Recipes 3 Parisian Bistro-Inspired Comfort Food Recipes to Bring a Taste of Paris Home You don’t need to trek to France for a bistro experience: these decadent gallic dishes bring the experience home. Bon appétit.
U.S.A. Your Ultimate Travel Itinerary: Brooklyn Like a Local In New York City’s hippest and most populated borough, there’s history (and elite eats) on every corner.
Recipes Recipe: Confit Lamb With Roasted Eggplant and Baby Potatoes Bring Parisian bistro decadence home with this French comfort food recipe that's sure to impress.
Recipes Recipe: Sausage With Aligot A classic French bistro-inspired recipe for a cheesy taste of Paris in the comfort of your own home
Commercial Design Great Spaces: Vancouver’s Wildlight Kitchen and Bar Is a Natural Beauty Wildlight Kitchen and Bar brings West Coast flavour and flair to UBC’s Vancouver campus.
Kitchens 7 Design Tips to Inspire Your Own Kitchen Refresh For the home cook who loves a space that both works hard and looks beautiful, each of these kitchens is jam-packed with design ideas to make mealtime a joy.
Recipes Recipe: Rabbit Escabeche With Grilled Cabbage and Tarragon Green Peppercorn Mayonnaise Inspired by the acclaimed Restaurant Janine, this gourmet appetizer recipe will transform you into a Chef de Cuisine in your own kitchen.
Recipes Four Plant-Based Buttercream Recipes That Really Take the Cake These gorgeous, colourful, party-ready (and plant-based!) cakes from Vancouver baker Lyndsay Sung are worth celebrating in and of themselves.
Homes Area Rugs Can Bring a Room to Life—and These 7 Designer Looks Prove It In these spaces, style comes from the ground up.
Designer of the Year How Do I Enter the WL Designers of the Year People’s Choice Awards? The deadline is extended to enter our 2024 Designers of the Year Awards: enter by April 15!
Recipes Recipe: Cookies and Cream Cake Oreos, espresso and dark chocolate come together for a perfect, plant-based treat that really takes the cake.
Kitchens Kitchen Design Tip 7: Colour-Match Different Wood Species for a Cohesive Vibe LM Studio's Vancouver kitchen renovation masterpiece blends diverse woods for minimalist magic.
Recipes Recipe: Pistachio Cake With Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream Indulge in this decadent pistachio and strawberry dessert that's so irresistibly delicious, you'll forget it's vegan.
Kitchens Kitchen Design Tip 6: Take the Time to Choose the Perfect White Paint Victoria McKenney of Enviable Designs suggests testing shades to achieve a modern kitchen that doesn't feel stark.
Recipes Recipe: Apple Caramel Cake With Oatmeal Cookie Crumble This salted caramel buttercream, fresh grated apples and oatmeal dessert truly takes the cake.
Kitchens Kitchen Design Tip 5: Lean into Layers Designer Erica Colpitts transforms this North Vancouver kitchen with expertly layered colours and materials, infusing it with a warm, personal vibe.
British Columbia The 2024 Spring Road Trip Destination You Won’t Want To Miss Sponsored Content Culinary wonders, endless vistas, and events that will transport you around the world—read on to discover the B.C. town winning our vote.
Kitchens Kitchen Design Tip 4: Look for Storage Solutions Outside the Kitchen Jocelyn Ross Studioworks transforms an outdated kitchen, revealing smart storage solutions outside its traditional bounds.
Kitchens Kitchen Design Tip 3: Use Pendant Lighting to Bring Interest to a Cavernous Space Designer Shaunford’s creative lighting transforms Calgary bachelor suite into gallery-style haven.
Kitchens Experience Kitchen Brilliance: Unveiling the Ultimate Culinary Workstation Sponsored Content Embarking on a culinary revolution? Midland Appliance unveils a game-changing all-in-one workstation that is reinventing kitchens worldwide
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip 7: Don’t Be Afraid to Blend Design Eras Kelly Deck Design effortlessly blends decades in the stunning bathroom of this '60s era Vancouver home.
Kitchens Kitchen Design Tip 2: Ditch the upper cabinets for a clean, airy look Build in storage elsewhere in the kitchen—like a smartly designed pantry or island.
Recipes Recipe: Plant-Based Black Sesame Brittle Cake with Coconut Swiss Meringue Buttercream You won't miss the butter or eggs in this stunning black and white cake, topped with rich plant-based buttercream.
Recipes Recipes: Plant-Based Buttercream Bonanza Three dreamy plant-based frosting recipes from Lynsey Sung's 'Plantcakes,' perfect to top any cake.
Kitchens Kitchen Design Tip 1: Make a serious (back) splash with stainless steel The elegant and low-maintenance finish makes the backsplash seem to disappear
Recipes Around My Table: Recipes for Celebrating Love in February Food is the easiest of the love languages to learn—as is this perfect recipe for date-night fondue.
