1. Budget
Plan your budget in advance. Allocate funds based on specific needs. Will you be replacing the counter? Stone, or laminate? New cupboards, or just appliances?

1. Budget
Plan your budget in advance. Allocate funds based on specific needs. Will you be replacing the counter? Stone, or laminate? New cupboards, or just appliances? Don’t forget backsplash, hardware, even drawer fittings. And of course plumbing and electrical if you’re moving anything. Then allow at least 15 percent to go over!

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Home Decor

Remodelista.com founder and author Julie Carlson shares the must-haves to create your own domestic sanctuary. Remodelling 101.

Remodelling 101: Three things worth spending on

renovation

Discover how the Brown family blended heirlooms and items collected on their travels into a modern home. It’s full of brilliant ideas for eclectic decor.

Eclectic decor: Modern pieces meets family heirlooms in this Vancouver home

Home Makeover

House Tours

Photography by Angus McRitchie; Styling by Nicola Marc

An understated palette proves the perfect backdrop for graceful furniture and playful touches of colour

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Fall is calling and it’s time to bring cozy back. Warmly welcome the transitional season with this fall checklist of must-haves for your home.

Fall checklist: 10 home must-haves to ease into season

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We’ve assembled 11 pieces that prove you can decorate on a budget. From furniture to accessories, a mid-century modern space is affordable and attainable.

How to redecorate a living room for under $2,000

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Have a glance at 10 fresh looks for your home that incorporate gorgeous green paint. Any room can be revitalized with the Benjamin Moore Colour of the Year.

Trend alert! Guilford Green is the Colour of the Year

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Use every inch of your home with these ideas for furnishing tight spaces. Embrace the vast potential of nooks, crannies and compact storage solutions.

6 tips for maximizing tight spaces

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Kitchen renovations: Five things you need to figure out before starting

Remodelling 101: Three things worth spending on

Modern pieces meets family heirlooms in an eclectic Vancouver home

10 tips to decorate your home in a light, neutral colour

Fall checklist: 10 home must-haves to ease into the season

How to refurnish a living room for under $2,000

Trend alert! Guilford Green is the Colour of the Year

6 tips for maximizing tight spaces