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All photos credit: Lynda Felton As we move closer to autumn, it’s time to start thinking of ways to make the bounty of the garden last into the winter months.  Preserving fruits and pickling vegetables has become a popular pastime for those who wish to preserve the flavours of nature throughout the fall and winter months.  Drying herbs and flowers is another way to bring the aromas and colours of the outdoors inside year round. We often use herbs such as Sage, Lavender, Chamomile and Rosemary to add an extra sensory appeal to our lives.  On a purely practical level...

Here’s how to get your desk into working order August. Summer’s cottage weekends and long lazy days continue, but our minds begin to drift towards September, to the school run and new projects at work. This year, face the challenges of a busy fall head on with a beautiful, organized, work space. No matter whether you have a full home office, or you’re just trying to carve out a corner of the dining room for your kids to do homework, there are a lot of things you can do to improve your desk environment and make it a place where...

We love the idea of sparking joy in everything we do. And even though we love traveling the globe taking in sights and gathering experiences, we also love to explore natural surroundings closer to home.  That's what's so appealing about a staycation - it not only helps us better connect to our local rivers, parks and skylines but also to the space that we live in, making it our anchor for when we venture out into the world. We have collected sensory memories from our favorite guest houses from all over the globe to think of ways to make our...

When we open our home to guests we make room for the sounds of chatter and laughter to permeate our personal space.  At Artemano, we strive to create environments where friends and family feel total comfort and our homes become alive with stories told, moments shared and memories created.  At Artemano, we love to entertain. Our very own in-house stylist, Edith Marrié and in-house designer, Lisanne Blain, share with you  top tips on how to create an easy, fun and relaxing entertaining atmosphere.   Lighting Lighting is unparalleled in completing the look and feel of any room. To create texture,...

For some of us, spring means spring-cleaning – that frenzied feeling of having too much stuff: too many books threatening to leap off their shelves, too many pictures crowding the walls, too many clothes trying to escape the closet. This feeling of being crowded by our things is sometimes reflected inside us as well: maybe you crave more space inside and outside yourself to hear yourself think, to allow yourself to plan the future, or simply to enjoy the present. Perhaps you are spring-cleaning yourself, airing out the dark corners where your bad habits or negative thinking like to hide....