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Ebb and flow

Ebb and flow

If you’ve noticed water marks on a ceiling or damp spots under a sink, don’t ignore those warning signs, say Calgary experts. Water leaking in your home can cause major damage, and become a health hazard due to mould.

 
 
 

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Today's appliances go high tech

 
A beer-dispensing refrigerator? Steam-refreshed foods? Stovetops that boil water in record time? Appliances that keep track of your grocery list? Sounds futuristic, but in this age of tablet computers and instantaneous kitchen solutions, there are plenty of options open to the consumer.
 
 

Second lease on life

 
When Calgarians David and Monica Solano found out they were expecting their fourth child, they had a big decision to make – should they stay or should they go? The answer was stay, as the couple developed the basement, expanded the entranceway from the garage into the mudroom and changed the upper level from the original three bedrooms plus den to five bedrooms.
 
 

Taping into the loo

 
Bathroom renovations are often the most extensive renovation done in the home, and due to the wear and tear they receive, they are also one of the most common. But done right a bathroom renovation can pay off both for the comfort of the current owners and the home’s future value.
 
 

Bringing the pub home

 
The burgundy-coloured walls at Gilly’s Pub share the same hue as the red wine favoured by the tavern’s most frequent regulars. Brent and Shawna McGillivray spend most nights enjoying the warm and cosy pub atmosphere, whether it’s watching the game on the big-screen TV or enjoying a glass of vino with good friends. The couple’s favourite thing about Gilly’s, however, is the location. It’ so close, in fact, they never have to leave home.
 
 

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Bathrooms

Bathrooms

Back to the bathroom

They may be the smallest rooms in the house, but they also get the most attention. These days, it's ...

 

Leisure Products

Hot tub

Life of leisure is closer than you think

The mercury might be dropping outside, but that doesn't have to mean going into hibernation. Here are...

 

Appliances

Appliances

Embrace the simple life

Today's high-tech appliances are taking the stress out of daily life.

 

Flooring

Leather Flooring

From the ground floor up

Flooring materials have come a long way since the days of lino and shag carpet. From vinyl-covered cork...

 
 
 
 

Kitchen

Kitchen

The perfect ingredients

Hot, new accessories are putting the 'wow' factor back into kitchens.

 

Couches/Chairs

Carmen Reclining Sofa

Furniture shopping for the seat of your pants

Functional, fun, fabulous and a fir to your lifestyle? You betcha! Designers are upping the ante with...

 

Tables

Ebony Pecan Coffee Table

Setting the Table

Living room furnishings are running the gamut from traditional to contemporary.

 

Renovating

Basement

Basements are getting the royal treatment

Forget everything you thought you knew about 'man caves.' Today's lower levels are buidling a new foundation...

 
 

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HOME + style advertising opportunities

Find out more about advertising opportunities in the Calgary Herald's HOME + style special section, ...

 
 
 

Business Profiles

 

Home & Style

Boft Fine Rugs

Story in the making at Boft

Fine rugs gallery receives strong response

 
Eisenbergs' Fine Furniture

Eisenbergs’ sets the table with two new stores

Jacques locations to continue company’s long local tradition

 
Jordans

Jordans carves out niche

Flooring specialist grows to 16 stores in Canada

 
Lozier Contracting

Committed to the last nail

Lozier Contracting takes renovations seriously

 
Paradise Bay

Leisure products make living at home paradise

Paradise Bay Home Leisure offer hot tubs, billiards and more

 
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Spotlight on Sunrooms Direct

Calgary retailer is bringing the outdoors inside

 
Totem

Totem finds tools for success

Building supplier takes customer service seriously

 
 

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