It may have been a crazy year for buying and selling real estate, but there’s been no shortage of cool things to talk about when it comes to being a home owner too. REW.ca covers everything from home maintenance to gorgeous décor tips to peeks into inspiring homes, and our readers can't get enough. Here are the stories that caught the most attention of home owners and idea-lovers this year.
#5. How to Protect Your Home from Water Damage
We all protect our home from fire and smoke, but what about water damage? In this well-read article, the Home Insurance experts at BCAA were on hand to offer eight excellent tips to avoid a costly mess.
#4. 16 Tiny Homes to Fall in Love With
2015 was surely the year of the tiny home, with all kinds of designs and solutions making their way into the headlines and social media feeds. Some municipalities have even been looking at them as affordable housing solutions… So at REW.ca we decided to share a photo gallery of some of our favourite designs from around the world.
#3. Celebrity Homes: A Private Tour of Jillian Harris’ Vancouver Laneway House
In September, REW.ca was lucky enough to be invited inside celebrity designer Jillian Harris’ laneway house that she calls her Vancouver home – plus we got to grill her about her style and design influences. Our interview and photo gallery story was the third most-read article in the Ideas section this year.
#2. Ten Very Special Renovated Vancouver Specials
Ahead of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s April 18 tour of Vancouver Specials, we compiled a photo gallery of 10 of the best examples that prove these houses, often regarded as architectural ugly ducklings, can be beautiful homes.
#1. Top Ten Home Renovations that will Boost Your Property’s Value
What changes to your home will make the biggest impact on your property value and get the best return on investment? Our top 10 countdown of high-value renovations was by far the most-read story in the Ideas section for 2015.
