I’ll be honest: In the past, Canadian home & house was a tad snobby. If a house wasn’t found in Canada, designed by a Canadian, or had by a Canadian, we didn’t touch it. We’re starting to chill out the border patrol as the appetite for worldwide style increases, however a significant majority of our material will always be proudly stamped with a maple leaf.
So today I’m sharing H&H’s bit black book of Canadian style blogs. If you’re hopelessly devoted, as we are, to the huge U.S. blogs such as apartment therapy as well as design*sponge, you’ll notice this batch is a bit different. instead of a cast of dozens, most utilize a personnel of one. A few boast interviews with the style glitterati, however others are more concerned with unearthing the perfect chandelier. Of program they all share the exact same enthusiasm for style as well as decorating, as well as some weave in threads of travel, fashion as well as household life. So here’s a snapshot of some excellent home-grown talent.
Loved this happy bedspread in the baby’s space at Rambling Renovators. plus I’m a sucker for a great window seat. visitors with bumps, inspect out the rest of the nursery: the decal of a bird perched on the light switch is adorable!
Two designers in Ottawa as well as new Westminster, BC, comprise DesignTies. inspect out their cheeky round-up of pink embellishing in honour of this month’s breast cancer understanding campaign.
Vancouverite Patricia gray is one of the country’s big-name designers, with awards as well as celeb clients including chef Rob Feenie as well as actor John Travolta. as well poor she didn’t have more time to blog about discovering products such as this Orbit recliner — her last publish is from the summer. though you’ll like the sections on top paint colours as well as other style aspects along the right-hand column of her page.
“Real Canadians Decorating” is the tagline at style North, where creator Christopher Jones corrals a little personnel of contributors to share house tours, high/low comparisons as well as new as well as vintage finds. Saw these excellent illumination choices from West Elm in his quest for cost effective tripod lamps.
Ever question what ever occurred to H&H’s former editor Cobi Ladner? I understood she’d land in the style world as well as it turns out she’s joined the blogosphere too. A stylish as well as passionate collector if ever there was one, I liked these pics of her of vintage airline dishes utilized as fashion jewelry trays as well as catchalls.
An engineer by day, blog writer by night, Terri cost shares the development of her Calgary house as well as more at Windlost. If you’re a blog hound, you’ll want to see her photos from a Washington blog writer celebration she went to with Eddie Ross, Michele from My Notting hill as well as others from the blog-orati.
From new Glasgow, N.S., come the style musings as well as discovers of stylist Linda MacDonald at Restyled Home. If you never satisfied a pale blue you didn’t like, inspect out her publish on blue kitchens, including her own (shown).
Kitka style Toronto is a gem for ogling innovative areas such as this one, however particularly for spotting vintage discovers as well as excellent style stores in Toronto. I expect I’ll get flak for this since of all the anti-Toronto sentiment out there, however the truth is this is where a significant majority of our visitors live. If you understand of a similar site for your neighbourhood, please hook me up.
For inspiring rooms, discovers as well as snapshots of his own freshly renovated house, stop in at Arren Williams style Lab, house of the H&H as well as CityLine contributor as well as patterns reporter. Arren spotted this gorgeous bathroom bling from Bonomi on a recent press trip to Bologna, Italy.
Does it count if half of the blogging duo at wish to influence is Canadian? I believe so, however I’m biased since this is one of my go-to blogs for the inspiring interiors as well as wonderful photography. speaking of, liked Kim’s publish on spaces as well as vignettes shot by professional photographer David Prince.
Of program there are as well many excellent blogs to function in just one post. So your homework this week is to support your fellow Canuck style aficionados as well as to come back next week to find one more excellent batch!
Photo credits: 1. Rambling Renovators 2. DesignTies 3. Darlings of Chelsea via Patricia gray 4. West Elm via style North 5. Cobi Ladner via CobiStyle.com 6. Windlost 7. Restyled house 8. Juliana Neufeld via Kitka style Toronto 9. Bonomi via Arren Williams style lab 10. David prince via wish to Inspire