Guides to choosing materials, colours and layout before the renovation begins.
9 articles
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Shaker, slab or moulded, white or sage green, brass or matte black: how to choose interior doors that transform your home.
October 13, 2026 · 6 min
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Dusty pink, forest green, ochre, deep blue: how to bring colour into a bathroom without regretting it. Paint or tile, one strong element or an enveloping room, metals, grout and resale.
October 11, 2026 · 7 min
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Large tiles or mosaic, ceramic or porcelain, matching or contrasting grout: the three decisions that change a bathroom, slip resistance underfoot and the waterproofing tile does not provide.
October 7, 2026 · 7 min
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The surface that adds the most character to a kitchen for the smallest area. Ceramic, zellige, marble or quartz slab, the right height, grout that yellows and the outlets to place before tiling.
October 3, 2026 · 7 min
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The finish you touch twenty times a day: brass that lives or stays put, matte black that shows limescale, stainless that forgives everything. How to mix metals and spot quality.
September 29, 2026 · 7 min
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The shape of the kitchen decides storage, traffic flow and room for two cooks. The work triangle, the strengths of each layout and the clearance an island really needs.
September 25, 2026 · 7 min
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A colour that looked perfect in the store can turn grey or orange on the wall. Room orientation, the Quebec winter, undertone, light reflectance and the only testing method that really works.
September 21, 2026 · 7 min
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A kitchen lit only from the ceiling makes you work in your own shadow. The three layers of light, where each source goes, the right colour temperature and the switches to plan during the renovation.
September 17, 2026 · 7 min
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Four materials, four ways of cooking. What each one handles, the upkeep it asks for, where it shows its limits, and the fabrication lead time everyone forgets to plan for.
September 13, 2026 · 7 min
