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The Colour of the Year: A Glimpse into 2025’s Hues

Every year, design enthusiasts, artists, and trend-watchers eagerly anticipate the announcement of the “Colour of the Year.” This selection goes beyond mere aesthetics, reflecting societal moods, cultural shifts, and the collective aspirations of the moment. For 2025, the chosen colours are: Pantone: 17-1230 Mocha Mousse Benjamin Moore: 2113-40 Cinnamon Slate… Read More

Embracing the Spirit of Christmas: Traditions and Giving Back

  Christmas is more than just twinkling lights, decorated trees, and the aroma of freshly baked cookies—it’s a season of joy, connection, and generosity. While holiday traditions vary across cultures and families, the universal theme of Christmas is love and giving. This festive season provides the perfect opportunity to reflect… Read More

November 15th is Clean out your Refrigerator Day!

About 20 years ago, Whirlpool created a special day for the most important appliance in our homes; Clean out Your Refrigerator Day is observed on November 15th! We thought it would be fun to offer some great advice on how to celebrate this significant day. What you need to get… Read More

October: A Time to be Thankful

As Autumn approaches and our thoughts turn to Thanksgiving, gathering with family and friends, I thought it would be great to share some personal fall favourites of your friends here at Homestead. Heather Do you have any fall traditions? I love getting the pantry stocked with preserves, ready for winter… Read More

You can Paint with all the Colours of the Wind

Bringing the colours of autumn into your decor As the summer winds down and the leaves begin to change, your thoughts may turn to transitioning your home decor to embrace the warm hues of autumn.  Inspired by nature’s beautiful, seasonal colours we have put together 10 great colour palettes to… Read More

Residence Decorating 101

The season for students leaving for and returning to college is upon us. Heading off to school can take a lot of thought about packing and what to bring to create a lovely place for studying, relaxing and spending time with friends. This month’s blog is all about how to… Read More

Creating the Retreat of Your Dreams

In this fast-paced world, finding some serenity or a bit of time for relaxation can be a bit of a challenge. What about creating a small retreat to get away from it all? For the Gents, maybe a “Man Cave” or for the ladies perhaps a “She Shed” would be… Read More

10 New Instagram Worthy things!

Some great new things have arrived or are coming soon here at Homestead this month. We thought we would share some of our favourites with a fun social media mash-up …Enjoy June’s Instablog. We are feeling inspired by all these fantastic new products to offer. As always, our design team… Read More

10 Living Room Layout Hurdles

Here are 10 common living room layout hurdles:  …and tips on how to get over them! Decorating your living room can be a challenge. Choosing the right layout is so important to not only how the room looks, but how it functions for you and your family. Here is a… Read More

Bring the Spring

Bring in the Spring! Spring is the season of renewal. Plants sprouting and turning green, birds returning, and our thoughts turn to warmer weather to come. It’s also the time to tackle those spring-cleaning jobs and give your home a fresh, revived look. Including some of the latest design trends… Read More

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