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Closer Look: Lindsey Adelman's Bubbles of Light

August 3rd, 2011
Lindsey Adelman's elegant and quirky blown-glass fixtures — delicate, industrial and organic-looking all at once — are popping up in kitchens, dining rooms and bedrooms all over the country. Her brilliance comes from her ability to find balance in opposing directions: Each of her pieces offers a push-and-pull between fragile and strong, hand-crafted and machine-made, masculine and feminine, r ...

14220 Wheatley Ave, White Rock, BC

August 3rd, 2011
I just finished uploading this House for sale, 14220 Wheatley Ave, White Rock, BCSouth facing back yard. Quiet street of 12. QUALITY home is a Rancher with a full walkout. 1559 sq ft on Main and basement 1559. Total 3118 sqft, attached 2 car garage, panoramic Ocean View from Blaine across the Semiahmoo peninsula. San Juan's and gulf Islands No Wires Plenty of quality updates hard woo ...

Keep Calm and Carry On: Going Beyond the Poster

August 3rd, 2011
When my husband and I bought our first house, I couldn't help but to look forward to choosing paint colors for the first time. Apartment living provided drab walls and flooring, and I was over it from day one. In anticipation of our closing date, I began to play with various color groupings and found myself leaning toward bright pinks and punchy citrons — surely the answer to my d ...

The Case for Linoleum and Vinyl Floors

August 2nd, 2011
So far in this flooring series, I've discussed a variety of ceramic tile, plank wood, engineered wood and laminate floors. Rounding out but by no means completing this series are linoleum and vinyl — also called resilient flooring, or sheet goods. Resilient flooring's a better term because not all resilient floors come as sheets. What they have in common, however, is an ironlike durability an ...

Kitchen of the Week: A Bi-Coastal Construction

August 2nd, 2011
Designing a kitchen is always a challenge, but it becomes much more difficult when you have to design the entire thing from more than 3,000 miles away. Houzz user Karen Heffernan was living in California while the construction on her soon-to-be-home in Boston was still being completed. But thanks to the help of her amazing builder and the power of the internet, she was able to des ...

Goodnight, Irene: It's Time to Reclaim Your Basement

August 1st, 2011
Our thoughts and prayers go out to family, friends and everyone else affected by Irene, a storm that left devastating flooding in its wake. If that includes you, here are some tips for getting that water out of your basement and getting on with your life — plus some inspiration for making the basement better than it was.First, before doing anything, make sure it's safe to venture ...

Create Your Own Massage Room

August 1st, 2011
Aaaah — relaxation! More and more we are looking to our own homes to provide a haven from the outside world. After spending a day hard at work and hearing news reports about the economy, when we come home, we want to be soothed. And admit it — just the mention of the word "economy" made your shoulders and neck tense up, didn't it? What better way is there to send the cares of the ...

12463 20th Avenue, White Rock, BC

July 31st, 2011
I just finished uploading this House for sale, 12463 20th Avenue, White Rock, BCExcellent location in Ocean Park easy walk into the village or down to the Beach. Excellent School catchment Ocean Cliff Elementary one block away , and Elgin Secondary-for High School students. This is a bright and sunny location in a neighbourhood of prestige's well kept homes. A most coveted area for prof ...

19 2603 162ND ST, South Surrey White Rock, BC

July 22nd, 2011
I just finished uploading this Townhouse for sale, 19 2603 162ND ST, South Surrey White Rock, BCExclusive Vinterra Corner Property, with Elegant front door Entry off 162nd. So practical for your visiting guests with parking right in front. *Lifestyle living on Main. Enjoy Dramatic Vaulted Ceilings, Hardwood floors on all 3 levels, Quartz surfaces and Styling Cabinets, Grand Entertaining dinin ...

13435 CRESCENT ROAD, South Surrey, BC

July 20th, 2011
I just finished uploading this Apartment for sale, 13435 CRESCENT ROAD, South Surrey, BCDock your jet ski at your door. All usable land. Gentle slopw to water view of the Northshore mountains.
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