Fashion meets function

Huntington Homes' entry in the Fall Parade of Homes has received rave reviews for its sense of comfort

It’s a sensation that doesn’t often happen when you enter a home. That sensation? Feeling as if the home is as comfortable as a pair of well-worn shoes that fit perfectly because they fit every subtle contour of your feet.Huntington . . .

Posted: 2016-09-24

Far from ordinary

Home energy-efficient and affordable

While it may look rather ordinary, the home that now occupies a former infill lot at 545 William Ave. is anything but. One of the winning entries in the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.'s (CMHC) EQuilibrium Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative competition, . . .

Posted: 2011-03-12

Timber!

Cutting down the proverbial cherry tree

This column is about how to cut down a dead or living tree threatening to fall on your home or, worse, your neighbour's new deck and spa.Before you read on, please consider this caveat: In this politically correct world, it's . . .

Posted: 2015-08-01

Live the way you want

The Monticello's an award-winning paragon of flexibility

For years, The Monticello, a 1, 961-square-foot, two-storey home, has been one of Qualico Homes' top-selling designs. At the recent Spring Parade of Homes award dinner, that status was validated by a Parade of Homes gold award. Qualico's single-family homes sales . . .

Posted: 2010-05-22

Raking bad

Why do we insist on removing leaves from lawns?

A really big existential question in the religion/philosophy 101 course I failed was "If God exists, why do bad things happen to good people and schmucks prosper?"Even the Coen brothers in their most probing, religion-based movies have failed to answer . . .

Posted: 2013-10-12

Maximized potential

Smart floor plan makes Highpointe II highly functional

It's a term that -- when it comes to a new-home design -- can be misleading. That term? None other than "liveable space." Why is it misleading? Simple: It's a concept that can only be quantified by walking through a home. Consequently, . . .

Posted: 2013-06-15

Marketers' ploys mine urge to buy green

Claims don't always match reality

JUST when you thought buying that household cleaner labelled "green" would help save the planet, think again. An oft-cited study released last year by TerraChoice Environmental Marketing found that greenwashing -- the practice of making a company or its products look . . .

Posted: 2008-08-17

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Managing heat, humidity and hardwoods

QUESTION: I was very interested in your recent article dealing with heat recovery ventilator. Six years ago, we moved into a new house that had an HRV. The house is air-conditioned and uses a forced-air furnace. Because we have newly installed . . .

Posted: 2011-10-15

A rare vintage

Custom design, country-estate feel sets 50-year-old home apart

In many instances, it's realtor speak. However, in this case, Brent Fontaine isn't making an overstatement when he talks about 93 Victoria Crescent. "This home really is a rare find -- few homes come up for sale on Victoria Crescent, but when . . .

Posted: 2015-05-16

Metamorphosis

Renovation transforms home to feel contemporary

The moment you step inside 14 Blossom Bay, you feel like you’ve walked into a home that feels contemporary, if not new. That wasn’t the case when its outgoing owner — interior designer/artist Mary-Anne Rudy — purchased the Charleswood-area home a . . .

Posted: 2017-06-03