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30 HOMES 30 Distilled Design Running up the Walls

By Gaile Guevara

40 Jane’s World

When Fashion Meets Function

By Jane Lockhart

54 Feature Home: Modern Tranquility West Coast Contemporary Architecture Meets Asian Flair

By Michelle Hopkins

66 Renovation Salvation

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Contractor Versus Project Manager

By Courtney Rosborough

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Environmental Upgrades for Your Home

By Ben Vorst

74 Kitchen Perfection

What to Expect When You’re Expecting

By Amy McGeachy

78 Anything but Square

What’s Trendy in Tiles (and More for Flooring)

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82 Heating up

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20 celebrity profilE: jillian harris At Home With Jillian Harris

By Michelle Hopkins

48 Escape: Fairmont Chateau Whistler The Perfect Mountain Getaway

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86 Tony’s Take… on Renovation!

By Tony Parsons

90 Expressions: rick sealock The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

By Courtney Rosborough

96 Art Fix: Vancouver Art Gallery

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Retro Comic Relief: The Life and Art of Art Spiegelman

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102 Once Upon a Time A Historic House Fit for the 21st Century

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108 Epicure Fancy Fast Food Recipes by Chef Jonathan Chuy

114 Words on the Street: Granville Street Born of the Canadian Pacific Railway

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118 web exclusives

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120 The Fast & the Luxurious Hybrid Supercars for 2013

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editor’s message

It’s a new year and I invite you to dream big with help from this informative Home Building & Renovation Issue. We also included our highly referenced renovation and design directory so you can source products and services at a glance.

For 2013 we’re bringing you a few new columns from fresh faces. We’re pleased to welcome Vancouver-based interior designer Gaile Guevara. Gaile’s timeless interiors have earned her celebrity status in the design world and online (her Pinterest page boasts 300,000+ followers, while her Flickr page has topped 5.8 million views to date).

Her passion for pure design is contagious and her sophisticated style refreshing. She’s excited to share her passion and ideas with H&L’s readers in her inaugural column.

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With our new Expressions feature, we’re introducing you to a renowned artist every issue. This issue, get to know awardwinning Canadian illustrator Rick Sealock who shares details on his top-secret project (OK, perhaps not, but it’s news to me), how he’s able to get work done while caring for his five-year-old and what inspires him to draw his wacky, distorted caricatures known around the world.

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We didn’t leave out your favourite features.

In Jane’s World, interior designer and host

of Colour Confidential Jane Lockhart offers creative solutions for constructing distinct rooms in an open floor plan without putting up walls. Our Celebrity Profile interview with Jillian Harris, former Bachelorette turned star of Love it or List it Vancouver, yielded fabulous design tips. My favourite: “Your home should tell stories about you.

Layer it with those special possessions that speak about your life.” Plus, awardwinning anchorman Tony Parsons is back for another year to weigh in on the comedy that is real life.

Until we meet again, best wishes for a New Year filled with big dreams.

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Jane Lockhart

Gaile Guevara is a Vancouver BC-based interior designer with an extensive background in residential multi-family projects.

Her specialty is distilling interiors to their purest elements. She has an online following of over 300,000 on Pinterest and over 5.8 million page views on Flickr.

Jane Lockhart offers professional interior design services for residential and commercial clients in North America through her company, Jane Lockhart Interior Design (janelockhart.com).

She holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts (interior design) and interns at the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario.

She’s also the host of W Network’s Colour Confidential.

Tony Parsons

Tony Whitney

Tony Parsons was born in England in 1939. He came to Canada as a 10-year-old boy. Originally wanting to be a lawyer, Tony was persuaded to become a broadcaster. After decades of broadcasting in radio and television across Canada, Tony now works for CHEK and CBC Vancouver.

Tony Whitney has covered automobiles and the automobile industry for more than 25 years, handling assignments for TV, radio, consumer magazines, websites, business magazines, auto publications and newspapers.

He hosted the network TV show Driver’s Seat for more than two decades and regularly handles Canada-wide talk shows for CBC radio and other networks.

Michelle Hopkins

Ben Vorst

Michelle Hopkins has extensive magazine and newspaper writing experience in home decor, culinary adventures, wine, travel and more.

Originally from the East Coast, Michelle loves the differences in culture and landscape that Canada provides. Someone once described Michelle’s writing like this: “She skillfully weaves together her own experiences and finds characters to provide colour for her stories.”

Ben Vorst is an arts, sports and lifestyle writer trapped in the body of a healthcare administrator. His passions include international politics, baking and the great outdoors. He has posed as a carpenter, bartender and humorist, but nobody has caught on... yet.

Tony Puerzer

Amy McGeachy

Tony Puerzer is a Feature Home photographer for Homes & Living magazine. He owns Bright Idea Photography in Nanaimo and brings fine-art craftsmanship to architecture, portrait and product photography. Highly sensitive to the environment, Tony documents settings ranging from the intimate to the extravagant, while discreetly maintaining a light presence throughout the session.

