Bethany Lyttle

Dec 17, 2024 | styleathome.com | Bethany Lyttle

It all started when designer Elyssa Maldoff found herself chatting with a young Toronto family. “They have three children – the youngest is two, and the eldest is only eight!” she says. The couple had dreams of a gracious renovation, but with all the frantic activity of a growing family, how would they ever keep it that way? Elyssa assured them they had options.

Dec 16, 2024 | styleathome.com | Bethany Lyttle

When a couple approached Keely Gow to design and build their family’s new lakefront getaway in Ontario’s Haliburton Highlands, their main ask was that it feel like a cottage and look like a cottage. “Well, to me, ‘cottage’ is a very descriptive word,” says Keely. “To me, ‘cottage’ means that when you walk in the door, it feels like walking into a hug!” That concept is at the heart of the architectural design of the new-build.

Oct 29, 2024 | styleathome.com | Bethany Lyttle

Montreal may be home from Monday to Friday, but when the weekend comes, designer Darina Bellini and her husband, kids and dog pile into the car and head for the woods. “This is our place to escape as a family from the hustle of daily life. It’s where we recharge and create special memories together,” says Darina. Amazingly, the entire home was built from scratch in British Columbia, then dismantled and transported to Quebec, where it was reassembled amid the conifers on this lakefront lot.

Mar 25, 2024 | styleathome.com | Bethany Lyttle

Enter this now two-storey, five-bedroom house, and you’d never guess it used to be a 1960s bungalow,” says designer Stephanie Charest, who was tasked with taking the family home to the next level, literally. “These homeowners had such a clear vision,” she says. They wanted lots of space to share with their two teens (hence, the new second storey); lots of function in a great big chef’s kitchen; and lots of fun finishes and colour.

Dec 12, 2023 | styleathome.com | Bethany Lyttle

DESIGN, Sarah St. Amand Interior Design. DOORMAT, Annie Selke. ENTRYWAY CARPET, Bloomsburg Carpet. Outside & inThe door is always open at designer Sarah St. Amand’s classic 1950s home in Brantford, Ont. At Christmas, guests enter her merry-and-bright abode beneath a garland of fresh greenery. “It’s a classic,” says Sarah (shown above). Indoors, the look is traditional, but – secret revealed – that banister garland isn’t real. Says Sarah: “My tip? Tie it with wide satin ribbon bows.