Tri-City News Real Estate June 3, 2011
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O ne of the great escapes may be closer than you think — maybe even just outside your door. We all need a special place to ‘get away’ from a very busy and sometimes scary world to experience se- renity. This place has become a fast growing phenomenon called ‘the outdoor room’. Outdoor rooms are a relati vely new con- cept in North America. In an increasingly pressurized world, we have a need to be outside enjoying fresh air and nature, while doing the things we would normally do indoors. Leading edge home shows feature outdoor kitchens, bars, entertainment cen- tres and relaxation areas - in short, complete outdoor living all year long. In spite of what you’ve heard, size does not matter. There are some amazing small out- door rooms which are very intimate, pri vate and spectacular. One of the early outdoor room designers, Ruth Olde of Blasig Design, has created some delightful escapes, both small and large. By applying some amazing design techniques, even tiny rooms can seem very spacious. Well placed plants, mirrors and water features can transform small out- door spaces into cozy corners. Because we don’t all have perfect back yards, Ruth says that sometimes the front yard is the perfect spot. If you li ve on a quiet street, with some good design elements, it may be the best loca- tion for an outdoor room. I have always been concerned about the year round use of outdoor rooms and the cool, damp West Coast weather. “Not a prob- lem,” says Ruth, who often recommends cov- ering outdoor rooms with solid, complemen- tary , innovative roofing. Rather than using unsightly coverings, such as fibreglass, Ruth recommends using tempered glass which is not much more expensi ve. Ruth also sug- gests that well designed skylights can offer quite a delightful effect and lighting can play a very important role in outdoor living rooms. To combat cool, damp temperatures, strategically placed heaters can solve this problem nicely . One outdoor room I visited last fall had an outside wall designed as a fireplace. I must say on a cold October night the juxtaposition of the outdoor fireplace and warm, comfy chairs created an ambi- ence hard to match. Okay , the wine may have helped too! Water is not necessary as part of an out- door room, but it sure creates atmosphere. Whether it’s an adjacent pool with koi, an elegant fountain or a stream gurgling over stones, water is calming and serene, while at the same time adding an element of interest and magic to an outdoor room that can sel- dom be duplicated indoors. Plants, as al ways, put the finishing touches on an outdoor room. Fabulous vines, which can add perfume, pri vacy, colour and possibly fruit, are absolutely essential. Tall, narrow vertical trees can add delightful screening, as well as frames for lighting at night. The pièces de resistance, however, are containers. Not ordinary containers, but ex- traordinary ones with great design elements that move them from potted plants into the world of art. REVIEW H om e S h ow c RE EV VIEW V V Get away from it all – go play outside IN THE GARDEN Brian Minter www.tricitynews.com A38 Friday, June 3, 2011, Tri-City News HARRIS RD. LOUGHEED HWY. PITT RIVER BRIDGE DEWDNEY TRK RD. ✘ BASKET STUFFERS Buy 2, get 3rd FREE FREE in 2” pot Reg. $1.99 Huge Selection SALE ENDS JUNE 13th While quantities last 19100 Old Dewdney Trk Rd., Pitt Meadows www.amsterdamgreenhouses.com 604-465-6614 HOURS: MON - FRI 9 AM - 9 PM • SAT & SUN 9 AM - 6 PM Pitt Meadows Day Celebration Sale ! Grown Just For You Greenhouse Grown Just For You Greenhouse Grown Just For You Greenhouse Heirloom & Regular Heirloom & Regular Varieties Varieties TOMATO TOMATO PLANTS PLANTS Reg. $2.99 Buy 2, get 3rd FREE FREE FRUIT TREES FRUIT TREES Any variety Any variety or size or size Buy 1at regular price Get 2nd at 1/2 PRICE 1/2 PRICE $ 10 OFF with with coupon coupon only only your total purchase exceeding $ 50 (regular priced items only) Hanging Baskets, Shrubs, Trees, Bedding Plants, Pots, Fertilizers… Valid June 4th & 5th, 2011 only. One coupon per person. ✃ ✃ Greenhouse COUPON 3314 Jervis Street, Port Coquitlam $469,800 OPEN SUNDAY 2-4 PM Port Coq uitlam • 1500 sq ft 2 storey • 3 bdrms + den • Immaculate inside & out • Detached garage/shop • Lane access • Garage is Mechanics Dream! • Walk to shopping, trails, transit & schools • New roof in 2008 • Nothing to do - but move in! RALPH TELEP RALPH TELEP TEAM TEAM Ralph Telep Ralph Telep THE THE 604-467-9300 www.ralphtelep.com TRI-TEL REALTY TRI-TEL REALTY Dave Dave Telep Telep Vicki Vicki Cunningham Cunningham 604-657-6231 [email protected] 604-250-0594 www.gordonbarthels.com Gordon & Diana BARTHELS • • • OVER 45? LOOKING FOR AN “ADULT BUILDING”? PRICE $ 199,900
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One of the great escapesmay be closer than youthink — maybe even just
outside your door. We all need aspecial place to ‘get away’ froma very busy and sometimesscary world to experience se-renity. This place has become a fast growingphenomenon called ‘the outdoor room’.
Outdoor rooms are a relatively new con-cept in North America. In an increasinglypressurized world, we have a need to beoutside enjoying fresh air and nature, whiledoing the things we would normally doindoors. Leading edge home shows featureoutdoor kitchens, bars, entertainment cen-tres and relaxation areas - in short, completeoutdoor living all year long.
