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HOMES 20 Jane’s world A home for the holidays By Jane Lockhart
34 INSPIRED DESIGN Luxury in the Laurentiens By Jeffrey Fisher
48 The Colour of Things to Come What colours to expect from interior design 2013 By Ben Vorst
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56 Bedding down Choosing divine bed linens can result in a heavenly sleep By Roberto Bernardi
62 FEATURE HOME: ‘eagle bay’ BY Terry Johal Developments Ltd. Traditional and West Coast styling shines in Cordova Bay home By Jessica Krippendorf
74 piANO A beautiful sound By Michelle Hopkins
76 hosting the holidays Hosting a large holiday dinner takes a lot of work By Michelle Hopkins
84 Setting the table
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Holiday influences inspire a colourful, timeless tabletop By Jessica Krippendorf
86 Deck the lawn
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90 Making a list and checking it twice The ultimate wish list for homeowners at every stage By Ben Vorst
98 h&l galleria: Holiday art for the home Lights, glass balls and ornamentation set the stage for memories By Jill Lang
128 BUILDING OF...
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living 26 celebrity profile: Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan School of Music offers first-class education to young musicians By Amy Dove
42 tony’s take
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102 H&L’s Epicure: Surprising pairings
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Recipes inspired by the season that are sure to make an impression Recipes by Chef Jefferson Alvarez
108 Words & Watercolours Victoria’s yearly winter wonderland is a brief delight Words and paintings by Robert Amos
114 Escape The Wedgewood Hotel and Spa By Jessica Krippendorf
122 AGGV: beyond likeness To likeness and beyond: a season of portraiture By Jill Lang
132 haunting OF...
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136 society
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140 retirement living House vs. condo: making the move this winter By Jill Lang
142 rejoice! The fourth pillar of beautiful skin By Dr. Mark Lupin
144 words on the street: dallas road
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148 Legacy Legacy plans through generations By Robert Pesti
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With the holidays fast approaching, many of us will be welcoming family and friends into our homes for weekend visits or extended stays. Either way it’s important to provide guests with an inviting space that will make them feel welcomed and at home. Adding a few creature comforts is all it takes to give any spare room a little boost for holiday guests.
Making room If you don’t have a designated guest bedroom consider having family members share a room, freeing up their room for the guests. Choose one of the larger rooms and one that’s separate from the family’s bedrooms to give you and your guests as much privacy as possible.
Neutral, subtle and warm, this butterscotch and chocolate colour scheme is a welcome relief for male guests and those who prefer a less fussy décor
Window coverings, whether blinds or curtains, should sufficiently block out the morning light. This will be especially appreciated the morning after an evening of celebrating!
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Assign a bathroom that’s closest to your guests’ room if it doesn’t have an ensuite. This will help avoid the disruption of your family’s routine and give your guests privacy during their stay.
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community of sound Sarah McLachlan School of Music Offering first-class music education to children and youth
After a full day in school, students trickle into the Sarah McLachlan School of Music for a different kind of education. They start arriving around 3:30 p.m. and classes often run until 8 p.m. As they wait for their lessons to start, students tackle homework or catch up with friends. The sound of voice and music is everywhere. It is the sound of Vancouver-based, internationally-acclaimed musician Sarah McLachlan’s dream come to life.
“We are all craving that authentic experience with real human beings,” she says. “It’s about expanding one’s understanding of the possibilities to be able to show the world your gifts and your worth.”
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The Sarah McLachlan School of Music (SoM) provides after-school music education, at no cost, to underserved and at risk children who otherwise wouldn’t have access to the benefits of such a program. At its core, it’s about coming together through music and building community, McLachlan says.
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The Colour of Things to Come What Colours to Expect from Interior Design 2013
FLEXIBLE COLOUR SCHEMES A flexible colour scheme of muted richness and soft tones creates the backdrop for bold splashes of colour
With 2013 almost upon us, a whole new year of interior design waits just around the corner. Another year of redefining our spaces and letting our friends and family have a peek at our inner sensibilities via our design choices. The thrill of it all!
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For many of us, the choosing of our colours and themes is a major creative outlet, and with the steady stream of design options from producers, the choices can seem endless and can leave us reeling. Where to start? A peek at the coming year’s projected trends is in order; while all of us like to perceive ourselves as unique and charmingly idiosyncratic, there’s no shame in being inspired by what’s out there. It can also help us find a starting point from which to launch our creative assault on our homes.
