Here’s your sneak peek at what’s inside the Fall 2017 issue of Home & Cabin, a themed issue built around the idea of exploring and celebrating personal style. The cover image is from contractor Neil Matthews’ article about a basement renovation his company, Trendsetter Renovations, recently completed. The photos highlight the beauty of the space, […]
Prior to the renovation, this kitchen was small and boxed in from the rest of the home’s main floor. It wasn’t a comfortable place to be in, and the family didn’t really use the main floor living room. All that has changed since the renovation. Now, the open concept kitchen, dining and living space has […]
Tucked away in a basement nook, this elaborately carved solid African mahogany bar is inspired by the pubs of Ireland. The wood choice gives the bar a brooding, deep, rich colour, says Kevin Dunphy of KD Custom Woodworking, who built the bar in his company’s Harbour Grace workshop. “There’s nothing like the wood itself to […]
Don’t let a bit of cold weather or snow stop you from enjoying your patio – with the right accessories you can turn any season into patio season. Sure, it might be a bit cool, but at least there aren’t any bugs. We’ve gathered some things to help you make the most of early season […]
Most of us, as homeowners, like to have our patch of green lawn. After all, a lawn is a great way to showcase other landscape features. However, not all garden situations allow for a successful lawn. Deep shade and lawns don’t mix; grass is naturally a plant of open spaces. Under the dense shade of […]
Running out of room in a house that no longer suited their needs, David Goodyear knew it was time for his family to move. They chose to build new, going with a modular kit home. Everything came in containers with an instruction book, and a week after starting the build they had the shell of […]
“Now that it’s done, we love it here. There’s nothing like it, we just totally relax when we’re here,” says Tara Bishop, standing in the outport house she and her husband Wayne renovated into a weekend escape. While their two daughters hang out in the living room, Wayne and Tara recall the extensive renovation they […]
“This cabin has a name,” says Kent Sargent, standing on the back patio of his log cabin in Terra Nova. “It’s Simple Pleasures, because that’s what life’s about.”Everything here has a story – a stick in the shape of a dog, a tuft of moose hair, dried flowers hanging from the ceiling, the furniture. But […]
The man who built this house was a sealer, a fisherman and a carpenter who needed a house in a time when families were large and houses weren’t. At one point, there were eight people living in this house a stone’s throw from the ocean in Bonavista, says Darrell Durdle, who now owns the house. […]
In 1897 the Fry family built themselves a house in Brigus that would stay in the family until 2014. It was then, and is now, an impressive home. The double bay windows, the mansard roof, the two fireplaces with detailed mantles, the high ceilings – these are details of a finer home.Those details, along with […]
