Realty Check

Avalon Court sits on a strip lined with expensive real estate, shared by commercial and residential investors alike.
But Avalon is distinguished, to the chagrin of the people who manage the strata corporation, by its obvious deterioration and lack of proper maintenance, on the same street that is home to the historic Devon House and many [...]

Shane Reilly, decorati.com,
Paint
Estimated cost: US$500 – US$2,000 per area

Coating an area–even a small space, like an accent wall, door or the molding around a bedroom–can make a room look completely different. “People use paint as a pick-me-up,” says Doty Horn, director of color and design for Benjamin Moore. San Francisco designer Martha Angus concurs that [...]