Colour your mood

Shades produce different responses, but big picture is key

Dear Leanne: My husband and I are having difficulty agreeing on a colour theme for our new home. When we were building in the spring, I liked the looks of the grey and brown tones because they looked so cool . . .

Posted: 2010-06-26

SOLUTIONS: Keeping pie crust from shrinking on plate

QUESTION: Can you tell me how to bake a single pie crust so it doesn't shrink down in the pie plate while baking? I make lemon pies, but my crusts disappear down the sides of the pan. Kelina (Mitchell) ANSWER: Some . . .

Posted: 2010-06-26

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Central fans work, but duct and fan sizes crucial

QUESTION: We have a 2, 000-square-foot cab-over home with central exhaust in two bathrooms and one vent in the main living area. The central exhaust in the large ensuite off the cab-over bedroom does not clear the moisture as well . . .

Posted: 2010-06-26

CONNIE OLIVER: Don't sweat the small stuff -- change it up

Small projects can have a big impact on your décor and your outlook. With our busy lives we don't always have time for a huge redecorating commitment so we get overwhelmed and don't do anything at all. If you're at . . .

Posted: 2010-06-26

Winnipeg's future discussed in documents

There has been considerable talk recently regarding the master plan draft on Winnipeg's future. Originally launched as Speak Up Winnipeg, this was a comprehensive, exhaustive and inclusive process that sought the input of all of this city's citizens regarding future directions . . .

Posted: 2010-06-26

SOLD & OFFERED - June 26-10

North End Address: 343 Redwood Avenue Asking Price: $149, 900 Sold Price: $149, 000 Taxes: $1, 263 Square Footage: 1, 350 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Lot Size: 32 x 91 Listing Agent: Jennifer Gulay, Royal LePage Alliance, 885-5500 St. Vital Address: 14 St. Elmo Rd. Asking Price: $149, 900 Sold Price: $150, 000 Taxes: . . .

Posted: 2010-06-26

Plenty of rooms with the Red River view

Home designed with spectacular river setting in mind

THE moment you enter 203 McBeth Grove, one glance toward the back of the 2, 698-sq.-ft., two-storey home confirms that it's aptly named. "When this pocket of riverfront land became available, we took advantage of it quickly, " says Dynasty Homes' . . .

Posted: 2010-06-26

Big house on the Prairie

Awesome location just the beginning with Charleswood beauty

Picture this: You're driving in a rural setting dominated by Manitoba's Prairie attributes -- wide-open fields, endless blue sky (rare as it's been of late) and a gentle breeze blowing. Yet -- though you feel like you're outside city limits -- . . .

Posted: 2010-06-26

WSO GARDEN GALA & TOUR: Escape to a better place

A gentle breeze stirs the white curtains that drape the sides of Iris Kennedy's gazebo, setting the stage for her lovely garden on the banks of the Assiniboine River in Charleswood. Pots and pots of flowers, tumbling over themselves in good . . .

Posted: 2010-06-19

TREE CARE: Those tree-chompers may not be cankerworms

Users of Tanglefoot tree bands are understandably perplexed when they still get heavy feeding by cankerworms. One explanation may be that they don't have cankerworms at all. Elm spanworms cause similar feeding damage to cankerworms and are not prevented from getting . . .

Posted: 2010-06-19