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Each person has colours in which they feel more comfortable and at home (so to speak); interior design is the perfect forum for busting out of this pernicious habit. Expand your horizons by broadening your palette! Think of it as an exercise in pluralism — in an age when polar extremes are becoming the norm, refuse to be pigeonholed by tradition, even your own. A major trend of the recent past will roll on in 2013: Traditionally vibrant colours will continue to be muted and subtle tones will dominate our spaces.
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Builder Terry Johal Developments took the clients’ vision to new heights with expertise in creating beautiful homes in traditional and contemporary styles. The full-service company was involved in each step of the project from design to landscaping and prides itself on working with some of Victoria’s most skilled tradespeople.
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Eagle Bay is a meeting of worlds and wishes. Perched high on a ridge above Cordova Bay in Victoria, the 6,500-square-foot custom home exudes classic West Coast beauty on the exterior, and the luxurious tones and finishes of a more traditional esthetic throughout the interior rooms. The connection between the styles is flawless, creating the comfort and effect the Nair family hoped to achieve when they embarked on building their dream home.
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Lasting memories Thoughtful planning and tasteful details will go a long way to ensuring this holiday is one to remember Words by Michelle Hopkins
hosting the holidays There’s excitement in the air as family and friends gather together for the holidays. The aromas of the traditional turkey dinner fills the air, creating anticipation for the grand finale of the day — the means by which we gather together in the warmth of our homes, to share the joy of the holiday season. However, putting together the perfect soiree can often seem a bit daunting. It’s akin to a finely tuned orchestra — where food, décor and atmosphere must come together in perfect harmony. Homes & Living has compiled a list of timeless and necessary kitchen tools, as well as decorating ideas, to make this festive meal your best ever.
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If the kitchen is the heart and soul of a home, during the holidays it is never truer. Raise your glass as we take you through some grand ideas that will help you host an evening your family and friends will remember long after the decorations are put away.
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deck the lawn Words by Michelle Hopkins
Instead of dreaming of a white Christmas, many people are looking toward a green-inspired holiday this year. Although artificial Christmas wreaths, shimmering garlands and Hallmark ornaments can be lovely, there is something about naturally beautiful, eco-friendly West Coast Christmas adornments that show grace and style. So, instead of choosing plastic or glass decorations, why not pay homage to an old-fashioned Christmas by heading outdoors for your décor inspiration? You can create a magical, elegant exterior with natural items, such as pinecones, evergreen branches, holly and dried berries. Decking your hall, or in this case, your lawn, doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. When it comes to creating that welldressed, inviting entrance, all it takes is a little spark of imagination and a little time to fashion a more meaningful Christmas.
Make a dramatic entrance For a look of simple elegance, place a live tree in your favourite container — for the West Coast, you can use deciduous trees such as Liquidambar, Japanese maple, crab apple, flowering plum and ornamental cherry. Another fabulous look is to line potted mini trees up the stairs, placing one tree on each stair leading to your front door for a striking visual line up to your entry.
Embrace the elements There is an endless selection of outdoor Christmas decorations made from organic, recycled and scrap materials. Try dough, cinnamon sticks, bows, gingerbread, holly, seasonal berries, organic fruits and vegetables, ivy and evergreen branches, painted eggshells and dried Indian corn. You are only limited by your imagination. When you festoon the trees and bushes in your yard, however, it’s important to remember to choose homemade decorations that can withstand a few weeks of our West Coast weather. An environmentally friendly Christmas need not be the traditional red and green. You can easily achieve the subtle and sophisticated natural outdoor Christmas décor that pays deference to our natural West Coast beauty, while leaving the tiniest of footprints behind.
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When we trim the exterior of our homes, we bring the joy of the season to our neighbours, family and friends as well. Somehow Christmas lights and garland seem to instantly spread holiday cheer. You can extend even more good tidings by adorning the outdoors using what Mother Nature provides in abundance.
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Left. A view of the cabins at Turret Rock was painted by J. C. Hutchison in 1906. Royal BC Museum, BC Archives PDP-00194.
Many grand heritage houses designed by famous architects such as Samuel Maclure and Francis Rattenbury survive more than a century after they were built. Solid, sturdy and attractive, they were intended to impress and to last. But what about the houses at the other end of the spectrum? What about the shacks, shanties, cabins and tenements of a bygone era? Who built them? How were they built? And, where did they go?
Shanty towns grew up in places such as Major Bay (where Fishermen’s Wharf Park is today), Kanaka Row (now Humboldt Street from Government Street to Blanshard Street) and innumerable places around the shoreline such as Turret Rock (now behind Value Village on Store Street). Some of the dwellings were makeshift shelters occupied by squatters; others were built by the landowners to rent out as cheap, often seasonal, accommodation. The people who lived in them were a varied group: the sick and injured; loggers, sealers and cannery workers who drifted in and out of Victoria as the demand for their services fluctuated; old people who had no one to support them; and, often the single labourers who earned a modest living in the mills, tanneries, foundries and factories that once were here.
