Style at Home brings an exciting and stylish voice to the world of home decorating. The magazine offers readers advice on everything from design trends and decorating projects to renovation solutions and entertaining ideas. We inspire our readers with authoritative advice delivered in a friendly voice. More than just an ideas magazine, Style at Home offers its readers solutions. Our elegant photography and beautifully designed pages distinguish Style at Home as a must-have lifestyle magazine.

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Northern Lights • Come in from the cold to a table that blends warm wintry whites with light-toned natural elements like linen, wood and ceramics with a handcrafted feel.

Olive Oil & Almond Cake • Delicate citrus, almond and floral notes in our Olive Oil and Almond Cake will delight the senses.

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high OR low? • Two luxurious moody blue bedrooms: one designed with a lavish budget, the other, lean. Can you tell which is which?

2021’s Top 5 Design Trends • Big changes are coming to the decorating world this year. From walls awash in pattern and texture to a warming trend in the new neutral palette, we’ve got the scoop on what design trends you’ll love in 2021.

Comfort ZONES • Designer Stephanie Charest transforms an unfinished Calgary basement into a family retreat with designated areas for fun and relaxation.

First-Place FINISH • Designer Tiffany Piotrowski takes a basement from unfinished to unbelievable.

1 BOOKCASE 3 WAYS • No matter what look you love, shine a spotlight on it by styling your shelves like a pro.

MODERN LOVE • An artful mix of colour, texture and unique furnishings gives this loft a look that’s highly personal and right on trend.

Talking Trends • What design directions are influencing the influencers? Our Contributing Editor Karl Lohnes speaks to Canadian design phenom Sarah Richardson about 2021 trends.

WHAT’S HOT IN 2021? • Culture and design are inevitably linked, and 2021 trends reflect the seismic changes 2020 brought us. Working from home has been the biggest shift that’s had subtle and not-so-subtle impact on how we decorate and even think about our homes. This is good news for fans of home decor. Never has creating beauty, comfort and smart solutions to space challenges been more of a priority. Our experts highlight 2021’s top trends, from art to pattern, and textures to tech – which will you embrace to make your home an inspiring haven?

Colours of the Year • Does anything transform a room – or date it – faster than colour? Luckily, embracing colour trends is easy. There’s no better or easier way to refresh your home than with a new coat of paint. The biggest trend in 2021 is a shift to soft, soothing warm neutrals – just what we need! And we are loving the new delicate and bright tones of blue and green that are so optimistic. Bring it on – or paint it on, as the case may be!

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HOLLYWOOD NORTH • Glamour and the golden age of film inspired Jennifer Backstein’s design of a home that blends opulent style with family-friendly finishes.

A FINE Vintage • In her young family’s renovated Grimsby, Ont., home, designer Lindsay Mens Craig proves that elegant traditional spaces can also be fresh, cozy and inviting.

EYE ON THE prize • Seeing the possibilities helps a Montreal-area realtor revamp her mid-century ranch for modern family life.

The Good Fats • Nutritionist and chef Lee Capatina is passionate about good food, good fat and good business. Her Toronto-based company promotes organic farming and donates 10 per cent of its profits to saving Asian elephants. These recipes from her cookbook, Eat Good Fat, focus on using fat in a healthy...