DEBBIE TRAVIS: Thinking pink; keen on green

Dear Debbie: I am 10 years old and my mom and I watch you on TV. I can help do my bedroom, like picking the colours and wallpaper too. Is pink too stupid? I love it. What goes with pink that . . .

Posted: 2009-06-21

CONNIE OLIVER: Feng Shui's harmonic convergence

The practice of Feng Shui was a hot topic a while back. It's sort of gone by the wayside but I still use some of the practices in my home. Sometimes it's for esthetic reasons, but sometimes I practice it . . .

Posted: 2009-06-21

SOLUTIONS: Snakes will make bad cats scat

QUESTION: I sure hope you can help me. I am having an awful problem with cats in my flower bed. I have tried everything: pepper, mothballs, shaved soap, cayenne pepper, egg shells, fine chicken wire under the earth, rhubarb leaves . . .

Posted: 2009-06-21

ASK THE INSPECTOR: Get the lead out... don't strip paint indoors

QUESTION: I've been contemplating a large project and I thought you would be the best person to ask. I live in a 1920s home. The baseboards and trim have been painted over the years. I'm contemplating removing the paint, starting with . . .

Posted: 2009-06-21

Sold - Offered June 21

Old Kildonan Address: 590 Pipeline Road Asking Price: $299, 000 Sold Price: $280, 000 Taxes: $3, 711.16 Square Footage: 1, 585 Bedrooms: 2 + 1 Bathrooms: 1.5 Lot Size: 167 x 1, 320 Listing Agent: Roman Drebot, Century 21 Advanced Realty, 925-7999 St. Andrews Address: 729 River Road Asking Price: $679, . . .

Posted: 2009-06-21

The Lofa Bed - Part I - Ad

Introducing the lofa bed: Losing a good night's rest is no laughing matter, so get a good night's sleep with the lofa bed.<P> The LofaBed is the evolution of futon furniture. It is a combination of a davenport . . .

Posted: 2009-06-21

'A step back in time'

When Hearth Homes built one of their latest show homes at 102 Bridgland Avenue North in Bridgwater Forest, they decided to go a very different route. That decision to go with a throwback (circa 1940s and 50s) design was made for . . .

Posted: 2009-06-21

It's a '79 and looking fine

Garden City home features ideal design and 'a backyard paradise'

Think of a home built in 1979, and it's all too easy to write it off for any number of reasons. You know -- it's easy to dismiss it as just plain old (hey, did you feel ancient at 30?), or . . .

Posted: 2009-06-21

Welcome to Cottage Country, Gen-Xers

Now that it's officially summer, many people's thoughts have turned to lake season and cottage country.But the demographics of buying a cottage have taken a sharp turn over the last year. No longer is it the Baby Boomers who are . . .

Posted: 2009-06-21

The Most Eco Friendly Home in North America

Portage Builders is a small operation that has been involved in eco-construction, ecological development projects and most recently in humanitarian based construction work. Most recently they were the main builders of a LEED Platinum home in Montreal, dubbed the most . . .

Posted: 2009-06-17