OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY MARCH 13, 2PM-4PM. Fully developed spacious, Sterling Built, family home with 4 bedrooms, a den, 2 family rooms, 3 baths and a 21′deep double attached garage. This one owner home is located on a quiet cul-de-sac near a green space and walking distance to schools. The bright, open plan main floor features a cozy family room with a gorgeous fireplace and a huge white kitchen with nook and ample storage space. Upstairs all 3 bedrooms are a good size. The master comes with his and hers closets and a 5 piece en suite with a jet tub, 2 sinks and separate shower. The basement is fully finished with a large guest bedroom, a den/office/playroom and a family/tv/media area. The back yard has a large 24′x16′ deck and a full fence. There is lots of room for you to put your patio set, bbq, play structure, and fire pit. Some of the hidden upgrades include a basement wrap, upgraded floor joists, sound proofed furnace room and a rough in bath in the basement den. Drive by 416 Bridlewood Court.
For more information please call Jeff Leblanc @ 403-542-6926 or email - jeff@homesweethometeam.ca.
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March 9th, 2010 by Julie Vesuwalla
Collection of beautiful modern fireplaces and unusual fireplace designs that will heat your house in style.
Mobile Fireplace
Travelmate portable fireplace makes it possible to set up stylish source of heat wherever you want it. [link]
Cabinet Fireplace
GATE fireplaces by Conmoto come with a wood storage cabinet right next to the fireplace. [link]
Round Fireplace
Make a stunning centerpiece in your living room; with glass on either side, you can enjoy the flickering flame from every angle. [link]
Coffee Table Fireplace
Beautiful Vidro fireplace table is completely mobile and requires only gelled ethanol fuel to burn a smokeless flame in your room. [link]
Trunk Fireplace
Contemporary bio-ethanol powered fireplace in a trunk from Atria. [link]
Wall Fireplace
Wall-mounted fireplace provides an attractive addition to any room. [link]
Waterfall Fireplace
Hearthfall is a beautiful, cascading waterfall that will transform your regular fireplace from a seasonal commodity to an elegant, year-round functional work of art. [link]
Rolling Fireplace
As it rolls, ROLL FIRE easily balances its stainless steel tank, mounted on its roller bearings. As it is held in place by magnets, when the tank is being filled with bio-ethanol, the glass is lifted off in no time at all. [link]
Suspended Fireplace
Gyrofocus suspended fireplace is a great conversation starter. [link]
Kubik Fireplace
Modern fireplace from Edilkamin is designed to provide high performance heating and great looks for many years to come. [link]
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March 9th, 2010 by Julie Vesuwalla
Total housing starts in the Calgary census metropolitan area are up by an incredible amount in February compared with a year ago — an indication of how far the economy had fallen at the beginning of 2009.
CALGARY - Total housing starts in the Calgary census metropolitan area are up by an incredible amount in February compared with a year ago — an indication of how far the economy had fallen at the beginning of 2009.
According to preliminary figures released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., total starts reached 743 units last month in the Calgary CMA, up substantially from 206 units in the previous year.
Single-detached starts jumped to 545 units compared with 184 a year ago while multi-family starts hit 198 in February, rising from a meagre 22 in February 2009.
“The year-over-year rise in production (in the single-detached sector) was a bit pronounced as housing starts in the beginning of 2009 were unusually low due to elevated inventories and uncertain economic conditions,” said Richard Cho, senior market analyst in Calgary for the CMHC. “With the economy stabilizing, new construction activity is returning to more historical norms with February’s numbers slightly above the 10-year average of 535 units.”
In Alberta’s seven largest centres, there were a total of 1,562 units started in February, compared to 574 units a year earlier.
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Housing+starts+jump+Calgary/2654592/story.html#ixzz0hcGvUGsz
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March 8th, 2010 by Julie Vesuwalla
This beautiful modern building, comprised of 12 stacked houses, was built by Herzog & de Meuron for the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
The concept of the VitraHaus connects two main themes: the theme of the archetypal house and the theme of stacked volumes. [via, 2, 3]
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March 8th, 2010 by Julie Vesuwalla
Modern curtains and creative shower curtain designs from all over the world.
