SOLD - March 20-2010

North End Address: 601 Boyd Asking Price: $94, 900 Sold Price: $94, 900 Taxes: $660.64 Square Footage: 1, 055 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Lot Size: 25 x 91 Listing Agent: Keith Sam Berenhaut, Royal LePage Prime Real Estate, 989-7900   Garden City Address: 1230 Diplomat Drive Asking Price: $159, 900 Sold Price: $167, 800 Taxes: . . .

Posted: 2010-03-13

A concept whose time may come

Off-the-grid home stands tall, really tall

It might be just a couple of feet tall, but Jean-Pierre Desmarais' concept home of the future has been stopping people in their tracks. That was the response from many in attendance at the recent Cottage and Country Homes show in . . .

Posted: 2010-03-13

Think inside the box

Revolutionary design results in cosy, compact home

What packing-challenged, organizational junkie hasn't fantasized about something that can hold all the comforts of home in a small and portable package -- say, like Mary Poppins' magical bottomless bag? James Stuart, founder of Nanaimo-based Twelve Cubed Homes, wasn't thinking of . . .

Posted: 2010-03-13

Why buy used?

Odessy home makes strong economic case for a new home

If you're looking to buy a resale home in the $250, 000 range or slightly more, you may want to consider another alternative. That alternative? A new home with more than 2, 200 square feet of livable space (once you include . . .

Posted: 2010-03-13

Extreme Makeover: Tuxedo edition

Girton Boulevard beauty lovingly restored, expanded

By now, we've all heard of -- heck, maybe even watched -- the TV show, Extreme Makeover. You know, the show where contractors demolish a family's ramshackle home and create a new one from scratch. While that wasn't even remotely necessary . . .

Posted: 2010-03-13

SOLUTIONS: Household tips

One thing leads to another

ONIONS: The next time you cut up an onion, hold an unlit wooden match between your teeth to reduce tearing. VEGETABLES: Cook green vegetables in an uncovered pot for four to five minutes in salted water. Drain vegetables such as asparagus, . . .

Posted: 2010-03-06

DEBBIE TRAVIS: Modern Italian design has earthy origins

There is no mistaking the contemporary energy and confidence of Italian style. We are all familiar with the low, clean lines of furnishings conceived by today's brilliant Italian designers. They juxtapose modern materials -- plastics and steel -- with . . .

Posted: 2010-03-06

CONNIE OLIVER: CIL mood test helps you pick paint colours

I love free advice; especially when it can be used from home at your leisure. Choosing colour is still one of the most difficult decisions to make when redecorating, so we can use all the help we can get. CIL . . .

Posted: 2010-03-06

Dynamic pastels take over colours

Take all that negative news about financial meltdowns and environmental disasters and toss it out the window, because this year we're going full colour. That's the word from decor advisers everywhere, whether you want to fill your interiors with fresh pastels . . .

Posted: 2010-03-06

MIKE HOLMES: A green roof is the perfect roof

While you were watching coverage of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, did you notice the roofs of the Olympic Village? They're green, and I think they represent exactly the kind of design we need to be incorporating in all . . .

Posted: 2010-03-06