Apartment-style condo perfect budget abode

Unit offers affordable luxury in great location

Condos typically tend to fall into three categories — bungalow-style condo, townhome unit or apartment-style suite. If you have a limited budget to work with, it’s likely bungalow-style and townhome units are out of reach. That leaves apartment-style condos, which, while . . .

Posted: 2018-10-06

An easy recipe worth remembering for cleaner showers

Question: My mom once used a recipe of yours to clean her shower, and it worked wonders. Unfortunately, she misplaced the recipe. It was a shower cleaner that she sprayed on and left on and it cleaned well. Can you . . .

Posted: 2018-09-29

A tiny house for your consideration...

Smaller might just be better -- definitely more affordable

When it comes to affordable housing in the years to come, size definitely matters. And that, dear homebodies, is why the tiny-house movement is gaining ground. Thetinylife.com goes straight to the bottom line: "So, what’s the alternative to this high cost of . . .

Posted: 2018-09-29

A deck built in a day

Project started off with complications but ended with a quick turnaround

Decks come in all shapes and sizes. Some are multi-tiered, with wrap-around stairs at every level, while others are slightly more modest, revealing typical features such as a simple staircase access and wooden railings along the perimeter. No matter the . . .

Posted: 2018-09-29

No need to help your basement stay cool

Below-grade areas naturally colder; keeping heating registers open will ensure good air circulation

Question: I have an unfinished basement with four air vents. Can I close all or some of the vents in the winter, as I would like to keep the basement cool? — Thanks, Py Su.   Answer: Opening or closing heat registers to regulate . . .

Posted: 2018-09-29

The taste of the Prairies

Manitoba family spearheading the province's farm-to-table movement

I’m always surprised if I meet someone who says they have yet to visit Pineridge Hollow. Located off the beaten path at the southern edge of Birds Hill Park near Oakbank, in the heart of an area that boasts both . . .

Posted: 2018-09-29

Lambert snags Hollywood Hills home

LOS ANGELES —It’s the latest stop on the real estate tour for American Idol alum Adam Lambert. The singer with the show-stopping voice has bought a modern home in the celebrity-popular Hollywood Hills for US$6.5 million, records show. Lambert, who this . . .

Posted: 2018-09-29

The party doesn't have to end with the parade

Visitors still welcome to check out 138 show homes long after Fall Parade of Homes ends

It feels like the September has flown by, but the fall weather has certainly arrived and October is just a few days away. And just as quickly, the 2018 Fall Parade of Homes will officially end Sunday at 6 p.m. But that . . .

Posted: 2018-09-29

Thinking outside the box

Fall Parade of Homes entry as functional as it is stylish

Just call it a risky bit of design business. Eschewing conventionality, Liam Milne — and his design team at Hearth Homes — decided to take a risk with the design of the Elston. One of three 2018 Fall Parade of Homes entries . . .

Posted: 2018-09-29

Peaceful and picturesque

Norwood Flats two-storey a perfect home for a young family

While there are many special neighbourhoods in Winnipeg, there are some areas that really stand out. Norwood Flats fits that bill with its enchanting enclave of homes sprinkled through bays that run off picturesque Lyndale Drive. One of those bays, Larchwood Place, . . .

Posted: 2018-09-29