London Underground Curtain
Navigate the Underground from your bathroom or just pay homage to London’s iconic transit system with this cool curtain. [link]
Psycho Mad Mother Curtain
Now the world’s most famous movie scene can be reenacted in your bathroom. [link]
Expected Curtain
The screen printed silhouettes of people on a white curtain disappear at day time and only become visible at night when you turn on the lights. [link]
Custom Shower Curtains
Now you can use a photo or digital image of your choice for your shower curtain. [link]
Periodic Table Shower Curtain
Jog those brain cells with some steaming hot water, and a giant six-foot tall periodic table. [link]
Piano Shower Curtain
The sleek, classic black and white keyboard design makes this shower curtain perfect for piano, keyboard, and organ players alike. [link]
Pet Shower Curtain
This creative shower curtain makes bathing at home in the bathtub easier and safer for you and your pet. [link]
Magnetic Curtain
Unique curtain which you can shape to any form. Through the incorporated structure and magnets, it stays in the shape you push and pull it to. [link]
Rye Straw Curtain
Tri-Part Screen is made from panels of laminated rye straw in resin and acrylic. [link]
Bloody Curtain
Shower curtain with blood spattered design that will make your guests scream in terror each time they visit the bathroom. [link]
ASCII Code Curtain
Designed by Nienke Sybrandy, the ASCII code curtains visualize the information network in a tree, using the very codes that represent text in computers. [link]
Better View Curtain
Light seeps in through the small cut out holes creating an image of a city by night. [link]
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March 1st, 2010 by Julie Vesuwalla
At first glance, it looks like any other new home.
Avalon Master Builders’ Discovery 4 House is a quaint two-storey with cedar shakes and stone detailing, an eye-catching crimson door, grey siding and a spacious front deck.
But upon closer inspection, there are other, more unexpected details as well — solar panels on the roof, solar thermal panels framing the windows and a solar thermal balustrade offer just a hint of what this forward-thinking home is all about.
“The Discovery 4 House is the culmination of years of work towards meeting our vision of building Net-Zero homes at no additional cost to consumers by 2015,” says Ryan Scott, Avalon’s CEO.
“This was a really interesting challenge, but once you look around, you’ll see it’s come together really, really well.”
The home — which is currently located on the SAIT campus, but will move to its permanent home in McKenzie Towne this spring — offers not just new technology, but old favourites as well.
The front foyer looks to a sunny dining room at right, where honey-hued maple hardwood comes with a history.
Reclaimed from a school gym in Canmore, the flooring is not only attractive, but eco-friendly.
At the back of the home, an L-shaped kitchen is outfitted with espresso-hued, shaker style cabinetry, along with a central island and corner pantry.
A spacious dining nook, private back entry and convenient laundr y room and half-bath complete the thoughtfully-planned main floor — however, there’s more to this space than meets the eye.
“What you don’t see is the structural insulated panel walls, which give you a much more consistent building envelope,” Scott says.
“It also gives you more than double the insulative properties for the same thickness. We also have triple-pane, low-E, argon-filled windows and LED lights, which are very efficient.”
The same standards apply upstairs, he adds, where environmentally friendly carpeting is plush underfoot, and where two secondary bedrooms, a generous full bath and a welcoming master bedroom await.
With its cosy, attic-inspired feel and a sunny, spacious ensuite, the master bedroom is an inviting space to relax much like the rest of the home.
“The house feels comfortable, like a normal house,” Scott says.
“It’s simple to operate and comfortable to live in.”
And even better, the Net-Zero home creates all the energy it consumes on an annual basis through its innovative use of photovoltaic energy, solar thermal energy and eco-friendly technologies.
