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Outdoor Dining 3 Ways

May 26, 2022

by Hayley Jackson, Viane Designs & Styling - There really isn't anything better than summer on the West Coast. After such a long cold spring with so much rain, it's nice to finally be able to host outside and enjoy your patio space! Sitting outside and enjoying the scenery with friends or family is something [...]

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West Coast Gardener – Native Plants That Every Gardener Should Know – Pt. II

May 26, 2022

by Matt Hall, Red Feather Horticulture - With the amount of feedback we received after our first article on "West Coast Native Plants," we thought that another dive into our favourite choices might be welcome. Below are plants that we use a great deal in our planting schemes due to their robustness and beauty. We

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Seaside Homes – Who’s Afraid of the Building Inspector?

May 26, 2022

by Janice Henshaw - Not me! I interviewed Sidney's senior building inspector, Andre James, and was impressed with his affable manner and expressed interest in helping to guide builders and homeowners through the building inspection process. He seems ready and willing to help answer questions and is not scary at all! There is a province-wide

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Seaside Homes – Goodbye Sweet Routines – Hello Open Roads! Family Living in an RV

April 28, 2022

by Janice Henshaw | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - Tonight is the last night you will sleep in your cozy warm bed, safe from the elements, in the house you love in your oh-so-familiar neighbourhood. In the morning, you will wake up, pack last-minute things, lock the door and shepherd the kids into your

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West Coast Gardener – Do Your Landscape Ideas Need a Professional Designer?

April 28, 2022

by Colin Eaton, Garden City Tree & Landscape Ltd. - Creating a new landscape or rescuing an existing landscape can be fun and rewarding. If it is a simple design, you can use grid paper to create a scaled layout that includes the dimensions of certain elements. However, mistakes can be costly with a complicated

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Seaside Homes – Cheeky Art and a Gorgeous Log Home

March 31, 2022

by Janice Henshaw | photos by Janis Jean Photography - A pathway in Patricia Bay is lined with over 200 quirky, cheeky signs attached to a fence that is guaranteed to make passersby smile with delight or break into belly laughs. Artist Anna Trelford, whose fence the signs are posted on, loves hearing their laughter.

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Seaside Homes – Clever Reno Enhances Storage Space

February 24, 2022

by Janice Henshaw | photos by Janis Jean Photography - In 2013 Kathryn and her husband Andrew bought their two-storey, 1,452-square-foot home in the "Funky Fernwood" area – a popular place for growing families and first-time home buyers. Fernwood is located north of Rockland and Fairfield and east of North Park and Harris Green. The

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On Design – Rustic Luxury: A Blend of Styles & Concepts

February 24, 2022

by Jennifer Etherington, Avenue B Home Decor - What is Rustic Luxury? It is the idea of taking a luxurious lifestyle and enjoying it in a rustic setting in the country. But it doesn't have to be in the country anymore! Rustic Luxury is a style that can work in the city or suburbs and

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Seaside Homes – Smart Homes Defined and the Future Imagined

January 27, 2022

by Janice Henshaw - Smart Homes Defined. Do you have a "Smart Home?" If not now, then perhaps very soon. By 2023 it is estimated that there will be an astonishing 300 million Smart Homes worldwide, and Smart Home market revenue will top US$141 billion (Source Statista). Demand for these products is fuelled by our

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West Coast Gardener – Tiny Gardens: Joy Through the Winter Months

January 27, 2022

by Cynthia Philp - As a gardener, I love spring, and my impatience with the weather grows as the dismal days of winter drag on. To keep my sanity, I begin gardening indoors – just tiny projects, designed to fit on a windowsill and bring me joy every time I pass. Windowsill gardens are a

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