Media — some noteworthy mentions in the press.
Home of the Week: A Home in the Republic, Rejigged
madeleine white
the globe and mail, may 2013
Canada’s centennial year, 1967, also marked the creation of the Republic of Rathnelly – a neighbourhood ensconced between Davenport and Avenue Road to the west and east, and MacPherson Avenue and Cottingham Street to the south and north – where residents jestingly seceded from the city of Toronto. Read more...
A Painter's Canvas
JACK KOHANE
HCH MAGAZINE, AUGUST 2009
Selling the works of brilliant Canadian artists to an international market may be Jessica Bradley’s stock in trade, but she she’s not in any rush to sell her century-plus home. “We really like old homes,” says Bradley. “They have a comfortable feeling of having been lived in over generations. We like the challenge of rethinking the space.” Read more...
Outer Old, Inner New
Jack kohane
national post, July 2009
Show biz and the construction business have something in common, according to Toronto renovator Kerry Dorey. "A stage production is a collaborative effort where everyone bounces ideas around, and that describes my approach to home projects," says Mr. Dorey, the owner of EW Dorey Restoration and Design. Read more...
Contractor Trades his Saw for a Sword
Jack kohane
national post, march 2006
Toronto contractor Kerry Dorey has often led a double professional life, but with his current role in the Mirvish production of Lord of the Rings, he has had to put down his hammer. Read more...
Musical Triumvirate Transforms '20s Cottage
Jack kohane
national post, January 2006
Home renovations can be as daunting as producing an epic opera -- a parallel all too real for Patti Powell and her husband, Tim Albery, now completing the remodelling of their three-storey clapboard-sided home overlooking the Kew Beach shoreline. Read more...