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With dropping temperatures, it’s tempting to curl up by the fireplace with a warm drink and a book which can offer you sartorial inspiration all season long. Just in time for another year of fashion trends and hot new releases, we’ve rounded up a few promising titles to satisfy your inner style queen.

If you’re looking for ways to brighten your home, look no further than accent pillows for an instant dose of style. Whether you have a minimalist palette or you’re looking to experiment with a variety of bright shades, patterned cushions can easily illuminate your entire space.

For Canuck wine lovers who are searching for the perfect winter activity, the 2017 Niagara Icewine Festival just may be an event to add to your calendar. The 8th annual seasonal festival kicks off on January 13, and runs until January 29 at Niagara Falls.

As we welcome 2017 at home, it’s clear that artisanal elements have made a grand entrance into the world of interior design. In fact, artisan home décor is set to rule as a popular decorating trend for the year ahead.

If you’re craving a taste of rebellion without leaving the four walls of your home, look no further than the paint splatter trend this season. Here are our favourite ways to embrace this unexpected new decorating fad now.

From a historical tour on snowshoes to an icy music festival, there’s no shortage of wintertime events in the fun-filled Quebecois city this month. If you’re heading to Montreal this month, here are a few leading activities to help you complete your wintertime getaway.

For the year ahead, terracotta tiling is slated to make a statement at home. With their neutral tone and chic, vintage-looking texture, these tiles just may complete your decorating scheme. We’ve curated a few stylish ways to embrace the terracotta trend in all its glory in 2017.

From theatre to fine dining, January in Toronto is sure to be an exciting time despite the frightful weather. Here are our suggestions of what to do in Toronto this month.

For anyone looking forward to a luminous new year, pendant lights just may be your new décor solution. Just in time for 2017, this emerging lighting trend is sweeping homes everywhere and making a splash among interior design addicts.

Though we are at the start of a new year, Canada’s major opera companies are only half way through their yearly season. This January, companies across the country will launch their new productions. From traditional reproductions of 1700s classics to unique interpretations of Shakespearean plays, January marks an exciting time in the Canadian opera scene.

If you’re an interior design lover with a passion for verdant hues, you’ll be pleased to know that Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2017 is Greenery. The appropriately titled shade is a tranquil yellow-green tone which evokes the serenity and beauty of a springtime garden.

To help make your New Year’s Eve painless, we’ve rounded up our top picks for parties and events taking place on December 31st. From classy affairs to unconventional activities, Toronto has no shortage of NYE events that will make the holiday (dare we say?) enjoyable.

While butterfly décor may have once been reserved for nurseries and little girls’ bedrooms, butterfly-emblazoned prints are set to make splash for the year ahead. As we prepare for another year of interior design trends, we look at easy and effective ways to embrace the butterfly fad now.

Whether you want to immerse yourself in the colours of Chagall or consider the relationship between time and photography, there has never been a better time to be an art lover in Canada. Here are some of the most exciting art exhibitions hitting Canada over the next few months.

While blush pink and soft yellow may have enjoyed their moment in the spotlight during 2016, the upcoming year is set to feature green décor as a key look. We’ve compiled a few ways to embrace green shades in your interior design now.