Home Reincarnated
After retiring to Hornby Island, a health diagnosis forced this couple to move back to Victoria — where they recreated their dream home. BY NESSA PULLMAN | PHOTOS BY EMA…
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Bayside Retreat
This waterfront seasonal home incorporates two decades of design work into a luxurious transitional style, created to escape from it all. BY DANIELLE POPE | PHOTOS BY JEFFREY BOSDET Iván…
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Reader’s Choice: the 2022 SPRUCE Top Five Home Features
Living on Vancouver Island means never being too far from the water, and for many of the homeowners we’ve featured in SPRUCE, it’s where they’ve built their dream homes. Our…
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Life on the Water
With its West Coast touches, this Gordon Head luxury home blurs the line between the indoors and the outdoors. BY DANIELLE POPE | PHOTOS BY JODY BECK Douglas and…
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Japanese Inspiration: Eye-catching four-unit townhouse in Sidney
A stacked four-unit townhouse project in Sidney is eye-catching evidence that you can get a lot from a little. BY DAVID LENNAM | PHOTOS BY JAMES JONES It would…
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Simplicity by Design
Empty nesters downsize from their family home to a condo to simplify their lives BY NESSA PULLMAN | PHOTOS BY DASHA ARMSTRONG Laura and Greg Dowell had talked about downsizing…
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Lakeside Getaway
A Shawnigan Lake build brings a modern twist to this cabin in the woods. BY DANIELLE POPE | PHOTOS BY JODY BECK Ashley Howard has a soft spot for Shawnigan…
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NZ Builders offers high-performance and affordability with Kompak Prefab
They’re known for being Kiwi-owned, Victoria-built, and redefining the way we live. Award-winning custom home builders, NZ Builders’ Damon Gray and David Phillips have started a fresh new project, Kompak…
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Expand the usable space of your home with a luxury outdoor building
BY DANIELLE POPE There’s nothing like living through a pandemic to force people to take a hard look at their space. Whether working from home, accommodating guests or revitalizing…
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Modern Drama in a West Coast custom build
Inventive solutions were required for a new West Coast build so one couple could create a home for each phase of life.
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