ROAM The Brand Candle Subscription Service

ROAM The Brand Candle Subscription Service, Just in Time for the Holidays In anticipation of the festive season, ROAM The Brand, a distinguished Vancouver-based luxury and eco-friendly candle company, is thrilled to introduce its latest offering: an effortless candle subscription service. Candle enthusiasts can now immerse themselves in the luxury and artistry of ROAM, with…

Barbie’s Dreamhouse Worldwide

What would Barbie’s Dreamhouse look like in the top countries to live in the world? I’m intrigued by the upcoming Barbie movie, and even more intrigued by these images of Barbie’s Dreamhouse from around the world. The much-anticipated Barbie movie directed by Greta Gerwig is set to be released on 21st July 2023, relighting the…

World Premiere of Fleurs de Villes Noël 

Floral Installations Created By Vancouver’s Top Florists We strolled the streets and were blown away by the creativity florists exhibited when creating these brilliant displays.  Look out for the Fleurs de Villes Noel next year. We hope they’ll be back! Fleurs de Villes Noël was presented by National Bank and supported by the Downtown Vancouver…

IDS Vancouver Announces Timely Substantive Themes for 2019

IDS Vancouver September 26-29 The Interior Design Show marks its 15th year in Vancouver and has announced this year’s themes as being based around food, sustainability, and accessible design. Taking place September 26-29 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, IDS is the largest design fair on the west coast of North America and we had…

Dekton Kitchen Countertops

Dekton Kitchen Countertops Showcased at IDS We perused the Interior Design Show yesterday morning and were invited to a dinner to explore the Dekton Kitchen Countertops from Cosentino in depth, at the KI Atelier showroom. Dekton Countertops are man-made quartz-like countertops that are highly durable and actually fireproof. We’d love to redo our countertops in…

Keeping Cool With Best Buy and Dyson

Pure Cool Me Personal Air Purifier At Best Buy Recently I’ve been concerned about the air purity in our house and with the summer heat wave we’ve been having we needed some cooling down as well, so when I discovered an all in one cooling air purifier at Best Buy I was rather excited to…

Last Minute High-Tech Gifts For Father’s Day

Gifts For Father’s Day That Will Make You The Favourite Child It’s not too late to show Dad some love on Father’s Day, as there’s still some to shop for a super cool gift for your super cool Dad. In fact, after a quick walk through Best Buy yesterday, we’ve come up with some great…

Etsy Canada Launches Jillian Harris Collection – News Release

Jillian Harris Collection Online June 25, 2019 We’re big fans of both etsy and Jillian Harris, and adore this collection! Time to redecorate? GLV With summer just around the corner, Etsy Canada is preparing to launch its second limited edition collection in collaboration with television personality and interior designer Jillian Harris. The JH x Etsy…

Tips For a Stylish Kitchen

Update Your Kitchen Easily With A Few Simple Tricks We sent out Cathy Browne to an event hosted by Best Buy to gather some information on how to get your kitchen in order. Designer Aly Armstrong was on hand with some kitchen styling tips and Chef Ned Bell provided dinner using many of these appliances…

The Christmas Store at Potter’s – News Release

Potter’s Western Canada’s largest Christmas store returns to South Surrey, through Dec. 24 Last week we continued our annual tradition of visiting Potter’s Christmas Store and as usual were unable to resist adding to our holiday decor! We’re going with the Day of the Dead theme even heavier this year and we picked up some…

Etsy Canada Partners With Jillian Harris – News Release

Holiday collaboration by Jillian Harris featuring nine Canadian Etsy makers We love Etsy and adore Jillian Harris and have a serious crush on her lifestyle and style choices. When we heard about the collaboration with Etsy we had seriously hold back or risk some serious credit card debt! Etsy is thrilled to announce its partnership…

PC Garden Centres One-Stop Shop

PC Garden Centre Sources from 100% Canadian Growers Throughout the summer there’s always some replanting that’s needed on our little balcony and that’s generally husband Michael’s role, part of the jokingly blue vs pink jobs that we have a home (trust me it’s a total joke there are no defined sexist roles around our abode)….

Last Minute Gifts from the PC Home Collection

PC Home How you all doing in these last few days before Christmas. I think I’m set and have just about everything we need except a few groceries. But if you are looking for some last minute holiday decorations, or a gift or two for those who’ve been extra nice, the PC Home Collection has…

Holiday Classics In Surrey

Potters Nursery Christmas Store Growing up in Burlington, where I lived from the age of four until eight, we used to live around the corner from a place called The Elves Workshop, which seems to still exist, but not in the same spot. We also lived near a ravine, crematory and cemetery, which could explain…

Potters Christmas Shop and A Spot of Tea at Honeybee

An Adventure to Surrey for Holiday Shopping and Afternoon Tea Celebrations of any sort were big at my house, and Christmas was no exception. Our house was fully decorated with a good measure of garlands, ribbon and the occasional poinsetta, and each year my sister and I would get an ornament on the night before Christmas,…

Uncommon Goods – Retail With A Conscience

  This summer when I was searching for some sturdy portable BBQs that could be wheeled out to our local beach, or park, and wouldn’t fall apart after merely one use, I came across a super cool site, UncommonGoods, that featuring a super cool BBQ that I had to have. At the time they weren’t shipping to…

Picnicking in Style on Global TV

June 30 Global TV talking picnicking in style. ****In the interest of getting some reference material up this is just in point form for now. Check back for full story*** 1) Canadian Tire – outdoor Shelter, portable coolers, picnic blanket 2) Picnic Items from Bacci’s on 12th and Granville – Place Settings & Cutler and Picnic food…

Petite Patios

Although we are well into mid-summer, it’s not too late to redesign your outdoor living space, or at least give it a spruce up. In Vancouver, apartment living means our outdoor space is rather small, but we’ve managed to utilize it well and have a beer fridge, Weber BBQ, patio set and a good selection…

Urban Digs Farm’s Ten Spring Gardening tips

How does your garden grow? We recently visited our community garden plot at city hall and are in the process of planning what we’ll plant this year. It’s a little bare right now! We just have a tiny spot so are fairly limited, but even with a little bit of land the tips below from Urban…