“You get into the hallway and it’s a nice bright open space. You see the ocean, you walk towards it, and as soon as you get around the corner, the space opens up into a double height that you probably weren’t expecting.” That’s Chris Woodford, of Woodford Sheppard Architecture, describing the experience of walking into […]
One of the main challenges parents, guardians and teachers face is how to harness and develop a child’s creativity. Caring for a child isn’t just about providing for their well being, it’s also about growing their creative spirit – the link that connects them to the outer world and to themselves. The environment a child grows […]
Back in the 1950s, the people living on Sound Island in Placentia Bay knew their way of life was coming to an end. The preacher and the lone merchant had already left town for good and residents were leaving the island for work. Gradually, the communities emptied as people brought everything with them – even […]
Texture is to design as spices are to food – without them the whole room is flat. That’s especially true in a room absent of colour. Transforming a room into a sea of white and off-whites takes skill and attention to detail, as you play on textures and materials instead of colour of any sort. […]
It’s a winter’s night in the 1920s in Heart’s Content. You’re sitting in the living room, looking out the bay window, as a coal fire warms the room. An oil lamp provides a bit of extra light for the book you just put down. The gramophone is playing your favourite classical recording. You close your […]
It’s winter, and retirement living is easy. Gene and Bonnie Anstey play cards with a couple of friends as the snow falls outside their simple cabin by the lake. The stove is stocked with wood Gene cut last fall and hot mugs of cocoa keep the crowd extra warm. The Ansteys bought the property along […]
Wayne Daley opens the front door of his home, travel mug in hand, and walks down the front stairs with a few words of acknowledgement as he heads around the corner to the backyard, down the paved path to a detached shed about the size of a single car garage. It’s a tidy looking thing, […]
We asked Sam Follett of Plank Design to style a space inspired by winter days at Nan’s house. She chose The Inn by Mallard Cottage as the backdrop for her vignette, in part because the traditional exterior and clapboard interior remind her of days spent around the bay. Here’s what she has to say about […]
“I wanted a custom home,” says Deirdra. “I wanted to the option to create what we wanted.” She and her husband had moved back from Prince Edward Island, and they needed a place to live. But they weren’t willing to settle for any old house – they wanted one that fit what they were looking […]
Join us as we visit the home of Sara Kirby, owner of Mod & Stanley interior design, to see her Christmas decorations. This hall table in the front entry was once a piano. A very old, faded and worn piano. Sara brought the auction find home and, with the addition of a tabletop and two […]