But even with the space-age sounding extras, Ald. Bob Hawkesworth says the home is perfectly livable, and serves as a reminder to home buyers of just what’s possible in modern home design.
“One home may seem like a small step, but when you think about it, that’s how real change happens — with one small step,” he says.
“I see not just Calgary’s first Net-Zero home, I see the future it represents.”
FAST FACTS BUILDER: Avalon Master Builder AREA: Currently at SAIT, moving to McKenzie Towne this spring. PRICE: $550,000 including lot, landscaping and double-car garage. DIRECTIONS: Take 16 Ave. to 12 St. N.W. Turn into SAIT campus. Turn right at traffic circle and follow to Discovery 4 House. HOURS: Monday to Thursday, 4 to 8 p.m., weekends and holidays, noon to 5 p.m. CONTACT: For information, visit http://www.avalonmasterbuilder.com
Tags: Add new tag, Calgary, Green Home
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March 1st, 2010 by Julie Vesuwalla
OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 FROM 2PM-4PM. INCREDIBLE VALUE!!! Amazing penthouse unit with southern exposure for lots of natural light. This upscale 720 sqft one bedroom unit features numerous upgrades including hardwood and ceramic floors, corner fireplace, stainless steel appliances, top of the line tap and lighting fixtures, and insuite laundry & AIR CONDITIONING. Live right next to the river in the heart of the trendy community of Mission, just steps to numerous restaurants and shops on 4th street, not to mention Lindsay Park, and walking dist ance to LRT. South facing balcony, underground parking, secure building. #418 208 Holy Cross Lane SW, PRICED TO SELL! Immediate possession possible.
For More Information or directions please call :
Jeffrey LeBlanc
CENTURY 21 THE PROFESSIONALS
#1, 4600 CROWCHILD TRAIL N.W.
CALGARY, AB T3A 2L6
Cell: 403-542-6926
Office: 403-509-2121
Fax: 403-509-2130
E-mail: jeff@homesweethometeam.ca
Website: http://www.homesweethometeam.ca & http://www.century21.ca/jeffrey.leblanc
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February 24th, 2010 by Julie Vesuwalla
CALGARY - Calgary will experience a “very active” spring housing market as an improved economic outlook combined with record low interest rates and affordable housing are “fuelling recovery” in residential real estate sales, says a report released today by Re/Max.
“The supply of detached homes is beginning to tighten, with multiple offers becoming more prevalent in hot pockets throughout the city, particularly well-priced, entry-level product,” said the Re/Max Market Trends Report 2010.
“First-time buyers continue to drive the market, looking to take advantage of greater affordability before the window of opportunity closes.”
The report said that while the average price is still off peak 2007 levels it continues its ascent rising seven per cent in the single-family category to $441,217 and four per cent in the condo category to $282,639 over January 2009 levels.
“There has been a notable push by purchasers to get in before predicted interest rate hikes and tighter lending criteria,” said the report. “To that end, buyers are being more cautious in their pursuits, deliberately choosing not to max out debt service ratios, with a trend towards more modest pursuits that can be afforded. The market is picking up at all levels, with move-up buyers increasingly active.”
The Re/Max report, which looked at 16 markets across the country, noticed a sharp decline in active listings. A lack of inventory will be the greatest challenge facing housing markets across Canada this spring, it said.
That, combined with the threat of higher interest rates, tighter lending criteria, and in British Columbia and Ontario the introduction of the new Harmonized Sales Tax, have clearly served to kick-start real estate activity “prompting an unprecedented influx of purchasers.”
“Affordability is the catalyst for the vast majority of purchasers in today’s housing market,” said Elton Ash, regional executive vice president for Re/Max of Western Canada. “While homeownership is still within reach in many major centres, levels are slipping. There is a growing sense, on both sides of the fence, that the time to act is now.”
Ash said the real estate market has experienced a 180-degree turnaround from this time last year.
“It’s clear that real estate from coast to coast has roared back to life and markets are once again firing on all cylinders,” said Ash. “The vast majority of markets are now recovered.”
