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June 2011 Home Of The Month - The Junction -

June 29, 2011 | Home Of The Month

After a few months of searching the downtown core east to Leslieville for a starter condo under $325,000, my Buyer suggested we look at a newly registered condominium on Heintzman Street located at Keele and Dundas West in The Junction. While I adore The Junction for the character and scale of its vintage…
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I L House-Shapes

June 27, 2011 | Architecture

As a proponent of easy breezy au natural architecture, this house in Sweden hits my hot buttons. I always appreciate a house that marries the materials of stone, glass and wood. And I adore any residence that embraces courtyard living with a transparent connection between indoors and outdoors. This house wins on both these accounts. Although it isn't…
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A Swell Of Self-Employed Canadians

June 24, 2011 | MediaPress

It's no secret that more and more Canadians are choosing to be self-employed. Here's an article from Propertywire.ca that offers my own entrepreneurial insight on the phenomenon. ~ Steven More Canadians Lured to Self-Employment Heather Wright, Real Estate Trade Journalist Published on Propertywire.ca, a resource for Real Estate and Mortgage…
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A Little Frayed

June 23, 2011 | Renovation

For the past two days, from sunrise to sunset, there has been a revolving door of trades at my Movie House Loft. It's exciting and exhausting at the same time. Hopefully, next week all the major install will be complete. I'm completely spent and craving a long soak in the tub...this…
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Grace Restaurant On College Street

June 22, 2011 | RestaurantBars

If you're a regular reader of my blog, you know I've been kitchen-less for the past month while my Movie House loft gets renovated. One of the benefits is being 'forced' to dine out on a daily basis. Fortunately, I live around the corner from some fifty restaurants located on College Street just…
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The Longest Day Of The Year

June 21, 2011 | Real Estate

Today, being Summer Solstice, is the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. In Toronto, located near the 49th parallel, the sun will be visible for 15 hours, 26 minutes. Here's a few pics just as the sun was setting on College Street just after 9:15pm last night: It's remarkable how light…
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Happy Father’s Day

June 19, 2011 | Lifestyle

I know I'm one of the lucky ones. I have a brilliant dad with a heart of gold who is always supportive of everything I do! When I was a child, my Dad told me to "Do what you love and the money will follow". Isn't that the best advice EVER!? Lucky…
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A Summer’s Eve

June 18, 2011 | EntertainmentLeisure

Summer in Toronto is nothing less than stellar, especially when your weekend begins with cocktails on your friends' cityvista terrace! For the past ten days, Toronto's stages, streets and public spaces have been an on-going celebration of arts and creativity with Luminato, an annual multi-disciplinary fusion of theatre, dance, music, literature, food, visual arts, fashion, film, and magic. Now…
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Feel Good

June 16, 2011 | Real Estate, Testimonials

Although I am regarded as a Realtor first and foremost, I pride myself on being a teacher about all aspects of housing and location. With a multi-discplinary education in housing, over twenty years of practical experience, and a passion for design, renovation, furnishings, and the psychology of housing and home, any…
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Kitchen Countdown

June 15, 2011 | Renovation

Could you live without a kitchen for a month? It's been four weeks since I moved back into my still incomplete Movie House loft. Amongst other items like mirrors, railings and countertops, I've been waiting for the kitchen which I ordered back in January, to arrive. Sigh. Living under seige…
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