BrainCan - homes

author joanna briscoe: my fairytale shed

With a house that is impossible to extend,the cabin has proved to be a delight: a tiny study, a...

the houseguests and the wolf: i step up to dog sit...

A reluctant landlady leaves feedback for the travellers who stay in her domestic. This week: a...

ten years living on a boat: its a fun life - i am...

A decade ago,Susan Smillie bought a classic ketch, moored it on the Thames and moved aboard. Now...

housework deprived of terrors by vacuum cleaner:...

14 April 1960: ‘A long hose with a nozzle travels rapidly over the carpet,absorbs all the dust and...

a lightbulb moment for the old fashioned filament

Do you yearn for the soft,instant light of the incandescent bulb? Edison’s invention could be back...

hallwylska museet (hallwyl museum) in stockholm,...

The Stockholm city center has many handsome buildings dating back hundreds of years,constructed for...

child at heart: inside toy designer tom karen s...

Twenty years after he retired,the designer behind the Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run is busier than...

the fine art of living in a gallery home

Deep in the West Country,a converted mill now doubles as an exhibition space and a family home. By...

homes: why dark grey is a bright idea

Charcoal grey as a backdrop for a family domestic? With pops of quick-witted colour and plenty of...

forget open plan living - broken plan is the new...

venerable (respected because of age, distinguished)-school snugs and Victorian ‘best rooms’ are...

homes: let there be light

A dingy newbuild in north London has been turned into a contemporary masterpiece,says Gareth Wyn...

stone mansion in alexandria, virginia

Walter Brooke was born in Charles County,Maryland in 1740 to a family of landowners with ties to the...

la residential: how sharon horgan brought...

The writer’s work means she spends much of her time in Los Angeles – so she and her husband...

our safe haven: how we made ourselves at home in...

For people arriving in Britain,creating a familiar space is the first step to settling in. Kieran...

life s a beach hut with a vintage twist

Artist Jo Oakley has filled her Whitstable beach hut with antiques and conventional family...

a shop of one s own: digital storefronts

Digital shopfronts are popping up all over the internet. But they’re actual homes,too, as Catriona...

moving upwards: manchester loft lured me from...

A snap decision and spotting this quirky roof space led a first-time buyer to up sticks and head to...

bringing a derelict greek home back to life

On the Greek island of Nisyros,one architect has turned a derelict building into a bold summer...

french twist: expert tips on antique hunting in...

Stuart Paterson’s favourite hunting ground is the other side of the Channel,especially during...

decluttering can t save us from the consumerist...

Marie Kondo’s bestselling books sell tidying as a spiritual experience. But liberating ourselves...

homes: a farmhouse inspired by robert welch

The work of the designer Robert Welch inspires his daughter Alices Cotswolds farmhouse,says Gareth...

john burroughs woodchuck lodge in roxbury, new...

Constructed in the 1860s,the Woodchuck Lodge was the summer retreat for naturalist and famed...

homes: sweat the small stuff

Don’t be skittish of clutter and colour. In her current book,Susanna Salk reveals how top...

a home in the garden for the in laws

An architect has built a revolutionary low-energy ‘passive house’ in his back gardenWhen Judith...

jail house rocks… an architectural marvel built...

Hidden House in Clerkenwell,London, contender for Riba House of the Year, and is a triumph of design...

a z living: an inside look at typographer alan...

The graphic prints of one of Britain’s greatest typographers are instantly recognisable,and theyre...

home front: five into one does go

A huge house in Manchester had been split into five bedsits. Now it’s one ample family domestic...

homes: swapping the city for the seaside

Two years ago,a pair of architects moved from London to Margate – and they’ve never looked...

cabin fever: the call of the wild

For anyone who yearns to escape to the wilderness,the Cabin Porn blog is addictive viewingAs long as...

the bottom line: why it s time the bidet made a...

It may have been out of fashion in British homes for 30 years – but experts say that washing your...

how do you turn a small flat into a family home?

The retort is fairly simple: get creative with storageHere’s the clever thing approximately the...

singing the blues in our canterbury home | jo...

An 18th-century house has been given a wonderfully colourful update,finds Jo LeeversThis narrow...

nanotecture: shrinking structures

Small in scale but huge in imagination,these tiny constructions celebrate the joy of nanotectureA...

a nautical new york apartment

A prop stylist’s mix of vintage with comfort gives his Alphabet City flat a beach shack vibe,finds...

interiors: a club designer s home

Shaun Clarkson made his fortune in clubs. His home is full of showstopping touches,too, says Ellie...

shape shifter: the builder s yard turned into an...

