Sold & Offered: Dec. 4-10

River Park South Address: 115 Julia Road Asking Price: $363, 000 Sold Price: $363, 000 Taxes: $4, 231.92 Square Footage: 1, 485 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 3 Lot Size: 33 x 103 Listing Agent: D. Keith Baxter, Century 21 Carrie.com, 987-2100 Normand Park Address: 3 Florian Place Asking Price: $419, 900 Sold Price: $419, . . .

Posted: 2010-12-04

'Less is more'

Understated elegance in Huntington show home meets modern tastes

The first thing you notice about 54 Brookstone Place -- one of Huntington Homes' newest show homes -- is that it's no commonplace collection of medium-to-dark earth tones. Nor is it decked out with every conceivable high-end option. Consequently, a burning . . .

Posted: 2010-12-04

Spacious, gracious and warm

A lot of craftsmanship and thought in Linden Ridge bungalow

It's a sunny (and unseasonably cold) late-November morning. For a change, you've got some free time, which raises the question: What to do with it? How about -- in a not-so-spur-of-the-moment decision -- heading through sliding doors at the back of the . . .

Posted: 2010-12-04

A beautiful arrangement

You needn't be a professional to spruce up your home with flowers

I adore flowers. And yet, until recently, I rarely had them in the house. Florists' arrangements seemed too elaborate, an extravagance I wouldn't permit myself: even the thought of walking into a flower shop was intimidating. Supermarket flowers, though affordable, were . . .

Posted: 2010-11-27

Light up your (festive) life!

Turn that Christmas tree into a holiday wonder

SNOWFLAKES have fallen and colourful lights shine through the streets of Manitoba. Ready or not... here comes Christmas. The time has arrived to trim your tree and ring in this wonderful season. In fact, people all over the world will be . . .

Posted: 2010-11-27

Secure to a T

Protecting a home from theft and vandalism getting easier and easier

Steve Tubman uses his laptop to view the security camera pointed at his home's front door. "I can see whether the mailman has been there, " says the director of corporate sales and operations for Henderson Security. Gilles Chasles logs onto the . . .

Posted: 2010-11-27

Don't invite thieves in while you're away

WITH the temperature falling in recent weeks, many of us who are lucky enough to have the time off work are planning to head south on vacation. Unfortunately, we're not the only ones with winter plans. The Christmas-New Year's break is a . . .

Posted: 2010-11-27

Beyond the Saturday special

Retailers use in-house magazines as marketing tool

Store flyers have evolved in recent years from simple newspaper inserts into high-gloss lifestyle magazines, packed with insightful features, handy shopping tips and tricks on how to incorporate store products into your home. Whether it's Home Depot's DreamBook or The Magazine . . .

Posted: 2010-11-27

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Fix minor defects, save complaints for big stuff

QUESTION: I am in the process of purchasing a new home and have a question regarding an outside faucet being located directly above the air conditioning unit. It is very awkward to attach the hose and we find that we . . .

Posted: 2010-11-27

MIKE HOLMES: Shedding some light on the garden shed

IT'S the end of the season and you're putting away the garden furniture, umbrellas, mowers, tools and toys and suddenly the garage is full. You realize you need another place to store your stuff. You need a garden shed. A shed . . .

Posted: 2010-11-27