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<p>Megan Cole / The Canadian Press files</p><p>The cast-iron pipe described is simply a vent for an older eavestrough drainage system that is now gone and replaced with a modern style.</p></p>

No real need for obsolete drainage vents

Ari Marantz 
April 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Marc LaBossiere</p><p>The existing entertainment wall of shelving is breached to accommodate a big-screen TV. </p>

TV looks like it always belonged in bookcase

Marc LaBossiere
April 21

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<p>Matthew Mead / The Associated Press Files</p><p>The secret to fluffy cupcakes is leaving air bubbles in the batter to expand during baking.</p>

Overmixed cupcakes will always peak too early

Reena Nerbas 
April 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Laurie Mustard / Winnipeg Free Press </p><p>The much beloved Eaton&rsquo;s Catalogue used to be a staple in every home in the mid &rsquo;70s. Too bad this vintage copy isn&rsquo;t worth enough to top off my retirement fund, though...</p>

Flipping through a time machine

Laurie Mustard
April 14

Renovation & Design

<p>Simple Green </p><p>Simple Green was named the most versatile all-purpose cleaner by Good Housekeeping.</p>

How to better organize your house cleaning

Nicole Anzia
April 14

Renovation & Design

<p>Marc Labossiere / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>The drywall had to be installed around the existing garage-door mechanisms.</p>

The comfort of an insulated garage

Marc LaBossiere
April 14

Renovation & Design

<p>D.S. Cole Growers</p><p>Paso Doble, a Rex begonia, has a sizzling colour combination and decorative leaf shape.</p>

Flowers' blooms an unrivalled spectacle

Colleen Zacharias
April 14

Renovation & Design

<p>Adam Latham</p><p>Comedian Marc Maron's Highland Park home is on the market for $749,000. The Spanish-style house, built in 1927, includes the garage where Maron has recorded the majority of his WTF with Marc Maron podcasts.</p>

Archie's Malibu bunker back on the market

Neal J. Leitereg and Jack Flemming
April 14

Renovation & Design

<p>WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES</p><p>Vinyl plank flooring such as the type used in this upstairs room can be an ideal choice for basement flooring as well.</p>

Basement efflorescence nothing to fret over

Ari Marantz 
April 14

Renovation & Design

<p>Kelly Ishikawa</p><p>Maybe your simplified life will look something like this photo from the book <em>New Minimalism</em>. But then again, maybe it won&rsquo;t.</p>

Embracing minimalism is a personal thing

Lindsey M. Roberts 
April 14

Renovation & Design

<p>JEFFRIES NURSERIES</p><p>The Little Lady Lilac graced the cover of Jeffries&rsquo; plant catalogue last year. It is a cross between the beloved Miss Kim lilac and the Dwarf Korean lilac.</p>

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Colleen Zacharias
April 7

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