They are the colours of tranquility and inner peace. The Pantone Color Institute has blended two stress-less shades, Serenity and Rose Quartz, as 2016’s colour of the year. Considered the global provider of professional colour standards, Pantone says that now more than ever, consumers are seeking mindfulness and well-being as an antidote to the stress …
It’s called a Vintage Canadian Map Pillow and it’ll look grand on your cottage sofa this summer. For years, artist Helen Hawketts has been collecting vintage maps of Canada’s Grand Trunk Railway — maps dating back to the late 1800s. From the maps, Hawketts created custom fabrics, then designed a series of pillows that add just the right amount …
Little says “Canadian Winter” quite as well as a Hudson’s Bay Multi Stripe Point Blanket. Those iconic HBC stripes — green, yellow, red, and a blue that’s properly called indigo — date all the way back to 1702, otherwise known as Queen Anne’s four favourite colours. If the blanket is HBC’s emblem of Canadian winter, …
Ah, life in the lakeside swing…a long glass of lemonade, a steady breeze, a view of the steamship Segwun floating past on a Muskoka bay. The classic lakeside swing gets an update this season from a number of sources. The classic lakeside swing gets an update this season… The Willow SwingasanPier1 Imports’ new Willow Swingasan …