dress up your
FRONT DOOR
Text Kim Bartley
recreate this look in a few simple steps...
A crisp siding colour (Benjamin Moore’s Pearl Gray 863) provides a
pleasing contrast with the Apex window from All Weather Windows.
Choosing the pebble colour from All Weather Windows’ Renolit
EXOFOL-FX collection will punctuate the front of your home. Their
new colour technology creates a bold, durable colour that will hold
up to the harsh Canadian weather for years to come.
Grounding the whole look is a beautiful front door from All
Weather Windows flanked by planters on either side of the porch
Window, All Weather Windows
www.allweatherwindows.ca
Paint, Benjamin
Moore, www.
benjaminmoore.
ca
Black Seal,
2119-30
Pearl Gray
863
Timber Wolf
Gray 1600
Furniture, Home
Depot, www.
homedepot.ca
Light, Free Light, www.free-light.ca
Door, All Weather Windows
www.allweatherwindows.ca
steps. These focus the attention on the entrance while playing up the
striped pattern in the outdoor cabana-style rug.
I chose cedar shingles that will develop a beautiful gray patina as
they weather the years. Nautically-inspired light fixtures in textured
metals provide a classic, crisp feel to the space. Outdoor pillows with
a striking geometric design bring a sense of modernity to the overall
look.
Stone, Faux Stone Veneer,
Classic-Cut, Morning-Mist,
Stone Selex,
www.stoneselex.com
in
pebble
Pillows, West Elm, www.westelm.ca
Light, Pottery
Barn, www.
potterybarn.ca
Planters,
Pottery
Barn, www.
potterybarn.ca
Rug, Surya, www.
surya.com
gardening secrets
Green Thumb
Are you planning on spending
time in your backyard this
spring? Here are a few
gardening secrets to keep in
mind.
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Planters,
West Elm,
www.
westelm.ca
Rule of Threes
Go for the Gold
A Pinch of Salt
HOW MANY OF ONE
FLOWER TYPE DO I
PLANT?
HOW CAN I NATURALLY
DETER MOSQUITOES?
HOW CAN I GET MY
TOMATOES TO GROW
BETTER?
If you are looking for a plant that
When choosing flowers for your
will repel mosquitoes, look no
garden, always plant in odd
further than marigolds! They repel
numbers. Odd numbers are much insects from vegetable gardens
more pleasing to the eye!
and work to diminish mosquitoes
in entertaining areas.
Try mixing a couple tablespoons
of epsom salt with water in a
watering can once or twice
a month. Epsom salt boosts
magnesium and sulfates in soil.