Despite being inseperable from my iphone like any other professional person these days, I always have my trusty moleskine notebook with me when I meet a client for note-taking on the fly. Far from being a "Luddite", it just feels right and keeps my handwriting skills on par with my keyboard and touchscreen typing.
I've always been a big DC comics fan, so absolutely love this idea:
Have you ever wanted to jazz up your kid’s room, incorporating their favorite characters without going to the extremity of having a wall mural painted? Curtains and bed linen is a good start but could lack the impact of a wall piece. A perfect solution is in statement posters and furniture application, like these implemented by Italian company Cia International, they’re bright and bold so the kids will love them!
Cia International have used DC Comics superheroes, the hugely popular Hello Kitty brand, and more in creating fun spaces for children to sleep, play and study. read more
For those of you who love Palm Springs and love contemporary architecture there is no better time to visit than Modernism week February 16, 2012.
Modernism Week is an exciting 11-day celebration of mid-century modern design, architecture, and culture in Palm Springs, California. This design aesthetic originated in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, and was typified by clean, simple lines which came to define desert modernism.
Modernism Week is filled with a variety of events including architectural tours, films, lectures, an architectural symposium, educational events, and chic, fun parties in cool mid-century modern homes and boutique hotels. For more info and to visit the website click here, If you would like to know more about contemporary homes here on the North Shore, just give me a call: 604 218 2903.
Selection broadens and demand eases to kick off 2012 in the Greater Vancouver housing market
Greater Vancouver home sellers were more active than buyers in January and overall home prices, according to the new MLS® Home Price Index (MLS® HPI), continued to experience more stability and less fluctuation compared to the beginning of 2011.
I just sold this perfect 2450 Sq. ft. townhouse property in Seascape court, West Vancouver. World class, panoramic ocean views from all floors and decks. List price $836,000. For those of you who don't know; Seascapes is a small development of townhouses just five minutes drive from Caulfeild mall & Rockridge high school. If you would like to know more about property in the Seascapes community just give me a call. 604 218 2903
Depending on where you live in Vancouver, this year has been a real Tale of Two Cities: little or no growth in value in areas like Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows & New Westminster. Value & price reductions in Squamish for the second year. A little sales action on the Sunshine coast & Whistler... but nothing really too jump & shout about, and as we all know, high double digit increases in Burnaby, Vancouver West, and North & West Vancouver!
However the 15.8% increase in the average bench mark price for a detached house in West Vancouver in 2011, is almost entirely due to the sale of properties between the Lions Gate bridge and Caulfeild. West of Caulfeild seems to be a slightly different tale of activity. Susbsequently residents of "West" West Vancouver should be considering their strategy and their target demographic a little differently if they wish to sell this year. If you would like to know more about my ideas on this, please give me a call. 604 218 2903
For those of you who just wish to know the numbers for the year read on!...probably just before going to bed....
With the 2011 Christmas holidays just over, I have to admit I have not managed to keep up with my friend Scottie as he completes his "from the studs up" reno on his mid-century modern home in West Vancouver's Eagle Harbour. Last time we spoke, the reno was proving even more arduous as build and reno projects for clients had naturally taken precedent over the renovation and transformation of his own home. Still, the good news is, for those of you that really care, he was able to enjoy the holidays with a fully functioning kitchen and experience the warmth and comfort afforded to him via his stunning underfloor heating system!
2012...end of the world? 7 trends impacting housing
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