Innovative design trends often follow from the hospitality industry where stylish boutique hotels and restaurants create unique interiors that are dramatic departures from the conventional or popular styles of the moment. Those spaces feature esthetics that then become aspirational for homeowners such as the hotel-chic bedrooms that were all the rage not long ago as were spa-inspired bathrooms. More rare though is when the art world, specifically modern art, becomes the jumping off point for a new approach for using paint within the home.

A recent collaboration between British paint manufacturer Farrow & Ball and American artist Carol Bove at the Guggenheim Museum in New York became the inspiration for a fresh interpretation of using colour in a residential context. Joa Studholme, Farrow & Ball’s Colour Curator, worked with Bove to create custom colours to make the museum’s rotunda walls not only a backdrop to showcase her vibrant-hued abstract sculptures but also as part of the exhibition with its own colour story. The result is a graduated colour scheme of greys that begins on the ground floor with a deep hue and gradually winds up the spiral in varying degrees of lighter shades of the same colour family.

“Carol Bove’s team and the Guggenheim approached us to work with them on helping to bring the artist’s vision of creating a graduated ribbon of colour to life,” Studholme recalls. “We worked with their brief to create over 20 custom colours that operate as steps connecting each of our signature colours to the next in a seamless transition of colour as you move up the iconic rotunda.”

Seeing the bold effect of the graduated application of colour in a large public environment lead Studholme to wonder how it could be applied in a domestic setting and embarked on formulating how “the idea of graduated colour schemes can be embraced in the home.” The key is to use colours of the same colour family which produces a harmonious transition of the colours throughout the space. And while there is no rule to how many colours one can use, Studholme advises using no fewer than three, noting that the bigger the space, the more colours can be incorporated.

According to Studholme, there are endless possibilities when selecting a colour palette to create gradient colour schemes. As long as the tones are from the same colour family, she says, it will always work and will produce “a layered, polished effect.”

“Warming earth tones running from deep Tanners Brown through to glowing Stirabout work particularly well, as do neutrals, but my favourite is graduating from rich Preference Red through Dead Salmon to Scallop,” she says. (Note: the dead in Dead Salmon refers to the matte finish and not an expired fish.)

Just as there are no defined rules for the number of colours to create a gradient effect, there isn’t just one way to work with the various colours. Given that they’re all in the same colour family, there’s a lot of flexibility to where and how they can be applied, Studholme explains.

She cautions though that “the gradient of colour is much enhanced when the strongest colour is used at the bottom to ground the room and add depth and nuance with lighter colours above to open the space. The lightest tone should be used on the ceiling to unify the design, ensuring that the ceiling feels like an intentional element rather than an afterthought.”

The most recent paint trend favoured by many interior designers has been colour drenching where walls, mouldings, ceilings and even built-ins are done in the same colour and sometime the same finish. So for anyone who opted for that effect, the introduction of gradient painting doesn’t mean that colour drenching will disappear or feel passé as it’s been around since Georgian times, Studholme notes, adding that “there is definitely room for both forms of decoration in the modern home.”

And while colour drenching essentially envelopes a space in colour, Studholme believes that “rooms painted in graduated colours open up and out so there is a general uplifting feel of growth.”

The positioning of each colour and its finish should be intentional, and, while graduated painting can give the room an enveloping effect somewhat like colour drenching, it produces a sense of dimension and visual interest.

“The feel is seamless but never flat,” Studholme says.

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A 1910 Craftsman residence with original floors, stained glass and claw foot tub is one of nine sites on the 2026 Heritage Discovery Day tour .

Participants on the self-guided tour will have a chance to check out a curated selection of nine heritage properties in Mount Pleasant and Riley Park. Another stop on the tour brings together mid-century modernist roots with what later became typical Vancouver Special layout and design.

Since 2003, Heritage Discovery Day has showcased the stories behind the architecture, design and history of some of the city’s most interesting and distinctive homes. Last year’s event drew 600 people to Kitsilano.

Ticket holders are provided with a guidebook that includes information about the homes as well lesser-known places and spaces that have shaped the neighbourhood. Volunteers are also on hand to provide information.