In spite of what you’ve heard, size does notmatter. There are some amazing small out-door rooms which are very intimate, privateand spectacular. One of the early outdoorroom designers, Ruth Olde of Blasig Design,has created some delightful escapes, bothsmall and large. By applying some amazingdesign techniques, even tiny rooms can seemvery spacious. Well placed plants, mirrorsand water features can transform small out-door spaces into cozy corners. Because wedon’t all have perfect back yards, Ruth saysthat sometimes the front yard is the perfect
spot. If you live on a quiet street, with somegood design elements, it may be the best loca-tion for an outdoor room.
I have always been concerned about theyear round use of outdoor rooms and the
cool, damp West Coast weather. “Not a prob-lem,” says Ruth, who often recommends cov-ering outdoor rooms with solid, complemen-tary, innovative roofing. Rather than usingunsightly coverings, such as fibreglass, Ruth
recommends using tempered glass whichis not much more expensive. Ruth also sug-gests that well designed skylights can offerquite a delightful effect and lighting canplay a very important role in outdoor livingrooms.
To combat cool, damp temperatures,strategically placed heaters can solve thisproblem nicely. One outdoor room I visitedlast fall had an outside wall designed as afireplace. I must say on a cold October nightthe juxtaposition of the outdoor fireplaceand warm, comfy chairs created an ambi-ence hard to match. Okay, the wine may havehelped too!
Water is not necessary as part of an out-door room, but it sure creates atmosphere.Whether it’s an adjacent pool with koi, anelegant fountain or a stream gurgling overstones, water is calming and serene, while atthe same time adding an element of interestand magic to an outdoor room that can sel-dom be duplicated indoors.
Plants, as always, put the finishingtouches on an outdoor room. Fabulous vines,which can add perfume, privacy, colour andpossibly fruit, are absolutely essential. Tall,narrow vertical trees can add delightfulscreening, as well as frames for lighting atnight. The pièces de resistance, however, arecontainers. Not ordinary containers, but ex-traordinary ones with great design elementsthat move them from potted plants into theworld of art.
REVIEWHome ShowcREEVVIEWVVGet away from it all – go play outsideIN THE GARDEN Brian Minter
www.tricitynews.comA38 Friday, June 3, 2011, Tri-City News
HARR
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D.
LOUGHEED HWY.
PITT RIVER BRIDGE
DEWDNEY TRK RD.
✘
EAEA
BASKETSTUFFERS
Buy 2, get 3rd
FREEFREEin 2” pot Reg. $1.99
Huge Selection SALE ENDS JUNE 13th
While quantities last
19100 Old Dewdney Trk Rd., Pitt Meadows www.amsterdamgreenhouses.com 604-465-6614 HOURS: MON - FRI 9 AM - 9 PM • SAT & SUN 9 AM - 6 PM
Pitt Meadows Day Celebration Sale!
Grown Just For YouGreenhouse
Grown Just For YouGreenhouse Grown Just For You
Greenhouse
Heirloom & Regular Heirloom & Regular VarietiesVarieties
TOMATOTOMATO PLANTS PLANTS
Reg. $2.99
Buy 2, get 3rd
FREEFREE
FRUIT TREESFRUIT TREESAny varietyAny varietyor sizeor size
Buy 1at regular priceGet 2nd at
1/2 PRICE1/2 PRICE
$10 OFF withwithcouponcoupon
onlyonly
your total purchase exceeding $50
(regular priced items only)Hanging Baskets, Shrubs, Trees,
Bedding Plants, Pots, Fertilizers…Valid June 4th & 5th, 2011 only.
One coupon per person.
✃ ✃GreenhouseCOUPON
3314 Jervis Street,Port Coquitlam
$469,800
OPEN SUNDAY 2-4 PM Port Coqqqquitlam• 1500 sq ft 2 storey• 3 bdrms + den• Immaculate inside & out• Detached garage/shop• Lane access• Garage is Mechanics Dream!• Walk to shopping, trails,
transit & schools• New roof in 2008• Nothing to do - but move in!
RALPH TELEP RALPH TELEP TEAMTEAM
Ralph Telep Ralph Telep
THE
THE
604-467-9300www.ralphtelep.com
TRI-TEL REALTYTRI-TEL REALTY
Dave Dave TelepTelep
Vicki Vicki CunninghamCunningham
604-250-0594www.gordonbarthels.com
Gordon & Diana BARTHELS
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OVER 45? LOOKING FOR AN “ADULT BUILDING”?
PRICE$199,900
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Nestled between towering evergreens high on Westwood Plateau, Cascade features luxury 1,200 square foot suites in Coquitlam’s premier neighbourhood. Designed for
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In the continuing effort to meet the challenge of product improvement, we reserve the right to modify or change plans, specifications or prices without notice. Plans may be reversed depending on lot grading. Renderings are an artist’s conception only and are intended as a general reference only. All dimensions and sizes are approximate. E. & O. E.
Marketing & Sales by: Portrait Homes Realty Ltd.
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*The developer reserves the right to make modifications to the information contained herein. Photographs and renderings are representational only and may not be accurate. Some conditions and additional requirements within the deposit structure apply. Please see a Grand Central sales representative for details. E.&O.E.
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*Prices and incentives are subject to change or be withdrawn without notice. Payments are based on an interest rate of 4.55% amortized over 30 years with 5% down. Payments are subject to change without notice. Available OAC. E.&O.E.
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