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Fresh Designs To Kitchen Must-Haves: 15 New Home Products You'll Love
Image courtesy of Jilly Box
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Fresh Designs To Kitchen Must-Haves: 15 New Home Products You'll Love
From high-tech kitchen appliances to dreamy new furniture collections, these are the products and designs we're loving right now.
Decades of design
Photo courtesy of Baker Furniture
Iconic furniture designer Barbara Barry – known for her classic transitional style – and Baker McGuire are celebrating more than 20 years of collaboration with the launch of a special new collection of furniture. The thoughtfully designed pieces – which include side tables, lamps, lounge chairs and more – are fashioned from a range of luxe materials, including onyx, walnut and bronze, for a collection that’s both timeless and modern.Barbara Barry Furniture Collection, price on request
Sitting pretty
Photo courtesy of Elle Decor
Working from home at least a few days a week has become the norm for many of us. But a lot of standard office chairs are – let’s face it! – too office-y looking. It’s no wonder that this chic little number is causing a social media storm. The Elle Decor Ariana Criss-Cross Office Chair is comfortable and fully adjustable. From its plush, cream upholstered seat to its gold-plated base, it’s tailor-made for spending WFH days in style, and in comfort.
Elle Decor’s Ariana Criss-Cross Office Chair, Staples, $200
Light on the horizon
Image courtesy of Luminaire Authentik
Montreal-based Luminaire Authentik has long been beloved by Canadian designers for its ability to create custom-tailored lighting in just about any configuration. Right now, the future is looking bright thanks to the company’s artistic new Chrome Collection, which uses a mirrored base to reflect and diffuse light from its glass-ball-shaped bulb. The full series comprises three styles in five mirrored finishes, along with (of course!) custom styles on request.
Chrome Collection Lighting, Luminaire Authentik, from $585
Box set
Image courtesy of Jilly Box
The Jilly Box, from Jillian Harris and Tyler Evans, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with special giveaways and the release of several hard-to-get new sub- scriber spots. The four-times-a-year Jilly Boxes (the Winter Jilly Box is sold out already but the spring box will be unveiled soon) are fun and addictive, and feature a carefully curated selection of products, many from Canadian-owned and women-owned small businesses. All are grouped around a special theme.
Subscriptions are limited each season and often sell out within hours. To become eligible for the Spring 2025 box, sign up for free to become a member of the Insider’s Club; you’ll then be notified if you’re eligible to purchase a seasonal box. When a new box is ready for release, Jillian reveals all in an entertaining video on jillybox.com. Past boxes have featured everything from makeup and skin care to beautifully designed homewares and even jewellery.
Panel discussion
Photo courtesy of Vänt
Vänt upholstered wall panels are a great way to add a cozy and luxurious finish to a bedroom. The panels are available in either preconfigured layouts or as individual panels, letting you create your own designer-look headboard or accent wall at much less than the cost of custom-made panels. There are a wide range of fabrics, shapes and sizes available, from wool, suede or velvet to sleek leather. The company’s newest offering is a series of panels with elegant scalloped tops, which work together to form a soft yet refined look. We think the wall treatment would be fab for a child’s bedroom, too.
Waste not
Renew by Trinity
These days, everything we do to help the environment – whether large or small – counts. Renew by Trinity’s collection of home decor, furnishings, food prep, kitchen accessories and even pet products is made from 100% reclaimed bamboo chopsticks. Not only are the pieces beautiful and affordable, every item on the Renew website shows you how many chopsticks were reclaimed and the amount of carbon dioxide production avoided in making that item.
Reclaimed bamboo Housewares, US$28 to US$400
Need a lift?
Image courtesy of Hafele
You probably do if you’ve got wasted space in your cabinetry, cluttered countertops, and, yes, a bad back! Hafele Canada’s appliance lift is designed to be installed inside a cupboard to hold your behemoth stand mixer or other small appliances. Its gas-cylinder-assisted mechanism allows you to bring the appliances up to counter level with just a light touch. Phew! We like the attractive, sturdy maple surface, too.
Winter ware
Image courtesy of Walmart
Cookbook author and lifestyle influencer Tori Wesszer is the first influencer to collaborate with Walmart on a new home decor and entertaining collection. Tori’s new collection features pieces that aren’t just cute and trendy; they’re well priced, too. The festive elements include dinnerware and decor items in winter and holiday themes like chalets, bells and bows, and mini houses and wreaths, all in a collectible range of colours, patterns and fabrics.
Tori Wesszer Decor Collection, Walmart, from $5
Shark attacks dirt!
Image courtesy of Shark Clean
Most of us probably pull our vacuums back and forth when we do the floors, but did you know that most vacuums only work in one direction? That’s just one of the cool things about Shark’s newest cordless: it has a special nozzle that not only works on both the forward and the back strokes but also has dirt-detecting intelligence, cutting post-holiday cleanup time in half.