Biking and transit are encouraged, although some sites are walkable and parking information will be provided.

Heritage Discovery Day

When: June 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now at vancouverheritagefoundation.org.

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Ricardo Brites has spent much of his career helping move engineered timber buildings from ambitious design experiments into practical housing solutions.

Originally from Portugal, Brites completed his PhD in timber engineering before working in the United Kingdom during Europe’s rapid expansion of mass timber construction. At the time, Europe was already delivering large-scale timber buildings while North America was still cautiously testing the concept.

“I was part of projects with Lendlease, Mace, and Berkeley Homes when mass timber was transitioning from niche to near-commodity in that market,” says Brites.

Today, as director of engineering and VDC at Mercer Mass Timber, Brites works across Canada and the United States on projects ranging from libraries and universities to large-scale residential and commercial developments. His focus is not simply on promoting timber buildings, but on solving one of the industry’s biggest challenges — how to make them practical and affordable enough for mainstream housing.

“What drives me is not the structural performance of mass timber. That case has been made. What drives me is cost competitiveness,” he says.

Mass timber products such as cross-laminated timber, or CLT, are engineered by layering wood panels together to create structural components strong enough for multi-storey buildings. Increasingly, these systems are being paired with steel or concrete in hybrid designs that aim to balance performance, cost and speed of construction.

The most interesting and commercially viable work is almost always hybrid, says Brites.

That approach reflects a shift away from viewing timber as an all-or-nothing material. Instead, hybrid systems use each material where it performs best.

“A well-designed hybrid doesn’t compromise the timber story. It makes the whole building work better and land closer to budget,” says Brites.

One reason architects continue to gravitate toward engineered timber is the atmosphere it creates inside buildings. Exposed wood interiors can feel softer and calmer than conventional concrete structures, while the structural systems themselves often produce cleaner lines and more efficient interior layouts.

“There’s a quality to exposed timber that reads differently from any other structural material,” says Brites. “Warmer, quieter, more grounded,”

Brites says the bigger story is less about esthetics and more about industrialized construction.

One of engineered timber’s major advantages is prefabrication. Structural components are manufactured off-site using highly precise digital modelling, then delivered ready for installation.

“Prefabrication shifts where problems get solved. Instead of resolving co-ordination issues in the field, you resolve them digitally before a single component is fabricated,” he says.

That can shorten construction timelines significantly while reducing costly surprises during the building process.

Canada, particularly British Columbia, has become one of North America’s most active mass timber markets. Brites says the region’s progress has been driven by a combination of housing pressure, supportive policy and growing manufacturing capacity.

Projects such as UBC’s Brock Commons Tallwood House helped establish confidence in tall timber construction, while newer housing policies are encouraging more standardized mid-rise development.

Still, Brites believes the industry remains in a transitional phase similar to what Europe experienced years earlier.

“What we’re in now is a transition from early demonstration projects toward broader market adoption,” says Brites.

One of the biggest barriers is that developers often struggle to evaluate timber systems early enough in the design process. By the time cost estimates and engineering assessments arrive, many projects are already locked into conventional concrete and steel assumptions.

“By the time a project team had enough information to evaluate a mass timber solution properly, the design had already hardened around conventional assumptions,” says Brites.

To help address that problem, Mercer Mass Timber partnered with ZGF Architects and Fast + Epp to develop BuildSpec, a free digital platform that allows architects, engineers and developers to quickly test hybrid timber systems during the earliest planning stages.

The platform generates real-time information about structural feasibility, constructability and carbon impacts for mid-rise housing projects, helping teams compare systems before major design decisions are fixed.

“What previously required weeks of consultant co-ordination can now be explored at the massing stage in minutes,” says Brites.

For Brites, the long-term goal is not simply to create standout timber buildings, but to help the industry move toward repeatable systems that become more efficient over time.

“The housing supply problem in Canadian cities is not going to be solved by better-designed individual projects. It’s going to be solved by delivery systems that can produce good buildings repeatedly, predictably, and at a cost that works,” says Brites.

