1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (618+ words) An architect sheds light on why lobbies have become "one of the hardest-working spaces in a building" We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Q What are the most…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago  (429+ words) A rambling suburban home gets a soulful refresh, suited to "casual hangouts with the kids" or drinks with adults Large houses, like this 5, 400-square-foot Burlington property with soaring ceilings and cavernous rooms belonging to a bachelor with two young sons,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (184+ words) Clever storage, sculptural details and a nature-inspired palette bring calm cohesion to a reimagined Riverdale home In Toronto's east end, a young family of three and'their'dog were living'with the'challenges common to urban homeowners: an awkward, disjointed layout, mounting clutter and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (120+ words) National Post Art installations transform Italian Alpine city for The Brixen Water Light Festival The festival aims to promote peace via 24 immersive light art installations projected on squares and buildings in the Italian Alpine town of Brixen. Government to pay…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (490+ words) Create an indoor oasis for bathing with 19th-century charm A new trend in bathroom design is trading modern, hotel-like bathing quarters for something resembling a garden oasis. Over the last several years, conservatory-style showers have been winning fans for their…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (784+ words) A Toronto foundation has helped return a Renoir artwork'allegedly'looted by the Nazis to the Mus'e d'Orsay, after a 90-year journey as dramatic as the painting itself. Le Jugement de P'ris, a 1908 sanguine sketch of a classic cultural myth, was loaned…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (475+ words) A'Modernist build on'the'Bluffs was designed to make the most of "the wind, the sand and the light" "They had a particular interest in the aesthetic properties of concrete, steel and wood, all materials'they use in their work,'and they'instinctively understood…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (274+ words) A sunken living room'can also provide a gateway to exterior spaces," says Hill. So many Toronto houses have a porch that then'has steps to bring you down a level. But with a sunken living room,'that space can just transition'seamlessly'to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (848+ words) And if you look very closely you can see the tiny fix suggested by the former prime minister and amateur vexillologist (flag expert) Canadian artist Phil Richards has said he considers portraiture to be "a collaboration between artist and subject....

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (460+ words) In 2026, interior design won't likely be a site of'radical change or shocking'reveals. Instead, the rapid pace of technological change'in the world'seems to be making people dig in their heels a little'at home,'creating a gravitational pull'toward what feels grounded, tactile'and…...