ACHIEVING PHOTOSYNTHESIS

How to get great garden photos

HOW many photos do you take of your garden each summer? If you're like me, your photos number in the hundreds. Once in a while, we take the perfect photo, post it on the fridge or even frame . . .

Posted: 2011-08-13

MIKE HOLMES: A healthy home is a happy home... for you

I spoke recently at the National Healthy Homes conference. It's an annual meeting of government, builders and groups concerned with safe, healthy and sustainable housing. They promote seven principles of healthy homes. They're common-sense principles that are all interconnected, and I . . .

Posted: 2011-08-13

Dig in

Backyard farming provides multiple health benefits

Think for a moment about how you spend your time, Victoria gardener Carolyn Herriot advises. "Prioritize what's important and give more weight to the things that matter in your life, " said the author of The Zero Mile Diet and A . . .

Posted: 2011-08-13

Say goodbye to basement mould

Seco Air's systems keep it away from your house

Whether you're living in an older or new home, the two dwellings are similar in two senses. First, no matter whether a home is new or old, its basement walls and floor can be hosts to mould. Second, as more than . . .

Posted: 2011-08-13

CONNIE OLIVER: Soft touches take edge off those clean lines

Our feature photograph, courtesy of CIL Paints, is all about a room with clean lines and symmetry that still maintains a sense of warmth and comfort. You wouldn't think a room with straight lines and a strong geometric base would . . .

Posted: 2011-08-13

The sky is the limit for flooring options

Patterned carpet Texture adds visual interest to flooring and manufacturers, such as Canada-based Krause, are offering carpet with a variety of embossed-looking designs. Made of nylon with a "kinked molecule" for better durability, the patterned carpet is available in a variety . . .

Posted: 2011-08-13

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Questions on central exhaust system's use

QUESTION: I am a regular reader of your column and I thought I would ask you about a system. We purchased a house that is about seven years old now. When we purchased it, we did not receive any information . . .

Posted: 2011-08-13

SOLUTIONS: Use Iron Out to remove dishwasher stains

QUESTION: My dishwasher has developed a brownish stain on almost the entire interior, including the cutlery rack. It is a white interior and is only six years old. What can I do to get rid of this staining? The dishes . . .

Posted: 2011-08-13

Window-walls a design opportunity, use it!

Dear Marc: I have bought a new high-rise condo with an amazing view. My living room has a clear view of the skyline, and two of my four walls are windows. How do I design my living room with this wall . . .

Posted: 2011-08-13

Time for government to revisit rebates

THE Canadian Home Builders' Association has served notice to the federal government that it's time to look at new housing and renovations in order to right both an old and a new tax wrong. Although the federal budget does not come . . .

Posted: 2011-08-13