Amy McGeachy is an interior design professional, specializing in kitchens and bathrooms. She was the lead designer on many of Victoria’s kitchen projects and worked for a number of local kitchen companies. Amy is the host and producer of Victoria’s local interior design show, Design District. Watch her every Monday at 9 p.m.

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Exclusive News and Interviews

Words by michelle hopkins photographs by tony puerzer

At Home With jillian harris canada’s own Jillian Harris and host of W Network’s new show Love it or List it Vancouver shares details of her new show, new boyfriend and passion for design Design Sense

“I love a home with wood beams, interesting architecture and big draping curtains.” Harris transformed this small pied-à-terr to suit her signature style with comfy-looking oversized cushions, candles and log stumps of different shapes and sizes peppering the space. Some of the logs are in their natural state, while others are painted white and one in metallic gold.

“My girlfriend’s dad finds logs in Grand Forks and shaves them down and she does the rest,” says the petite brunette.

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Celebrity interior designer and star of the new W Network show Love it or List it Vancouver, Jillian Harris, has more than a few ideas about good design. Her Vancouver condo is a far cry from her typical style, which she calls French cottage with a dash of timeless classic. Her temporary home is thoroughly modern with bare floor-to-ceiling windows, white walls and a kitchen complete with a granite island and stainless-steel appliances.

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distilled design

Timeless Interiors

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Step inside this 850 sq. ft.

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Running Wood up Walls

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Through the creative process we help our clients understand the impact of investing in quality and appreciate distilled living. Less really is more and quality goes a long way. Paired back interiors make for a lovely way to celebrate each of the fine details.

In this case our client, a young professional who works at a local animation company, was able to rediscover his appreciation for modern details. We worked with several local suppliers and craftsmen to achieve a calm, understated interior. In the bedroom we eliminated the headboard and ran a wider plank version of the hardwood floor onto the walls; this helped reduce the number of materials while also framing the bed beautifully.

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Keeping materials to a minimum by extending flooring onto walls helps make small spaces feel larger. Running flooring up walls is also a great way to frame a bed.

Create a soft and inviting feel by incorporating texture with bed linens and accessories.

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JANE’s world

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Solving Your Design Dilemmas

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Words and Design By jane lockhart Photographs by Brandon Barré

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Function Building Beautiful Spaces Without a Hammer and Nails Creative planning and decor solutions that didn’t involve costly and time-consuming construction work transform an open floor plan into two distinct living areas

Although the couple loved the location and open main floor layout, they weren’t thrilled with the reddish-brown Jatoba hardwood flooring that ran throughout and the lack of lighting.

They needed a cost-effective way to make it work as they hadn’t allocated extra money in their budget for renovations. Also, because the space was much larger than what they were used to in their small condo, they had to come up with solutions that would make the main floor feel warm and inviting. Here’s how the large open space was transformed into two distinct primary rooms – a living room and dining room – that are loaded with style and function.

The Plan With no budget to refinish or replace the existing hardwood flooring, finding ways to downplay the floor colour the couple

disliked came through first addressing the other decorative solutions for the room such as the colour scheme, furnishings, rugs, window coverings, lighting and accessories.

All the walls in the large space were painted a warm grey that lends a contemporary feel to the space and helps cool the redness of the floor.

The only building project completed in this space was a built-in window bench in the front bay. This small addition transformed a useless space into an integral part of the room’s layout, providing a bright and comfortable reading nook for the couple and additional seating.

Furniture Factor Although Anthony and Marie budgeted to buy some new furniture, it wasn’t until they moved in with their condo-scaled pieces that they realized just how small their furniture looked in their new, larger space. They needed to buy appropriately scaled furniture and use it to highlight the things they loved about their new home and downplay the things they didn’t.

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Sometimes when you think you need a full-scale renovation, what you really need is a full-scale decoration with some minor building. This was the dilemma for new homeowners Anthony and Marie when they moved from their small city condo into their spacious new suburban home.

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In West Vancouver, a sophisticated home with an ocean view blends the beauty of nature with Asian and contemporary aesthetics Smitten by the beauty of their West Vancouver property overlooking English Bay, Sharon Xie and husband Eric Zhang decided this was where they wanted to build their new home. West Vancouver is renowned for its natural beauty – mountains, ocean and incredible views. This scenic village-oriented community, which stretches along 28 kilometres of shoreline and up the slopes of Hollyburn Ridge, began as a popular summer holiday destination. Today it has grown to become one of the most affluent suburbs of Vancouver. From a seaside hamlet in 1912, West Vancouver has grown to a municipality of more than 44,000.

