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Breaking Down Barriers
The ideal open-concept kitchen is a clean, contemporary, approachable room, a place for the cook to conjure up meals while continuing to enjoy a conversation with family and friends. BY PATRICIA GRAY...
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Dream Kitchens
Two high-end kitchens, both entrants in this year’s Georgie Awards, are outstanding examples of innovative design, top-quality craftsmanship and the very best materials, sure to elevate meal...
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High Style Low Consumption
As BC Hydro marks 50 years of energy efficiency, we look back on how our use of electricity – and home appliances and gadgets – has changed over the last half-century. BY MICHELLE HOPKINS The ’60s was...
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The Way We Were
With The Sun poised to celebrate its 100th birthday, we revisit some homes of yesterday BY BARBARA GUNN VANCOUVER SUN Poke through the pages of a newspaper’s past, and you’ll find much more than a...
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Counter Intelligence
Tips and tricks for success when hunting for the right kitchen countertop It’s not contagious, but it’s strangely common among kitchen renovators: Countertop-itis. Symptoms can include everything...
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Tips to Keep Your Kitchen Clutter-free
When was the last time you cleaned out your junk drawer? And don’t pretend you don’t have a junk drawer. Sun assistant Homes editor Lori Fralic used to have one. A really bad one, until she tackled it...
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Kitchen conversions should be timeless
Beware of trendy updates, say designers, since styles are constantly changing BY PEDRO ARRAIS Along with the bathroom, the kitchen is one of the most expensive rooms in a house to renovate. So it makes...
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Black can work magic in the kitchen
Dark touches conjure up added elegance Do you love the way you feel after slipping into your little black dress (LBD)? Black is not only a great shade on you—it’s also a great shade for your home, say...
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Kitchen Revision
A “dark, dingy kitchen” is expanded to become the hub of the home with an indoor/outdoor connection. Kitchens are the heart of every home, so when they don’t function well or look nice, a homeowner’s...
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Kitchen connection
A new, open design turns this kitchen into the hub of the home, perfect for gatherings of family and friends Before: severe disconnection HOUSE CALL By SARAH GALLON Have you ever thrown a party and...
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Heart of the home
A Maple Ridge family made sure a large, functional kitchen was the dazzling centrepiece of their home renovation A robin’s egg blue backsplash picks up subtle tones in the quartz topping the island....
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Winning formulas
An ideal kitchen needs to consider function, flow and storage, but it also has to work as a gathering place for friends and family BY CHRISTINA SYMONS What makes a kitchen a winner? Whether you have...
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Bright & white
a custom hood fan caps the range pure white cabinets are timeless the stone-tile backsplash creates an elegant backdrop BY CHRISTINA SYMONS Keep the colour palette simple to create a clean,...
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a range of options
Gas or electric, convection or induction? Know what you want before you go shopping BY JODIE WARREN KitchenAid induction range (model YKIRS608BSS) Matching a homeowner with their ideal range involves...
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Downsizing without compromising
With appliances designed for compact kitchens, there’s no need to sacrifice quality and function BY LESLIE PETERSON ”Good things come in small packages” might be the catchphrase among architects and...
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Out of the shadows, into the light
A well-lit kitchen is one that both functions well and makes you happy BY LUCY HYSLOP With kitchens often elevated to a home’s main focal point, great lighting is an essential part of what makes them...
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heart of your home
The Right Appliances Can Make You a Star in the Kitchen. Really BY G.M. Johnson The kitchen is the heart of the home, a social gathering place and a space where family and friends come together to...
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Vintage style modern function
Jillian Harris gives a Hollywood Regency home a glittering update BY KATHLEEN FREIMOND Jillian Harris likes white kitchens almost to a fault. Combine that with her well-known penchant for all things...
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Revving up the heart of the home
A kitchen for a Richmond family gets some automotive inspiration BY KATHLEEN FREIMOND Sleek and glossy with chrome accents. That’s not a review of a new car — it’s the description of a kitchen in...
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Evoking a bygone era
A Kelowna kitchen takes its design cues from an old-world villa BY KATHLEEN FREIMOND The natural stone floor in this Kelowna kitchen — travertine with chiseled edges — sets the tone for the design of...
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