smpl Design Studio’s update of an Oakville MCM landmark brings it into the 21st century, while preserving – in some cases, literally! – its roots. Written by Martha Uniacke Breen | Photos by Ozimek Photography Oakville residents with an eye for mid-century modern design may have already been aware of the broad-shouldered, circa-1960 brick bungalow set back on a wooded property on … [Read more...] about Reviving a Mid-Century Gem: smpl Design Studio’s Oakville Transformation
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HGTV’s Farmhouse Facelift: A Dream Restored
For one family, their dream of renovating their historic Victorian farmhouse almost ended in disaster. But then Carolyn Wilbrink and Billy Pearson, co-hosts of HGTV Canada’s Farmhouse Facelift, stepped in – and the rest is modern history. You’d think that a couple who are both holding down full-time jobs, while running a working farm and raising two active preschoolers, would have enough on … [Read more...] about HGTV’s Farmhouse Facelift: A Dream Restored
Why HGTV’s Farmhouse Facelift is Everything We Need Right Now
From Small Town to Big Time By Brooke Madden Sitting at my kitchen table, on the 31st floor, overlooking the ghost town I once called downtown, I feel an eerie calmness. The city isn’t supposed to be calm, or serene, or silent. It’s supposed to be wild. Its quirky chaos is what drove nearly 3 million people here in the first place. When I moved here from Burlington, Toronto was an animated, … [Read more...] about Why HGTV’s Farmhouse Facelift is Everything We Need Right Now
