FineHomes
SASKATOON
WITH FINE HOMES EDITOR ROXANNE WEECH
FALL 2012 VOLUME 2 ISSUE III
My newness to this city has only brought the dazzling aspects of it to light.
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Having moved here from rural Ontario, I find the architecture and development in the City of Saskatoon very exciting.
Staff Writers
I have enjoyed travelling around the city to areas new and old to gather ideas for my own home and to see how others live. The constant head-turning I do on my trips confirms to me that there are many beautiful houses to admire in Saskatoon. In this issue, you are sure to agree with what I mean, as we examine unique homes, as in our tour of Carrie Catherine’s The Hayloft, as well as monuments to the future, as in our cover story, Maison Fine Homes. The owners of this boutique business take us on a tour of their breathtaking home that is sure to leave you inspired. Also, check out the how-to article on how you can turn those dust-gatherers in to pieces of art when expert woodworker and antique store owner, Charlie Calarco shows us how we can refinish our wood furniture the right way. Those long, cold Saskatoon winter months are going to be creeping in on us soon and I’m sure they’ll find most of us curled up indoors with good friends in front of a fire, sharing a glass of vino from our collection. Why not build your very own wine cellar in your home? See our piece on how to do just that. Even more, inside these pages you will get to meet some of the other talented home builders in our fair city, as well as the people and businesses who help keep our homes looking beautiful. There are so many wonderful people in Saskatoon to turn to when working on any type of home project that there is no need why every single Saskatonian can’t have a little house pride. Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.
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Associate Editor Roxanne Weech
Ashleigh Mattern Nykea Behiel Shawna Common
Graphic Design and Layout Amber Moon amber@finelifestyles.ca
Cover Photography Lisa Landrie
Photography Brittany Bellamy David Recordon www.davidrenee.com Heather Frtiz www.heatherfritz.com Jon Perret www.lightlinephoto.com Lisa Landrie www.lisalandrie.com Stephanie Zhang chaos.viewbook.com Tristan Becker www.third-meaning.com
Contributing Writers Aviva Zack Charlie Calarco Gail Jansen-Kesslar Karin Schweir
Ken Beattie Shell Busey Meredith Heron Jennifer Agus
Advertising Consultants Cathie Watson Crystal Reich Jason Booker Chris Larsen Marie Strumecki Debbie Paul
cathie@finelifestyles.ca crystal@finelifestyles.ca jason@finelifestyles.ca chris@finelifestyles.ca marie@finelifestyles.ca debbie@finelifestyles.ca
Creative Director Maryann Yeomans
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