HGTV fan-favourite looks at how to create a healthier home
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In recent years, there’s been heightened discussion about healthy food choices and the ingredients in the food we consume. Now HGTV star Sarah Baeumler wants to bring that conversation into the home.
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“We’ve started this conversation around food selections, which is incredible,” Baeumler says. “But there’s so much still not being discussed about the materials that we’re bringing into our homes, where we spend so much of our time.”
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The interior design expert will make that a focus of her presentations at this fall’s home show, during which she’ll explore some of the best natural materials to incorporate into your space. In her own home, Baeumler is a big fan of wool rugs, marble countertops and linen sheets.
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“Linen bed sheets changed our life,” she says. “Knowing what you’re sleeping on and putting your head on and inhaling every single night is really important.”
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Baeumler says lighting can also play an important role in creating a healthier space. She wants people to better understand the role natural light plays in our circadian rhythm, and how light temperature can support our rhythms throughout the day.
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“I hope we are seeing the end of the idea of designing with a million pot lights in our homes,” says Baeumler, who wants to move the conversation toward lamps, sconces and decorative light fixtures to create a calmer environment.
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Colours for cosy season
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When it comes to fall colour trends, Baeumler says attendees can expect to see plenty of warm hues at this year’s show, including deep browns, maroons and olives.
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“These are much more grounded colours, which is great to see,” she says, adding that aged wood and metals with a natural patina—including unlacquered brass—will also be prominent. Together, earthy palettes and natural materials can help create that cosy atmosphere many Canadians crave as the weather cools and the days grow shorter.
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Baeumler isn’t necessarily one to redecorate with every changing season, though. For her, it’s about making subtle changes. “I’m not a ‘change it for the theme’ person, I’m a ‘change it for how it feels’.”
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For fall, that could mean bringing in heavier throw blankets, swapping your bedding for a warmer duvet or changing your lighting.
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“Even swapping out a bulb that is 4,000 kelvins down to 2,000 kelvins will give a warmer light to your space and make it feel cosier,” she says. Candles, table lamps and soft light sources offer a similar effect.
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A main-stage headliner for the second consecutive year, Baeumler can’t wait to be back in B.C. She and her husband Bryan Baeumler lived in Vancouver in the early 2000s and recently spent the summer in Port Alberni filming the first Canadian season of Home Town Takeover, set to air this fall.
