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Decorating with neutrals

Paring back colour schemes and using muted tones to create beautiful interior spaces is an art. BY LYNDA PAPESCH While using neutrals is a versatile, and timeless, choice, creating calming interior schemes isn’t just throwing a few creams, whites, greys and fawns together. The neutral palette includes an array of off-whites and earthy beige and […]

Editor’s note: Snuggle up

Skis and snowboards are being waxed, thermal clothing acquired, and winter leisure pursuits planned. Along with wind and rain, snow has already blanketed various regions, and there are forecasts of more to come, compliments of El Niño. That’s welcome news for some, unwelcome for others who prefer warmer climes. Many fly to more tropical countries […]

Tweed trending

BY NINA TUCKER Tweed was popular in the farming industries across Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and England, and quickly adopted by the royal family. The durability and warmth of the textile originally served a purpose for farmers in harsh weather, before becoming an infamous material on haute couture runways since Chanel’s debut tweed collection in 1924. […]

Your perfect matcha

If you have seen people walking out of the coffee shop with a green-coloured drink, or heard those around you talk about switching their morning coffee for matcha, you’re not alone. When Gwyneth Paltrow took to Instagram to rave about her matcha latte at a New York City coffee shop in 2015, the craze began […]

Some like it hot

Traditionally, a hot toddy is a warming drink combining water, whiskey, honey and lemon juice. Often taken to help ease cold and flu symptoms, or as a nightcap, it can also include herbs and spices, and is delicious even without any alcohol content. Known as hot whiskey in Ireland, and occasionally called southern cough syrup […]