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Weekly roundup of three properties that recently sold in Metro Vancouver.

864 Vedder Pl., Port Coquitlam

Type: Five-bedroom, three-bathroom detached

Size: 2,744 square feet

B.C. Assessment: $1,644,000

Listed for: $1,775,000

Sold for: $1,700,000

Sold on: March 30

Days on market in this listing: 18

Listing agent: Rod Bahari PREC at Sutton Group — West Coast Realty

Buyers agent: Kyle Lamb PREC at Royal LePage Sterling Realty

The big sell: This five-bedroom family home has a cul-de-sac setting in Port Coquitlam’s Riverwood district and a lot size in excess of 6,600 square feet that basks in a southwest-facing aspect with a fully-fenced garden complete with a sun deck, pergola, and an outdoor barbecue area. Inside, the home is described as “move-in ready” with an updated kitchen resplendent with a generous-sized pantry, granite counters, and stainless-steel appliances, an adjacent family room with sliding glass doors to the garden, a gas fireplace in the living room bordered by full-height windows, and a conjoined formal dining area with chandelier lighting. All five bedrooms reside upstairs including a luxurious primary suite, while gleaming hardwood floors and designer paint colours including accent walls complement the decor. Updates include a new roof, furnace, and air conditioning, and there is a side-by-side double garage integrated into the home.

1407 East 28th Ave., Vancouver

Type: Three-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse

Size: 1,317 square feet

B.C. Assessment: $1,172,000

Listed for: $999,000

Sold for: $995,000

Sold on: March 29

Days on market in this listing: Four

Listing agent: Cheryl Davie PREC at Stilhavn Real Estate Services

Buyers agent: Stephen Morris at Oakwyn Realty

The big sell: East Vancouver’s Kensington-Cedar Cottage neighbourhood is the venue for this duplex-style three-bedroom townhouse that is located to the rear of the Kingcrest Estates complex on the quieter side of the development. Constructed in 2007 at the intersection of East 28th Avenue and Knight Street, there are nine units that display Craftsman-inspired architecture with porches and eave overhangs. This particular unit enjoys an abundance of light thanks to a triple-aspect exposure on all three levels. It has two entrances — one through a private front door, and the other through an attached oversized single garage. The main floor features an open-plan design with adjoining living and dining rooms and a kitchen with walkout access to a patio. There are two bedrooms upstairs with a cheater ensuite bathroom, while the lower level has a third bedroom and full bathroom.

5045 10A Ave., Tsawwassen

Type: Three-bedroom, three-bathroom detached

Size: 1,675 square feet

B.C. Assessment: $1,368,000

Listed for: $1,270,000

Sold for: $1,175,000

Sold on: Feb. 13

Days on market in this listing: 17

Listing agent: Shafik Ladha PREC at ReMax Westcoast

Buyers agent: Mustafa Qaderi PREC at Royal LePage West Real Estate Services

The big sell: With a lot size of close to 9,000 square feet in the heart of Tsawwassen, there is plenty of space to consider a rebuild if desired. The current home was built in 1970 and features a functional two-level layout with the majority of the living space on the ground floor and three bedrooms upstairs served by two bathrooms. The L-shaped living and dining area (complete with bay window and a wood-burning fireplace) flows into the kitchen while the adjacent family room offers additional comfort and relaxation as well as providing access to a generous-sized laundry room with a two-piece bathroom, and an attached single garage. Cliff Drive Elementary School and Brandrith Park are nearby as well as transit and Tsawwassen Mills. According to listing agent Shafik Ladha, the property is currently tenanted for $2,400 per month.

These transactions were compiled by Nicola Way of BestHomesBC.com.

Realtors — send your recent sales to nicola@besthomesbc.com

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A home renovation may only involve a smaller project, but that doesn’t preclude incorporating a bigger design concept beyond mere functionality and updating materials. For a bathroom transformation in an older New Westminster property, the homeowner had a unique and highly specific request that defined the remodel plan: She envisioned reclining in the bath, a glass of wine in hand, while staring up at the stars.

