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Reader’s Choice: the 2021 SPRUCE Top Five Home Features

Pleasing vistas were an intentional choice on the part of architect Franc D’Ambrosio. The home’s location allows the family to balance their need for the convenience of the city with their love of the outdoors.

We spotlight the top 5 most-read home features of 2021, with inspiring home renovations and custom builds that delight the eye.

Experts

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…

Favourite Rooms

Wine Time: Designing the Cellar of your Dreams

Housed in everything from luxury cooling rooms to temperature-controlled caves, wine is as treasured now as before. Designers and enthusiasts agree: a cellar says a lot about the person who owns it.

Exterior of the front of a modern Oak Bay build

Custom Builds

Modern Drama in a West Coast custom build

Inventive solutions were required for a new West Coast build so one couple could create a home for each phase of life.

Renovations

Heritage Nouveau

An extensive Fairfield renovation brings a modern esthetic and function to a historic structure.

Custom Builds

The Art of Constructing a Passive Home

‘Modern design’ or ‘West Coast style’ might be on your dream-home wish list, but you may want to consider adding ‘passive house building standard’ to it.