Q: What are clients requesting most: kitchen or bathroom renovations? A: Kitchen renovations are more popular than bathroom updates among homeowners, primarily because the kitchen is often considered the heart of the home. It serves as a central gathering space and can significantly enhance daily living experiences, making it a priority for many. Kitchens are also seen as a wise investment due … [Read more...] about Q&A with Glen Abbey Contractors
Home Reno
A Charming Restoration in Toronto
Combining 21st-century efficiency and biophilic principles to a stately Toronto century home while honouring its heritage character, is all in a day’s work for HummingbirdHill Homes. Written By Rebecca Dumais | Photography By Scott Norsworthy HummingbirdHill Homes’ full gut-and-rebuild of a century-plus Toronto double-brick home, owned by an avid art dealer, retains much of the old … [Read more...] about A Charming Restoration in Toronto
HGTV’s Farmhouse Facelift: A Dream Restored
For one family, their dream of renovating their historic Victorian farmhouse almost ended in disaster. But then Carolyn Wilbrink and Billy Pearson, co-hosts of HGTV Canada’s Farmhouse Facelift, stepped in – and the rest is modern history. You’d think that a couple who are both holding down full-time jobs, while running a working farm and raising two active preschoolers, would have enough on … [Read more...] about HGTV’s Farmhouse Facelift: A Dream Restored
Daymark Design: Complete Reno Retreat
A modern Muskoka design for the cottage jet set The ethos of Daymark Design Inc. is to create modern architecture with distinctive and lasting qualities that contribute to the enrichment of its inhabitantsʼ lives and local community with a net-positive effect on the built environment, exemplified by a recent build on Lake Rosseau in Port Carling. The original portion of the piecemeal … [Read more...] about Daymark Design: Complete Reno Retreat
Opening Up About Renovations with Jackie Glass
Renovations are a big part of my design work. When I first start working with a client who is thinking about renovating their home, I always want to hear about their “big” picture. What is their perfect dream space? How do they see themselves living in this space? How do they entertain, and with how many people? These are just a few of the many questions I ask. I also tell them to forget the … [Read more...] about Opening Up About Renovations with Jackie Glass