Fulfilling that brief meant not just reworking the floor plan but making the bathtub the focal point of the space. Though an averaged sized bathroom at 80 square feet, the room felt smaller because it was long and narrow. For Rebecca Foster, principal and lead designer at Align Interior Design , the solution was to reposition the tub at the end of the room against the outside wall.

“It had just a tiny window there,” Foster explains. “We made that window bigger and centred it on the wall. There was no skylight there. We totally opened up the ceiling to make this beautiful skylight.”

To emphasize it as focal point, Foster’s concept involved adding an arch to frame the tub — an idea that came from the homeowner discovering an inspiration image of a built-in tub with an arch detail. Foster’s interpretation of the arch was finessed to integrate with the home’s mid-century modern style.

“It was a really traditional bathroom design in the inspirational image, and it didn’t suit the rest of her house,” Foster recalls. “So, we took the arched tub inspiration and modernized it in a way to make it feel a bit more transitional. The style worked with the current mid-century modern house.

“We wanted to make sure that all your attention was drawn through that arch to the window at the back and the skylight because, ultimately when you walked into the space, we wanted it to feel like natural light was flooding into the space and that bathtub just felt so inviting.”

For the colour and texture of the materials, the overreaching theme was a calming, beach vibe. Again, considering the mid-century style of the home, Foster eschewed any obvious coastal motifs or nod to seaside living. Rather she mixed textures and hues that are evocative of water and sand — a feature wall of aqua zellige tile over the natural-wood vanity and at either end of the tub, white shiplap on the wall opposite the vanity and creamy tiles on the floor accented with polished nickel hardware and plumbing fixtures.

“The back wall is just white zellige because we loved the texture of it and how it felt, very much like the flooring, like a sandy beach,” Foster notes. “We’ve got layers of texture. We’ve got the shiplap which is vertical texture. We’ve got floor tile positioned in a diagonal to give that texture.”

Foster continued the white zellige on the apron of the tub for both esthetic and practical reasons: there isn’t a visual break between the tub and the back wall, and the tile is impervious to water. Though as the tub is undermounted under the quartz ledge, which is slanted inward on the edges, the water flows back into the tub rather than the floor but remains the perfect resting spot for a wine glass.

The repositioning of the tub, while visually dramatic, also created greater functionality in the space introducing more creative storage — a built-in spot for a Kitty Litter tray — and a dedicated makeup station for the homeowner.

From the perfectly positioned window with the meticulous tile placement — no odd offcuts to break the visual flow — to the subtle mix of textures, the result is a fresh, serene space. Much of which Foster credits contractor Fifth Element Construction ’s attention to detail.

Foster says she’s pleased with the effect of all the textures play together without it being overwhelming with texture. “It just kind of layered the kind of warmth that you feel when you’re on a beach,” she says.

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Can you see them all? A record 10 private residences are featured on this year’s New West Heritage Homes Tour, showcasing styles that range from mid-century modern to Romantic Revival-era English cottage design.

Stops include a residence once inhabited by the head of the famed Hollywood Hospital, a pioneering centre for addiction treatment, and two homes designed by Vancouver architect R.A. Berwick.

Also on the tour is Irving House, the oldest intact house in the Lower Mainland. The restored home features the original 1887 metallic gold wallpapers in the parlours, which have been painstakingly cleaned to remove over 130 years of soot and coal dust. The hallway papers were redrawn and colour-matched to the original palate.

Now in its 44th year, the self-guided tour includes knowledgeable volunteers and a detailed guidebook. Details on all homes and venues on the tour can be found on an interactive Google map at newwestheritage.org .

New Westminster Heritage Homes Tour

When: May 31, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tickets and info: newwestheritage@gmail.com; 604-862-2867. You can also buy tickets online at newwestheritage.org

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Marie-Eve Baril knows the faucet game. Her parents launched Montreal-based Baril 40 years ago, after her mother became frustrated by how difficult it was to find beautiful faucets for the home.

Her parents began importing high-end Italian faucets and the company grew from there.

