Spring Parade of Homes features 36 builders

The 2012 Spring Parade of Homes officially opens at noon today, Saturday, March 3 and runs through Sunday, March 25. The Manitoba Home Builders' Association is proud to present 103 new homes on display for everyone to enjoy. Show home hours . . .

Posted: 2012-03-03

Sold & Offered: March 3, 2012

Maples Address: 10 Hartley Place Asking Price: $239, 900 Sold Price: $270, 000 Taxes: $3, 032.81 Square Footage: 998 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1.5 Listing Agent: Apee Panchhi, RE/MAX executives realty, 985-1450 North End Address: 362 Andrews St. Asking Price: $134, 900 Sold Price: $146, 000 Taxes: $1, 268.92 Square Footage: 792 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Lot Size: . . .

Posted: 2012-03-03

Welcome to Oz

No yellow brick road, but condos will have everything else

It's official: the Land of Oz - or, to be more precise, The OZ Condos -- are coming to Osborne Village. After a lengthy search for just the right parcel of land, Westland Construction has joined forces with master architect Sasa . . .

Posted: 2012-03-03

Tiny touches loom large

Attention to detail fills big Bridgwater Forest bungalow

On a cold Manitoba winter morning (or any time of day or year, for that matter), it's a feature that constitutes a tiny touch of heaven. A heated tile floor in the ensuite of your master bedroom is a small detail, . . .

Posted: 2012-03-03

Countrified but convenient

Lightly-used beauty in park-like setting on city's western outskirts

As satellite communities go, it's carved a unique niche for itself on west Winnipeg's innermost periphery. That community? None other than Assiniboine Landing, a pristine enclave that contains just over 50 homes, all custom-built to exacting standards. With its stands of . . .

Posted: 2012-03-03

Fantasy house, fantastic reality

Vancouver Island heritage home is Winnipeg couple's dream come true

VICTORIA, B.C. -- This classic, century-old house overlooking Beacon Hill Park stood empty for six years while its owner, who lived next door, lovingly undertook a painstaking and extensive renovation. Meanwhile, a visitor from thousands of kilometres away quietly yearned to . . .

Posted: 2012-02-25

Handmade buckwheat pillows earning fans

For five nights, I shared my bed with a cotton bag stuffed with 18, 000 buckwheat hulls. No, I wasn't on vacation at the Upper Canada Village, though I did feel like a pioneer bedding down with a sack of . . .

Posted: 2012-02-25

CONNIE OLIVER: Get inspired and think outside the paint can

I wanted to feature this particular dining-room photograph today because of its unconventional design. Dana Tomic Hughes, the designer who created this avant-garde space for Dulux Paints, has piqued my interest. You're probably asking yourself if this room is actually finished, . . .

Posted: 2012-02-25

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Zonolite insulation gives rise to questions

QUESTION: I am in the process of upgrading the energy efficiency of my home, which is 40 years old. I have Zonolite in the attic and just recently had a pre-retrofit eco-energy audit done. It was suggested to me to increase . . .

Posted: 2012-02-25

SOLUTIONS: Whitish mark on oak table can be removed

QUESTION: For 30 years I have always put a heavy protector on my oak table whenever I use it. However, a couple of weeks ago I just threw a tablecloth directly onto the table. Now I have a whitish mark . . .

Posted: 2012-02-25