Carola Vyhnak

Jenna Walker, half of country duo and her life partner, Ryan Watson, wanted a bigger kitchen-dining area, a space to entertain and a guest bedroom

Anyone who grumbles about unmotivated “kids these days” hasn’t met Brandon. Not only was he hard-working, smart and polite, he even had opinions and ideas about landscape design

I love snooping on Toronto-area open houses. Here’s what I saw on my most recent tour

Home renos are a lot of work and often go wrong, but sticking to them means you learn skills and save money

Odd colours, dated cupboards, aging appliances, old light fixtures? These flaws can lop thousands off the price when you come to sell your home, experts warn.

Out-migration from Ontario skyrocketed in 2022, fuelled by the high cost of housing. Alberta, Nova Scotia have run campaigns to lure Ontarians.

Army of cheery Samaritans helped ease transition from rural outpost to urban destination. Next time, I’ll pack essentials in one box and paint it red.

Aim of six-month redo of their semi was to open up the living space, bring in more light and use every square inch of the main floor’s 500 square feet.

After weeks of searching, I find a near perfect bungalow, but the anxiety over uprooting is far from over.

Kristen Coutts thinks $80,000-redo would have cost double if she’d hired a contractor. She learned basic skills, power tools online … and by doing.