How to care for your linens

Tablecloths and cloth napkins used to be a crucial ingredient in fine dining, whether at home or at a nice restaurant. But today, formal linen cloths are a holidays-only frill in most households, and it’s often an heirloom or vintage . . .

Posted: 2016-12-03

Home for the holidays

Designer uses natural, woodsy motif to decorate old-world three-storey house

A stately, magnificently preserved three-storey house forms the backdrop to Jane Kesselman’s Winnipeg garden. Situated behind a white picket fence on a street lined by a canopy of majestic elms, her idyllic garden attracts passersby.In a unique collaboration between a . . .

Posted: 2016-12-03

Watch it: premium TVs in time for the holidays

CRAVING the very best TV-viewing experience? Willing to pay a premium for it as a great gift to yourself and the family this holiday season?The big screen — such as the B6 OLED TV — is hard to resist. The . . .

Posted: 2016-12-03

Sold Dec 3

  River Park SouthADDRESS: 204-805 St. Anne's Rd.ASKING PRICE: $234, 900SOLD PRICE: $225, 000TAXES: $2, 648.53SQUARE FOOTAGE: 1, 180BEDROOMS: 2BATHROOMS: 1.5LOT SIZE: CondominiumLISTING AGENT: Sandy Loptson, Coldwell Banker Preferred Real Estate, 204-985-4300 SOLD:Bunn’s CreekADDRESS: 388 Foxdale Ave.ASKING PRICE: $459, 900SOLD PRICE: $459, . . .

Posted: 2016-12-03

Superior style without sacrifice

Lakeside Estates an ideal investment for empty nesters

Empty nesters have three prerequisites at the top of their wish list when they downsize: space, style and location.Space is often the No. 1 priority. That said, it’s followed closely by style and location. Viktoria Fazekas, of RE/MAX Professionals, says . . .

Posted: 2016-12-03

A perfect blend of urban and rustic

Modern style house in Point Herbert has wonderful interior finishings

As neighbourhood hot spots go, it’s an area that tends to get overlooked.That’s a shame, because Point Hebert — nestled next to the Red River among mature trees with the downtown skyline an ever-present silhouette day and night — is . . .

Posted: 2016-12-03

Hike in price of U.S. drywall won't benefit Canadians

On September 6, the Canadian Border Services Agency invoked the Special Import Measures Act, making a preliminary determination of alleged dumping with respect to gypsum board (drywall) originating from the United States.The CBSA imposed a provisional duty on drywall ranging . . .

Posted: 2016-11-26

All grown up? Dump the junk from your 20s

Navigating your 20s can be challenging, to say the least.Amid your youthful yearning for carefree conduct is the sudden weight of career choices and major life decisions. While carefree and wild, life as a 20-something is also often fraught with . . .

Posted: 2016-11-26

Flushing out the history of the toilet

Most of the time, toilets get a bum rap. People poop in them, dogs drink from them and no one ever wants to clean them.This week, though, is different. Last Saturday was World Toilet Day. It may sound silly, but . . .

Posted: 2016-11-26

Prepare to be a winter warrior

If you've been procrastinating on seasonal preparations, now's the time to get them done

Thank you, winter, for arriving slowly this year.Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your tardiness has given us more time to procrastinate on the many chores we have to do around the house and yard in preparation.Winterizing the house is . . .

Posted: 2016-11-26