There are clearly a lot of pre-demolition things that need to happen when building a new house. Our builder has guided us through that process but there are inevitable delays. And landing on a demolition date has been elusive. So we’re at T minus…
My seven year-old son has been hearing about the plans to build a new house for most of his life. A few years back, we promised him that we would hold a ‘painting party’ where he and his friends could go crazy painting the empty — ready to be demolished — house. It was a spur of the moment promise that he never forgot…
I’m building a new house in Toronto. I’ve been working in the interior design field for more than 15 years and have worked with many clients as they went through the process themselves. But no matter how many times I’ve done it, when it is your own home, it is just different. So, I decided to document the entire experience on my blog…