The Journal Pioneer

As the cool crisp smells and gorgeous colours descend upon us as October — Canadian Home Builders’ Association’s official renovation month — unfolds, thoughts turn to creating cosy interior cocoons. But many experts agree that ...

When you take care of your home, it will take care of you. So how do you do that? Well, it starts by following your maintenance schedule carefully. However, accidents can happen, and things can go wrong. As homeowners, we should do our best to ...

Colin and Justin offer eight ways to be marvellous with monochrome “If you want to make beautiful music,” quipped Richard Nixon, “you must play black and white notes together.” Contextually speaking, the former US ...

Owning a home is a lot different than renting — and it comes with a steady list of to-do’s to keep it strong and secure. I hear from a lot of homeowners who are overwhelmed with their home maintenance, and I get how daunting it can be. ...

When it comes to figuring out how to keep potentially toxic substances out of your home, Jennifer Higgs says it can be as simple as following your nose. “Anything that has a very strong odor – bleach, ammonia – is something ...

Worried about the prospect of short, dark days? Concerned about the arrival of inclement weather?  Then allow Colin and Justin’s decorative prescription to keep you smiling right up to the holiday season… Use décor to ...

For most of us, buying a house is the biggest investment we’ll ever make. Whether we’re buying our first homes, expanding to a bigger space to accommodate a growing family, or downsizing as we age – my advice is the same: make sure ...

By Linda White When HGTV announced plans to team up all six of the Brady Bunch siblings with its design all-stars to transform the infamous ranch home that provided the 1970s-era show’s exterior shots for a new series, A Very Brady ...

Think of it as Little Town on the Prairie — 21st Century style. Springing from flat, agricultural land in Springbank, five minutes outside Calgary’s west city limits, the 1,750-acre new community of Harmony already hosts one of two ...

The deep blue of a Prairie dusk just as it becomes nightfall is the hue Dulux Paints by PPG has identified as the Colour of the Year for 2020. Chinese Porcelain is the name of the colour (DLX1160-6), and it’s a deep, comforting, inky cobalt ...