If you don’t think a stately study by day can morph into a sexy lounge with a bar and bank of wine fridges by night, then you’re not thinking like designer Brian Gluckstein. His 11th Princess Margaret Home Lottery Showhome sets the stage for both impromptu get-togethers and formal bashes. “We’re back to living,” says Brian. “In 2021 and 2022, it was about working and studying from home; there were areas with desks that you could close off. This year’s showhome is the opposite of that: it’s about entertaining and everyone coming back together.”

Located in Oakville, Ont., the 7,765-square-foot, five-bedroom showhome has a Tudor Revival spirit, courtesy of the steeply pitched, multi-gable roof. “Because of the pie-shaped lot, we thought a Tudor Revival style would be ideal because they aren’t typically symmetrical,” says Brian. “We haven’t designed a Tudor showhome before, and it’s always fun to change things up.” Step inside another Brian Gluckstein home below!

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A creative and artistic force, Colette van den Thillart first made her mark on the Canadian design scene — and my consciousness — back in 2010, when we published the beautiful restoration of her family cottage on Mountain Lake in Minden, Ont. It’s still one of my favorite covers of all time. Over the next 13 years, we featured Colette’s exuberant, sophisticated, eclectic homes as often as we could. You’ll remember her from the memorable images in this fabulous home from our May 2022 cover, where she shared the spotlight in the front room she designed for her friend Victoria Webster in Toronto.

It’s been exciting to follow Colette’s career, watching her style evolve and soar on three continents for clients with homes of all kinds, as well as her own. Most of all, it’s been wonderful for me to get to know Colette and to be able to honor her in our December issue as our 2023 Designer of the Year, where we featured her clients Jane Halverson and Bruno Vendittelli’s Rosedale house. “They’d been living in the house for quite a while when they called us in to do an extension. We ended up doing a makeover on the living and dining rooms, principal bedroom and bathroom, as well,” says Colette. Take a peek inside this bold and colorful house below and watch the full tour here. Plus, don’t miss my interview with Colette where she shares design tips and more on her lush and layered look.

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From the outside, it looks exactly like every other house on the southwest London block: Victorian terrace style, traditional red brick, with a wrought-iron gate leading to a glossy black front door. But once inside, hang on to your hat. In the hallway, vibrant peony pink walls lead the eye to a curvaceous leopard-print sectional beyond, the view framed by a classic Victorian archway topped with a cornice pressed from a mold made from tennis balls. There’s not one but three living rooms, each a different color and mood. “I wanted our home to feel joyful and unexpected — full of surprises,” says designer Natalie Tredgett, an effortlessly elegant Montreal-born Canadian, who once hung a trapeze in the living room for her three children. She describes color the way a chef would the ingredients in a favorite recipe, likening the custom shade of her kitchen ceiling to “the purple-tinged pink of a ripe raspberry mixed with a bit of rhubarb.”

It’s hard to imagine Natalie immersed in anything but the world of design, happily plucking inspiration from fashion, music, art, architecture and movies like a style magpie. But when she met her husband, Jon Tredgett, a London funds manager who’s also Canadian, Natalie was working as a management consultant. She longed for “a change and a bit of an adventure.”

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Heidi Caillier creates the kinds of homes we all wish we’d grown up in — homes she wishes she’d grown up in. Born in Japan to a military family that was never stationed in one place for more than three years, Heidi has flashes of memories from each house she lived in, but no deep connection to any one place. “Part of my desire to create homes for others is rooted in this experience,” says the designer. “I can see how constantly moving influenced me.” As a young adult, Heidi wasn’t hemmed in by borders, teaching scuba in Australia and studying yoga in India between stints in acupuncture school, nursing and accounting. Obsessively interested in design magazines and blogs, Heidi launched her own, The Rustic Modernist, a blog featuring images of design and decorating that inspired her. She felt that she had found her true calling.

Heidi later joined the online design service Homepolish, but she quickly tired of the boilerplate look her clients clamoured for. She finally landed a client who, armed with pages from 15-year-old copies of Southern Living and Traditional Home, allowed Heidi to express her true style: traditional touchstones crossed with a cool sensibility. “For the first time I thought, I’m just going to go for it.”

We asked for her advice on transforming a passion into a career, and how she creates projects that enthrall her clients — and her 250,000-plus Instagram followers. Scroll down!

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Elegant, whimsical and romantic — these are the words that come to mind when we think of Colette van den Thillart‘s designs. The Toronto-based designer has a knack for creating spaces with soul, whether it’s with quirky wallpaper, found objets or artful accents. So, it comes at no surprise that Colette is our 2023 Designer of the Year. We took a look back at some of her most beautiful spaces throughout the years, from her soulful home in London to a sophisticated pied-à-terre in Toronto. Plus, take a tour of her latest project — a vibrant house packed with pattern and color as seen in our December issue.

Keep scrolling for a look back at Colette’s gorgeous work!

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See Lynda’s latest interview with Colette van den Thillart, H&H’s 2023 Designer of the Year. Discover Colette’s iconic moves, what’s inspiring her lately – and even the trends she’s over. Plus, get a behind-the-scenes look of her client’s vibrant Rosedale house, as seen in our December issue. Watch now!

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In this Ask A Designer column, Gillian Atkins shares advice for updating a living room.

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Designing a small home that functions well and looks good can be like sliding around pieces of a puzzle until everything fits together beautifully and works seamlessly. A small space can take more space planning and careful consideration than a property two times the size. Before you start unpacking or purchasing items for your new space, consider these dos and don’ts.

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In this Ask A Designer column, Gillian Atkins shares advice for updating a bathroom.

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Influential designer Kelly Wearstler has made a career out of pushing boundaries with her inventive and opulent residential and commercial interiors. With a social media following that has grown to exceed two million and expansion into her own lines of furniture, lighting, and decor, Kelly has one of the most distinctive voices in the interiors world.

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