How to Have the Best Lawn on the Block!
Everyone, it seems, wants to have a nice green lawn. Even if you spend the rest of the gardening season on the golf course or at the cottage, I find that even the most negligent of lawn owners takes some time in early spring to spruce up the lawn, one
How Your New Home Got So Expensive
Land costs make up for about half of your new home costs.
MARK CULLEN: How to Shop at the Garden Centre
When you visit the garden center it can often be overwhelming. I am often approached by gardeners asking me ‘where to start’. I offer this information to help point you in the right direction.1. Good value does not always equal the lowest price. While
How to tell the difference between hardwood and laminate flooring
Whether you’re touring a new model home, walking through an open house, or just trying to impress your friends, knowing how to tell the difference between hardwood and laminate flooring can come in handy!Both types of flooring have their pros and cons.
How to Read your New Home Floorplans
By Amit PaulIt seems to me that the need to understand, and be able to properly decipher, real estate floor plans should be greater today than ever before. In a large portion of real estate sales the floor plan is all we have to try and understand what
How to make your condo look and feel much larger!
Believe it or not, there was a time when a one-bedroom condo in Toronto was around 900 square feet. Today, picture about half of that, sometimes even smaller.
Families Helping Families - How OPUS Homes Gives Back to the Community!
Marie Fiorellino-Di Poce, ETA Vaughan meets with Andrea DeGasperis-Ronco, of OPUS Homes.From OPUS HomesWhen OPUS Homes opened its’ doors in 2010, they wanted to give homeowners a different experience, one that they could truly feel proud to be part of.
How Home Staging Began…And Why It’s Not Interior Decorating
By Lisa ReisI’m not sure where specifically staging got started, but I certainly have a first-hand account of how it evolved into what it is today. I was exposed to staging at a very young age and it left a very positive impact on me, so much so that I
How I’m beating the winter blues at home
I have never been ashamed to admit that winter is my least favourite season. Even though I have endured almost 20 Canadian winters, I still have a hard time adjusting to below freezing temps. This cold transition often takes a toll on how I feel, leaving
How to keep cool if your air conditioner breaks
The Greater Toronto Area is in for a hot summer. If you have air conditioning, you’re good to go. If you don’t, then you’re probably already aware of some of these tips for what to do if your A/C breaks.
