Loaded with modern style and function

Open house Sunday at this pristine Southdale bunglalow

Buying a home in an established neighbourhood usually guarantees you’ll be surrounded by stately trees and be situated near schools and amenities. Such homes, however, are often dated because longtime owners haven’t done many updates over the years. That’s definitely not the . . .

Posted: 2020-06-13

TREE CARE: Trees one should never plant in our soil

QUESTION: What five trees would you never plant in city private yards? ANSWER: I would never plant any variety of poplar or willow on a typical city lot. Schubert chokecherry trees are dying from black knot disease, for which there is . . .

Posted: 2011-10-22

Proven home design gets better with tweaks

Already livable abode now even more user-friendly

How do you take a proven home design and make it better? By taking an objective look at its floor plan and tweaking it in several key areas to make an already livable home that much more user-friendly, said Paradigm Custom . . .

Posted: 2013-03-16

Grande, indeed

Paradigm show home luxuriates in its ample space

It's fall 2011. Paradigm Custom Homes frontman Jeff Baertsoen is wondering what moniker he's going to use for a show home that's going to appear in the Spring 2012 Parade of Homes. At 2, 933 square feet, the bungalow was one . . .

Posted: 2012-03-17

No surprises

Randall Homes model offers great family value

So, you're in the market to move up a notch or two from your starter home. As stressful as hunting for a new home is, it's also exciting -- especially when you think you've found a home that appears to fall . . .

Posted: 2010-11-27

Living large

Huge lot allows unique bungalow in Lindenwoods

In this era of high-density housing developments -- and the two-storey/cab-over designs that predominate due to limited building space -- it's unusual to see two departures from the norm in one spot. Take more than a passing look at 23 Kingsbridge . . .

Posted: 2009-09-13

Downsizing can be fun

Spacious condo can make transition easy

Anyone whos made the transition from living in a house to living in a condominium knows it can be a challenge. Thats because after living in a home -- on two or three different levels -- lack of space can be . . .

Posted: 2011-12-31

Room to move

Proper design, updated materials help drab, undersized bathroom

No matter how much you like your home, there always seems to be one space that, well, just doesn't work.In many cases, that space is an undersized bathroom. It seems no matter how much you wrack your brain, you can't . . .

Posted: 2014-11-22

Living the high life

Well-executed luxury condominiums bring stylish flair to North Kildonan

For the longest time, there were no luxury condominiums in the city’s northern quadrant. The arrival of the Residences of 1914, located at 1914 Henderson Hwy., took care of that deficiency, says Jeremy Hiebert of the Powell Property Group. "Until recently, there . . .

Posted: 2020-01-04

A stunner, inside and out

Artista Homes takes advantage of waterfront property to build a grand home

It’s something that builders relish: the space and setting required to get creative. In this case, the design team at Artista Homes was dealt a royal flush at 35 Trailside Cres. in South Pointe — a huge, waterfront lot that would . . .

Posted: 2017-05-27