By doing away with halls and corridors,this hidden house squeezes every inch out of the...

homes: is a houseboat the answer to affordable...

Fed up with the cost of renting? Maybe a barge is the solutionwhether the plan of barges conjures...

what is it like to flat share in your 40s, 50s and...

More middle-aged people are renting rooms in shared properties. But living with tenants half your...

a concrete future

Brutalist buildings are back in fashion,and local authorities are realising their potentialFor me...

homes: on the rocks

How one couple made a glorious summer domestic on an inhospitable Norwegian island that’s...

if i lived in that house: my addiction to the...

In the midst of peak moving season,Melody Warnick ponders her obsession with genuine estate websites...

homes: a radical oxfordshire house

A classic 70s house in the woods near Oxford was once a place of political debateFor Laura Watts,the...

homes: the life aquatic

An ancient cottage on the North Yorkshire coast offers a sanctuary for its artists in residence....

home is where the toxins are - the hidden poisons...

Some houses can be susceptible to a buildup of formaldehyde created by cleaning products. Which...

california dreaming: the homes where the spirit of...

‘Nobody ever thought of leaving here unless they were carried out: why many of the original...

whats it like living on a boat? share your photos...

Do you believe leisure or residential mooring? believe you considered moving back on to land? We’d...

cloth house: at home with fabrics inspired by the...

Combined with contemporary furniture and just enough decorative pieces,the material lights up a...

we are the custodians : how a vicar and his wife...

The current tenants of this east London vicarage possess filled it with stylish flourishes on the...

creating an impression: inside a victorian home

The home of a 19th-century cartoonist reveals some of Victorian society’s many secretsStepping...

interiors: tricks of the trade

Using magnetic shelving and erroneous ceilings,two architects have made the most of their home, says...

olander banks sr. and margaret lomax banks...

From ice sales and real estate to taxi cabs and trucking, Olander Banks was a man of many trades...

salone del mobile: inside the house of fun

Colourful swings,striking mirrors and tiled tables… Becky Sunshine finds the 2016 Milan design...

la vie en rose: the ultimate party home

There’s not a white wall to be found in this Hastings domestic,where the design ethos is ‘loud...

homes: signs of the times

A family firm has been supplying neon to Londoners for years. Ed Cumming shines a light on God’s...

suburbia is changing fast - is it time to...

Suburbanites once fled to the city. Now the city has caught up with the suburbs and mugged them for...

homes: how to transform a flat on a tiny budget

From something out of a horror film to a dream home: designer Abigail Edwards looks back on four...

the wedding party houseguest: i don t understand...

A reluctant landlady leaves feedback for the travellers who stay in her domestic. This week: a...

jamie vardys kitchen was the perfect place to...

The Premier League champions partied in the room where friends and family gather,big stuff happens...

bringing a house to life with moomin

A derelict 1920s London property gets vivid touches from a Finnish designerFor Jonna Saarinen,Nordic...

duvets v eiderdowns - the royal household takes it...

Windsor Castle is rumoured to acquire swapped its traditional bedding for a more modern alternative....

resale home sales may 25 may 30

Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. The address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing...

8 haunted houses in new orleans that will scare...

whether you're looking for a spook today,we've got just the thing! New Orleans is perhaps...

this is a space to unwind : a home without...

Want a situation that’s restful and simple? Then look to the pared-back chic of Smita Patel’s...

dont judge a home from the outside

It may gaze unimpressive from the street,but this ex-council house is anything but...

i felt i d taken on canterbury cathedral : the...

When Gerhard Jenne and his partner Paul Cons fell for a house in Deal,they found they had their work...

the outback dream | katie forster

A school bus and an old caravan acquire both been used to create this quirky home in AustraliaWhen...

feeling groovy: the 1960s home

The decade of psychedelia gave rise to inventive and bold interior design,says Catriona Gray, author...

homes: woodland chic for the great indoors

Bring the forest into your home with the latest wallpapers and textilesMisty forest clearings,stormy...

the punctual houseguest: british trains give him...

A reluctant landlady leaves feedback for the travellers who stay in her home. This week: a...

manhattan makeover

What’s black,white and red all over? The New York apartment of artist Yuko Shimizu. Candice Pires...

eco housing: thinking outside the box

The best architects are building nowadays’s eco homes,which means they are both beautiful and...

maison de la lumiere: a modern home in paris

A Parisian corner plot gave an ambitious couple the chance to build the house of their dreams,says...

simple pleasures: the methodist chapel that s now...

