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This house is just right
Sage Creek bungalow offers perfect balance of luxury and function
While a show home is designed to give prospective buyers a glimpse of what their custom-built home might look like — it’s all too easy for builders to bring too much luxury into a design. When style trumps function, the consequence . . .
Posted: 2018-05-12
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Let there be light
Amber Trails home welcomes the sun
It's a classic Manitoba January day, which is to say it's bright, sunny -- and (of course) cold. Standing in the great room of 27 Lakebourne Drive -- a spacious walk -out bungalow by Gino's Homes found in the robust northwest . . .
Posted: 2011-01-15
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Room to grow
Wheatland design spacious, elegant
Cab-overs are intended to make family living as seamless as possible. Set above the garage away from the main living area, the master bedroom has been designed to offer parents a private spot where they can go to recharge from the . . .
Posted: 2011-04-30
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A paradigm of functional style
Oak Bluff West house designed for convenience, light and looks
It's something for which Paradigm Homes' Jeff Baertsoen admits he's always searching: more function in a house. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Baertsoen and his design team found a way to plug more function into their latest show . . .
Posted: 2012-09-29
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Artista home showcases sensible flair
Builder known for flamboyant designs produces affordable luxury
By now, most new-home buyers associate Artista Homes with flamboyant, outside-the-box designs that aren't cheap. That's not always the case, said Artista's sales representative, Royal LePage Alliance's Jennifer Gulay. "The fact is that most of the homes we build for clients aren't . . .
Posted: 2011-08-06
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Growing or not...it works
The Majestic offers flexibility for young couples, empty nesters
It's not often that a new home design receives universal acclaim. As it turns out, The Majestic, a 1, 413-square-foot bungalow built by Broadview Homes, is an exception to the rule. "Without question, it's the most popular bungalow design offered by . . .
Posted: 2008-04-27
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Rising to the challenge
Compact lot led to unique solution by Artista
If you've ever watched sports such as diving, gymnastics or figure skating, "degree of difficulty" is a term that comes up often during broadcasts. Essentially, some routines are more difficult than others. Thus, when an athlete performs a routine with a . . .
Posted: 2012-11-03
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Best of both worlds
Older home in established area boasts renovated interior
As most of us know by now, life is a game of give and take. It's a scenario those looking to move up into a bigger, family-friendly home from a compact starter home are familiar with. While it would be nice . . .
Posted: 2010-12-18
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'Less is more'
Understated elegance in Huntington show home meets modern tastes
The first thing you notice about 54 Brookstone Place -- one of Huntington Homes' newest show homes -- is that it's no commonplace collection of medium-to-dark earth tones. Nor is it decked out with every conceivable high-end option. Consequently, a burning . . .
Posted: 2010-12-04
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Hidden charmer
Like-new, secluded home in Headingley a rare find
As communities go across the city and its surrounding burbs, Headingley's Monterey Park doesn't get a lot of ink. It could be because the community, located a few minutes west of the Perimeter Highway off the Trans-Canada Highway west, is tucked . . .
Posted: 2013-02-23