Have fun decorating in psychedelic '60s style

Dear Debbie: I have a medium-size office at home that I would like to redecorate with a 1960s theme. Any suggestions you have to get me started would be helpful. Thank you, JaniceDear Janice: The '60s were an iconic, forward-thinking . . .

Posted: 2014-03-08

CONNIE OLIVER: Industrial revolution inviting

Earthy décor can be eye-catching

An industrial-style décor can be a wonderful, earthy and unique space. Using items from large industry and retrofitting them into useful furniture and accessories could be a fun adventure if this style suits your personal tastes. You don't have to live . . .

Posted: 2014-03-08

Sold and Offered: March 8-14

SOLD: The Oaks Address: 14 Blue Oaks Cove Asking Price: $689, 014 Sold Price: $655, 000 Taxes: $7, 143 Square Footage: 2, 000 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Lot Size: Irregular/Pie-shaped Listing/Selling Agents: Tom Blumberg & Damian Stiles, Monopoly Realty, 204-477-1133 Crescentwood Address: 3A-626 Wardlaw Ave. Asking Price: $244, 900 Sold Price: $240, 000 Taxes: $3, . . .

Posted: 2014-03-08

Condos of calm

Peace and privacy rule at Royalwood Estates

If you're looking for a condominium and privacy is as much a priority as value, then Royalwood Estates Condominiums should be on your buying radar. Tucked away in a secluded south section of Royalwood at 20-1290 Warde Ave., the townhome condominium . . .

Posted: 2014-03-08

Worth a visit

The Bridgewood family-friendly, accommodating

While so-called visitable homes are designed to be user-friendly for those with mobility challenges, their design goes much further than that. In actuality, the design -- which features at-grade front and back entrances, wider doorways (on the main level) and a . . .

Posted: 2014-03-08

Style on Stiles

Wolseley home mixes character and modernity

Wolseley is one of the most attractive neighbourhoods to put down roots. Residents can walk or bike to nearby restaurants and businesses, the mature trees provide a serene ambience and it's close to the Assiniboine River and Omand's Creek. However, it's a . . .

Posted: 2014-03-08

Parade will feature more than 100 new homes

After enduring an extremely long, cold and painful winter, we welcome the 2014 Spring Parade of Homes, which opens at noon today, Saturday, March 1 and runs through Sunday, March 23. The Manitoba Home Builders Association is proud to present . . .

Posted: 2014-03-01

MIKE HOLMES: Home-renovate your way out of doghouse

Did Valentine's Day put you in the doghouse? Well, I have good news: You might be able to fix your way out of it. Sometimes a little lipstick and mascara of the home-reno kind -- such as hanging up those photos . . .

Posted: 2014-03-01

Counter-culture cool

Wide variety of surfaces to consider

QUESTION: We are selecting new countertops for our kitchen and bathroom. I definitely want granite in the kitchen, but I'm thinking of a less costly option for the bathrooms (our master bath, a powder room and an upstairs full bathroom . . .

Posted: 2014-03-01

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Solving the mystery of the frozen lock

QUESTION: My son and his wife have a relatively new house, about five or six years old, and every winter their front door lock freezes so you cannot put a key into it. This winter, the door itself has even . . .

Posted: 2014-03-01