Preparing for the winter ahead
It’s October and it’s time to get serious about the fall garden. Plant bulbs, rake apples, empty compost and clean out plant pots before the sleet and snow freezes everything solid like a jellied salad. (more…)
House & Home
Diminutive design
Making the most of a small living space
Visitors to this year’s Calgary Fall Home Show might have come across a feature area called Small Space Living.
Designed by Rosalyn Lazaruk, owner of Wicket Blue Interiors, the 1,000-square-foot display showcased ways to optimize a smaller living space.
Lazaruk says people downsizing into a smaller house or condominium don’t have to give up style and livability just because they have less square footage.
Sit back and relax
Tips for hot tub buying and ownership
Having a hot tub at your home is a great way to relax with family and friends, while also providing some real therapeutic benefits.
“It’s always been a health and wellness thing,” said Drew Christy, a client care specialist at Rocky Mountain Pools & Spas in Calgary.
Christy says the social aspect of owning a hot tub is often the first thing that appeals to people, but later they find themselves mostly using the spa for relaxation.
New year, new look
Alykhan Velji talks top design trends for 2018
Whether planning a design overhaul or revitalizing a favourite space, award-winning designer Alykhan Velji has his finger on the pulse of what’s up-and-coming in the design world. With that in mind, here are three of his predictions for Calgary’s top design trends in 2018. (more…)
To each their own
The 2017 Calgary Fall Home Show offers tips, tricks and inspiration for every type of homeowner
“The show for every home.” That’s how Marketplace Events show manager Teri Salazar describes the Calgary Fall Home Show, which runs from Sept. 21 to 24 at the BMO Centre.
“It doesn’t matter if you have a condo, a new build, a fixer-upper or a McMansion, if you want to do a simple update or a complete renovation overhaul, we have something in the show for everyone,” she said.
There’ll be some 350 exhibitors at this year’s show, which Salazar says has been refocused to highlight those aspects exhibitors and attendees have been looking for, including more sources for inspiration.
“This show will be better than ever,” she said.