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mindy lavender and dog in front of house entrance

Designer, Mindy Lavender

Christopher Lee’s photograph

Most of the time, when the crew makes a discovery in the course of the demolition, the information is not good. Defective wiring, asbestos, and dry rot are just some less-than-ideal surprises. Nonetheless, the rehabilitation of this Thirties Georgian in Lengthy Seashore, California, unearthed a contented shock: A Prohibition-style room tucked behind a pivoting bookcase.

“The speakeasy dates again to Prohibition instances,” designer Mindy Laven says. “There are even authentic liquor labels from the Thirties on the partitions, together with handwritten notes scribed from previous visitors.”

Everybody was on board preserving the sudden discover,

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11/05/2025

House Renovation

Renovations Are All About Clients’ Heritage & Culture on HGTV’s ‘Revealed’ | Entertainment News

A house isn’t just a house — it’s a piece of the people who live there. And in designer Veronica Valencia’s new HGTV series, revealedrenovations are based on clients’ heritage and culture.

“I learned early on the importance of honoring your past,” says Valencia, who is of Mexican and Native American descent and was raised amid heirlooms and objects linked to important memories. “We used my grandma’s tortilla maker and thumbed through family photo albums scattered everywhere. I don’t think homes are meant to be precious or perfect; they’re meant to be lived in.”

According to the Extreme Makeover:

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06/07/2023

House Renovation

Manitoba seniors getting help for renovations that make it possible to stay in own homes

Some Manitoba seniors who want to age in their homes will now have access to funding to make that possible, the province said Thursday.

The Manitoba government is developing a grant program to support home modifications that will allow them to stay in their own homes longer. Those projects could include installing ramps, widened doorways, curbless showers and improved lighting, Seniors Minister Scott Johnston said at a Thursday news conference.

“We recognize we have an aging society, and therefore these initiatives are there to help,” Johnston said.

The aid will only be available to households with someone over the age

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02/06/2023

House Renovation

The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray – picture book review

May 3, 2023

Hands up who has a little one that LOVES bugs? Me too! From the moment she clapped her eyes on them, that was it. Ladybirds in her hair, snails who somehow managed to come to tea, and little pet woodlice wriggling around in their new ‘leaf houses’.

It’s no surprise that we’ve completely fallen in love with the new picture book, The Girl Who LOVES bugs by Lily Murray. It’s newly published just in time for bug season by Macmillan Children’s Books. Here’s what we thought.

The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray

Synopsis

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08/05/2023

House Renovation

An Ontario couple converted this 130-year-old church into a charming family home

“When this place popped up, it felt like the perfect renovation challenge”

(Photography by David Nikolic)

When a 130-year-old church in Princeton, Ontario, went up for sale in 2018, Jonathon Harmer couldn’t shake the idea that the place would make a beautiful family home. An iron-and-woodworker by trade, Harmer had driven by the building with white front doors and an emerald steeple countless times while growing up in the nearby town of Drumbo. He was visiting a friend in BC when the church went on the market, so he enlisted his partner, Lynn Perreault, who lived nearby, to scope out

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03/05/2023

House Renovation

Cadbury’s mini egg fudge recipe – the super quick version

April 14, 2023

Oh fudges! Isn’t it fab. A sweet treat that you can dip into when the littles aren’t looking hehe! We love making it, and have tried out lots of different slow cooker versions of it. But… the other day I came across a recipe that takes about 15 mins in the saucepan, and overnight to set.

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What?! I know right. Can this really be true? *I hear you say. We honestly didn’t believe it either. So… decided to give it a go ourselves, with a few teeny tweaks. And yes – it actually works!

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23/04/2023

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Mellie the Mermaid Is NOT Scared of ANYTHING by Anna Finch – picture book review

March 31, 2023

Hands up who loves mermaids? We do too! When Little Button was really, really little, we used to gaze out to sea and watch for them… bobbing up and down in the surf. Light glinting off their long magical hair, and sparkly tails playfully causing a splash. *They may have been (most definitely were) seals shhhhh!!! ha ha.

But the point is, mermaids have a way of making you feel like anything is possible. Just like this picture book – Mellie the Mermaid Is NOT Scared of ANYTHING by Anna Finch. Here’s what we thought.

Mellie the

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03/04/2023

House Renovation

Mother’s Day gift ideas – the snuggle edit

March 14, 2023

It’s a bit of a chilly Mother’s Day this year with snow, cold rain and a lot of wind flying around the UK. So, what better way to pamper your mum than with something deliciously snuggly to give her all the feels. Here are ours Mother’s Day gift ideas – the snuggle edit! *so you can put in your orders… I mean, get something for your mum hehe!

Mother’s Day gift ideas – the snuggle edit

Wonder women Oodie – currently £69

Photo credit: Oodies

How gorgeous is this wonder woman Oodie! At the beginning of

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19/03/2023