RENOVATIONS: Money for makeovers

Comparatively affordable market leaves funds for fixing up homes

Why do people in Vancouver never renovate? Nobody can afford to buy a house. You may laugh, but when it costs $1, 000 a month to rent a storage locker in which to put all the stuff you would have put . . .

Posted: 2014-04-05

Merging indoors and outdoors tops 2014 trends

At the beginning of the year, Elle Decor, unveiled its hot trends for 2014. Have you implemented any of these yet? 1. Bejewelled kitchens: Embrace gemstone-coloured cabinetry (think teal and ruby) with brass backsplashes and matching hardware (see designer Miles Redd). 2. . . .

Posted: 2014-04-05

Flush-mount lights can really dress up a room

QUESTION: I'm having problems finding flush-mount lights for my hallway, kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms. Everything seems pedestrian or plain awful. There are so many pretty chandeliers in stores, but my ceilings are too low for anything that dangles. Your help . . .

Posted: 2014-04-05

Home Expressions is the place to be this weekend

Based on the interest and enthusiasm yesterday for the opening day of the Home Expressions Home and Garden Show, the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg is going to be the main attraction in the city today and tomorrow. Manitoba's premier home show . . .

Posted: 2014-04-05

MIKE HOLMES: Be water smart

It's the elixir of life, and you can conserve it

Earth has a limited amount of water. That means we have to learn to make it last for everyone, because it can't be replaced. World Water Day was March 22. Why should we care about World Water Day? Because in some . . .

Posted: 2014-04-05

CONNIE OLIVER: Hardwood flooring isn't just for walking

Today's hardwood flooring options work on floors but also on walls and ceilings! The options are endless for decor possibilities with this unique flooring. Consider using it to make a headboard as a feature in the bedroom, or cover the entire . . .

Posted: 2014-04-05

Porcelain great for more than just plates

The past decade has seen many beautiful additions to flooring products.The traditional quarried stones -- granite, marble and slate -- have been made more affordable by manufacturing stone veneers. You have the look and feel without the weight. This transition . . .

Posted: 2014-04-05

SOLUTIONS: Getting your popovers to pop out of the pan

QUESTION: I read your column regularly and have used many of your user-friendly, no-fuss, no-cost home-based tips. Now I need your help: How does one get popovers out of muffin tins? I heat the tin, rub it with vegetable oil . . .

Posted: 2014-04-05

SOLD & OFFERED: Apr. 5-14

SOLD:East KildonanAddress: 480 Locksley BayAsking Price: $236, 900Sold Price: $225, 000Taxes: $2, 698.95Square Footage: 1, 086Bedrooms: 3Bathrooms: 2Lot Size: 48 x 100Listing Agent: Candice Bakx-Friesen, Sutton Group-Kilkenny, 204-801-6663                    Selling Agent: Kim Tran, Royal LePage Prime Real Estate, 204-989-7900St. JamesAddress: 275 . . .

Posted: 2014-04-05

A win-win proposition

Lavish million-dollar estate home in South Pointe tops HSC Foundation lottery

Although spring may not be in full bloom quite yet, he Health Science Centre Foundation's Winner's Choice Lottery has become an annual rite of the awakening season. As is always the case, the lottery is a win-win scenario: Proceeds from ticket . . .

Posted: 2014-04-05