Renovate Without Reservation by Staying on Budget

Text by Nancy Johnston We’ve all the heard stories about renovation projects that soared out of control and ended up either costing triple the amount of the original estimate or the whole thing stalled mid project when the homeowner ran out of funds for materials. The good news is it doesn’t have to happen to you. ... Read More

Steven & Chris – Full Interview

Marc Atiyolil, Style & Design Editor, Canadian Home Trends Magazine: Many of our readers are fans of the Steven & Chris product line. If you could pick one, what would be your favorite piece? Steven: My favourite piece we have designed is the CC Wing chair. It is an oversized wing chair generous enough to be able to ... Read More

Top This

Text by P. Gerbrandt It’s pretty hard to beat a barn raising when it comes to the efficiency of traditional barn construction, but canvas and laminate rafters for “bio-tech” shelters offer an alternative that can be put up in just a couple of days. In one case, a customer and his helper were able to get a ... Read More

Project: How to Build a Fountain Using Retaining Wall Stones

Text by Blair Korchinski Required Tools Shovel Hand compactor or power tamper Carpenter’s level Scissors Straight edge Required Materials ¼ sand or ¾ down crushed limestone Retaining wall stones Flexible pond liner Pond pump Landscaping fabric Fountains, streams, ponds and even waterfalls have become a common landscape feature. They look good and the soft burbling of the water is relaxing and pleasant. They seem complicated though—something that requires ... Read More

Transform an Ordinary Back Yard into an Oasis

Text by Nancy Johnston If your back yard is just a place you cut through to get to the back door from the garage or somewhere you let the dog run around, you are missing out on what could be your own little oasis from the storm of life. Inside our homes we surround ourselves with ... Read More

The Country Style Home

Text by Lesley Baker The old country style home is still by far one of my favourites. The one and a half or two story homes with many windows, beautiful hard wood floors and many small cubby holes. It reminds me of my Grandmothers home. Just thinking about the traditional country home can induce the smell ... Read More

Shingle Options

Text by Blair Korchinski If you own a house, you will most likely face the matter of replacing the roof at some point. Shingles wear out over time and, if left too long, the roof will leak and cause more damage. A worn roof also reduces the resale value of your home and can make it ... Read More

Keeping you and your ORV safe

Text by Cameron Dueck It is wintertime in Manitoba, which means there is a good chance you are deep into the snowmobile riding season. Each winter there are more than 35,000 off road vehicles (ORV) registered in Manitoba, but two thirds of them will only carry the basic registration. One has to wonder whether this is enough ... Read More

Paint Techniques and their Effects

Text by Lily Sokhi Bored of looking at the old fireplace? Have you been dreaming of replacing your mantel with a marble one? Or would you rather have old slate or antique stone? What is stopping you? The cost? Hassle of demolition? Now you can do it without demolishing the old one and without spending big bucks. ... Read More

Do You Know What’s On Your Credit Report?

 Text by Lesley A. Baker You apply for a mortgage and are denied. You apply for a car loan and it falls through. Perhaps you should request a copy of your credit report. Credit reports are strategic for financial and lending institutions to measure a person’s credit responsibility and credit history. With good credit, the world can be ... Read More

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