SIZE MATTERS
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SOMETIMES
THERE'S AN
EMOTIONAL
ATTACHMENT,
BUT WHAT
YOU HAVE TO
KEEP IN MIND
IS YOU'RE
SCALING DOWN
… PURGING,
MINIMALIZING.
"Be open to changing your stuff
out," says Krista Koop, senior
designer/co-owner of Irwin Homes.
Along with building custom homes,
Irwin has introduced a number of
luxury condo developments — their
latest being the 187-unit Bloom &
Timber Condominiums, now under
construction in East Kildonan. While
some developments, such as The
Residences at Nineteen/Fourteen on
Henderson Highway, give full-size
houses a run for their money, condos
are popular among empty-nesters
who are looking to scale back.
"Sometimes there's an emotional
attachment, but what you have to
keep in mind is you're scaling down
… purging, minimalizing," Koop says.
"But it's an opportunity for something
new."
When all else fails – because stuff
happens – Koop says many of Irwin's
condo complexes have an alternate
solution: "Most of our projects have
storage in the underground garages."
Got more room than you know what to do with? It's not the
worst problem to have. The sky is generally the limit when
designing and decorating a large home – but just because
you don't have to be as strategic as you would with a smaller
space, that doesn't mean you can't get creative.
"You could go bolder with colour," Kosman says, though she
admits she still prefers a neutral paint palette for a large home.
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