Design

Style and Grace

A thoughtful restoration stays true to this century home’s heritage By Anita Murray Photos by Kevin Belanger Photography What appears from the street to be an unassuming traditional red brick century home in Rockcliffe...

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Waterfront Luxury

By Reba Wilson Photos courtesy of dreamproperties.com Ottawa offers amazing waterfront living with incredible views and water access. What’s so interesting about Ottawa is that it is home to many neighbourhoods with different kinds of waterfront, from rural, secluded properties to central...

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Style and substance

RND Construction has spent three decades championing beautiful homes that are also energy efficient. By Patrick Langston Record-breaking heat, wildfires, flooding: the need to rein in, immediately, climate-ravaging greenhouse gases is clear. When it comes to the housing industry, however, that’s...

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Neighbourhood Gem

Eclectic custom family home brings fresh spirit to the Glebe By Hattie Klotz Photos by Tim Skinner Though the path to home harmony has been bumpy for one local homeowner and his family, their story has a happy ending. Family life began in the Crystal Beach neighbourhood for the oral and...

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Waterfront Elegance

Photos by Justin Van Leeuwen Thanks to Ottawa pros Barry Hobin and Lucie Cadieux, an Ottawa couple’s long-prized waterfront lot has been transformed into a one-of-a-kind home that’s perfect for them, inside and out. “My husband was lucky enough to get his hands on this property many years ago and...

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Legendary designers make lives better

Danielle Hannah and Ernst Hupel of Ottawa’s 2H Interior Design keep things real By Janet Wilson Influential interior designers Danielle Hannah and Ernst Hupel have been creating mind-blowing spaces from Rockcliffe to Miami for close to 30 years, but you’re forgiven if you don’t recognize their...

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Anishinaabe Story

Artist Caroline Monnet’s Amik is a tactile tour de force Caroline Monnet is from Outaouais but her renown is international. A multimedia artist of Anishinaabe and French heritage, she attended the University of Ottawa and has wowed the arts world in the years since. Now 38, she has artworks in...

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Light Fantastic

Architect Rick Shean and his team at Shean Architects use natural elements and materials to elevate modern spaces. By Hattie Klotz When American designer, architect and filmmaker Charles Eames coined the phrase, “The details are not the details. They make the design,” he might well have been...

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Visit Simmonds Architecture during Doors Open Ottawa

  Doors Open Ottawa is happening this coming weekend, June 3 and 4, and for the first time ever, you can visit Simmonds Architecture, one of the city’s top contemporary architectural firms. Tour the newly designed office space at 340 Catherine Street and meet members of the team, including...

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Designing Your Luxurious Backyard Retreat

By Reba Wilson Creating an oasis-like backyard involves the consideration of function, texture and layered design elements that interact to form something unique and beautiful. When it comes to planning the coalescence of these features, there are no better experts than luxury pool and landscape...

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Story with a Happy Ending

Gemstone Construction took on a complex, multidimensional reno assignment during COVID. The results are jaw-dropping. By Pam Dillon Photos by Miv Fournier From the street, the luxury home fits elegantly into its upscale neighbourhood along the Rideau River. Albeit stately, the modern exterior is...

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