Good things in small packages

Crescentview Estates condos combine great quality, location and price

With demand for new housing at an all-time high in the highly desirable Crescentwood area, A & S Homes has stepped up to the plate to meet the challenge. Come early winter 2010, Crescentview Estates -- a three-storey, 20-unit condominium complex . . .

Posted: 2010-08-21

Warm and welcoming

Move-in-ready Sage Creek dwelling strikes right tone

A main reason people often choose to purchase a brand-new home over a resale home is that they have control over interior finishes. Which is to say a homeowner can choose the colour scheme, cabinetry, countertops and flooring before the . . .

Posted: 2025-03-15

A concrete choice

Affordable condo mixes in modern elements to maximize space

If you're a young professional just starting out - and looking for your first home - affordability and value is a priority. In most cases, a home possessing those two attributes is a one-bedroom, apartment-style condominium. Find the right one, and . . .

Posted: 2014-11-15

Features galore

Multi-level cab-over design loaded with form and function

It’s something that home builders do on an ongoing basis: listen to feedback from their clients. Ultimately, that’s how new, improved home designs are conceived.The Luna – a 1, 577-square-foot multi-level cab-over found at 15 Larry Vickar Drive in Devonshire . . .

Posted: 2016-09-03

TREE CARE: Questions of poplar (and other) interest

I get hundreds of requests for information about trees and shrubs every year. Here are a few I thought might have popular interest for readers of this column. QUESTION: For the last couple of years, the leaves of my large poplar . . .

Posted: 2010-08-21

Hidden gem

Updated North Kildonan bi-level tucked away in the city

One of the last places you’d expect to find an isolated, rather countrified retreat is on the west side of Lagimodiere Boulevard just south of the Perimeter Highway. Yet, there it is: a tidy-looking bi-level situated at the very end of . . .

Posted: 2021-03-06

Style options endless for galley kitchen

But beware a weight-bearing wall

QUESTION -- We have just moved into a home that requires some renovating. In particular, we want to focus on the kitchen. One of the features we liked was the reclaimed brick wall between the kitchen and the dining . . .

Posted: 2009-01-17

Jewel of an opportunity on Jubilee

Plenty of utility and style in this move-in ready charmer

Every now and then, you pass by a home and – for some unknown reason – sense that there’s something special about it. That’s the feeling that hits you when you train your gaze on 814 Jubilee Ave. Almost immediately, your eye . . .

Posted: 2021-12-31

'Personal' describes 2014 design trends

Wide-ranging offerings from designers known and unknown

If there is one word to describe the design trends we'll see in 2014, it's "personal." "We entertain so much in our home, we're becoming super savvy about design, " says Karen Kang, the director of strategic partnerships and programming for . . .

Posted: 2014-02-01

Hidden gem

Updated South St. Vital bungalow offers a tranquil setting

In a city as spread out as Winnipeg, it’s inevitable that a number of wonderfully habitable areas go largely unnoticed. One of those areas lies just south of the Perimeter Highway off St. Mary’s Road. Still considered part of south St. . . .

Posted: 2020-12-19