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February 24th, 2010 by Julie Vesuwalla
 
Modern sofas and creative sofa designs that will spice up any living room.
Do Lo Res Sofa
Unique sofa composed of several soft, square-based cube or rectangular shaped units of various heights. The units are arranged in rows to form the shape of the sofa, and fixed to a platform by steel pins. [link]
Lips Sofa
Famous sofa in the shape of a mouth which Salvador Dalí designed with Oscar Tusquets back in 1972. [link]
LED Sofa
Modern LED Lighting Sofa by Colico comes with different colors that you can change by a using the remote control. [link]
Roma Sofa
Cool sofa shaped like the Roman Colosseum will make you feel like an Emperor of your own living room. [link]
Morfeo Sofa
Sofa sleeper with 2 long antennas that have lights on the end, curl up and enjoy a book or the company of someone you love. [link]
Glossy Lipstick Sofa
Built more as an Art piece, this cool sofa is made from glass and lexan coated clear silicone. [link]
Metal Sofa
Stephen Newby creates soft looking sculptures from hard metal. [link]
Glass Sofa
Modern sofa by Italian manufacturer Santambrogio Milano made using superdurable tempered glass. [link]
LEGO Sofa
Creative soda inspired by LEGO bricks is made from solid, interlocking, systematically lumpy wood. [link]
Tensile Sofa
Cool contemporary sofa by Swedish designer Therese Glimskär. [link]
Diamond Sofa
Entirely made from mirror-like aluminium, the Diamond sofa was thought not only for sitting, but also as an object of very provocative design. [link]
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February 22nd, 2010 by Julie Vesuwalla
Modern aquariums and creative fish tank designs from all over the world.
iPond Portable Aquarium
It is on sale in Australia and comes with gravel, water and a live fish. It has a built in speaker at the bottom and a headphone jack. [link]
Macquariums
Cool aquariums made from the shell of Apple Macintosh computers. [link]
Infinity Aquarium
The repetitive geometrical shape of Infinity aquarium creates a visual metaphor to life in the fish bowl. Hand crafted from cut glass, Infinity aquarium scales down a vast concept of time and space. [link]
Coffee Table Aquarium
Instructables shows us how to build an aquarium coffee table. [link]
Bathtub Aquarium
This modern bathtub with built-in aquarium will surely spice up your bathroom. [link]
Sofa Aquarium
Priced at just $12,000, his sofa features aquariums on both sides. [link]
Spacearium Aquariums
Canadian company called Aquarium ASP has created the Spacearium, a thin, hanging aquarium that be used as a room divider, lighting element, or for good old fashioned decoration. [link]
Desk Aquarium
The MILK desk comes with a built-in fish tank option that gives you a place to rest your eyes and provides a touch of daily nature. [link]
R2-D2 Aquarium
Modeled after the most well-known astromech droid in the galaxy, this R2-D2 holds a 1 3/4-gallon aquarium tank in his central compartment. [link]
Local River Plant Aquarium
Beautiful aquarium by Mathieu Lehanneur breeds freshwater fish and vegetables. The vegetables strip minerals and nitrates from the water, effectively purifying it for the development of the fish. [link]
Bus Stop Aquarium
This bus stop is a real design from Brazil, dubbed “AqurioMania”. [link]
Bathroom Sink Aquarium
Moody Aquarium Sink will spice up boring routines such as washing hands and brushing teeth. [link]
AquaDom
The AquaDom in Berlin, Germany, is a 25 meter tall cylindrical acrylic glass aquarium with built-in transparent elevator. [link]
Old TV Aquarium
Ever wondered what to do with that ancient 26″ wooden TV set laying around in your grandparent’s garage? Turn it into a unique aquarium. [link]
Telephone Booth Aquarium
Benedetto Bufalino and Benoit Deseille have transformed a regular telephone booth into a functioning aquarium. [link]
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February 18th, 2010 by Julie Vesuwalla
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