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Suzanne Hickey and Steve Anderson know potential when they see it. The pair met about a year-and-a-half ago, connecting over a shared interest in home style that quickly became more than just a hobby. Anderson is a graphic designer-cum-carpenter, with a love for building furniture. Hickey took an interior design degree “just for fun” while […]

I’m not sure if I’m ready to buy just yet, but it’s definitely on my radar. At what point should I start searching and chatting with an agent? I find the sooner that buyers start talking to me about their dreams of home ownership, the more I am able to help them out. Even if […]

First things first: What’s the difference between me going to my bank and going to a mortgage broker? When you’re making a huge life decision, you want someone that holds your best interest as their priority. Just as you wouldn’t shop in a store that sold one pair of pants in only one size, the […]

How do you think clutter and disorganization affects day-to-day lives? Being organized, although challenging at times, enables the homes to function more efficiently and productively. Having a system in place that works frees up your time and money to enjoy life as opposed to wasting time looking for something that you know you have, somewhere! […]

“The New York chair is another trend where the shape and proportion are very important, as is the mix of materials with metal and fabric,” says Attica’s Suzanne Saul, using these Saba Italia chairs—and their flippable cushions— to illustrate a style she’s onto. Citing a Trend Bible post about shape and proportion replacing surface interest, […]

Tara MacDonald and Justin Inglis got a lot of crazy looks when they decided that a stripped bare, yellow- shingled, 150-year-old house near Hubbards was their dream home. “It would have been way easier to tear it down. People told us, just start from scratch,” says Inglis about the then-derelict building on the Aspotogan Peninsula. […]

Avril Brown runs Prep Home Staging in Halifax. For more tips and tricks, find her at prepstaging.com and @prepit. 1. There are many cost effective ways to prepare a home for sale. De-cluttering is huge and doesn’t cost a thing. Look at each room with a buyer’s eyes—taking a picture of the room helps with […]

A lot can change in five months. That’s how long it took photographer Candace Berry and her husband David Bryant, a carpenter, to take a neglected and rejected house in the north end and turn it into stunning home that sold before it even went on the market. It started with Bryant’s dream of teaming […]