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Inside my digs: north end Halifax

When Kaylin MacKenzie crunched the numbers, buying a condo in her favourite neighbourhood made sense.

It was practicality and convenience that sold Kaylin MacKenzie on becoming a condo owner. After years of renting, she’d realized that finding a place she loved wasn’t easy.

By Allison Saunders Aug 17, 2017

Home Style condo living | home style | suite life

Let's get real: tips from real estate agent, Tanya Colbo

She wants to help keep people cautiously excited about buying their first home

What's your best piece of advice for people looking to buy their first home?

By Allison Saunders Apr 6, 2017

real estate buying

Grow your own way

Because green thumbs don’t come naturally to all of us, we got some advice on keeping plants in your home without killing them.

Katie Morrison of Granville Street's The Flower Shop didn't always have a knack for growing things.

By Morgan Mullin Apr 6, 2017

home decor plants The Flower Shop

Expert advice: a decorator's advice for planning your space

Decorator and and home stager Charlotte Skiba reminds us that Pinterest is pretty, but it’s not real life.

Charlotte Skiba of Charlotte Interiors has a home decor Pinterest board just like any average daydreamer.

By Morgan Mullin Apr 6, 2017

decor design

How to transform your home with paint

Paint Next’s Karen Peters shares tips how to change your home with colour.

Just how much can a few licks of paint change a space?

By Morgan Mullin Apr 6, 2017

paint renovations

Natural selection

Handmade by Haligonians using salvaged and pure materials, these home accessories boast both texture and style that could complement any room.

Large copper dodecahedron, Looking Glass Design

By Allison Saunders Apr 6, 2017

home design buy local Koko Mod Floral Design Sattva Boutique

Who’s the boss?

Boss Furniture’s Katherine Cherry channels her creativity into breathing new life into classic pieces.

Katherine Cherry knows a thing or two about starting over.

By Allison Saunders Apr 6, 2017

home style Halifax homes furniture

Lofty goals

How music, California and mid-century style inspired the vibe of this couple’s first home.

"It literally looks as much like a blank slate as possible, which is kind of intimidating at first, but luckily I kind of had a vision of what I wanted," says Jillian Tonet of the north end loft she and her partner Crissy Goodwin bought about a year-and-a-half ago.

By Allison Saunders Apr 6, 2017

condos home style

My favourite room: Andrea Tsang-Jackson

Inside a designer/quilter’s sanctuary—AKA her bedroom.

What makes this room your favourite?

By Francesca Handy Apr 6, 2017

home decor renovations

My favourite room: Maurice Meagher

Case Design’s project developer brings the outdoors as close to indoors as possible in his living room.

What makes this room your favourite?

By Francesca Handy Apr 6, 2017

decor renovations

My favourite room: Raj Kapahi

Natural and contemporary details come together to make his dining room a beautiful gathering place.

What makes this room your favourite?

By Francesca Handy Apr 6, 2017

home design decor Wicker Emporium

Northern touch

How sibling of the year and interior decorator Alicia MacDonald helped her sister tear apart and re-imagine her first house.

Sisters share clothes, secrets and sometimes bedrooms. They help each other get ready for things, from birthday parties to bridal parties.

By Morgan Mullin Apr 6, 2017

DIY renos north end

The best of both worlds

With a less-is-more vision in mind, this couple found a middle ground between old and new while renovating their first family home.

When carpenter and photographer couple David Bryant and Candace Berry bought their 100-year-old house, they knew they wanted to make some major changes.

By Allison Saunders Apr 6, 2017

reno north end

Fresh faced on Forrest Road

Realtor, furniture designer and rookie house-flipper Mary-Ellen Power teamed up with her brother to give a bright Dartmouth bungalow with a big backyard the TLC it needed.

"I feel like I've always been visual," says Mary-Ellen Power.

By Allison Saunders Apr 6, 2017

renovations house flip Dartmouth

Black magic on Elm Street

A modern, monochrome exterior facelift resulted in a house that “disappears yet draws the eye at the same time.”

When Stefan and Breanna Bolduc snapped up their west end home, it was far from the modern study in clean lines that it is today.

By Morgan Mullin Apr 6, 2017

renos exterior

Condo decor, deconstructed

Home stager and decorator Joanne Abrahams breaks down how she made one small space feel big, bright and inviting.

Joanne Abrahams knows how to make the most of a space. The owner of Rave Review Home Staging & Redesign, she’s an expert in making rooms look their absolute best, no matter the size.

By Allison Saunders Mar 2, 2017

suite life