Backyard detox through design – on a budget or not so much…

Get your detox before the winter with a bit of design therapy. With so little of the summer left, it is high time you do two things: try and enjoy your backyard more if you did not and, plan for its improvement for next year. Renovations are still surging as many Torontonians have opted to…

Best seat for news browsing and more

We are glued to our phones, iPads and laptops in every place of the house. The kitchen table. The tv couch. The bed. The office. Even the garage, at that moment when you’re right to get out of the car yet you want to give a few more seconds to the virtual self. The more…

Retrospective 2020: A look the top 12 stories that made my year

📽📌There is no countdown to the new year if you don’t tally up the old year!✓ There is incredible satisfaction in gratitude, especially the kind of gratitude one feels for things well done. It is not a polished gem that sparkles in your face, that you see at every turn or carry proudly in your…

Go (toilet) paperless

Do you know what the positive side of not having toilet paper is? I thought in light of the unexplainable local panic over toilet paper I should shed some light on how some bathrooms can make a difference when shortages are high.

2015, The Design Year – Toronto Interior Design Show

2015 marks an increased attention to all-design-related. We like our lives fulfilled and successful; all that, needs to be shown. This year’s IDS sets the stage for you to build your own designed self. Presentable, gorgeous, enticing. Dochia’s design picks: Jean Paul Gaultier, for Roche Bobois – Iron Tree Coffee Tables Rope Hangers from Radform Twinkle…