Forget Me Not is running hot

Thrift store a popular and practical treasure trove

If you’re anything like me, I feel really sorry for you. Hey! What I meant to say is, “If you’re anything like me, you like to peruse the ‘for sale’ ads once in a while, like every day, to see what . . .

Posted: 2022-05-21

You can put your trust in MHBA RenoMark renovators

This past Thursday, the Manitoba Home Builders’ Association hosted its annual RenoMark Renovation of the Year Awards. These annual awards recognize the best of the best renovation projects undertaken in Manitoba over the past year. This year’s entries were featured . . .

Posted: 2022-05-21

The Wayside is WIDE-OPEN in Grande Pointe Meadows

Stylish, spacious bungalow checks off all the boxes

Building a home on a wider, deeper lot has its advantages. First, the extra width allows for more generous side yards, providing greater separation from neighbouring homes. Second it means a double-attached garage with workshop area will also fit. And third, the extra . . .

Posted: 2022-05-21

Better than new in RidgeWood West

Volume and versatility abound in this spacious two-storey

Over the past two-plus years, sales of new homes have soared to unprecedented heights. Forced to stay home due to health orders borne of the COVID-19 pandemic, families realized their old home was ill-equipped to meet the myriad demands of the . . .

Posted: 2022-05-21

Harvest and enjoy your edible perennials now

Tips on how to store your fresh seasonal ingredients

Last week, with lingering patches of snow still present in their yard, Winnipeggers Michael Thys and Monika Thiessen began seeing the first signs of fresh new growth in their edible perennials garden. Soon they will be enjoying the peppery taste . . .

Posted: 2022-05-14

MHBA show homes continue to shine after Parade

Manitoba’s residential construction awards season is in full swing following another very successful Spring Parade of Homes. Last month, the MHBA presented the 2022 New Home Sales Agent Awards to this year’s outstanding new home sales agents at the 2022 . . .

Posted: 2022-05-14

Is that old sofa worth reupholstering?

If your furniture is starting to show its age, you may be considering shopping for a new piece. But throwing out a sofa with fraying fabric means it’ll go to a landfill, not to furniture heaven. And it takes a . . .

Posted: 2022-05-14

Forget stainless and go for bold appliances

I don’t remember the first refrigerator my family owned, but I distinctly recall the one my mother bought when she renovated our Massachusetts home in 1988. It was a sleek black glass unit, a contrast to the kitchen’s luxurious cherry . . .

Posted: 2022-05-14

Garage sale shovels and SHIVERS

Mustard has some merchandise to move

Spring has sprung, and I fear I may have to do something I really don’t want to do, and that’s (shudder) hold a garage sale. Just the thought of it makes me cringe. I’ve been selling a few things off through the . . .

Posted: 2022-05-14

Clean parka collar with baking soda and a stiff, damp brush

Question: The only part of my parka that needs cleaning is the collar, where my face/makeup has rubbed on it. How can I clean that without having to clean the entire coat? It is down-filled. Thanks, Anna Answer: Dampen a stiff . . .

Posted: 2022-05-14