How to renovate a bathroom

Dear Marc: While designing my bathroom, I have decided to change my fixtures. The ones I currently have are outdated. What do you suggest for a nice punch of colour and style for my new bathroom design? -- Brittany Dear Brittany: In . . .

Posted: 2011-06-18

Corten for love

Rustic steel popular with artists and architects

The rusty charm of corten steel; It's the hippest material being used today by landscape architects worldwide Technically, it is known as 350 AT Category 3, but throughout the world it is better known as corten steel. Sometimes you'll see the . . .

Posted: 2012-03-17

It's your turn

Reader comments, questions and projects

I love getting your emails about projects you've completed and questions you have about your décor. I thought I'd share some snippets of reader emails today. Perhaps you will find answers to your own decorating dilemmas. Dear Connie: We have our . . .

Posted: 2013-10-26

Walk this way

New and imaginative pavers for your outdoor living space

Paving stones, first used by the Romans in third century BC, have come a long way. Today’s consumer can choose from a greater range of styles and materials than ever before from precast concrete products that mimic hardwood flooring to . . .

Posted: 2016-06-25

Basement telepost adjustment best left for the pros

QUESTION: I came across an article you wrote for the Winnipeg Free Press about tightening teleposts, so I thought that I would send you a question. I have two types of teleposts in my basement. One type has no visible . . .

Posted: 2016-02-20

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Stairway certainly doesn't lead to heaven

QUESTION: I am hoping that you may be able to provide an opinion on this problem. My house is just seven years' old and I have been trying to contact the builder over the last few weeks, but they will . . .

Posted: 2012-04-28

The challenge of small gardens

Postage-stamp-sized plot can be as tough as a big one

Be careful what you wish for. Years ago when I lived in Vancouver, I had a lot measuring 33 feet by 120 feet. It felt like a postage stamp. In less than a year, I ran out of space to garden . . .

Posted: 2009-07-19

Five simple steps to no-cost redecorating

Proper placement of art is critical

It's not what you have, it's how you use it, insists one of Canada's leading redesign gurus. "With all of this crisis in the financial markets and everything that is happening, people do not have a lot of money to throw . . .

Posted: 2008-11-02

Oriental Pearl

Quebec architect designs home in strict traditions of Japan

Nestled on the shoreline of the Lake of Two Mountains in Quebec is a property that looks as though it could have been plucked right out of Japan and placed on Ile-Bizard. The house and grounds are the dream child . . .

Posted: 2010-09-18

Why replace?

For easy update, just give space a new ‘face’

When planning a bathroom upgrade, it is sometimes easiest (in theory) to gut the space completely and remodel the entire room. However, this is often cost-prohibitive. When faced with budgetary concerns for a bathroom reno, my attention always shifts to . . .

Posted: 2025-03-08