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Outdoor Living

Building and Architecture

Tricked-​​out treehouses

When I left the house this morn­ing, I heard birds chirp­ing. Not a com­mon sound to hear in Toronto in Jan­u­ary, espe­cially this year when it seems as thought the tem­per­a­ture has only rarely risen above –10 degrees. Was it ever soul pol­ish­ing to hear that squeaky reminder of spring.
Ah, yes, spring.
It also reminded me of some­thing I’ve […]

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Outdoor Living

Sweet Indoor-​​Outdoor Fabrics

Inspired by their child­hood sum­mers spent on the beaches of Cape Cod, sis­ters Beth Dean (right) and Maryann Mor­ley (left) have begun a new ven­ture together by launch­ing  Well­fleet Waters, a lovely col­lec­tion of bright indoor-​​​​outdoor fabrics.

The line is avail­able in three colours (Grass, Water, and Sun­set) and in three pat­terns (Flower Power, Loco Polko, and Wavey Pais­ley), all printed […]

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DIY

Planted in Your Seat

Spot­ted these lovely planters out­side a shop in Port Stanley, Ont.

To make your own, cut a hole in the chair’s seat with a jig saw and attach chicken-​​​​wire to cre­ate a bas­ket. Alter­na­tively, trace a ter­ra­cotta pot so the lip sits on top of the seat to hold the pot in place. Like any hang­ing bas­ket, it will dry out quickly, […]

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Furniture

Modern Outdoor Furniture

Ok, granted it’s get­ting cooler and you’re prob­a­bly not think­ing about pur­chas­ing out­door fur­ni­ture at the moment, but I wanted to share with you this funky corian and alu­minum chair designed by Alexan­der Pur­cell of Aprro.

Cus­tomiz­able, it comes in nearly any colour and pat­tern. Of course, it’s per­fectly suit­able for indoor use too. Spiro chair, $1,500 US, […]

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Accessories

Recycled Wine Bottle Torch

If you’re like me and would pre­fer some­thing other than the tiki torch look for out­door fire, this DIY project is a sleek alter­na­tive. Erik Ander­son of brand­ing agency Ger­ar­dot & Co. has cre­ated easy-​​​​to-​​​​make wall-​​​​mounted torches using old wine bot­tles and a few bits of hard­ware. You can find the full instruc­tions and more pic­tures at […]

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Furniture

Big Thinking for Outdoor Furniture

My all-​​​​time favourite pas­time at the cot­tage: loung­ing around doing noth­ing. It’s amaz­ing how many naps you can take when you have lit­tle else to do. Nap on the dock; nap on the porch; nap in the sun-​​​​filled bed­room with a cool­ing cross breeze play­ing across your back…
My dream acces­sory for all my nap­ping is a nice big […]

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Accessories

trompe l’oeil barbeque covers

Bar­beque cov­ers are usu­ally as bland and ugly as the bar­be­ques they pro­tect, but this one from PC Home is delight­fully amus­ing – a faux pile of logs. The cover also comes in a shrub pat­tern, and runs from $9.99 for a small to $49.99 for an extra-​​​​large size.

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