When deciding what to reuse during a major renovation, three qualities are determining what’s sticking with us on Renovation Road: beauty; sentimentality; and indestructibility.
Tag: Toronto
The cult of Farrow & Ball
Designers talking about Farrow & Ball sound like my late, fervently Catholic maiden aunt talking about the Pope.
Inspirational art
There are other forces driving our colour choices that will be the focal point in the rooms they grace: paintings by my former colleagues Anda Kubis and Luke Painter.
The twists and turns on Renovation Road: part 1
The Problem Child room made a bad kitchen, which set this whole reno in motion. Then we discovered it made an equally bad living room.
Finding the urban forest
It took a time of isolation for us to discover the urban miracles that are the Toronto ravines.
Good fences make good gardens: photo gallery
In a walk around Cabbagetown, you’ll notice a wonderful interplay of fences and flora.
My Canada, 149/150: Trawna’s crossroads
TRAH-na by local pronunciation, Toronto by name, is North America’s fourth-largest city and Canada’s biggest urban experiment.
My Canada, 135/150: So near, and yet so far
As the ferry crosses from downtown to the Toronto Islands, urban angst drops away. The islands await.
Teahen Tales 