Material World
iT’S All MATERiAl
The stuff dream homes are made of
by Pat st. germain
>> unless you have fond childhood memories of sliding down a steel-and-glass staircase banister, it’s a safe bet the house you grew up in was made of much different stuff than many of today’s show homes.
new materials — and old materials used in new ways — pack a dramatic punch, and you’ll find some knockout spaces during your Parade of Homes tour. Arlt Homes vice-president Jason Arlt says he focused on bringing newer materials with unique traits to a show home at 137 rose
‘We did a really unusual hardwood floor. It’s a white oak floor, but the boards are incredibly wide’
lake Court in Bridgwater Trails. “We did a really unusual hardwood floor. It’s a white oak floor, but the boards are incredibly wide — I’m going to say they’re at least eight or nine inches wide. When I picked the floor I was one of the first people in Winnipeg to have used it,” he says.
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