Journal
Designing for Edmonton's most common home styles
November 20, 2025
Edmonton has a wider range of home styles than most cities its size. Each comes with its own design opportunities, and its own pitfalls.
Inner-city infills
Tall, narrow, and light-hungry. Mirror placement and layered lighting matter more than furniture choice.
Estate homes (Mount Royal, Aspen, Tuscany)
Scale is the challenge. Oversized art, weighty drapery, and zoned seating keep rooms from echoing.
Mid-century bungalows
Original details deserve restraint. We tend to refresh, not replace.
Acreages (Bearspaw, Springbank)
Long sightlines reward repeated materials: same oak, same plaster, room after room.