Design Your Home Magazine - Fall 2017

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Fall 2017

Western Manitoba

Oasis at Home

Curb Appeal Selecting Wine for Large Gatherings

Western Manitoba Design Your Home magazine is a Brandon, MB based company created to promote and feature all the great trades in our local area. With the limited amount of media in Brandon and area, this magazine will assist you and your company with great exposure.

Design Your Home magazine will help local companies feature their business and the special work they do.

Design Your Home magazine will focus on the home and proper ty. Each issue you may see ar ticles on Home and Building, Real Estate, Design and Decorating, Landscaping, and a special featured Home and Business.

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Contents

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In Every Issue

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4 . . . . . . . . Letter from Editor 5 . . . . . . . . Feature Home: Oasis at Home 18 . . . . . . . Feature Business: Westman Communications 22. . . . . . . Did You Know?

Home Improvements 10 . . . . . . . Home Automation

My IDIAH: Curb Appeal

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Feature Home: Oasis at Home

Lifestyle 20. . . . . . . Wine Advice: Selecting Wine for Large Gatherings 16 . . . . . . . My IDIAH: Curb Appeal

Design & Decorative 12 . . . . . . . House or Home?

Disclaimer Reasonable care is taken to ensure that Design Your Home Magazine ar ticles and other information on the web site are up-to-date and accurate as possible, as of the time of publication, but no responsibility can be taken by Design Your Home magazine for any errors or omissions contained herein. Fur thermore, responsibility for any losses, damages or distress resulting from adherence to any information made available through Design Your Home magazine or website is not the responsibility of Design Your Home magazine. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Design Your Home magazine.

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Letter from the Editor

The Changing of the Leaves

I

t’s that time of year again, the leaves are changing, kids are back in school and we star t to prepare for the hibernation of winter, well at least some of us!

In the cooler months, we still enjoy outdoor activities, but we are usually preparing ourselves for those winter projects that we need to do around the house. After moving into our new home, we spent much of the summer working on our landscaping. We will continue to get the yard and exterior of the home ready for winter, as we plan our interior projects for the coming months.

After building a new home, there is no shor tage of jobs to be completed. Prioritize your list on what needs to be done and what is cosmetic and can stand to wait a bit longer. This fall, I look forward to completing the cabinetry in our laundry room and getting our garage ready for winter. Fall is the perfect time to re-organize the garage.

In the summer months, you use it to park bikes, store lawn chairs, rakes, wagon, lawn mower, balls and kites. This is a great time to organize and pack away all those items, in order to comfor tably get your vehicles back into the garage! If you have a garage, you usually want to be able to park your car in it, during our winter months, right? Not

When planning your winter projects, do some research first to help get yourself organized. Make a list for the project and what supplies you need. The fall is the perfect time of year to visit the hardware store and pick up your items on the list so you are ready when it is time to star t. Instead of hibernating all winter, get some projects completed off your list in order to make your home more

only is insulating and drywalling a garage a big job, but so is

functional for your family.

organizing it to be functional for you and your family. Life

Jaime-Lynn Dyck Design Your Home

seems to run a little easier when everything is organized!

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Oasis

at Home

By Wanda Kurchaba

A

fter working full-time in a demanding, yet rewarding field for thir ty-five plus years, it is a good feeling when you know that your hard work has paid off when you are able to retire in style.

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Year Round Sunroom

Heather and Kelvin, formerly of Winnipeg, have done just that. They bought proper ty in rural Manitoba, retired, left their fast-paced life in the city to spend their golden years in a beautiful, brand new home overlooking a scenic valley.

They call it their oasis.

Their 2700 square foot home (on the main level), with an additional four season sunroom is situated south of Rivers, in the Riverdale Municipality. The new homeowners worked with Westman Premier Homes to literally build the home of their dreams.

With a walk-out bungalow floor plan, the homeowners took full advantage of their gorgeous south facing view

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with an open concept living space and an abundance of massive windows to take full advantage of the scenery and local wildlife.

Scott Bromley, General Manager of the residential division for Westman Premier Homes said while this was a big project in terms of square footage, it was an absolute pleasure planning and executing the build with the homeowners. “They were awesome to work with. They spent a lot of time planning and carefully thinking through exactly what they wanted in their retirement home. They were ver y organized and often exceeded the timelines

that we had set at the beginning of the project,” said Scott.

While builders don’t often have the luxury of building a home over an extended period of time, for this project Westman Premier Homes had one year to complete the build and the homeowners moved in right on schedule this past June. They are slowly settling in, unpacking boxes and basking in the awe of their new home.

