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Versatile by design
Two-storey Prairie Pointe home offers practicality and charm
When a home builder thinks outside the box with a dwelling design, one of two things can happen. The first scenario is too ambitious a design, making for a home that’s spectacular but lacking functionality. In the second scenario, the design . . .
Posted: 2025-01-18
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Turnkey treasure
St. Adolphe bi-level offers abundant space, style and value
Over the past five years or so, the cost of a brand-new home has skyrocketed. Whereas as a newly built home in the 1, 500-sq.-ft. range may have been priced at $450, 000-$500, 000 in 2020, the current cost has . . .
Posted: 2025-01-18
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Garden-to-table savings
Eat healthier and economize on grocery costs by growing heirloom edibles
With food prices set to rise in 2025, growing even just a portion of your own food could help make a dent in your grocery budget. The 2025 Food Price Report released in December by researchers from Dalhousie University, the . . .
Posted: 2025-01-11
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A not-so-simple task in hand
Installing a handrail poses some challenges
After completing the final job of 2024, a well-deserved break began shortly before the holiday festivities kicked off. During that time, I elected to tackle one lingering task regarding the completion of the basement project at my house. What I . . .
Posted: 2025-01-11
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Preliminary steps to get your project underway
The MHBA’s Ask a Renovator booth is a signature feature of this weekend’s 2025 Winnipeg Renovation Show taking place at the RBC Convention Centre from Jan. 10-12. The MHBA Ask a Renovator booth is staffed by professional Manitoba Home Builders’ . . .
Posted: 2025-01-11
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Splendidly spacious
Two-storey Bison Run design impresses from top to bottom
These days, it’s unusual to see a show home that checks in at over 2, 500 square feet. Consequently, when a builder comes to market with a design that surpasses the 2, 850-sq.-ft. mark, it’s noteworthy. That’s because you can’t help . . .
Posted: 2025-01-11
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Digs for discerning downsizers
Solid, spacious condo perfect for transitioning from a house
As exciting as the prospect is, downsizing from a spacious single-family home to an apartment-style condominium is almost always a shock to the system for empty-nest couples. There are several reasons for that. The first is location. After living in a . . .
Posted: 2025-01-11
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Windows of opportunity
Long before my involvement, the homeowners of this split-level abode elected to introduce more interior living space by adding a new room along the back side of the house. The existing “double back door” was converted into an entryway, while . . .
Posted: 2025-01-04
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Perfect fit
Family-focused design offers well-thought-out space and privacy
Every new home design has a signature space, and in most instances, that space is the great room. Yet, with a chance to endow a home with an instant dash of eye-popping grandeur, the best some builders can do at . . .
Posted: 2025-01-04
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Bi-level brims with promise
St. James duplex could serve as multi-generational dwelling or owner-occupied rental
Sometimes, the best-laid plans go awry. After a home was built on an approximately 25-by-137-foot lot in St. James to be used as a multi-generational family home, circumstances changed, necessitating the home to be put up for sale. Now, the meticulously . . .
Posted: 2025-01-04