Today, Baril designs its faucets in Montreal and assembles them at its manufacturing facility in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, with products now sold across North America.

Since Marie-Eve Baril and her brother, Jean-Sébastien Baril, took over the company in 2010, the brand has expanded dramatically.

“We’ve grown about five or six times bigger in terms of volume and employees. We’re all across North America,” she says.

New collections inspired by fashion and nostalgia

This growth has not pulled the company away from its original design-first philosophy. It is visible in Baril’s latest collections, which lean into colour, tactility, nostalgia and softer forms.

To mark its 40th anniversary, Baril launched Archive 40, a limited-edition reinterpretation of one of the company’s original bathroom faucets from the 1980s. The pink-and-gold-toned design embraces vintage-inspired details and soft pastel finishes, with only 40 numbered pieces produced.

“We had fun with it,” says Baril.

One of their most striking collections is Marie Kitchen, created in collaboration with Montreal fashion designer Marie Saint Pierre. This sculptural collection includes tactile spherical handles and bright tangelo-orange accents inspired by food and colour.

“The sphere itself is not perfectly round. It’s organic. So when you touch it, you feel a movement on the sphere,” says Baril.

The collection was inspired by elemental forms and sensuality, she says: “The sphere was the earth and the spout was the thing that delivered the water out of the earth.”

A family business built on beauty

Despite the company’s growth, Baril says its original philosophy remains unchanged. Her mother started the business to bring beautiful products into people’s homes, and this hasn’t changed.

That design-first thinking feels increasingly relevant as kitchens and bathrooms continue to evolve into spaces that are as emotional and expressive as they are practical. According to Baril, homeowners interact with these spaces more intimately than they may realize. “The faucet, especially in the kitchen, is the product that you will touch the most in your house every day.”

Baril, now president of the company, says she always knew she wanted to work in business and eventually join the family company. As children, she and her brother regularly accompanied their parents to trade exhibitions and were immersed in conversations about suppliers, customers and design trends.

“We were hearing about faucets and customers and suppliers all the time at the house,” she says.

The company’s direction shifted after Baril’s father died while she and her brother were still young. Their mother continued running the company alone.

Some years later, her mother asked her to join the business, Baril says her answer came immediately: “The decision was made in like 30 seconds. I said I’m coming in,” she says. Her brother joined the company too, and they’ve never looked back.

It’s very difficult to be an entrepreneur and start a business, and Baril says she and her brother are grateful their mother had built a business with a solid customer base and brand recognition. Their job has been to structure and grow it.

Bathrooms and kitchens as emotional spaces

Baril says homeowners are increasingly moving away from harsh minimalist looks and embracing softer, more timeless forms.

“We see more rounder shapes,” she says.

And while trends continue to evolve, she believes quality and longevity remain essential. For Baril, that combination of beauty, practicality and emotional connection has remained at the centre of the company for four decades.

“Bringing beautiful products into people’s homes is still the basis of it,” says Baril.

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A property called Sunset Ridge Estate better back that up with views of awesome setting suns, and this Raymond Bonter-designed home definitely lives up to the name. On sunny days, of course.

Despite being situated in South Surrey, the Georgian-style estate faces more west than you’d expect, says listing agent Karen Conyers of Conyers & Associates, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada — perfect positioning to capture the day’s final rays glowing through the property’s mature trees onto the Nicomekl River and Boundary Bay beyond.

But even on cloudy days the property shines. Passing through the iron gates, designed by the home’s current owner and crafted by a local iron worker in the shape of the Tree of Life, you’re greeted by a lovingly landscaped garden of original plants, including 40 hydrangea bushes.

Around the back of the 1.27 acreage is a pool, hot tub and plenty of decking for outdoor entertaining — and catching those stunning sunsets. There’s also a pool house for storage, water tank and furnace, as well as full bath, toilet, changing room and two separate showers.

Down 120 wooden steps, fashioned from trees cleared during construction of the home, sits a rarity here: a private dock. “These docks were put in ages ago,” says Conyers. “My best estimation is that there are about a dozen on the river and that’s it. If you don’t have one, you cannot get one. The Coast Guard occasionally goes up and down the river looking for illegal activity and people putting in a dock when you’re not allowed to.”