Shark Cordless PowerDetect Clean & Empty System Vacuum, $700
Now you see it
Image courtesy of Signature Kitchen Suite
Jaymar’s new sofa bed with trundle is comfy and stylish by day, but at night, like magic, you can transform it into a spacious, super comfortable queen-size bed. Unlike clunky old-fashioned pullout sofas, its smooth and simple mechanism is a breeze to operate, and the combination of high-density foam cushioning and a top memory foam layer practically guarantee a great night’s sleep. And that’s not all: the integrated chaise lounge is great for stretching out with your feet up for watching TV or reading, and it even has a rear storage compartment for throws, blankets and pillows. A wide variety of colours and fabrics, including leather, are available. Great for condo dwellers who have overnight guests, or families with teens for sleepovers!
Sofa Bed with trundle, Jaymar, price on request
Hooked on style
Image courtesy of Viefe
If you’re short on closet space, you have a problem: namely, where to hang your hat, your coat, scarf, bag... you get the idea. Euro-style Modernist furniture may not be in your budget right now, but you can bring the look to your front hall with design-forward hooks from European home-hardware maker Viefe. (The company is also loved for its chic handles and other “jewellery” for the home.) Viefe’s newest designs include Graf, finished in a range of materials with a subtle mesh design, and Belt, which resembles a folded leather belt re-created in metal. That’s what we call modern love!
Modernist hooks, Viefe, price on request
Signature style
Photo courtesy of Signature Kitchen Ensuite
The new Transitional Series of appliances by Signature Kitchen Suite marries high-style contemporary design with leading-edge technology and versatility. Design cues like minimalist stainless-steel exteriors in an elegant matte finish, slimmer handles, and a sleek profile with a minimum of control knobs make these appliances ideal in a Modernist or transitional kitchen. They’re also panel-ready, for a customized look that lets them go “undercover” and blend into a more traditionally styled space. Highlights include a 30-inch Double Wall Oven with Steam-Combi, a 30-inch Combi Wall Oven, and a 30-inch Single Wall Oven with Steam-Combi. All feature advanced cooking modes, Wi-Fi-enabled smart control and Gourmet AI technology. The sleek QuadWash Pro PowerSteam Stainless Steel Dishwasher completes the collection, and has useful features like steam-powered sanitation.
Transitional Series Appliance Collection, Signature Kitchen Suite, price on request
Retro meets metro
Image courtesy of Smeg
Looking for the sweet spot where retro chic meets ultra-modern cool? Smeg’s found it with its ongoing series of limited-edition small appliances designed in collaboration with OVO (October’s Very Own), the global urban fashion brand founded by Canadian hip-hop icon Drake. The OVO Collection is available in high-gloss black or white with smart gold accents in classic ’50s-inspired designs, each featuring the distinctive OVO owl logo, and includes a mini-fridge, two-slice toaster and kettle.
Small appliance collection from Smeg and OVO, from $328
A balanced approach
Image courtesy of Duravit
A beautiful new collection for the bath by renowned Italian furniture and industrial designer Antonio Citterio brings an architectural precision to your home. The collection, which includes a freestanding tub, wall-mounted toilet, sinks, mirrors with integrated lighting, and more, was designed according to the golden ratio, the classic architectural and artistic formula for aesthetic harmony. The result is bathroom furniture with perfectly balanced proportions and precise contours.
Aurena Bath Collection, Duravit, $640 to $7,140 USD
Suite talk
Image courtesy of Style At Home
To celebrate the launch of Endy’s new bedroom furniture collection, the company invited three designers – Dani Roche, Abhishek Dekate and Style at Home contributor Samantha Pynn – to each create a dream bedroom. Along with showcasing the new furniture collection, the designer bedrooms feature Endy’s new Plush Mattress and Hybrid Plus Mattress.
We asked Samantha to describe the thinking behind her luxurious bedroom design. “This bedroom is layered with playful patterns and luxe texture,” she says. “The colours are a mix of greens and sky blues – super soothing and nature inspired – which work well with the pale oak fluted nightstands and dressers, and the upholstered bed.”
For colour, depth and pattern, Sam added a large-print curtain in a soothing blue behind the bed. “It’s sound dampening and cozy, and a great way to emphasize the focal point of the room, which is the bed,” she says. “A curtain also works well with the contemporary-style low bed. It’s a mod and clean take on poster beds with fabric.”
Sam says that Endy’s bedroom furniture is the perfect base to build upon. “I love that the collection can be mixed and matched, made modern or more classic, and works with any colour. The pieces also coordinate really well.” Now that really does sound like “suite” dreams.
Endy king-size Mattress, $995; Curve king-size bed, $1,495
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