– by Lisa and Mike Dunsmuir, Step One Design – Move over CFL … LED is here! All you sports fans can breathe a sigh of relief: I’m talking about compact fluorescent fixtures, not a major sports league. Let me climb up on my pedestal for a moment. The lighting industry took a serious step […]
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– by Colin Eaton, Garden City Tree and Landscape Ltd. – Irrigation has come a long way in a short period of time. Here are six solid reasons why you should consider a professionally-installed irrigation system or upgrading your existing system: • Unless you like getting up at 6 a.m. several times a week, for
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– Story by Barry Mathias | Photography by RealMark Solutions – The two-acre property is situated in a flat landscape that once had been farmland. There is a “sold” sign outside. I turn off the quiet road onto a curving gravel driveway with smart, white curbing, and arrive at a distinctive two storey grey and
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– story by Deborah Rogers; photography by www.nuttycake.com – It’s a war m and sunny evening when I meet Susan and Len at their idiosyncratic North Saanich home. You could easily miss it, nestled as it is amongst the trees at the edge of the lagoon. The house is just over two years old now. From
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– by Dana Waite – Deer are here and there but not everywhere. I know this because whenever I visit a garden and its caretaker I always ask The Question: “Do you have deer?” It’s true that in some locales around Victoria and Sidney, those controversial critters have not left their hoof marks or excrement
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– by Tracey Jones (Remarkable ReDesign & Home Staging) and Stacey Kaminski (Styles by Stacey) – “Out with the old, in with the new.” A phrase we hear repeatedly in this Buy! Buy! world. But in design, old can sometimes be a breath of fresh air. There are many definitions for “vintage” and “antique” but
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– with special thanks to Trendspotter Susi McMillan and photographer www.nuttycake.com – Laundry Made Easy Want to freshen up your quilts, bed covers and blankets? Just drop them off and pick them up, or self handle big modern washers and dryers which are able to handle that extra-large load. Sidney’s Coin Laundry team, Jin and Scarlett
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Article by Barry Mathias, photography by www.nuttycake.com I arrive at a large, well-appointed, light-reflective home and meet Edward, who built the house in 1996. We enter through the front door into an attractive, open hallway with a fine curved staircase that is a powerful focal point. The steps and handrail are maple, stained a
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– by Barry Mathias – “My job is to help clients decide what they really need,” says Jeff Scott of Cabinet Works of Sidney, whose wife Vivienne helps manage the company and works one-on-one with clients. Through the years of dedication by Jeff and his recently-retired father Neil, Cabinet Works’ enviable reputation includes winning the
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– by Mike Dunsmuir – The man cave, the male sanctuary. Ask any hard-working, devoted family man if they would love a man cave; they would wholeheartedly, and undoubtedly grunt, “Boy would I!” Why does the mere mention of the concept conjure up such deep-rooted enthusiasm? Perhaps it’s not just an overindulgent self-centred attitude, but
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