Spring fever has many Canadians ready to spruce up their dwellings. While magazine spreads and blogs can provide great inspiration for home décor ideas, finding the perfect look for your home from local retailers can often prove to be a challenge. So how do we get that picture-perfect, on-trend look without spending a fortune?

"Fashion Week" conjures up thoughts of bright lights and big cities like New York and Milan and how apropos. Funny, when I show up at the furniture equivalent, called "Market", the only thing I'm left wondering is: why here?!

Dreaming of a whole new home look, but don't want to start from scratch? We can help. Welcome to the world of "seasonal adjustment" and decorative "tweaks." Today's epistle will help turn tricks without upsetting your bank manager. Our counsel, carefully heeded, proffers design elasticity like never before.

At this year's Architectural Design Home Show, we saw a departure from some of the trends we saw in 2012. Instead of the focus on pops of bright color, monochromatic color schemes and beautiful woods were prevalent throughout the show; we couldn't help but admire the industrial lighting, too.

Good news, Zara lovers: Zara Home is coming to Canada, which means soon you'll be able to bring the Spanish-based retailer's on-trend (and budget-frie...

It's cold out there. In much of the country, now's the time when home serves as a cozy refuge from the ice and snow. We light our fireplaces and wish ...

As the new year begins, bringing new colours into our homes can help refresh and recalibrate our spirits. This spring, blues may be just the tonic we ...

TORONTO - So you've decided to take the plunge and make 2013 the year to sell your home.Maybe you want to move up the property ladder into something r...

Stake your claim to the spare bedroom, garage or shed... stat! 1. Big Screen TV When it comes to your man cave set, stick by the motto: ...

Dr. Jonas Salk was a prize-winning biologist who came to believe architecture could influence the mind; spaces, he believed, can promote creativity, k...

Creating an oasis in your home or apartment may seem like a daunting (or expensive) task. But Sandra Rinomato, host of 'Buy Herself' and a real estate...

Carl and Tony have lived in their charming semi-detached house for years but the duo recently decided they had outgrown their small home -- especially their dark, cramped living and dining rooms -- and started contemplating a move into bigger and brighter digs. But their neighbours wouldn't hear of it! They all banded together in protest and convinced them to stay -- and renovate! So I called in my crew and we geared up to turn the antique-stuffed space into a room worthy of two splendid hosts.

By definition, trends are fleeting. They're ephemeral. And each day we see our fair share of looks we'd like to remove from our sartorial lexicon. So ...

With a decorative stencil and some paint, you can decorate not just walls but just about any surface of your home.Wall decals and stencils have become...

Industrial designer Robert Hendrick was on a tech career track out of college until two things happened that changed his trajectory.First, he bought a...

MILAN - Philippe Starck says his philosophy of democratic design, or quality pieces at accessible prices, is paying off in the ongoing economic crisis...

Next time you're having a backyard barbecue or going mod with some new furniture, thank science.Your salad spinner's made of the same sort of silicone...

We’re all about making life easier. So here, in our regular feature 10 Tips, we’ll equip you with tricks that’ll make any task -- from buying ar...

STOCKHOLM - Already the one-stop shop for smart and compact home furnishing, IKEA has launched yet another product for your living room: the IKEA TV.T...