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A design contest contender, Did part of your home look like this before that spectacular renovation? Send us a chilling before picture of your bedroom(...)
A design contest contender, Did part of your home look like this before that spectacular renovation? Send us a chilling before picture of your bedroom(...)

A design contest contender, Did part of your home look like this before that spectacular renovation? Send us a chilling before picture of your bedroom(...)

Date1/29/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: A design contest contender, Did part of your home look like this before that spectacular renovation? Send us a chilling before picture of your bedroom, bathroom or living room, along with a glorious post-renovation shot, and you could win a prize in Sun
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0008724F
Bed to bath: A second-floor bedroom, above, became the master bathroom, left, in Gail Chapman-Malone and Tom Malone's renovation
Bed to bath: A second-floor bedroom, above, became the master bathroom, left, in Gail Chapman-Malone and Tom Malone's renovation
Beaty, Keith
7/11/1989
Those of us who have looked carefully at the Ontario plan and that of Century City feel there is really no contest, and that the development intended (...)
Those of us who have looked carefully at the Ontario plan and that of Century City feel there is really no contest, and that the development intended (...)
Barkley, Harold
6/7/1971
A winding staircase leads from cavern-like front hallway to bedrooms upstairs
A winding staircase leads from cavern-like front hallway to bedrooms upstairs
Grant, Frank
n.d.
A four-bedroom home in Fairways, located on the east side of Cambridge, Ontario
A four-bedroom home in Fairways, located on the east side of Cambridge, Ontario
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/6/1992
Contenders: Le Gourmet, Philips, General Electric and Cuisinart
Contenders: Le Gourmet, Philips, General Electric and Cuisinart
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
10/29/1978
Easy steps: Nancy Douglas of Color Your World demonstrates some wallpapering steps, left to right: Read instructions, roll aper inside out, use the proper applicator to smooth out the paper
Easy steps: Nancy Douglas of Color Your World demonstrates some wallpapering steps, left to right: Read instructions, roll aper inside out, use the proper applicator to smooth out the paper
Faught, Ken
3/15/1989
No guesswork: A customer can choose wallpaper patterns at Color Your World stores with the help of a computer, saving time and guesswork
No guesswork: A customer can choose wallpaper patterns at Color Your World stores with the help of a computer, saving time and guesswork
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/6/1991
With time and taste you can make your home a showplace even though you furnish it with junk, as Helen English's handiwork shows you here. If you have (...)
With time and taste you can make your home a showplace even though you furnish it with junk, as Helen English's handiwork shows you here. If you have (...)
Griffin, Doug
8/16/1967
The heat's on: Put a little thought into using your appliances and you can save on electricity bills
The heat's on: Put a little thought into using your appliances and you can save on electricity bills
James, Norman
10/7/1980
Paint the outside of your home
Paint the outside of your home
Beaty, Keith
5/16/1988
You Could Stack Your Own House
You Could Stack Your Own House
Goode, Jeff
10/15/1971
Easy steps: Nancy Douglas of Color Your World demonstrates some wallpapering steps, left to right: Read instructions, roll paper inside out, use the proper applicator to smooth out the paper
Easy steps: Nancy Douglas of Color Your World demonstrates some wallpapering steps, left to right: Read instructions, roll paper inside out, use the proper applicator to smooth out the paper
Faught, Ken
3/15/1989