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HOME BUILDING & RENOVATION GUIDE

Renovation Salvation Contractor Versus Project Manager

Before you bust through your walls with a sledgehammer, consider hiring a professional to help you plan your spring home renovation Successful home building and renovation is a result of good planning. Just as you might refer to a travel book when planning a vacation or hire a tour guide in a new country, seeking expert help for your home renovation will help you achieve the best results.

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If you have a general understanding of construction and a “just in case” budget, a general contractor might be for you.

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If you are unfamiliar with the renovation world or construction terminology, a project manager might be a better alternative.

They work for you within your schedule, budget and scope. A project manager is like a friend who knows Spanish when you go to Mexico. They understand what you want better than you do and will be able to hire the right people to do the job and manage the tradespeople.

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Imagination and Inspiration A Rick Sealock illustration is full of attitude and branded with cows, smoking chickens and palms trees. He places his caricatures in the most unusual environments and adorns them with big red noses and the odd cowhide thrown in for good measure. When hired for an illustration job, the art directors of alternative weeklies, magazines and newspapers understand they won’t be getting a conservative piece.

“They know I won’t be flattering or embellishing the subject.

They expect me to be … humorous and pointed.”

Sealock grew up in the wild wild west – well, Wild Rose Country anyway. He didn’t have the luxuries of electricity or running water, which left a lot of time for chasing animals, coyote calls and drawing whatever his wild imagination could conjure up.

He taught himself how to draw the animals that now brand his illustrations. This is when he learned to depict a character’s alternative side in an ugly, distorted and aggressive way.

Rick Sealock, the award-winning, world-renowned artist from Calgary, Alberta is known for pushing the boundaries of controlled chaos and taking liberties with realism

“There’s good and bad in everything and everyone – but the bad is more fun to depict. Even angels I’ve illustrated have not gotten off easy. In the words of the renowned Mae West, ‘When I’m good, I’m very good. When I’m bad, I’m better.’”

His brother’s MAD magazines initially inspired Rick to illustrate editorial portraits. “I relished [the magazines’] imaginative and sarcastic nature, their caricatures and wit. With their main focus on editorializing [about] the world, they took images well beyond pure entertainment.” Rick the “Cow Man” Sealock practised his own sarcastic wit by drawing parodies of his teachers, which inevitably led to his first publication on the school bulletin board.

Rick uses the viewer’s preconceived image of a character against them.

The subjects of his portraits start a conversation with the viewer. “I try to let the viewer be part of the process, be part of the illustration.

I try not to blatantly voice the concept but suggest enough as to give them a direction to consider or an emotion to feel.”

Rick Sealock self portrait

Sealock’s caricatures are distorted, sometimes beyond recognition, allowing the viewer to finish the conversation he has started. “I try to show what is beneath a surface. Sometimes caricatures show more truth than realism can.”

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The Life and Art of

art spiegelman The Vancouver Art Gallery will feature the work of acclaimed American comic artist Art Spiegelman in their newest exhibition, Co-Mix: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics and Scraps

Each January, millions of people flock to France for four days to marvel at the splendour of the ninth art at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. Since 1974, the festival has featured exhibitions of leading and upcoming comic book artists and awarded one artist per year the Grand Prix de la ville d’Angoulême for lifetime achievement. In 2011, the Grand Prix was bestowed on Art Spiegelman during a festival showcasing a retrospective of his work.

After the festival, the revered American cartoonist and graphic novelist teamed up with Rina Zavagli from Galerie Martel in Paris and other well-known international curators to continue what would become an unprecedented exhibition showcasing his life’s work.

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“Art is a pivotal figure, not only in the field of graphic novels, but he’s also the go-to historian in the world of comics,” says Bruce Grenville, senior curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG). “He’s really kind of the touchstone for almost anybody who has come since.”

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Beginning February 16 and running to June 9, 2013, VAG will host Co-Mix: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics and Scraps, a

touring exhibition of Spiegelman’s work since the 1960s. His art first began to gain prominence in the underground comic scene in the 60s and 70s, with a selection of early experimental and autobiographical strips appearing in the collection Breakdowns in 1977. Among many other innovative works published since (including a number of popular and sometimes contentious covers for The New Yorker), Spiegelman and his wife Mouly edited 11 issues of RAW, which serialized the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus with a three-page strip in its original version.

Maus recounts Spiegelman’s parents’ Holocaust survival story.

In 1986, Spiegelman released the first volume of Maus (Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale/My Father Bleeds History), which garnered unparalleled critical attention for a comic book and instigated an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The second volume (Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began) followed in 1991. Drawing both acclaim and critique for depicting Nazis as cats and Jews as mice, the legendary comic strip novel has come to be viewed as a highly influential work in comics and one of the greatest pieces of contemporary literature. Maus is a bestseller in France and recently received a coveted literary prize in Germany.

Words by JILL LANG

Comic Relief Left page. RAW no. 1 cover using tipped-on colour plate; 1980 Right page. Art Spiegelman’s self-portrait with Maus mask; 1989

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