To BEAM or not to BEAM

A question with big implications

Unlike a typical room renovation, the desire to remove walls to achieve an open-space concept can be a complicated endeavour. Certain walls of a house lend support to the structure. As such, it is imperative to ascertain which walls . . .

Posted: 2023-10-21

BLOOMING with beauty

New varieties and strategies to improve your hydrangea game

The next big thing in hydrangeas will be in garden centres next spring. First Editions Eclipse Bigleaf Hydrangea from Bailey Nurseries in Minnesota is the first true dark-leaf Hydrangea macrophylla. With dark purple, almost black leaves which stay dark . . .

Posted: 2023-10-21

Building with MHBA members just makes sense

Building a new home is one of the largest investments a family will ever make — so doing your due diligence before selecting the right builder is critically important when a family is making this type of major investment. So . . .

Posted: 2023-10-21

Tower of space and grace in Transcona

Devonshire Park two-storey large and loaded

Square footage alone doesn’t make a home. Rather, it’s how a home’s allotted square footage is used, no matter whether the home is big, small, or somewhere in-between. Lilita Klavins, new homes sales representative for Kensington Homes’ new show home at . . .

Posted: 2023-10-21

Ready to go in Richmond West

Spacious home loaded with features and move-in ready

One of the major issues associated with purchasing a resale home is that no matter how move-in-ready it’s advertised to be, it always seems like there’s one or two projects to tackle. With that thought in mind, home buyers often . . .

Posted: 2023-10-21

Parade of Homes wraps up this weekend

While the Manitoba Home Builders’ Association’s 2023 Fall Parade of Homes comes to an official close tomorrow, that doesn’t mean your chance to visit Manitoba’s newest and finest show homes also has to end. Almost all the show homes . . .

Posted: 2023-10-14

Growing and enjoying geraniums

Cultivate your favourite specimens indoors

The geranium’s staying power differentiates it from the competition. Flower trends come and go but geraniums are timeless and have been a mainstay in gardens and patio containers since the seventeenth-century. What we commonly call geraniums – the annual . . .

Posted: 2023-10-14

Pump up the VOLUME

Prairie Pointe two-storey a Parade of Homes standout

Standing at the top of the staircase of the Dexter 27 — Randall Homes’ new 2023 Fall Parade of Homes show home at 12 Firestone Dr. in Prairie Pointe — you can’t help but marvel at how spacious the . . .

Posted: 2023-10-14

Breathing room in North Kildonan

Spacious bungalow features five bedrooms

As difficult as it was in the past for large families to find an affordable, functional home, it’s even more difficult these days. Dealing with the extra complications of a reduced budget dictated by high interest rates and the need . . .

Posted: 2023-10-14

Stepping around a complicated issue

Porch and walkway revitalized with a twist

The most popular project on my roster this past season has been the front steps facelift. Half a dozen or so front porch steps have been revitalized by sheathing the exterior while using the existing concrete steps as the . . .

Posted: 2023-10-07