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DON’T MARIE KONDO YOUR
ENTIRE HOUSE.
“A lot of people are really quick to get rid of
absolutely everything in their homes,” says B.C.-
based interior designer Crystal Moon. She suggests
considering ways to revive the piece you want to
replace first: Can it be repainted or refinished? Can you add new hard-
ware or maybe change out the feet? “That not only goes a long way in
terms of your budget but you also get to enjoy a quality piece for longer
instead of sending it to a landfill.”You’re committed to meatless Mondays
and filling your closet with eco-friendly
outfits, but what about the rest of your home?Green House
GET BETTER BULBS.
Energy-saving lights aren’t exactly new, but do your LED bulbs intelligent-
ly adjust their colour temperature and brightness based on how bright
it is outside, like the Dyson Lightcycle does? Probably not. The Lightcycle
will also turn itself off to conserve energy if it senses no one’s around and
is engineered to last for up to 60 years. Say goodbye to changing light
bulbs. (From $800, dysoncanada.ca)Our autumn resolution? Host more dinner parties.
This art-deco-inspired marble and matte-nickel
dining table from Roche Bobois will impress your
friends—even after you inevitably burn the risotto
and end up ordering McDonald’s from Uber Eats
instead. (Price upon request, roche-bobois.com)“Ask yourself ‘What
am I looking at? How
do I feel? What about
it is calling to me—
the colour, the subject
matter?’ There are so
many opportunities
for people to choose to
surround themselves
with original works
of art that do not need
to be expensive. The
most important thing
is that you have a
reaction to a piece.”
— GAËTANE VERNA, director of the Power Plant
Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto. We love
looking for up-and-coming artists on the
Paper Collective (papercollective.com), which
donates a portion of its profits to the building of
schools in places like Nepal.LEEL
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LOVESRETHINK THAT COUCH PURCHASE.
Furniture is the least-recycled household item in the world. Enter Model
Living, a Toronto-based start-up that allows you to rent high-end decor
pieces for as long as you want and then buy, swap or return them.
Bonus: The Model Living team will deliver and assemble your order
for you if you spend more than $100. (modelliving.com)STOP OVERSPENDING ON HEATING.
Canadian company Ecobee calls its SmartThermostat
the “smartphone of thermostats” for a reason. It can
stream from your Spotify account and is enabled
with Alexa. But here’s what really matters: To cut
back on consumption, it automatically adjusts to the
energy-saving “Away” mode when no one’s home and adapts to differ-
ent conditions so it warms or cools your house as efficiently as possible.
($329, ecobee.com)