Sold & Offered: Apr.28-12

Tuxedo Address: #206-115 Swindon Way Asking Price: $204, 900 Sold Price: $204, 900 Taxes: $2, 084.32 Square Footage: 1, 228 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1.5 Listing Agent: Denise Everett, Royal LePage Prime Real Estate, 989-7900 Fraser Grove Address: 1209 Kildonan Drive Asking Price: $419, 900 Sold Price: $422, 000 Square Footage: 1, 925 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: . . .

Posted: 2012-04-28

Getting the details right

River Grove bungalow shines due to designer's attention

With the city's southwest sector so hot (Bridgwater Forest, South Pointe), it's all to easy for some excellent communities to be overlooked. And, by extension, some beautifully designed -- and situated -- homes, too. A case in point is the compact enclave . . .

Posted: 2012-04-28

Multiple personality

River Park South two-storey offers style and versatility

There are times, rare though they might be, when a multiple personality proves to be advantageous. Take a home, for example. While most people think of a home one-dimensionally -- you buy it and live in it -- some homes offer . . .

Posted: 2012-04-28

CONNIE OLIVER: Why not update your kitchen this weekend?

Give your kitchen a fresh look in a weekend with one or more of these simple, affordable updates. Walls Give your kitchen a new look with a fresh coat of paint in a cheery new colour. You don't necessarily have to paint . . .

Posted: 2012-04-21

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Contractor should fix problem repair work

QUESTION: I live in a one-and-a-half-storey house located in North River Heights, built in 1927. The house has sunk towards the front of the property. Some of the history I have obtained indicates that at some point a portion of . . .

Posted: 2012-04-21

The tasteful garden

Add some wine and dessert to your flower beds

Would you like to enjoy some dessert and wine in your garden? I'm sure many say they already do this, but what about actually having these planted in your garden? Heuchera are summer-flowering perennials that will entice you not only with . . .

Posted: 2012-04-21

SOLUTIONS: Red velvet cupcakes add WOW factor

QUESTION: Can you please give me an idea of how to liven up chocolate cupcakes? I have been asked to bring dessert to our ladies' tea and I want to 'WOW' them with something a little different. Hilda, Birtle ANSWER: Have . . .

Posted: 2012-04-21

MIKE HOLMES: No matter what, get a home inspection

Canada's housing industry has been doing pretty well, especially if we look at how the economic downturn has affected other countries and their housing markets. Canadian housing has even started to pick up some momentum over the last couple years. . . .

Posted: 2012-04-21

Decorate to make cottage cool, comfortable

Thirty seconds into a conversation with Samantha Pynn, host of HGTV's Summer Home, and I understand why they chose her to lead the show, even though she professes to be a "total city girl" without a summer cottage of her . . .

Posted: 2012-04-21

Bring smells of spring inside

Psychological effects of scents are cues to interior colours

Suddenly, and without warning, it hits like a gust of wind: that warm, earthy smell of spring that has you (mentally) skipping down the sidewalk and imagining patios, tubs of flowers and barbecues. Even if you're still trudging through a sloppy . . .

Posted: 2012-04-21