Plus, ten outdoor chairs for stylish summer lounging
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AUGUST 2, 2024

 

In today’s edition of This City: how a couple built a four-bedroom laneway house for $650,000, outdoor chairs for stylish summer lounging, an evening of Y2K nostalgia, and more.

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“IT FEELS LIKE WE FOUND A LOOPHOLE IN THE HOUSING MARKET”

Dannick Farrales and his wife, Christine, were looking to upsize to accommodate their growing family, but they quickly realized that their dream of owning a detached home in Toronto was out of reach. The solution: a four-bedroom laneway suite in Dannick’s parents’ backyard.

SITTING PRETTY

No outdoor space is complete without a great lounger. We rounded up 10 of the best options for stylish summer chilling, including a luxurious bouclé chaise, a mid-century modern throne and a design-forward Roly Poly armchair. See them all here.

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AN EVENING OF Y2K NOSTALGIA

Get ready for some early-2000s nostalgia: Avril Lavigne is on tour, and she’s playing the hits. The pop-punk star has been touring on and off for the past two years promoting her 2022 album, Lov Sux. But this show is bringing back the old catalogue: “Complicated,” “Sk8ter Boi,” “Girlfriend” and other classics are set to light up the stadium. Scotiabank Arena, August 12

 

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