Home and Design

From thoughtful decor options to extras that add flair, setting a contemporary dining table is more about personality than perfection.

Essential tips for hosts and guests as holiday entertaining returns

Are playing cards poised to overtake puzzles as our activity of choice in 2022?

Ask a design expert: I’d like to refresh my holiday decor on a budget but I’m not crafty. Can you help?

For those who create planters, can you consider drainage?

Art rental market surges as pandemic pushes Canadians to reimagine spaces

Macgee Cloth Company’s heirloom blankets are woven on an antique loom with ethically sourced cotton and wool

The pantry’s rise to most fashionable space in the kitchen

When it comes to the future of design, manufacturers are taking notes from the gaming community

The 1980s days of neon lights and Miami Vice have returned to our home décor

How to transition your backyard, deck or balcony for colder weather

Ask a design expert: Any ideas for table settings that make dinner feel special again?

Stitches in time: How local quilts capture the spirit of Fogo Island

Give your home that cozy chalet look with these decor items

A flower shortage is causing florists to scramble while prices skyrocket

Fall is prime time to plant perennials, bulbs, trees and shrubs

After over a year of living in soft pants, we now want the same comfort from our decor – but with an element of chic

À la mode: Tying your fashion and interior design together

Globe Craft Club: Learn how to knit a striped scarf

How the pandemic gave rise to the ‘Insta home’ and online shopping for vintage decor

Globe Craft Club: Create a mosaic of found and salvaged objects

What you need to know about the invasive European gypsy moth

It’s not just lumber: The rising costs to beautify your backyard

Our new death rituals – green burials, modern urns and secular funeral homes

My quest to find the perfect old house on the East Coast

Rewilding, or letting native plants run their course, can be a boon for urban environments

DJ Freedem’s online community for Black plant enthusiasts sows seeds for new ways to address racism

Three new books to get you in the mood to tend to your garden

Heirloom seeds are one of the pandemic’s biggest gardening trends. It’s not too late to plant some

Designing Canada 2021: Kitchens take the spotlight in the country’s top architecture, interiors and housewares

Globe Craft Club: Learn to make an adorable miniature bowl and spoon

Many Canadians are leaving cities for smaller settings, but the idyllic life isn’t always a smooth transition