Fairmont Hotels throughout the Pacific Northwest are rolling out the red carpet to welcome holiday merrymakers to their iconic properties for a season of festive feasts and family-friendly fun. Vancouver’s Fairmont Waterfront, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Richmond’s Fairmont Vancouver Airport, Victoria’s Fairmont Empress and the Fairmont Olympic in Seattle have all been busy…
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IDS Vancouver Builds Excitement
International Design Show (IDS) Vancouver opens for the public this weekend September 30 and October 1 at Vancouver Convention Centre. There are many home shows filled with things to build your house but IDS Vancouver is filled with all the items that makes a house a home. Design trends, decor, accessories, furnishings and more touches…
12 Days of Christmas Present Ideas – Day 6
Today’s 12 Days of Christmas gift idea is rather illuminating. Something decorative for the home is always a great idea but even better when it’s practical. I was lucky to recently receive an Established & Sons’ FOLD Lamp from Inform Interiors at IDS Vancouver, which lead to today’s gift idea. The stylish lamp isn’t something I…
Interior Design Show Vancouver opens this week
Since 2004, Interior Design Show Vancouver (formerly IDS West) has grown to become Western North America’s premier residential interior design showcase. Last year, over 35,000 visited the public showcase at Vancouver Convention Centre to view 275 exhibitors from the design world. This year’s show is open to the public this Thursday evening for the Party on Opening…
IDS West 2014 gets the party started
Thursday night, International Design Show West (IDS West), the West Coast’s premier residential design showcase, packed the Vancouver Convention Centre for an opening night party to kick off its 10th year. The Party On Opening Night, presented by Cosentino, brought out a huge crowd to be the first to see this year’s latest and greatest…
Christmas Gift Ideas 2013 – Home Decor & Accessories
If you’re in need of a last minute gift idea before running out to a Christmas gift exchange, there are plenty of great gift shops in Vancouver. Every neighbourhood has it’s own local shop, filled with chachkas and trinkets for a small hostess gift or present. Most feature even more substantial gifts and home accents,…
Vancouver cracks open the Crate & Barrel
Crate & Barrel, the Chicago based home furnishings retailer, opened its first BC location at Oakridge Centre in Vancouver last week. The newly renovated 27,000 square foot space, where the former movie theatre was located, is a gleaming spectacle filled to the brim with home decor, gadgets, nicknacks and furnishings. Many of the furniture pieces…