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This Burlington couple built the ultimate home office
Real Estate

This Burlington couple built the ultimate home office

It was originally meant for one, but now it houses the whole family

This couple turned their $1.7-million Playter Estates property into a Crayola-coloured fun house
Real Estate

This couple turned their $1.7-million Playter Estates property into a Crayola-coloured fun house

It's been a happy place for a family of five to weather the pandemic

Adventures in real estate: “We put three families under one roof”
Life

Adventures in real estate: “We put three families under one roof”

We tore down our 1,800-square-foot house and built a 7,000-square-foot one in its place

How one family bought a dilapidated old schoolhouse and turned it into an off-the-grid homestead
Real Estate

How one family bought a dilapidated old schoolhouse and turned it into an off-the-grid homestead

It's a totally sustainable, self-sufficient, perpetual work in progress

This couple bought a decommissioned Methodist church for $95,000 and turned it into a home
Real Estate

This couple bought a decommissioned Methodist church for $95,000 and turned it into a home

Then the pandemic hit and they moved in

How to squeeze a growing family into an odd-shaped loft
Real Estate

How to squeeze a growing family into an odd-shaped loft

Having kids made loft living tricky, so this couple remade their angular space into a compact, kid-friendly home

This east-end loft doubles as an art gallery
Real Estate

This east-end loft doubles as an art gallery

It's a great way to save on commercial rent—if you don't mind sacrificing some privacy

How two architects eliminated their commute
Real Estate

How two architects eliminated their commute

They renovated the two-storey home above their studio

Inside an artist’s gallery-like home above his old art store
Real Estate

Inside an artist’s gallery-like home above his old art store

He set it up as a place to see his art in context

How the owners of Harlem Underground built a family home above their restaurant
Real Estate

How the owners of Harlem Underground built a family home above their restaurant

A clever solution to the constant hustle between home and work

How a young couple escaped from New York, into a custom Forest Hill home

How a young couple escaped from New York, into a custom Forest Hill home

Returning expats design their Toronto dream home

How a pair of interior designers turned their attic into a bright and beautiful family room

How a pair of interior designers turned their attic into a bright and beautiful family room

Sometimes, when you need more space, the only way to go is up

How a couple turned their claustrophobic attic into a spacious master suite

How a couple turned their claustrophobic attic into a spacious master suite

Sometimes, when you need more space, the only way to go is up

How a pair of young parents turned their attic into a grown-up retreat

How a pair of young parents turned their attic into a grown-up retreat

Sometimes, when you need more space, the only way to go is up

How an interior designer turned her neglected attic into a chic bedroom

How an interior designer turned her neglected attic into a chic bedroom

Sometimes, when you need more space, the only way to go is up

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“I’m a front-line worker. I live in my car. And I’m not unique”: a memoir about being homeless during Covid
Memoir

“I’m a front-line worker. I live in my car. And I’m not unique”: a memoir about being homeless during Covid

The miserable truth about online school
City

The miserable truth about online school

They were first in line for the vaccine: “I felt so lucky—like this might be the beginning of the end of this nightmare”
City

They were first in line for the vaccine: “I felt so lucky—like this might be the beginning of the end of this nightmare”

Inside the mind-bending business of keeping a restaurant alive during a pandemic: a memoir from Toronto’s top chef
Memoir

Inside the mind-bending business of keeping a restaurant alive during a pandemic: a memoir from Toronto’s top chef

A cooped-up, stressed-out urbanite’s guide to the longest winter ever
Memoir

A cooped-up, stressed-out urbanite’s guide to the longest winter ever

“I lost three patients in 36 hours”: a memoir from the Covid ward at TGH
Memoir

“I lost three patients in 36 hours”: a memoir from the Covid ward at TGH

“My parents sent me to boarding school near Toronto. It turned out to be a perverse fundamentalist cult”
Life

“My parents sent me to boarding school near Toronto. It turned out to be a perverse fundamentalist cult”

<em>Toronto Life&#8217;</em>s top 10 longreads of 2020
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They survived Covid, but they&#8217;re not okay
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They survived Covid, but they’re not okay

The Bay Street ex-con who fooled his investors—twice
City

The Bay Street ex-con who fooled his investors—twice

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