Valuable advice given at renovation show

Last week at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, numerous experts were on hand to share advice with thousands of Manitobans intent on doing a renovation to their home. The Kitchen, Bath and Renovation Show featured hundreds of booths displaying fabulous products that . . .

Posted: 2013-01-19

RENOVATION: Riverview renaissance

Kitchen reno a key cog in couple's plan to stay put

Riverview is a hodgepodge of early Winnipeg mansions, interspersed with bungalows and storey-and-a-half dwellings constructed during the post-Second World War boom to accommodate returning soldiers and their families. Today, the lovely, treed district is undergoing a renovation renaissance as many . . .

Posted: 2013-01-19

SOLUTIONS: Removing dog's odour from sofa

QUESTION -- Our dog's favourite place to sit was on our leather sofa, and now that she is gone, we cannot seem to get the odour off of the leather. We have tried leather cleaners, but to no avail. I . . .

Posted: 2013-01-19

MIKE HOLMES: Resolve to keep your house in solid shape

It's a new year, and plenty of people are making resolutions, usually relating to self-improvement. Some people might want to break a bad habit, such as smoking; others want to start a new habit, such as exercising regularly. But not . . .

Posted: 2013-01-19

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Seepage may date back to foundation error

QUESTION: I would like your opinion on a situation with the basement in our home. We have a Logix Styrofoam/concrete basement in a six-year-old home. We had some water leakage into the basement a couple of years after the home . . .

Posted: 2013-01-19

CONNIE OLIVER: 2013 colour lineup offers great possibilities

Seeing the new colours that paint manufacturers have unveiled each year is like seeing the new spring lineup on the catwalk. We need inspiration and ideas and are just waiting to be awed and impressed. Well, I'm impressed with this . . .

Posted: 2013-01-19

Functional first

'We tried to get all the little details right with this home'

In an ideal world, the new home you buy would be imbued with equal parts style and substance. However, that isn't always the case. Some homes -- for whatever reason -- are full of the wow factor. Sometimes, however, those good . . .

Posted: 2013-01-19

High-end condos under the radar

St. Norbert location offers panoramic view of Red River

When people think of high-end condominiums, they more often than not think of Wellington Crescent or Waterfront Drive. Well, it's time to add another area to that list: south Pembina Highway or, more specifically, St. Norbert. "This is a condominium development (The . . .

Posted: 2013-01-19

The benefits of xeriscaping

Enjoy an environmentally sustainable landscape that is lush & green

When many people hear the term xeriscaping, they immediately think of a desert landscape or a landscape filled with rocks, stones and gravel either placed in a seemingly unkempt naturalistic look or even as ornamentally co-ordinated patterns of different-coloured pebbles . . .

Posted: 2013-01-12

DIY bathroom design a money-saver

Allows homeowner to remain in the treed neighbourhood she loves

With the low end of Winnipeg's housing market hovering above the Golden Boy and the high end nudging the Soyuz space station, many people are electing to renovate their existing homes rather than take on new or higher mortgage payments. . . .

Posted: 2013-01-12