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Energy Efficient Kitchens
Energy Saving + Smart Kitchen Your kitchen is often described as the MVP of your home, the area which adds the most value to future buyers but also the spot that you use the most now. Think about it, your kitchen is very multi-faceted. The area is an entertainment...
Energy Efficient Homes
Energy Efficient Ideas for Custom House, Savings From Energy Efficiency There are three main priorities that we always urge our clients to seek when they are looking into renovating or remodeling their house. The first is that the project must improve your quality of...
How to Pick a Custom House Builder
What To Look For In a Custom House Builder One thing you'll find out as you search for custom house projects is that no matter what the price, or what the turnaround time, or what the project capabilities are – you'll always be at the mercy of your contractor. What...
Renovation Material Price Guide
Material Price Tips (How to Make Sure You Get Bang for Your Buck) When you're looking at having construction work performed on your house, the first thing you need to know is that labor costs are very fluid. Some contractors are based out of urban areas where prices...
Basement apartment guide
Is your basement working for you? If you have too much living space and too many passive income streams, this isn't the post for you. For everyone else, the pros have put together a list of things to look for in your future basement apartment. Read on to learn more!...
Home-buying tricks in Ottawa
How to buy a detached single home in Ottawa under $400k Finding the right home is never easy. For many people, it almost becomes a full-time job on its own. The right balance of distance, safety, and price is a delicate one, it’s hard to get what you want...
Green Roof – A unique design integration
The green rooftop design is a natural habitat constructed on roof tops solely for the purpose of utilizing the space productively, adding a bit of nature for many practical reasons. Water absorption, building insulation, and a source of vegetation, applying this green...
The Coolest Ways to Make Your Home More Functional
As people who are always looking for ways to make homes better in every way, we love discovering new ideas and hacks. It’s even better when we find many of them, all compiled in one list! We recently found such a list over at 9Gag, and we must say, it blew our minds...
Dining in Style
Not too long ago, our partner site Vancouver Custom Homes posted about the amazing blog My Paradissi. We totally love how the blog owner, Eleni, manages to consistently provide top-notch design advice regarding almost every aspect of decorating one’s home. In this...
4 Creative Ways To Add More Space To Your Home
Short of living in a 10,000 square foot mansion, we’d all be happier with a bigger master bathroom, a larger kitchen, more closet space and the list goes on. We love our home, but who couldn’t do with a little more space? If you’re not ready for the renovations that...
Ottawa Kitchen Renovations Benefits 2012
With the 2012 average household income of Ottawa being the highest of all largest cities in Canada, getting a renovation seems like a much less financially scary thought. Home renovations are one of the best investments because the return is typically high - If you...
Ideas For Basement Renovations in Ottawa
The majority of home owners have great dreams about having an ideal basement. However, the fact is most of them do not actually implement those ideas, since they find it difficult to make the right choice, leaving a spacious area in the house underutilized and empty....