“Sometimes having the pressure is better, but being able to take your time, weigh decisions and carefully consider various options also pays off; as it did with this house because it is stunning,” said Scott.

The home has a main floor laundry room complete with a pooch wash station, an office, master bedroom, a four season sunroom that is adjacent to the hot tub deck, a family room, formal dining area and a kitchen that would make most professional chefs green with envy.

The maple cabinets have a cherry finish which are set off by the quartz countertops that are brown and grey with specks of silver that complement the small tile backsplash.

The large island serves as the hub for baking and meal preparation with a built in cooktop.

scott@westmanpremierhomes.com www.westmanpremierhomes.com

340 Park Ave East Brandon MB R7A7A7 Phone.204.573.9775 Office.204.573.9600

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Custom Kitchen

Pooch Wash Station

Games room featuring a custom bar.

The drawers and cabinets open from both sides, providing easy access to utensils, spices and everyday ingredients.

The kitchen also features a spacious, walk-in food pantry, an additional buffet area for enter taining, a casual eat-in space and a barbecuing deck. Nu Trend Kitchens worked with the homeowners to create a kitchen that is modern and functional, that ties in beautifully with the rest of the living space, and will stand the test of time.

Another highlight of the home is the master bedroom complete with a 225 square foot en suite with a luxurious walk-in closet/dressing room. The closet has custom shelving and cabinetry and a separate section for linens. The en suite has a walk-in shower with multiple, spa-like shower jets, heated ceramic flooring and a spacious make-up vanity all offset with crystal lighting that adds a touch of bling.

“It is like living in a resor t. We worked hard in our careers with the railway and we were able to save and we’re so proud that we are able to be living this dream. It’s so relaxing and stress free. It’s good for the body and we feel blessed that we have such a space,” said Heather.

As you make your way down to the lower level of the home (2270 sq. ft) you soon discover that it is as spectacular and

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spacious as the main floor. The focus of the games room is a custom bar ideal for entertaining and socializing with an inviting and unique, curved counter and feature wall of stone.

There are also two bedrooms, a complete work out area, a den, craft/hobby room and utility room that houses the geothermal heating and cooling system, electrical panels, a security system, the hot water tanks, a central vacuum system and the air exchange unit.

The quality building materials for this home were supplied by South End Lumber in Brandon. The high end finishes through out the home stand out and bring everything together.

With an ear th-tone colour palette highlighting shades of green, purple and taupe throughout the house, this new • • • • • •

Brick / Block Manufactured Stone Acrylics Restoration New Construction Full System EIFS

how positive the experience was in building their retirement abode.

“It sounds funny, but I feel like I’ve inherited a new family,” said Heather.

home has the feel of an ultimate retreat. An additional feature that the couple is especially enjoying is the music system that they installed throughout the entire home.

They are excited to put the finishing touches on the house and to invite family and friends to visit so they too can enjoy all that this fabulous home has to offer.

“We love music, so it doesn’t matter where you are in the home you are able to listen to whatever you want to at the level that you want. We love it,” said Heather.

The exterior of the home has low maintenance PVC decking, an attached two-car garage with in-floor heat, a stucco finish and complementar y stonework done by Brooks Masonry & Acrylics Ltd. The homeowners were nothing but pleased with the quality of workmanship and

Geothermal Heating/Cooling

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Home Automation

S

mar t home technology is not only for your alarm system and thermostat; it is now available for your windows.

Budget Blinds, Nor th America’s largest window covering provider, and Lutron®, one of the most respected names in smar t home automation have teamed up to give you the best when it comes automated window treatments.

This par tnership will allow you to integrate smar t home technology in a fashionable way with automated window coverings in stylish colours and fabrics. Smar t Shades by Budget Blinds can be the star t of your home’s transformation into a smar t home. Here are four major benefits you can expect with home automation.

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1. Peace of Mind With home automation you can control almost everything in your home from securing your alarm system to controlling your window coverings. Smar t home technology can provide a cer tain level of comfor t - after all, your home is the place you should feel the safest. With the help of smar t home systems, you’re able to turn lighting on or off and open or close your window coverings at all times to make it seem like someone is home even when you’re not.

It is a way for technology to provide peace of mind when it comes to your family and their safety.

2. Convenience Your household may be chaotic, but smar t home technology is here to make life a whole lot easier. Having these systems in your home make it easy for you to enjoy

automated lights, shades, even music at the touch of a button or with a simple command. This technology was invented to simplify your everyday life.

