No Place Like Home

See How One Family Designed a Cozy and Functional Dream Home.

- Margie Monin Dombrowski

A NEW HOME IS LIKE A BLANK CANVAS, waiting for the new inhabitants to put their mark on it. When the Gavaris family moved into their home in Ontario, Canada, about five years ago, they wanted to repaint and redesign each room to show their style.

The couple runs the home design blog, A Burst of Beautiful. Alicia, the editor and designer, draws up her ideas, while her husband, Nick, builds much of the DIY furniture and creates the architectural details. Working as a team, they explain how they personalized every room in their home.

MODERN FARMHOUSE