The stuff of everyday life – laundry,photographs, TV, and washing-up liquid – is nowhere to be...

lake las vegas real estate snaps back

Ask people who believe lived in Southern Nevada for some time and many are of the opinion that real...

inside st pauls studios: a painters workroom home

An Arts and Crafts studio built for painters has been reinvented as a domestic full of lightTalgarth...

imperial imbued with high end hotel like feel

Project: Imperial Project Address: 5051 Imperial St.,Burnaby Project Scope: A total of 169...

technicolour dream pad

Industrial chic combines with a tropical vibe in this eye-catching west London warehouse,says Lucy...

thomson industries has hot tips for heating and...

If you own a 20-plus-year-old-fashioned domestic in the Lower Mainland,chances are you are dealing...

close to home: furniture designers go back to...

A modern generation of artisans is turning to local materials to make sustainable artefacts with...

why your home stinks and how to fix it

From fried fish to a filthy litterbox,most smells in your domestic are fairly easy to pinpoint....

setting the mood

Westside at Orchard Grove Where: 16422 26th Ave.,South Surrey What: 53 single-family detached homes...

house of dreams: inside essex s wonderhome

An ex-council house near Stansted has been transformed into a historic fantasy. Katie Forster takes...

interiors: the former jail thats now a family home

Timbers were cleaned up but still reveal scratches,scorches and the odd initials etched into...

homes gardens: cool by the pool - the rise of the...

As wild swimming grows in popularity,natural, chlorine-free pools are finding their way into...

homes gardens: cool by the pool - the rise of...

As wild swimming grows in popularity,natural, chlorine-free pools are finding their way into...

the clean breathing craze proves that you can put...

Tech companies are finding innovative and lucrative ways to clean the air in our homes,while sales...

homes: industrial unit, school canteen, recording...

The many lives of one 1930s city buildingCarlo Visciones 1930s east London home displays plenty of...

interiors: deck the halls

Now’s the time to fill your home with seasonal cheer. Design experts give Catriona Gray their...

condo smarts: problematic for strata to impose...

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation is 164 units,mixed-consume highrise, townhouse and commercial....

pinnacle on the park: the latest olympic village...

With its presence well established in the popular and vibrant Olympic Village in erroneous...

zetter place merges country living with an urban...

Zetter plot Where: 8520 204th Street,Langley What: 82 townhomes at Yorkson Creek, Langley Residence...

spring cleaning the old fashioned way

Are natural cleaning methods a match for chemical products? We tried five domestic remedies to see...

why do washing machines have annoying delay before...

Readers reply other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to...

homes: cabin fever - in pictures

For anyone who yearns to escape to the wilderness,the Cabin Porn blog is addictive viewingFor more...

langley project showcases classic lines

Belmont at Heritage Where: 22084 Fraser Highway,Langley What: 55 condominium homes ranging from...

westbank s horseshoe bay community of condominiums...

Anyone who’s marvelled at the natural beauty of Horseshoe Bay might understand that when the...

retain commercial brokerage when considering...

Dear Tony: Our strata owners have been enticed by an agent to consider selling our entire property...

strata act doesn t apply to air space parcel...

Dear Tony: We purchased into a current strata in 2015 that is part of several properties with air...

efficiency and luxury showcased at promenade at...

Promenade at the Quay Where: 118 Carrie Cates Court,North Vancouver What: 117 two- and three-bedroom...

minutes intended to record more than voting...

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation is having a battle over the results of votes at our general...

builders nexus lane could expedite delivery of...

From a homebuilder’s and homebuyer’s perspective,last week’s provincial budget added exiguous...

summit designer all about shape and form

Summit What: 89 townhomes with rooftop patios Where: 14058 61 Ave.,Surrey Residence sizes and...

manage your risk by scrutinizing depreciation...

Dear Tony: Our situation is something every first-time homebuyer should be aware of. We purchased...

tribunal allows for speedy bylaw challenges

Dear Tony: I hold owned my strata lot in East Vancouver for 22 years. In September,I received a...

the modern house in pictures

The contemporary House celebrates – and sells – some of the most ground-breaking homes,after 10...

prudent to spell out details in council minutes

Dear Tony: Our strata council and property manager enjoy had the habit of recording a simple ending...

the interior paint colors that may boost your home...

Paint can transform the entire recognize of a room—so much,in fact, that it can actually affect...

a marriage of form and function

Opal What: A 130-unit development including one six-storey and two four-storey buildings with 44...

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