3. Energy Efficiency Did you know that you can save money on your energy bill with home automation? It’s estimated that we lose over 50% of our home’s heating and cooling through the windows. So rather than cranking up your heat or air conditioning to avoid uncomfor table temperatures in your home, consider automated Smar t Shades by Budget Blinds.

These automated shades can be controlled with the touch of a button or with your favorite smar t phone or tablet.

Style and service for every budget.

4. Child Safety As a parent your number one concern is your child’s safety. It is impor tant to not overlook basic household items such as window coverings when child proofing your home. Smar t home technology can be a major benefit for parents. Having automated shades by Budget Blinds can eliminate dangerous dangling cords out of a child’s reach keeping them safe around all windows.

Simply put, smar t home technology is life changing.

From security and light control to child safety, the benefits are endless.

Smart home technology, meet window coverings.

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House or Home?

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C

an you tell the difference between entering a house and a home? If so, what makes the difference to you? Is it something about the way a living space looks that helps you decide?

Or perhaps it is a feeling, something about the atmosphere that makes a house different than a home?

and special.

They want their home to reflect who they are and the things they care about, and they cer tainly want it to be filled with amazing colours, great textures and smells, and a lot of great decor.

The good news for you is that regardless of what your house looks like now, you can transform your space into a wonderful home by doing a few simple things. Don’t be afraid to experiment and try risky things in your space, after all, it is your own. If there is a crazy colour or a unique couch that you like, just go for it. Gather ideas from friends and look through a few decorating magazines to discover the style you like.

I guess that there are many factors that could account for the differences we all experience as we enter a living space. For me, one of the biggest things that helps me determine whether a living space feels like a house or a home is the decor.

No matter what you decide to do to transform your house into a home, make sure you fill your home with great decor that is truly your taste and that allows all of your guests to feel welcomed and comfor table. DYH

You know how it is. You enter someone’s house and look around to see nothing but blank walls and minimal furniture. You silently wonder how they live in a place so stark. There is no ar t work, no colour, and cer tainly no sense of inviting and warmth about the house you are seeing. It seems like they haven’t put in any time to adding decorations or the touches that make a house seem like more than a house.

Enter house two. From the time you walk through the front door all of your senses are awakened. There is a wonderful smell coming from the candles burning throughout the house, and the lighting of the candles isn’t too bad either. The house is bursting with colour and personality, almost as if it reflects something about the people who live there.The walls, bookshelves, and furniture are all a part of the decor that fill this home and make anyone want to spend time there.

Most everyone I know wants to have a home rather than a house. They want their living space to feel lived in, inviting,

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Can you believe it?

I’ll be saving more than $16,000 over the life of my new furnace.

What?

How is that possible?

Heating with natural gas pays. Investing in a natural gas heating system may cost more up front, but lower operating costs will save you more over time.

To compare the cost of various heating options, visit hydro.mb.ca/heating.

Financing options are available to help make investing in a new natural gas heating system more affordable. Loans can be repaid on your monthly bill. Visit hydro.mb.ca/loans for details.

NATURAL GAS

ELECTRICITY

Cost to buy & install

Cost to buy & install

3,500 NATURAL GAS

ELECTRIC $2,000 FURNACE $3,000

$

FURNACE

TO

5,500

$

TO

25-YEAR COST TO RUN

14,350

$

25-YEAR COST TO RUN

34,025

$

Cost to buy & install

60 GALLON

1,700 POWER-VENTED NATURAL GAS $ 1,900 WATER HEATER

$

ELECTRIC

TO

Cost to buy & install

800

$

TO

WATER HEATER $1,200

10-YEAR COST TO RUN

1,000

$

TOTAL INVESTMENT:

$23,000 OR LESS

10-YEAR COST TO RUN

3,100

$

TOTAL INVESTMENT:

$39,000 OR MORE

The costs shown above to buy, install and run are averages and will vary depending on your home, specific heating needs and other conditions. Cost to run is based on the August 1, 2017 natural gas rate of $0.2325/m3 and electricity rate of $0.08196/kWh.

Available in accessible formats upon request.

Curb Appeal

P Written and Photos

By Jaime-Lynn Dyck

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ainting your exterior door might be out of necessity (like for us) or it might just be, because you want to add some curb appeal to your home. For either reason, if you take time to follow the extra steps to prep your door, the process will be a lot more successful!

Before you star t your project, take a trip to the paint

and will keep your colour true. Make sure you give yourself

store and look at paint chip samples you like. Talk to the

several hours before you apply your first coat of paint after

people who work there, as they are always full of useful

the primer.

information! Once you pick out your paint colour, pick up the proper paint brushes for your project as well. For painting doors, I like a medium sized brush with a tapered end, so I can get a clean edge when I need it. Be sure you buy the proper paint for the job as well. For my project, I purchased an exterior paint with a semi gloss finish and make sure you don’t forget the primer!

