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a strathcona gem

we love working in strathcona! the houses are soulful and steeped in vancouver history, the residents are generally creative and open to our ideas, and we get to work with our favourite strathcona renovation guru! so when jamie + meika asked us to save

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west 3rd townhome

here’s a sweet little story of mothers + daughters (+ sons), of how we met sky & max and came to help them with their townhouse renovation… in 2002, i lived in a big old shared house in mount pleasant. the caretaker was a

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west 13th condo

back in 2003,  i decided to rekindle my passion for soccer and joined the vancouver based club ‘bombastic fc’. i’m not sure if the exercise outweighed the beer consumption, but i do know i made a host of fantastic friends… and one

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east 32nd avenue

a rundown bungalow in a fantastic main street neighbourhood received a complete overhaul care of mango design co & terris lightfoot contracting. while our clients purchased this home with the intention of renovating, they weren’t quite prepared for the extent of their

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berkley drive

i first met our client sherry pomerleau waaaaay back in 1988 in my first year of high school. we didn’t know each other well but i knew she was a beautiful senior, a talented artist & cool enough to sing in

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Houzz – A Single-Wall Kitchen

A Single-Wall Kitchen May Be the Single Best Choice Are your kitchen walls just getting in the way? See how these one-wall kitchens boost efficiency, share light and look amazing. ‘City condos are also good places for single-wall kitchens, since

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west 17th avenue

mango transformed this quaint mount pleasant home for an active family of four who had outgrown their space & desired a clean slate. it was important to maintain the homes craftsman character on the outside, but the inside could be

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east 19th avenue

a simple plan to renovate the kitchen & bathroom of this north vancouver home turned into a complete overhaul of the main floor & basement to accomodate a growing family of 4…err 5! on the main floor, we removed walls

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east georgia

at only 15’0 across, the interior of this narrow strathcona special (designed by architect joe wei) felt cramped & dark. to breathe fresh air & light into the space, mango removed the main wall & created a bright, open concept living

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Houzz – Hanging Lightbulbs Hold Sway Over Rooms

Hanging Lightbulbs Hold Sway Over Rooms Intriguingly industrial or with a riveting retro look, lighting fixtures with bare bulbs and exposed cords add edge to any room. ‘This interior showcases how a simple light fixture repeated over and over can

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