5 Balcony Etiquette Tips You Shouldn’t Throw Out The Window
Spring has finally sprung in Toronto, and with it the telltale signs of the season. Songbirds are singing, cherry blossoms are blooming and people…
Getting Your House In A Movie Isn’t As Hard As You Think
Andrea Franklin and Matthew Ames are not film buffs per se, but they do love a good movie. And though the Toronto twosome certainly…
Meet Your Neighbours And Save The Planet This Secondhand Sunday
This Sunday, April 28th, Secondhand Sunday returns to various neighbourhoods across the city. Held every year on the last Sundays in April and September,…
Home Is Where The Art Is: A Bright Future For Artist Meagan Mallough
Toronto serves as muse to a number of celebrated and established artists. And the city’s distinctive beauty and culture inspires work from new artists…
Trurealism: The Future Of Home Staging
After a decade’s work at one of the city’s premier home staging companies, Eric First had learned every trick of the trade. His open…
Home Is Where The Art Is: Toronto Artist Marc Cooper
Marc Cooper was well on the way to a successful career as a camp director when artistic inspiration struck. It had been years since…
A Not-So-Romantic Valentine’s Day Playlist
I had a playlist picked out for Valentine’s Day. Real ‘get you in the mood’ type stuff. Marvin Gaye…Portishead…some 1960’s Coltrane. A sequence of…
Anyone Who Wants To Meditate Is Welcome In This Toronto Home
Nearly every Wednesday night, Toronto resident Emily Marshall opens up her home to friends and strangers alike. You need not let her know you’re…
Let There Be Lights — A Toronto Dad’s Fight To Put Up Christmas Lights
I am really into Christmas. Not so much in the Messianic sense, or even in the frankincense. It’s more the egg noggy, mall-Santa, Charlie…
At Home With The Kringles: Inside Santa’s Surprisingly Modern Home
I pull up on my skidoo, a touch surprised by the remoteness of their home. Santa and Mrs. Claus of legend are celebrated for…