Step 1: Star t by cleaning your door. You can do this with a pressure washer, if you feel it requires it, but simply washing it down is fine too.

to remove any rough edges from the wood or from old paint that is chipping away. You will want to start with a smooth surface!

Wipe down your door with a damp rag once you are finished any sanding.

3:

This is the exciting step, you finally star t seeing a transformation in your door!

Take the time to paint on smooth coats. While I paint, I constantly look over what I just did to make sure there are no paint drips in grooves and that I have painted the surface consistently. This will show through in the finish once the paint has dried. Again, wait several hours before applying your second coat.

Step 2: Use sand paper / block

Step

Step 5: First coat of paint!

Step 6: Apply your second coat of paint. You may think one coat is fine, but to get a consistent and tr ue colour match, you will want to apply a second coat. Especially if you are going with a dar ker tone. Same r ules apply with step 5.

Tape

out

any

windows, hinges, lock or door handles you want to protect from the paint.

Step 7: Apply a third coat if you feel you need to, but it is usually not necessar y.

Let your paint dr y a few hour s,

then

remove

the

tape and enjoy your freshly painted door!

Step 4: Prime the door!

Primer helps seal the pores of unpainted surfaces and prevent colour from bleeding through if the surface was previously painted.

It also provides a

surface for the paint to stick to

Another tip to follow, is if your door is in direct sunlight, wait until later in the day to paint or on a cloudy day.

Painting in the direct sunlight will cause the paint to dry faster and will cause issues with your project.

This is an easy, one day project, that will boost the curb appeal on your home!

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Feature Business: Westman Communications

By Wanda Kurchaba

40

Fabulous Years

14,600 Days. 2085 Weeks.

480 Months. Whether you count

the days, the weeks or the months, it still equates to 40 fabulous years of providing Westman residents with televised enter tainment.

As 2017 marks the ruby anniversary for Westman Communications Group (Westman), they are looking at the success of their past, but also looking ahead to an exciting future.

Westman officially received a broadcast license from the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on August 8,1977 and went on the air in Brandon and Carberry in September 1978. They began by providing 12 analog television signals to 4,000 homes.

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First office on 9th Street In comparison, today they have over 20,000 residential customers in 36 communities utilizing cable television, Internet and home phone services, plus they have nearly 2,000 business customers.

ser vices which includes digital cable TV, Internet and home phone both residentially and for businesses.

Location, Park & 24th Street With technology advancing at a rapid pace, Westman has developed and embraced the changes and they strive to offer the best and latest technologies in order to sustain a robust and reliable network.

“The biggest change in the last 40 years would have to be the use of Internet and streaming of television content online,” said Marketing Team lead Cour tney Baxter.

Baxter continued, “TV isn’t just on TV anymore, streaming TV has become equally impor tant and continues to grow as an industry. We’ve had to transition our focus as a company to ensure we have the speeds, network reliability and suppor t to enable content and provide the best viewing experience for both cable TV and Internet streaming users.”

With the recent launch of TiVo, Westman is bridging that gap between online and cable TV content. TiVo enables users to stream content and leverage a unified search engine that maximizes their cable TV subscription. This means that more content is available to customers on all of their preferred devices, including their TV. With TiVo, they can access some of their favourite streaming apps using a single button on their remote and there is no need to switch inputs or toggle devices.

In addition, Westman recently increased the Internet speeds in all of their existing packages, as well as created new packages with higher speeds to fur ther meet the streaming needs of their customers.

As the only locally owned communications provider ser ving western Manitoba, Westman looks to the next 40 years as they are always investigating new ways to offer more ser vice in more communities. They recently invested over $5 million to upgrade ten Westman ser ved communities with fibre and broadband technology. T h i s provides customer s with the full suite of

“By the end of this year, we will be fibre connecting another four communities.

Installing "The Brandon Dish"

Since last year, we have grown the number of communities with all three lines of business to 22. Our presence in these communities has been well received and we’re pleased to continually offer our customers leading-edge technology for all their communication and entertainment needs,” said Baxter.

Westman employs 140 people and is a local co-operative.

They also own and operate two local radio stations - 94.7 Star FM and Q Country (880 AM and 91.5 FM), as well as WCGtv, which is a local community programming channel.

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Wine Advice: Selecting Wine for Large Gatherings

W

hen does a par ty become a celebration, event or gathering?

When 20 people increases to 100 or more?

