Around the House with Vicky Sanderson
Ideas and Inspiration for home and life
That gorgeously colourful pillow/bedlinen/sofa/tablecloth you love so much? It wouldn’t be possible if an 18-year-old research assistant named William Henry Perkin hadn’t been trying to make artificial quinine in a lab …
Victorian era housing stock is still a prominent fixture on urban streets in both North America and Britain. Given its age, most have had a renovation or two. Here’s a …
The most modest gifts—thoughtfully chosen—can draw a hugely happy response. Give me, for example, decent wool socks and we’ll be friends for life. Sometimes, though, the impulse is to make …
I know I join other devoted fans of the One of A Kind Show (OOAK) in welcoming back an in-person winter event in Toronto. Many of us can’t wait for …
I recently chatted with Louise Abela, retail manager for KANDL, whose parent company has created candles for the likes of Jonathan Adler and Estee Lauder. It’s a compelling success story-the family-run business …
