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Greening Your Reno With Timeless Materials

Friday, July 31, 2009

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There aren't too many things I enjoy more than a leisurely mooch through a well-stocked salvage shop and Timeless Materials in Waterloo, Ontario, is exceptionally well-stocked. Housed in a tidy barn that sprawls over four floors, Timeless Materials trades in everything and anything that can be salvaged from old properties ranging from beams, boards and corbels to bathroom and lighting fixtures, trims and moldings, railings, spindles and newel posts, ceiling tiles, weather vanes, you name it.

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Indoor/Outdoor & Washable Rugs

Saturday, June 27, 2009

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I can't vouch for the durability of these washable viscose rugs from Belgium ($29 - $139) but they sure look terrific. In fact, Moss, a well-established garden store on Toronto's Danforth Avenue, has one of the most impressive selections of indoor/outdoor and washable rugs I've ever come across. And their prices are very competitive.

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Canadian Cool: Nature Clean

Friday, June 26, 2009

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I tried Nature Clean because it's a chlorine-free, all natural, non-toxic cleaner so I reckoned it wouldn't damage the porcelain. Until now I've been skeptical about these earth-friendly cleaners thinking they couldn't possibly do as good a job as the big commercial cleaners. Wrong. Of course, when I saw what happened to the Blanc de Chines I went straight up to the bathroom give Nature Clean a workout on its home turf . . .

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Hard, Hardy and Beautiful Ipé Wood

Sunday, June 14, 2009

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Ipé is an inexpensive alternative to teak and is often used for outdoor decking. These steps will last for years and will bleach down to a consistent light grey colour. They may cost more than poured concrete steps but the look is infinitely sexier and way more custom. Its tremendous durability makes ipé wood worth the modest investment.

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Where to Find . . . Wicker and Bamboo

Thursday, June 4, 2009

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From the moment Mike and I laid eyes on Bamboo Bazaar we've been calling it Wicker World. I've never seen so much wicker, rattan, reed and bamboo. Wicker World, I mean Bamboo Bazaar, occupies a big double storefront at 1840 Davenport Road (near Symmington) in Toronto's west end. The business, which was founded more than a century ago by W.H. Kilby, has occupied this location for more than 60 years.

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