This one was grandfathered in, but, alas, you won’t be able to park your yacht alongside. “It’s a tidal river,” says Conyers. So low tide drops down to about 12 inches and will ground a bigger boat. But you can certainly tie up a canoe, kayak or dingy, and leave your larger vessel at nearby Crescent Beach Marina.

What’s inside

Through the front doors, you enter what’s called a Grand Hall Plan, a wide-open foyer with 20-foot ceilings. To one side, French doors lead into an office and, to the other, similar doors open onto the dining room, each room’s ceiling stretching 14 to 16 feet. Adjacent is a butler’s pantry with wine fridge, which abuts the kitchen with two islands to encourage the joy of cooking (and helpful hands). One of the islands has a gas range top with griddle and pop-up vent.

A huge, British-made AGA cast-iron stove features two covered burners that stay hot, so no time or energy is wasted preheating, as well as four ovens, including a steam oven, a warming oven and the main oven. Radiant heat cuts down on fuel and evenly distributes warmth throughout the ovens to prevent food from drying out.

The creamy colour of the kitchen’s cabinetry, by Chilliwack-based Old World Custom Cabinets, complements the stove’s hue, says Conyers.

Other features include a Sub-Zero fridge/freezer, Travertine floor tile and granite countertops, including one long, unbroken single slab.

All of the home’s triple-glazed windows are German-made Euroline that tilt and swivel to catch the outdoor breezes. In addition to a formal living room with detailed millwork around the fireplace and floor-to-ceiling bookcase, there’s a cosy family room and conservatory, built in 2007, that takes in views of the outdoor deck and gazebo, pool, hot tub, ocean, mountains and, yes, sunsets, beyond.

The main floor primary bedroom features his and hers bathrooms, including a two-person jetted tub, large walk-in steam shower and dual closets. “It’s massive,” says Conyers. “It feels like you could fit three bedrooms in there. It has a fireplace and two accesses to the backyard — one that goes out directly to the hot tub and another that goes out to the garden/pool area.”

Six skylights infuse light throughout the house, and in-floor radiant heat adds warmth. “There’s a commercial hot water tank that holds at least 120 gallons and a boiler system to manage the hot water heat through the floors,” says Conyers.

Downstairs there’s a separate space that could be used as either an in-law or nanny suite with full kitchen, laundry, large bedroom, three-piece bath, and fireplace in the main living area. It has its own access to the outside and private grotto-type garden patio.

The garage can accommodate four cars with its deep middle section. “It also has a big storage room and a wash basin that would make a great dog bath area,” says Conyers.

“The owners maintain this house meticulously,” she says. “If there’s ever an issue it’s dealt with right away. Even the carpet is original and it looks brand new. There is not a crack or a leak; the sinks in the bathrooms look like no one’s ever used them. I’ve never seen a house this age in such good condition. It looks and works as if it’s brand new (but) you couldn’t build this house today for $6.4 million, with the acreage and dock. It would cost twice that much.”

At least the sunsets are free.

In the neighbourhood

There are several schools, including preschool, elementary and secondary, within driving distance, as well as a recreation centre, restaurants, grocery stores, pubs and shops in Ocean Park, five minutes away. White Rock, with even more amenities, is a 10-minute drive away.

Crescent Beach is a short drive in one direction, and the Historic Stewart Farm, which had, at its peak over a century ago, over 440 acres of farm and fields, is even closer in the other direction. The nine-hole Nico-Wynd Golf Course, three minutes away, is a fine way to while away an afternoon.

A 15-minute drive takes you to forested trails, including the historic Semiahmoo Trail, that meander near Anderson Creek and the Nicomekl River.

Location:13375 Crescent Road, Surrey

Listed for: $6,400,000

Year built: 2000

Type: Five bedrooms, eight bathrooms

Size: 8,526 square feet

Realtor: Listed by Karen Conyers, Conyers & Associates, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada

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