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Awesome and practical
Home combines job-dropping design with perfect balance
When it comes to new home designs, Wow Factor is something that everyone gravitates to.However, as nice as jaw-dropping design features are -- they can take a home from good to great, when used judiciously -- it's important that they . . .
Posted: 2012-05-26
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Good as new
Pristine Oaks home offers the whole package
As new communities go, the Oaks -- positioned pristinely between the Perimeter Highway and the Trans-Canada west -- tends to fly under the radar of homebuyers. That's a shame, because it's a well-conceived community that offers beauty, privacy, a collection of . . .
Posted: 2012-10-27
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Lorette bungalow offers versatility
Home delivers highly functional space for an active young family
While many homes are custom built, few are built specifically to meet the unique needs of a young, growing and active family. Shona Scappaticci of Realty Executives First Choice says 105 Convent Cres. is one of those rare homes. "This home was . . .
Posted: 2018-11-24
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Ergonomic gem
Randall show home offers super-smooth design
Homebuilders constantly face the same challenge: to design a home that looks great in and out, yet functions well on the whole. It's a challenge that Randall Homes has met -- and then some -- with its show home at 15 . . .
Posted: 2012-06-09
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Purchase it, move in and enjoy
Everything's in place in like-new resale home
Building a new home, to put it mildly, isn't a simple process. First, the house has to be built, which can take upwards of a year between start and completion. Finally -- once all the sawdust has settled -- you get . . .
Posted: 2013-08-31
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Style and function
This home will grow on you
While it's all fine and good to want all the space that comes with 2, 500-sq.-ft. (or larger) home, the question is, what are your needs? In the case of most empty nesters or young couples, the needs are different, yet . . .
Posted: 2010-05-08
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Designed to perfection
Home has right mix of space, separation
WHEN Paolo Bryant and his design team at Bentley Homes designed one of their most recent show homes -- a 2, 030-sq.-ft. bungalow at 120 Bridlewood Road in Bridgwater Forest -- they had two key thoughts in mind. First, they wanted . . .
Posted: 2010-04-17
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Height of comfort
Vaulted ceilings add space to charming country bungalow
These days, a home measuring in at 1, 770 square feet doesn't sound all that big. Not so fast: Perception of space actually depends (to a great extent) on how the home is configured. For example, if the ceilings are eight . . .
Posted: 2013-05-18
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More on the floor
Ingenious plan makes 2,000 square feet seem huge
Truth be told, it's difficult to think of a 2, 000 square foot home as being on the small side. Still, by today's oversized standards, a 2, 030 sq. ft. bungalow might seem a bit tight in terms of the space . . .
Posted: 2009-08-30
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Functional and elegant
Sage Creek bungalow offers exceptional attention to detail
When it comes to show homes, function must come first. Once a functional design is achieved, elegance can then be woven into the overall design. The design team at Maric Homes had that in mind when they conceived the floor . . .
Posted: 2014-11-22