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WATCH: Green Living with Evergrow Garden Center 5:00 pm

We are heading towards the end of another successful staging of Design Week JA. On Monday, October 25, our stop took us to Evergrow Garden Center on South Avenue. Communications Consultant Ann Jeffrey showed viewers how to incorporate green elements in their homes and offices, regardless...

Style Up Yuh Space with H&L Rapid True Value 4:50 pm
There were not many things worth confronting the bedlam caused by traffic in the corporate area last Saturday. Well, except for popping into H&L Rapid True Value. The retailer's Style Up Yuh Space event was a must-stop for Design Week JA 2021. You can get design inspiration from many...

Spaces Limited's Tips for Modern Living the Open-Concept Way 6:40 pm
On Sunday, October 24, Spaces Creative Director Janelle Pantry-Coke gave Design Week JA 2021 viewers tips on decorating an open-concept space. Pantry-Coke and her team took a three-bedroom Kingston 6 townhouse from blank slate to turnkey. Open-concept spaces work best for modern families...

Does My Wedding Table Need Linen?

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

One of the first steps of dressing your wedding reception table is often to choose the linen. Tablecloths generally set the foundation for your wedding tablespace. They are, however, not a necessity! Indeed, many couples are embracing the trend of keeping their tables uncovered. Now,...

A Jamaican Hairdresser Down Under

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

She's styled the tresses of noted Australian actresses Rebel Wilson and Cleopatra Coleman, yet Andrea Scott is rather bashful about being the first Jamaican to open her hairdressing business in Victoria: Tantalizing Hair Extensions. The single mum's 20-year journey of creating hairstyles...

Fashion: TSO Stylish Steals

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Amongst the most exciting aspect of our annual shopping extravaganza — Jamaica Observer Takes Style Out — are the deals scored over the three-day event. The feeling of finding items you've always wanted, at discounted prices, is like no...

Spaces Limited's Tips for Modern Living the Open-Concept Way

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

On Sunday, October 24, Spaces Creative Director Janelle Pantry-Coke gave Design Week JA 2021 viewers tips on decorating an open-concept space. Pantry-Coke and her team took a three-bedroom Kingston 6 townhouse from blank slate to turnkey. Open-concept spaces work best for modern families...

Karlene Cooke's Portmore home garden

Sunday, October 24, 2021

“That beautiful land of ours, with its canopy of sky, the air that blows upon it, the sun that warms it, the rain and dew that moisten it — the very embodiment of Divine love for man…” — Sir Ebenezer Howard (1898)

Can You Avoid Debt During The Gift-Buying Season?

Sunday, October 24, 2021

T he annual Jamaica Observer Takes Style Out shopping event has become for many, over the past years, the unofficial start to the gift-buying season, followed closely by Black Friday blowout sales the following month, which are also increasingly...

Alessandra Madubunyi wins at the 2021 Black British Business Awards

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Alessandra Madubunyi n�e Bell is no stranger to SO. In 2012, we listed her as one to watch; never let it be said that we aren't prescient and always ahead. On Thursday, October 7, Madubunyi, founder and director, COCONAUTICAL and We...

An Epic, Candlelit Narrative

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Style Observer (SO) has long believed that there are stories galore waiting to be told and that they are found in the least likely places! A trip to Main Street, Jamaica, in Montego Bay, and the purchase of an Obara Handmade Candle, made with 100% soy wax, so perfectly packaged and...

Design Tips and Trends from Creative Building Finishes

Saturday, October 23, 2021

And just like that, we are halfway through Design Week JA 2021! Our virtual tour on Friday, October 22, took us to Creative Building Finishes Limited. Marketing Manager Andrene Webster took viewers through the showroom located at 5 Red Hills Road. Fun fact: the company has “been...

The Joys of Pear Season

Thursday, October 21, 2021

We are blessed to live in Jamaica. Though there are times that we don't admit it, or it's difficult to realise, this land of ours continues to nourish and sustain. During the first year of the pandemic, our arable land seemed to do double duty in keeping us fed. We value our farmers.

On the Menu — Five Delicious Steak Sauces

Thursday, October 21, 2021

One of the first things that you learn in chef school (besides the fact that not everyone should be allowed to hold a knife) is the five “mother sauces” — b�chamel, velout�, Espagnole, hollandaise, and tomato. These five sauces are the foundation of a chef's sauce...

Little Caesars Adds Jerk Chicken Pizza

Thursday, October 21, 2021

It's undisputed. Jamaica has earned its place for culinary creativity among the world's best. This extends to international brands that often incorporate flavours and ingredients made famous on the island and which have universal appeal.

A Taste of Happiness

Thursday, October 21, 2021

We came across their Instagram page, made a call, then went in search of Happiness.

Champagne Campaign

Thursday, October 21, 2021

With less than three months to go until 2022 (read that again), I thought I'd kick off our countdown on a happy note: with Champagne. After all, Champagne Day is tomorrow (Friday, October 22). To be Champagne, a wine must do more than sparkle. It's more than just sparkling wine; it is...

Design Week's Paper Anniversary — ECO (IS) ESSENTIAL

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Traditionally, paper is used to celebrate a five-year anniversary. So, it's fitting that for this year's staging of Design Week JA, its fifth anniversary, the theme is Eco (is) Essential. Understanding that the country is still in a pandemic, event conceptualiser Novia McDonald-Whyte...