Ask A Designer: tiny Condo Makeover
Q. I just gotten a 625-square-foot condo — yes, it’s tiny! — and need to change everything. I plan to install pale maple hardwood floors throughout, even in the kitchen, to make the space...
Monthly Archive: September 2022
A relaxed Seaside home On B.C.’s Sunshine coast
sitting just a pebble’s throw from the ocean on B.C.’s ruggedly beautiful Sunshine Coast, Lara and Rick Irwin’s getaway home is laid-back and playful — the type of place that makes you smile when you walk...
Useful gadget of the Week: Edision HDMI Modulator Distributes HD Over Coax
A while back we covered this eye-wateringly expensive option to modulate HD signals over your home’s existing coax cables. but now there’s a a lot more economical choice… The Edision HDMI Modulator distributes full HD over an existing...
My Automated Home: Raspberry Pi + Node-Red + MQTT & Amazon Echo
In our latest My Automated home feature, Dave McLaughlin takes us through his journey developing his own smart home system. With some DIY upgrades to existing home automation hardware and some clever software integration he’s built...
Kitchen Reno fundamentals
Canadian homeowners are much more likely to renovate their kitchens before any type of other space in the home. With appropriate preparation, great deals of patience as well as practical assistance from professionals, your...
The end of an age for Automated house
It’s the end of an age for the Automated Home. We moved in just a few months timid of 20 years back as well as while our very first self-build job was definitely difficult...
DIY Herringbone Tray
The tray trend isn’t dead yet, and, being my crafty-thrifty self, I chose to make one inspired by my new white and gold iPhone! The whole process took only two afternoons and a few...
7 smart home videos from CES 2017
here are a few interesting smart home tech videos from last weeks CES. It’s hard to find one that doesn’t feature Amazon Alexa and of course there’s that old favourite, the Internet fridge. grab a...
Useful gadget of the Week: Toshiba Canvio connect II 3TB portable hard Drive
Whether its a garage or a hard drive, chances are if you’re like us you’ll always fill the available space. So when Toshiba asked us if we’d like to try out their newest portable...
Zipato ZipaBox Wireless house Automation Controller Mega evaluation
The £170 ZipaBox from bit understood Croatian business Zipato difficulties VeraLite’s Micasa Verde on price, yet promises a function set on a par with high-end controllers like the Fibaro house Centre 2. We put...