It’s elemental

Emberwell home has everything a family needs

As much as builders love a challenge, it’s extremely challenging to build a spacious, livable family home on a 34-foot-wide lot. Yet, the design team at Broadview Homes found a way to make their 1, 743 sq. ft., two-storey show . . .

Posted: 2024-09-14

Natural beauty and craftsmanship

There are times, for one reason or another, when something remarkable is hidden from sight. However, you can’t help but marvel at how breathtaking that entity — in this case a home — is until you finally see it. That’s the . . .

Posted: 2024-09-14

Keeping it on the down-low

Ground-level deck a complex project

Contrary to common belief, a low or “ground-level” deck can often present bigger and more time-consuming challenges during the framing stage. Unlike the higher elevation deck built with joists that rest atop a beam, which uniformly supports and levels . . .

Posted: 2024-09-07

Inspiring ideas for seasonal colour

Headingley landscape designed for year-round interest

In late summer, colour starts to fade in the perennial garden but as temperatures cool, the foliage of trees, shrubs and ornamental grasses decorate the landscape with brilliant shades of colour. Often, in a climate with a short growing . . .

Posted: 2024-09-07

Warm and wonderful in Headingley

Spacious bungalow ready for a growing family

One of the most attractive aspects of buying a new home outside city limits is that the lots are much larger than standard city lots. However, as exhilarating as it is for builders to have all that extra space to . . .

Posted: 2024-09-07

Get a fresh start in Linden Woods

Apartment-style condo loaded with style and features

It’s never been more challenging for first-time buyers to find an entry-level home that meets their needs and budget. As heartening as Bank of Canada interest rate reductions have been, mortgage rates are still high. Those high rates have in turn . . .

Posted: 2024-09-07

Celebrating youth, food and community

Fort WhyteFarms annual harvest supper serves up hope

On September 12, when FortWhyte Farms celebrates its annual harvest supper, it will be serving up more than simply great food. FortWhyte Farms is a microcosm of everything that is involved in growing food — from preparing the garden . . .

Posted: 2024-08-31

Behemoth deck built under hot sun

Despite heat and hurdles project completed on schedule

Occasionally last-minute deck design changes occur. Provided the overall footprint area does not exceed the original layout, the pre-ordered quantity of treated lumber delivered will usually suffice. At a recent large-scale deck-build earlier this summer, the footprint increased slightly . . .

Posted: 2024-08-31

Standing tall in Highland Pointe

Stylish two-storey laid out to perfection

A home’s appeal is derived from two separate but intertwined design qualities. First, a home’s layout must be logical and well-thought out for it to be as user-friendly as possible. Second, its overall design must possess a creativity that’s rooted in . . .

Posted: 2024-08-31

Solid and stylish in Silver Heights

Two-storey split design beautifully updated

When you drive through certain neighbourhoods in the city, one good, long look at the streetscape generally gives you a read on what it’s all about. In the case of Silver Heights, most of the homes were built in the . . .

Posted: 2024-08-31