Patio Prep

Patio Prep

10 steps to getting your favourite outdoor space ready for the best summer ever. By Joanne Sasvari Whether your patio is a vast, sweeping veranda overlooking the Salish Sea or a tiny balcony overlooking a parking lot, chances are you’ll be spending a lot of time on it...
Rosé, You Say? Yes, Way!

Rosé, You Say? Yes, Way!

When it comes to summer wines, think pink! BY JOANNE SASVARI Rosé is the most easygoing of wines. Pretty, versatile and food friendly, it’s an ideal patio sipper and apéritif. It is one of the few wines that really pairs well with a charcuterie board. It goes nicely...
Send in the Clown

Send in the Clown

After winning RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Jimbo is ready to take on the world, one fabulous character at a time. Photo By: Fernando Cysneiros. By David Lennam There are clowns. And there are clowns. Let’s sort them. Happy: Ronald McDonald. Sad: Pagliacci. Grouchy:...
Self Care for Sunny Days

Self Care for Sunny Days

Prep your body and face for warm-weather dressing There’s nothing like those first warm, sunny days of the year, when you emerge from winter’s layers, a dull, dry, slightly unkempt version of your better self. Before slipping into summer’s body-baring sundresses,...
Rooms with a view

Rooms with a view

A two-storey penthouse with spectacular views goes from blank slate to soirée central.  The view from this downtown condo was spectacular, but the giant columns posed a design challenge. Iván Meade’s team introduced layers of texture — for instance, in the blue velvet...