What is the west coast look?

You decide, in our special series looking at five areas of home decor

When it comes to our residential design, what typifies the West Coast look?

Architecturally, many of the spaces we call home are often designed to reflect the places around us — perhaps by ensuring they take advantage of an ocean or mountain outlook.

But what of the objects and the decor within our homes: is any one style more “West Coast” than another?

That’s a question we hope you’ll help us to answer over the next five weeks right here in Westcoast Homes.

As part of a five-week series called the West Coast Look, we’ve partnered with five local retailers — The Other Room, Sandy’s Furniture, Home Couture, BoConcept and La-Z-Boy — to explore five areas of home decor. From among their offerings each week, we’re hoping you’ll vote on the products that best represent West Coast living to you.

While each retailer is decidedly different, each stocks the same type of products: sofas, chairs, tables, beds and accent pieces or accessories.

This week, we’re presenting a different sofa from each retailer, resulting in a range of styles from sleek and sophisticated to cosy and casual. Which do you think best represents the West Coast Look as you define it?

Consider your options and then go to a special website — westcoastlook.com — and vote for your favourite “West Coast Look.” While you’re on the voting site, you can opt to enter a draw for a chance to win a $2,000 gift certificate to be used at any one of the participating retailers. One winner will be selected at random from all entries received after the voting closes at the end of the five weeks.

The voting for ‘sofas’ is open from today through Wednesday at noon.

In next week’s Province, we’ll tell you which sofa fetched the highest number of votes, and introduce you to five interesting chairs, one of which we hope you think has that West Coast look.

Remember, it’s up to each of us when it comes to interior style, so vote today and check back to see if your favourite piece comes out on top.

3 Lounge - Home Couture Inspired by a hand-carved tete-a-tete (French-style loveseat) Hickory Chair’s Lounge sofa is a perfect fit for two. The curves on this stylish seat wrap around the front to frame the cushions, making it easy to be up close and...

4 Plano - The Other Room Meet Plano, a classic Scandinavian-designed sectional that’s light and airy, but strong enough to ensure a comfortable seat. Its foam back, feather lumbar cushions, down-wrapped seating and removable covers make it both...

1 Greyson - La-Z-Boy Who says furniture that feels great can’t look great too? With the Greyson reclining sofa, you can up your home’s style quotient while you kick back in comfort. Styled with alluring curves and inviting cushions, the Greyson...

2 Bateau - Sandy’s Furniture Characterized by its unique arm rests and distinct styling, the Bateau sofa is a part of Natuzzi Italia’s new 2013 collection. The essence of comfort, this luxurious leather sofa comes in a wide variety of colours, making...

5 Istra - BoConcept Design, shape, colour and material give Istra its sleek style. Shown in the mixed green Klint fabric, this Danish-designed sofa has double back cushions for optimized comfort, while its scale makes it ideal for small space living....