Canadian House & Home: Show House!

Just last week, Canadian House & Home magazine contacted me about a glorious new showhouse designed by them for a fundraiser, the Princess Margaret Hospital Sweepstakes.  This hospital lottery raises money for cancer research in Canada.

I have always loved hospital lotteries because (a) they raise money for a great cause and (b) they give away GIANT houses.  But this is simply THE BEST GIVEAWAY HOUSE I have ever seen. 

This 5600 ft2 home is located in Oakville, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto on Lake Ontario.  I lived in Toronto for many years, so now I am terribly envious that I cannot visit in person.

If you like the Belgian look and your favorite fabric is linen, you will LOVE this "modern farmhouse", designed by a House & Home team, including the inestimable Lynda Reeves.  

 

* Click HERE to watch videos as Lynda takes you on a tour of the most delightful rooms! * 

There is also a source guide on the site, so you can determine where all these goodies came from. 

Now, if I didn't live so far away, I might buy a ticket myself.  But who could face winning this stunning home and not get to LIVE in it?

Thank you to Canadian House & Home for all your hard work and for sharing this stunning home with me and my readers. 

Happy visiting!  And good luck to all who entered the draw!

Style at Home Makeover Contest!

This office is just perfect:

But maybe yours isn't! 

If you need help, you should enter Style at Home's makeover contest!  Canada's Style at Home is a gorgeous Canadian decor magazine which happens to have a lovely website too!

Their sweet Senior Web Editor (and fellow blogger) Natalie (check out her blog These Are a Few of my Favorite Things) emailed me about the contest, which is soooooo very easy to enter.

All you have to do is post a photo of a room in your home that sorely needs some decor lovin'. There are two grand prizes (to the rooms with the most votes) of $2000 in Home Depot gift certificates, as well as 20 $50 Home Depot gift certificates available to be won by those who vote and/or comment!  So start clicking here!

The contest is only open to Canadians (sorry!) and the deadline for submissions is September 24th.  So get busy and take a picture of your ugliest room.  Or drop by to vote!

And if you're lucky, your front hallway could look like this:

 

Thanks Natalie for the heads up.  Now...where's my camera?  I have one uglissimo TV room that could use a little Home-Depot-style love...

All photos from Canada's Style at Home