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Coffee, Tea Or Me Downtown West

Queen West
In the 1970’s, when you were out and about and craving a coffee, it usually accompanied a glazed donut from Tim Hortons. For the majority of Canadians you purchased this before, or after, taking your kids to hockey practice or figure skating. Then came The Second Cup and Timothy’s who, in…
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Soft Feelings For Hardware

Leslieville/Riverside
As part of my on-going saga to reorganize my home, I decided to relocate my stereo system. Situated beside the front door of my loft squeezed into a 60s teak buffet so the cabinet doors could never be closed, its cumbersome placement greeted guests the moment they arrived. Needless to say, it didn’t provide a very inviting sense…
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Chaise For Days

College Street / Little Italy
I’ve always loved my funky 60s chaise. It has such incredible support that when lying on it you feel like you’re floating. In fact, if I were a psychologist I would have my patients lie on it while they revealed everything to me. I originally bought the chaise from Phil’z…
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You Reek, Ah!

Uncategorized
One would think after twenty years of being involved in every facet of the real estate industry, from design and renovation, to sales and redevelopment, I would be able to manage the execution of it all. And for the most part I do. Unfortunately, over the past week as the…
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I Love Green Tea

Leslieville/Riverside
My furnishing style would best be called ‘eclectic’, as I tend to gravitate to pieces that are unique, have character and originate from anywhere across the globe. One of my favourite Toronto retailers is Greentea Design located on Carlaw Avenue in Leslieville. They have an amazing showroom of Asian furnishings that range from antique…
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Sink or Swim

College Street / Little Italy
How much money should we ‘sink’ into our washrooms? If there are deficiencies in your home they are rarely less obvious than in the washrooms.     Although I re-did my washroom four years ago, I recently dropped my morning cuppa on my oval washroom sink leaving an unsightly chip that said…
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Mortgage Financing

Finance, News
Qualifying for a mortgage is becoming more difficult, interest rates are set to rise, and buyers don’t know whether to lock in for the long term or go with a variable financing package. Read more here. ~Steven
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Kitchen Confidential

College Street / Little Italy
Have you ever been in the midst of one project only to be distracted into starting another? In the world of housing and home it’s extremely easy to fall victim to this. It just happened to me. With a new season of crocuses and daffodils peeking their way out of the soil, the urge to…
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