Affordable luxury

Spacious bungalow offers elegance at affordable price

So you’ve done well in life and a spacious, luxurious home is now on your radar.Your prerequisites are specific: the home needs to be a bungalow, square footage must be around the 2, 000-square-feet mark, while the home must be . . .

Posted: 2017-01-21

Priciest home in America

'You're close to heaven, and you never want to leave,' says developer

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles is now home to the most expensive house for sale in America: a US$250-million mega-mansion.Just how lavish is the Bel-Air property, which hit the market Wednesday? It’s got four levels, 38, 000 square feet of . . .

Posted: 2017-01-21

Priciest home in America

'You're close to heaven, and you never want to leave,' says developer

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles is now home to the most expensive house for sale in America: a US$250-million mega-mansion. Just how lavish is the Bel-Air property, which hit the market Wednesday? It’s got four levels, 38, 000 square feet of . . .

Posted: 2017-01-21

Nothing is as sophisticated as black and white

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Design could be as simple as black and white this year. In a home, the look is dramatic, daring and timeless. Interior designer Dorothy Draper was known for her use of black and white as far . . .

Posted: 2017-01-14

Final two days to see Winnipeg Renovation Show

Today and Sunday are the final two days of The Winnipeg Renovation Show at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. The show runs today from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Everything about this . . .

Posted: 2017-01-14

Pipe nightmares

Water damage is an expensive disaster

It’s hard to tell what’s going to burst on the scene in 2017.Let’s hope it’s not your pipes.Water damage is the leading expense for home damage. It has the ability to demolish the interior of a house.As water turns into . . .

Posted: 2017-01-14

Nine-year-old grows beast of a cabbage

A cabbage grows fat and happy in long-day, summer-temperate climes such as those in Nova Scotia or old Scotland. In the American South, a plump cabbage can be a rare beast, requiring methodical care and the co-operation of the weather . . .

Posted: 2017-01-14

Hunting orchids on the Prairies

Manitoba is home to many species of the elusive, prized flower

Since 2001, a group of intrepid plant hunters, led by local orchid enthusiasts Lorne and Joan Heshka, make their annual trek to explore the flora of Churchill. For the first leg of the journey, they travel by car from Winnipeg . . .

Posted: 2017-01-14

Double bathroom a tricky but rewarding experience

Loft gets a new WC and closet, downstairs a spiffy biffy

Roughly one year ago, a very interesting project was proposed to me by a client of mine. Harold Eide and his wife, Pat, own a lovely character home with an enormous yard, in Headingley. Although their house has welcomed a . . .

Posted: 2017-01-14

Accent your decor with Greenery

Colour of the year will bring a splash of the outdoors inside

Pantone selected its 2017 colour of the year, Greenery, based on research that shows everyone just wants a big, deep breath of air. "We don’t all have access to the green forest, but we do have access to things we . . .

Posted: 2017-01-14