10 Tips for a Successful and Stress-free Home Renovation
BY SHANNON MONEO We’ve all heard jokes about home renovations. How many divorces after the big job? Or, what about the 1990’s sit-com Home Improvement? Beyond the wisecracks, if planning…
Designing Your Safe Space
Creating the perfect visual aesthetic sometimes comes at the sacrifice of safety
Ivo Zanatta on the many marvels of Vancouver Island’s ’boutique quarry’
BY ATHENA MCKENZIE | PHOTOS BY KURT KNOCK Quarried from the Earth’s surface, natural stone has been a go-to building material for millennia. It can be used to striking effect…
Condo inspections: why you need one
Jan Stuehler of Lighthouse Inspections tells SPRUCE what to be aware of when setting up a proper condo inspection.
Extending the Value of Your Home with a Landscape Renovation
Guest Contributor Danée Marie Lambourne of Eden Projects discusses how to extend the value of your home with a landscape renovation.
Take Back Your Home – How the Pandemic is Shaping a New Era of Architecture
Architect Pamela Ubeda tells SPRUCE how the pandemic is shaping a new era of architecture.
Unbuilders: Deconstructing a New Supply Chain
Adam Corneil's Unbuilders is an industry disruptor aimed at diverting construction demolition waste from landfills.
An Expert’s Advice on Elevating Your Space with Lighting
Mike Randall of Kurva Design Lighting discovered his passion for lighting about six years ago. He had been focused on building furniture for several years until a friend asked him…
Garden by Design: a Conversation with Steve McLeish
Landscape architect and owner of Acacia Landscape Inc, Steve McLeish has always loved nature; he grew up around gardens in Durban, South Africa and started his own small landscaping company…
Hey Happy Coffee: Behind the Design
By Belle White | Photos by James Jones (Taken PRE COVID-19) When Kyla Bidgood of Bidgood + Co. started the redesign of Hey Happy Coffee on lower Johnson Street she…