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Where were the people who fell through the cracks of society in the past? Though some did live on the streets and under bridges, vagrancy laws were usually strictly enforced, so they had to find other places. When Victoria was sparsely settled and vacant land existed around the harbour and in most neighbourhoods, it was relatively easy to find a place to build your own modest dwelling. When we had 13 sawmills producing lumber around the clock it was also easy to find scraps that were good enough to use. Many men knew at least the rudiments of carpentry and could build or repair their own homes with scavenged materials. Most importantly, zoning, building permits, building codes and inspectors were not around to stand in their way.
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California has its Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, The Louis Vuitton Classics automobile events are worldwide and now Vancouver has a solid rival with its Luxury & Supercar Weekend and Shaughnessy Concours d’Elegance, staged early September at the city’s beautiful Van Dusen Gardens. The weather was great, the cars were beyond spectacular and the crowds, prolific and elegant. It’s a luxury lifestyle feast not to be missed.
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It was almost certainly the most awesome gathering of fine cars ever seen in Canada. Vancouver’s superb Van Dusen Gardens again played host to the stylish Luxury & Supercar Weekend and Shaughnessy Concours d’Elegance, staged in the mild and sunny early September weather the city is often blessed with.
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For car buffs and lovers of the luxury lifestyle, Craig Stowe and Nigel Mathews’ third event in Vancouver was a dream come true and even those with just a passing interest in gleaming sheet metal couldn’t have left unmoved by the splendor of it all. The supercar displays featured most of the world’s most desirable automobiles and the Concours attracted a multi-million dollar entry of superb classics, many of which had never been seen in the region before.
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Jane Lockhart launches new furniture line Celebrity interior designer Jane Lockhart recently launched Jane by Jane Lockhart furniture line. The collection is an affordable, customized and completely Canadian line that is focused on customer choice. Shoppers are put in the driver seat with more than 240 fabric choices and infinite detailing and size options. Drawing on her colour theory expertise and more than 20 years working with interior design clients, Lockhart has created a design forward line of eight collections that present an infallible approach to design. The distinct collections guide shoppers on what colours, patterns and styles work together. Consumers’ can stick to just one palette or incorporate from multiple collections. Achieving a serene balance of luxury, elegance and timeless tradition, Jane by Jane Lockhart offers a range of contemporary to classic looks. The Hemingway collection is a nod to tradition; the Granger is contemporary; and the Sutherland is the epitome of glamorous.
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Thomas and Birch in 3D. Full colour renderings for you to visualize your new kitchen at its full potential, before you order! The skilled tradespeople at Thomas and Birch help their clients visualize their dreams before even picking up their tools. Using industry-leading software to create 3D renderings, the Thomas and Birch team can show clients exactly what they are creating before the dirty work begins. Thomas and Birch, which specializes in custom design and cabinetry for the kitchen and bath, aims to take the potentially overwhelming aspects out of a project by allowing the homeowner to take on as big, or little, a role as works for them. Education is a key facet of the process, whereby designers and builders explain why they are approaching the project in a certain way, ensuring the client is comfortable with the process. Thomas and Birch 250.381.5123 1609 Blanshard Street #2A Victoria, BC thomasandbirch.com
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David Coulson Design announces new certification David Coulson Design Ltd. is proud to announce that its recent project on Wilmot Road in Duncan has received SAFERhome certification. This is its first home by the company to receive certification and it is also the first project on Vancouver Island to be certified. SAFERhome certification is a listing of 19 points that ensures homes are built to the highest standard. The design is meant to allow homeowners to easily adapt the space to their lifestyles now and in the future. Criteria include standards for door and hallways, as well measures to allow cabinetry to be modified. SAFERhome is an overlay for homes that brings flexibility, safety, comfort and cost savings. All of the criteria are within the existing provincial and national building codes. Duncan-based David Coulson Design Ltd. is a family-run company that offers a range of services for new builds and renovations. The company is strongly focused on “eco-construction” and uses recycled and low-impact materials wherever possible. The company is a member of the Built Green British Columbia the Canada Green Building Council, BC Construction Safety Alliance and the Canadian Home Builders Association. David Coulson Design Ltd. 250.746.5372 5372 Miller Road Duncan, BC davidcoulsondesign.com
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