SIZE MATTERS — Cont’d from page 27
“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.”
SOMETIMES THERE’S AN EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT, BUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND IS YOU’RE SCALING DOWN … PURGING, MINIMALIZING.
SIMPLY GRAND
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.
54 Parade of Homes fall 2019
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