A white oasis need not be boring

With all of the hustle and bustle of the holidays just passed, you may need to create a serene oasis in your home to get over the stress. A white-on-white palette is calming and subdued and easy on the eyes. . . .

Posted: 2015-01-10

Sold: Jan. 10

Sold-Offered for Jan. 10, 2015 NOTE-Photos are in FP Homes inbox, email subject mistaken as JAN 20 Sold...   OFFERED: Niakwa Park ADDRESS: 22 Iroquois Bay ASKING PRICE: $374, 900 TAXES: $2, 738.06 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 1, 280 BEDROOMS: 4 BATHROOMS: 2 LOT SIZE: 65 x 100 LISTING AGENT: Mark Pernitsky, Century 21 . . .

Posted: 2015-01-10

Sage Creek

If you're a young professional couple or a couple with young children, finding a move-up home isn't an easy task. In many instances, two conflicting factors come into play: affordability and space. On the one hand, there's the need to stay . . .

Posted: 2015-01-10

Dated dandy in Woodhaven

Meticulously maintained two-storey on treed lot screams potential

There's one certainty about any resale home: It's not going to be perfect.Consequently, when you buy a home -- in this case, a home that would be considered a move-up home -- you need to look at the bigger picture. . . .

Posted: 2015-01-10

The dirt on successful gardening

Good soil key to growing healthy plants

What are you planning to do differently in your garden this year?With the start of a new year, most gardeners envision a new and better way of doing things. Whether you are fuelled by frustration because of underperforming plants or . . .

Posted: 2015-01-03

Start your reno at the kitchen and bath show

It's January and that means it's time for the annual Kitchen Bath and Renovation Show, running from Jan. 9 to 11 at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. This show has always kicked off the new year in style for home . . .

Posted: 2015-01-03

These are a few of my favourite things

Oprah always had her "favourite things" show every year so I thought I'd do the same with some of the items I love. While I can't give away cars, I have managed to gather some gifts you can win as . . .

Posted: 2015-01-03

Getting to the root of ice damming

Question:We bought a house in May and were informed there had been an ice dam last winter, which caused some leaking inside the house. This corner now has peeling paint, and when we repaint, it soon peels again. What can . . .

Posted: 2015-01-03

Coping with a major crayon catastrophe

QUESTION -- I washed a load of laundry yesterday and put it in the dryer. When the laundry came out of the dryer, you guessed it; my six-year-old had left a four-pack of crayons from a restaurant in the pocket . . .

Posted: 2015-01-03

Sold, Jan. 3

SOLD: West End ADDRESS: 1096 Sherburn St. ASKING PRICE: $229, 900 SOLD PRICE: $230, 000 TAXES: $2, 340.41 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 1, 858 BEDROOMS 3 BATHROOMS: 3 LOT SIZE: 29 x 102 SELLING AGENT: Ryan Davis, RE/MAX Performance Realty, 204-791-9200   SOLD: Waverley Heights ADDRESS: 3 Shearwater Bay ASKING PRICE: $259, 900 SOLD PRICE: $259, 000 TAXES: $2, . . .

Posted: 2015-01-03