The Beauty of Wood in the Kitchen
Wood has long had a place in kitchen design—but in recent years, it’s moved from background player to bold feature. Designers and homeowners are embracing the richness, warmth, and texture that wood brings, using it in ways to make kitchens feel more grounded, personal, and enduring. There’s something undeniably inviting about the look and feel […]
5 Hot Trends With Wood
New ways with wood have been catching our eye over and over again on Instagram, Pinterest, and magazines. To be entirely honest, they aren’t that “new.” These five trends have wood being applied to interiors in fresh ways, and turning heads in the process! We’ve gathered some of our favourite examples of these wood trends […]
Our Georgie Award Finalist Home Tour
This is our first-ever award nomination, and we’re feeling like we’ve hit the big leagues. The Georgie Awards, organized by Canadian Home Builders’ Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC), is considered Canada’s premier housing awards program. Our project, “West Vancouver Coastal Remodel” is recognized as a finalist in the category for Best Residential Renovation $300,000 […]
What We Want Right Now: A Home Bar
While our bar-hopping days are over, we still appreciate having a drink with friends. And even though cocktail mingling isn’t happening in person at the moment (in the middle of a pandemic), that won’t stop us from dreaming of a home bar for hosting. After all, we need a way to stay entertained while staying […]
10 Picks for Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2020
The colour experts at Pantone have proclaimed that Classic Blue – which seems to live somewhere between navy and royal blue – is 2020’s Colour of the Year: “Suggestive of the sky at dusk….Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build […]
Top Kitchen Trends for 2020
“Trends” is a tricky word to use with kitchen updates. Who wants to be investing in something that might feel out of style two years later? So ‘fresh ideas’ might be a better description for our list of kitchen trends that we’ve seen surge across our favourite sources like Pinterest, Instagram, Houzz, and design magazines. Here […]
Novero’s Favourite Home Organization Hacks
We’re well into April, and with that comes the spring cleaning itch. Home organization is a hot topic around this time of year because we feel the need to refresh after the cold winter months. And since most of us binge watched Tidying Up the month of January, we’re getting rid of anything that doesn’t […]
Building on a Budget: Marble vs. Quartz
Building your dream home involves some tough decisions, even with the biggest budgets. In this series of ‘Building on a Budget’ posts, we’re discussing some of the best ways to be cost-efficient when deciding certain details. Our previous post discussed hardwood vs. vinyl wood tiles, definitely have a read if you haven’t already. Today we’re […]