Green change - Home Makeover Magazine

EDITOR’S NOTE
Pragmatic passion should
guide your makeover
Three in four British Columbia
homeowners are planning to
redecorate, renovate or repair
their home over the next two years. Th e
work will range from adding a new coat
of paint to building a whole new fl oor or
a showpiece kitchen.
Makeovers are seductive and most
homeowners go in with passion. Even
the expectation is exhilarating: to follow
a vision and experience the climax with
the prized granite and hardwood kitchen,
the big, new cedar deck crowded
with friends or the luxury master bedroom
you both have always dreamed of.
In this edition, we celebrate that
passion. Inside, you are literally invited
into 13 outstanding home renovations in
Greater Vancouver. We tell you what was
done and where, and then, on Sunday,
June 3, you can walk through the homes,
talk to the professionals who designed
and completed the work, and come away
with a vision of your own. We profi le a
near-decadent Whistler renovation, and
an awe-inspiring kitchen for a million
dollar condominium at the University of
British Columbia. We revel in the massive
bathroom makeover in a Victoria
mansion. We share the mystery of
Persian carpets that can cost more than
a car, and tell why in-home elevators are,
for some, the latest luxury upgrade.
Yet, our unique real estate market
demands that such passion be tinged
with pragmatism.
Th at practical approach to home
improvement is the focus of our next
issue, as we present our fi rst annual
Home Makeover Buyer’s Guide. It will
be a fascinating companion.
Coming out each summer, our
Buyer’s Guide promises to be a mustread,
keep-handy-year-round tool for
local home renovations.
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� How do you fi nd an honest contractor?
� What renovations will add value?
� Who will create a blueprint that
matches your vision?
� What is a green renovation? And how
much will it all cost?
Our experts explain it all, cross-referenced
with sources and contacts.
Working closely with the Better
Business Bureau, professional renovators,
quality suppliers, fi nancial experts, legal
professionals and consultants, we present
a fact-packed annual guide to planning,
completing and paying for a great
home makeover.
Th is edition, share the passion with
us. Next issue, we tell how to fi nd true
satisfaction with your own home makeover.
We own the most expensive homes
in the most demanding market in the
country, so renovations here must be
done right.
Frank O’Brien
Editor
Hmeditor@biv.com
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