Dianne Daniel

1 week ago | torontosun.com | Dianne Daniel

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1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Dianne Daniel

Viewers of Tripping Muskoka will meet Stan Hunter and his partner Kathleen as they set out for one of their daily summer excursions aboard Heather, a prized vintage mahogany runabout. You may think you know everything there is to love about Ontario’s Muskoka Lakes cottage region, but there’s always something new to discover, says retired boat builder Stan Hunter, who has called Muskoka home since 1982 and knows all about its hidden gems.

2 weeks ago | torontosun.com | Dianne Daniel

The Stephanie Martin Interior Design team likes to get up close and personal with clients. It’s part of their process for understanding how people live so they can craft interiors that reflect their individuality, and it often entails knowing who cooks, who cleans, what time they go to bed or where the kids drop their backpacks after school. “We’re not just there to make a space beautiful.

1 month ago | torontosun.com | Martin Slofstra |Dianne Daniel

If it were up to designer Cynthia Soda, the greatest story ever told about you would be your home. It’s why she starts every project with an onboarding questionnaire designed to pick up on a client’s likes and dislikes, and why the most important task when she visits their space is getting to know what really matters to them. As for trends? Though they can influence the choices available when selecting furniture, finishes, paint colours or fabrics, they don’t necessarily inspire her.

1 month ago | torontosun.com | Dianne Daniel

When Eva Landreth moved to The Blue Mountains a decade ago, there were maybe four full-time families on her street and the rest were retirees and weekenders looking to enjoy the Ontario town’s four-season experience. Today that split is closer to fifty-fifty, she says. “The pandemic pushed it into fast forward when people started living at their cottages,” said Landreth, a Century 21 realtor.