Homes 8 Homes with Dark, Dramatic Dining Rooms These looks prove that dining rooms can be moody and marvelous.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip 6: Keep Your Loo Out of View for a Spa-Like Retreat Vancouver’s Andreajae Studio transforms a heritage home bathroom into an oasis with a cleverly concealed toilet room.
WL Design 25 Introducing the Winners of Our First Annual WL Design 25 Awards Editor's Pick The inaugural winners of our WL Design 25 awards are a celebration of smart design at its very best.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: White Out A peek into Sholto Design Studio's Blood Alley apartment entryway, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Full Tilt Meet Quinspired Ceramics' whisky tumbler, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: The Playmaker A peek into Studio Roslyn's It's Okay bar, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Swing into Style Meet the Corbel table by Capella Design, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Half-Pipe Hero Meet the Stackton credenza by Adrian Martinus, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Furniture and Beyond Meet Pablo Mariano's Infinity Chair, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Home Is Where the Light Is A peek into Knight Varga's Forever Home primary suite, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: A Diamond in the Rough A peek into the Marcela Trejo-designed Leah Alexandra Jewelry HQ, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Peachy Keen A peek into Studio Felix's Ramsay kitchen, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Chasing Waterfalls Meet ÜRS Architectural Water Systems' rain chains, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Minimalist Beauty A peek into Sophie Burke's Highland Hills family room, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Work It Out A peek into Shaun Ford and Co's Lakeview House home office, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Golden Glow Meet the Ova pendant lights by Matthew McCormick, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: The Slow Life A peek into Project 22 Design's Thormanby Island great room, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Neon Rider A peek into Strip Joint, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Worth the Weight Meet Lifted Movement's Movement Cart, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Practical Magic A peek into Falken Reynolds Interiors' Cadboro Bay mud room, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Living on the Edge A peek into McLeod Bovell's Liminal House bedroom, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: First Impressions Meet New Format Studio's Borrowed Forms credenza, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: High Fashion in Low Places A peek into Louis Duncan-He's Woo basement, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Colour Correction A peek into PlaidFox's Oceanview primary bedroom, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: View Finder A peek into Measured Architecture's Shor house living room, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Strike a Juxtapose A peek into Stephanie Brown's Mackenzie Street dining room, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Rattan Reverie A peek into Studio North's Boho House, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
WL Design 25 WL Design 25 Winners 2024: Mind Melt Meet Onetwosix Design's Pop-Upsicle Benches, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
homes & design 6 Staircase Landings That Have Been Transformed into Cute and Cozy Nooks These homes really make the most of small spaces.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip 5: Make the Mirror the Star A moody powder room from HB Designs gets a hit of drama from an oversized mirror.
Events You’re Invited: WL Design Talk with Ben Leavitt of Plaidfox Our 2022 WL Interior Designer of the Year talks about creating a home that's truly personal on April 24, 2024.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip 4: Get Smart With Your Window Choices Knight Varga transforms a West Vancouver glass-box ensuite with a high-tech twist
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip 3: Bring the Drama With Floor-to-Ceiling Tile Designer Ami McKay transforms a Vancouver bathroom into a spa-like retreat with stunning green tiles and clever spatial design.
Recipes 6 Ways to Treat Your Sweetheart (and Sweet Tooth!) This Valentine’s Day You know what they say: the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip 2: Hide Your Unmentionables in Plain Sight Designer Melanie Finkleman (of Hazel and Brown Design) gets creative with hidden storage to keep this Vancouver ensuite looking sleek and stylish.
Designers Mood Board: Architect Alan Hung on the 6 Things That Keep Him Inspired From biking to inspiring documentaries—here's what fuels architect Alan Hung's creativity.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip 1: Kick off Your Inspiration With a Gorgeous Tile Designer Alykhan Velji styles his own stunning Calgary bungalow guest bathroom from the tile up.
homes & design We’re Completely in Love with These Pink Spaces Seven designer looks that have got us feeling tickled pink.
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Designer of the Year Enter Western Living’s 2024 Designers of the Year Awards Plus, new awards this year! DEADLINE EXTENDED to April 15, 2024.
food & wine Ask a Chef: Get Expert Answers to Your Top Kitchen Questions We polled Western Canada's top chefs for definitive answers to some of the kitchen’s most pressing questions. Numbers don’t lie.
Commercial Design 6 Beautiful Cafés We Want to While Away a Day In At these coffee shops, you get your caffeine fix and your design fix.
food & wine Chef’s Tips: Shred, Grate and Grind Like a Pro Western Canada’s best chefs reveal their secrets for perfectly prepped veggies and clever ways to use every last scrap.
Homes Home Tour: Inside Kits Point’s Big Sky Beach House Dream This collaboration between designer Andrea McLean and architect Howard Airey is what happens when beach house dreams come true.
Recipes Around My Table: How to Enjoy January Again A few of my resolutions for 2024—and a recipe for a Greek New Year's cake that should be made year-round.
food & wine Chef’s Tips: Store Your Food Like a Pro Western Canada's top chefs reveal how to properly store certain foods to keep them their freshest.