Hot gadgets, landscaping tips and plants galore!

Point of View The seamless transition between indoors and out is the hallmark of this Calgary home.
Some Like It Hot A garden thrives in the heat of Edmonton’s dry summers.
Avant Gardening Big, bold and beautiful colour makes a splash in this Vancouver garden.

Skin Deep
Westerners know their weather, so who better to protect your skin from head to toe than these local purveyors?

Bathrooms Galore
Sinks, toilets, faucets and countertops to complete your bathroom look. This selection of bathroom products will just be the finishing touches you’ve been wanting, from toilets that can be easily hidden away to faucets with water flows that will make you feel like you’re sitting in a spa.

Home and Away
Advice from top day spas across the West about creating your own spa at home—from their favourite read or an evocative scent, to the best tricks for setting the mood (glass of syrah, anyone?).

The New Old
A new breed of “seniors’ lifestyle community” eases into the West.

The Need for Speed
For home chefs who think more about how you cook than the room you cook in, you’ll find all the latest gadgets for getting the job done—from slow, traditional ways to fast-food shortcuts.
Slow Traditional, quality implements for the from-scratch home chef.
Medium Everyday essentials for the efficient home cook.
Fast Time-saving gadgets for the gourmet on the go.

A kitchen is truly our most personal space: it’s where we gravitate to as a family, where we park ourselves after a long day at the office, where we welcome our friends. Here, we take a look at how personality drives a functioning kitchen.
The Green Kitchen
The Non-Kitchen Kitchen
The Eatertainer Kitchen

The burgeoning home spa revolution is seening designers and architects blowing open walls, elevating the humble bathtub and transforming these private spaces into meditative retreats.
A Zen spa
The urban spa retreat
The converted barn spa
The spa condo

Vessels
Wine glasses that breathe, chug and masquerade.