Lots of people seemed to like the story I did for the Toronto Star about how I made over the dining room from a makeshift home office into a comfy …
Overworked dining room becomes cozy lounge
Art and Inspiration
Take a seat, it’s a Wegner.
If you pay any attention whatsoever to design and decor, the silhouette of the Wishbone chair, designed by Hans Wegner in 1950 for Carl Hansen & Son, will be familiar. …
Faux fur > Frightful weather < Fair comment
There’s a nasty, vicious rumor going around that while everyone else is proudly making public declamations of their “intentions” for the coming year, I am sinking into a state of …
Guest appearances
Holidays often mean that out-of-town friends and family are paying overnight visits. Naturally, you’ll want to make guests feel just a little special — ideally without turning your home into …
AroundTheHouse with (one of the) Timorous Beasties
When Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons graduated in 1988 from the Glasgow School of Art, the prevailing design aesthetic was, according to McAuley, “beige and grey and minimal”. Personally attracted …