Par ties are costly and events referred to as “celebrations” or “gatherings”, implying more people, are even more so - the larger the number of attendees the higher the cost.

of wine required and cost. Well executed wine and food pairing elevates an occasion so identify what food(s) you wish to highlight and pair wine accordingly. For the least costly yet good quality wines look to little known areas and grape varietals that are not mainstream. For example, a fullbodied red wine from Portugal made from the grape variety Touriga Nacional, a variety used for the production of port, with traits similar to the ever-popular Cabernet Sauvignon.

There are wines suitable for each occasion. If the event is a celebration, for example, a wedding or retirement, you may want a have a toast, if so, sparkling wine is a must.

Consideration factors such as will a meal be served? What type of food? What time of day is the event? Who will be in attendance and what are their drinking preferences?

Consider time of day, temperature, season and whether the event will be held indoors or outdoors. Outdoor events held during the summer season have notably more white and rosé consumption as do indoor events, however, more red wine is consumed during the cooler seasons of fall and winter. In addition, less wine is consumed during mid-day events as compared to wine consumption during evening celebrations.

Decisions regarding wine selections should be determined by food pairing possibilities, wine preferences, amount

When calculating the amount of wine you require give thought to who will be in attendance and what their drinking

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preferences are. The elderly generally prefer spirits while young adults have a preference for wine and cocktails. To calculate table wine requirements purchase ½ bottle of wine per person where the calculation for sparkling wine is between 5-8 pours per bottle. Five generous full-glass pours or eight one-half glass pours. Purchase a few extra bottles of each wine as better too much than not enough, that and one must consider the possibility of faulty wine.

Unopened wine can be returned as long as the bottle and label are not damaged in any way.

impor tance, when wine is served it will be kept at the ideal temperature as the bottle will be placed on ice between servings. Wine shows best when served at the ideal temperature of 16-18 C for red and 9-11 C for white and rosé wines, this is especially so with less costly wines.

The majority of events feature one red wine and one white wine selection although those held during the warm weather of summer often include a rosé. More white wine and rosé wine are consumed during warm months than when the thermometer drops, although rosé need not be thought of as simply warm-weather wine. It is becoming ever-popular both as a sipping wine and as a fabulous option for pairing with white fish, salmon, Mediterranean foods, Mexican, Indian and Thai cuisine.

If selecting only red wine and white wine the percentage of each is split equally 50% red wine and 50% white wine, If red, white and rosé are served during the warm summer months then 40% red, 40% white and 20% rosé, while for cooler seasons 45% red, 45% white and 10% rosé is ideal.

Much less wine is consumed if served rather than “selfserve” or placed on the table. In addition, and of utmost

Last but cer tainly not least, prior to finalizing your wine selection, always sample each wine, ideally alongside the foods that will be served.

Kate Wagner Zeke, Sommelier(ISG) Certified Specialist of Wine, Certified Wine Educator(SWE) wineadviser@wcgwave.ca

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Did You Know? e h t s ' e Wh e r

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6 loaves of bread hidden throughout this issue!

Submit your answers at designyourhome.ca or email contest@designyourhome.ca (one entry per email address).

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All entries will be put in a draw to win one "Annual Baker's Choice" bread subscription worth over $450.

A winner will be drawn December 4, 2017. See the answers from our last contest at designyourhome.ca.

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Better protection coming for Manitobans

Introducing Manitoba’s New Home Warranty Protection Starting January 1, 2018, most new homes in Manitoba must come with warranty coverage and be registered on the New Home Registry*. The new protection applies to single family homes, multi-unit buildings, manufactured homes and condominium developments.

At minimum, new home owners must be protected with $100,000 of coverage for seven years.

This includes: all materials, labour and design

plumbing, heating, electrical, mechanical systems, windows, doors and exterior

1

YEAR

2

YEARS

15

common elements of shared buildings, such as hallways MONTHS and roofs

7

YEARS

structural defects

To learn more, visit Manitoba.ca/NewHomeWarranty

Building a new home?

Builders of new homes in Manitoba must arrange for warranty coverage from registered warranty providers.

Home builders also need to register with the Consumer Protection Office before new home construction can begin.

Starting January 1st, 2018

The New Home Registry is a free online system that will allow you to: • find builders registered to operate in Manitoba • find warranty providers that are registered to provide coverage in Manitoba • get details on new homes, such as address, type of home, builder’s name, warranty provider and warranty details

For more information please contact the Consumer Protection Office: 204-945-3800 1-800-782-0067 (toll-free) consumers@gov.mb.ca *The New Home Registry (Manitoba)

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