The new issue of Covet Garden is online now — and it’s a beauty! The only problem is, you’ll want to drop everything and move right into the pages!

Artists Nina and Melissa have drastically different styles: Nina is a self-described minimalist while Melissa is a “pattern freak” with a penchant for vintage textiles, but they have managed to strike a perfect balance in their Parkdale, Toronto home.

“I used to wonder what it would be like to live in a curio cabinet,” says Cody, a Toronto shop-owner and lover of vintage objects, such as mourning art, old photos and all things funerary. In 2010, Cody opened the Chief Slavage Co., a second-hand shop stocked with antique finds that reveal her personal passions.

Just when Sarah and Chad had reached the limits of their house-hunting patience, they found the one: a 1950s semi-detached house in Montreal that hadn’t been updated in decades. What other prospective buyers may have seen as a daunting gut job, Sarah and Chad saw as opportunity.

Alexandra has a thing for objects. It’s not surprising, really, considering she is s a costume and textiles curator at the Royal Ontario Museum and an art history professor. Although she doesn’t treat her house like a museum, the Toronto home that she shares with sons Wyndham and Hugo (and dog Edie) is full of […]

One day, Katrina and Neil were happily biking along when they noticed a “For Sale” sign. It was love at first sight: They bought the house that very day, without even glancing at another. Since then, Katrina, a designer by trade, has infused the 120-year-old home with her quirky mid-century style.

If this brutal and seemingly endless winter has made you feel that spring is nothing but a myth, you’ll be happy to feast your eyes on the latest issue of online decor magazine Covet Garden. The fresh, bright colors on the cover make us think of all things spring.

Tucked away in the winding streets of Toronto’s Little Portugal neighborhood, Eric and Jonathan’s two-story apartment is a treasure trove of antiques and collectables. Although the apartment is spacious, the couple have created a cozy vibe by filling their home with bits of history.

A few summers ago, Rachel and Paul sold their house in the city and moved to the country with their twin toddlers. They found an old family farmhouse that had suffered years of neglect.

What if instead of a space to be decorated, you treated your home like a blank canvas awaiting the creation of a work of art? The latest issue of Covet Garden showcases such a home, lovingly put together by its artistically inclined owners.