SPRUCE MAGAZINE

Expand the usable space of your home with a luxury outdoor building

BY DANIELLE POPE There’s nothing like living through a pandemic to force people to take a hard look at their space. Whether working from home, accommodating guests or revitalizing…

Decorating + Design

Residential Refresh: Top picks will revitalize  your space and innovate the way you live

Renovations

Planning for Success: what to consider before beginning your renovation

Thinking of renovating? Here’s our advice on what to consider – and what not to do – before you begin. BY SHANNON MONEO Andrew Hobbs well remembers a client to…

Renovations

All in the details

Functional reno transforms a waterfront condo into a purpose-built luxe penthouse BY DANIELLE POPE | PHOTOS BY DASHA ARMSTRONG Victoria’s rainy, temperate climate was a selling point when Joni and…

Decorating + Design

Simple Spring Transformations

WELCOME THE SEASON OF RENEWAL WITH A REFRESH OF YOUR OUTDOOR AND INDOOR SPACES BY ERIN McINTOSH As the sun begins to shine, life returns to our gardens and it’s…

Decorating + Design

While more people are working from home now, not everyone has the luxury of a dedicated office space. Three Victoria designers share how to curate the perfect home office no matter what your situation.

Left to right: Peter and Lori Stofko, Debra Ruffell and Nigel Brown.

Decorating + Design

With new ownership, Ruffell & Brown has you covered inside and out.

Ruffell & Brown Window Covering Centre was founded 35 years ago by Debra Ruffell and Nigel Brown, and over the years it has grown to be one of the largest…

Mid century modern kitchen with green cabinets and cream and yellow walls

Decorating + Design

Colour curation: what to consider when adding colour to your kitchen

BY SHANNON MONEO There’s a chance that sprinkling colour in a kitchen can be overdone or even underdone. Balance, as well as cohesion with the rest of the house, should…

Landscape Design

The New Perennial Garden: A Guide to Design and Care

Perennial gardens offer a naturalistic expression of billowing grasses and pollinator vignettes. They also offer many benefits to the native ecosystem and to us as homeowners and land stewards.

Renovations

Framing your view: window design trends for 2022

Windows — a home’s eyes — an entry to the house’s soul. In what used to be a fairly homogenous feature, in 2022, windows have become a black and white…

Expand the usable space of your home with a luxury outdoor building

Residential Refresh: Top picks will revitalize  your space and innovate the way you live

Planning for Success: what to consider before beginning your renovation

All in the details

Simple Spring Transformations

Office Revised

With new ownership, Ruffell & Brown has you covered inside and out.

Colour curation: what to consider when adding colour to your kitchen

The New Perennial Garden: A Guide to Design and Care

Framing your view: window design trends for 2022

Tour this Mountain Lodge-Inspired Victoria Custom Home

Pamela Ubeda: Journey Home

Behind the Design of FARO at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel

The Home Office Edit

Ask the Expert: Building the Future