Tara Nolan » Metro https://www.taranolan.com Freelance writer / editor / author Thu, 07 Nov 2019 20:29:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Toronto Star & Metro holiday gift guides and decorating https://www.taranolan.com/toronto-star-metro-holiday-gift-guides-and-decorating/ https://www.taranolan.com/toronto-star-metro-holiday-gift-guides-and-decorating/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:09:13 +0000 http://www.taranolan.com/?p=777 I’ve written a few articles about holiday decorating and a gift guide that are being rolled out from the end of  November into December in the Toronto Star and Metro newspapers across Canada, and online. I love the holidays, so it was fun delving in to all the lookbooks and holiday lineups that retailers put together every year, crowd-sourcing gift recommendations, as well as interviewing a variety of sources for trends and tips. Here’s what’s been posted so far. Stay tuned for more!

* Look to your backyard for holiday decor
Appeared on: Metro website, Nov. 24

* Décor trends nod to turn of the century
Appeared in Metro newspapers across Canada, Nov. 25, the Toronto Star, Nov. 26, the Toronto Star website, Nov. 28

* Layer your lighting for a festive hue
Appeared in Metro newspapers across Canada, Nov. 25, the Toronto Star, Nov. 26, the Toronto Star website, Nov. 28

]]> https://www.taranolan.com/toronto-star-metro-holiday-gift-guides-and-decorating/feed/ 0 Toronto Star + Metro: Hot new plants for 2016, raised beds + DIY staging https://www.taranolan.com/toronto-star-metro-hot-new-plants-for-2016-and-raised-beds/ https://www.taranolan.com/toronto-star-metro-hot-new-plants-for-2016-and-raised-beds/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:15:46 +0000 http://www.taranolan.com/?p=747 I wrote a couple of pieces for the Restyle Your Home section that appeared in the Toronto Star Thursday, April 21. One was about the benefits of raised beds for small spaces and the other was a roundup of new plants that would be new to garden centres for 2016. These articles also appeared in Metro newspapers across Canada on May 5.

Earlier in April, for Buying and Selling Your Home section, I pitched a product story that would help readers to find items to stage their home.

Metro Special Report: Home Renovations
Thursday, May 5, 2016

* These plants have personality: This year’s garden picks are breeds of their own
* Have a small outdoor space? Consider a raised bed

Toronto Star: Restyle Your Home
Thursday, April 21, 2016

* Plants with purpose and personality
* Have a small outdoor space? Consider a raised bed

Toronto Star: Buying and selling a home
Thursday, April 7, 2016

* Do-It-Yourself-Staging

 

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