Counter offer

Double-check colours when choosing kitchen palette

The countertop you fell in love with in the showroom may look altogether different when it's in your kitchen. "Lighting will change colours totally, " says Louise Gordey, retail sales manager with Floform Countertops. Gordey suggests taking countertop samples home to see . . .

Posted: 2011-04-09

Another successful Home Expressions show

Another Home Expressions Home and Garden Show has passed and more than 20, 000 people converged upon the Winnipeg Convention Centre last weekend looking for new and fresh ideas for their home, yard and cottage.Visitors to the show left fully . . .

Posted: 2011-04-09

Sold

Shaughnessy Heights Address: 1023 Alfred Avenue Asking Price: $129, 900 Sold Price: $127, 500 Taxes: $981.00 Square Footage: 800 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Lot Size: 27 x 91 Listing Agent: Lisa Geres, Royal Lepage Dynamic, 989-5000   Headingley Address: 52 Britton Bay Asking Price: $364, 900 Sold Price: $364, 900 Taxes: Not assessed yet Square Footage: . . .

Posted: 2011-04-09

Functional by design

Gino's show home an exercise in innovation

As it concerns new home designs, it's difficult to reinvent the wheel, what with so many well-conceived designs having already been blueprinted. However, exercise a little imagination, and it's entirely possible to add a new spoke or two to the wheel's . . .

Posted: 2011-04-09

Haven on Henderson

New riverside condos just five minutes from downtown

For some time, developer Karl Devlin had been looking at a listing that featured a prime piece of pristine real estate on Henderson Highway that backed onto the Red River. When the listing suddenly disappeared, he didn't panic. Instead, he . . .

Posted: 2011-04-09

Change of space

Condo unit dazzles like never before

Sometimes, life just happens in random, unforseeable fashion. Like the sale of a totally remodelled loft-style condominium found tucked away in the rear of Tuxedo Estates' serene confines. One day, Lisa Duxbury and her family were calling it home, the next, . . .

Posted: 2011-04-09

Chanelle Sladics' One Life Movement: Project Greenhouse Argentina

During the 2010 South America Snow Sessions, My Little Footprint, Keep-a-Breast, Protect our Winters and One Life decided to give back to the Bariloche community. They built a greenhouse out of recycled plastic bottles and bamboo from the local forest. . . .

Posted: 2011-04-04

GARDENING: Dispersing downpours

French drain, rain garden two ways to keep excess water at bay

"Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day... ” Last year, Manitobans experienced plenty of rain events and, in the coming year, with soils already saturated, added precipitation will pose its challenges to gardeners. Rain can be a good thing for container . . .

Posted: 2011-04-02

MIKE HOLMES: Spring thawing can lead to basement leaks

Every year when the snow melts, it turns to water. And that water has to drain somewhere. When we have a rapid spring thaw, you'll often see yards suddenly become lakes. The snow has melted and has no way to percolate . . .

Posted: 2011-04-02

Designers make dreams come alive

Budget your time and plans for the right fit

IN the early '80s, people who worked with designers lived in a world of champagne wishes and caviar dreams. It was the late great design legend Mark Hampton who said that it wasn't until the '80s that a decorator entered . . .

Posted: 2011-04-02