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December 16, 2019
Sabrina's LifeTV Life

Home To Win (For The Holidays)

This past year, I was invited back alongside HGTV Canada’s top builders, designers and real estate experts to renovate, restore and give away another beautiful home on Home To Wi

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May 23, 2019
Sabrina's LifeTV Life

I’ve Decided To Leave HGTVs ‘Save My Reno’

And while it’d be easier for me to simply leave it at that, I think you—and everyone who’s put their hard work into the show—deserve more of an answer. The truth is that wh

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February 20, 2019
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno – Melina and Emma

As I walked up to this house on day one of filming, I knew we were in for a treat. The first thing I noticed was the architecture. Build in the mid-century, the home still had may

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February 13, 2019
TV Life

Save My Reno – Michael and Elise

From the living room in the front of the home to the kitchen in the back, we fully gutted and renovated Michael and Elise’s main floor to give them a peaceful, TV-free family

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January 9, 2019
TV Life

Save My Reno Season Two Premiers TOMORROW

Set your PVRs! On January 10th at 10pm on HGTV Canada, catch the season two premier of Save My Reno to see what I’ve been up to over the last year. This season

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April 12, 2018
Home DesignTV Life

Creating Your Own Yoga Sanctuary – On Cityline

Yoga is more than a workout–it’s a self-care practice that offers a way to unwind and ground yourself amidst life’s chaos. More and more, we’re realizing the import

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March 26, 2018
AdventureTV Life

Globetrotting with Olay Whips

I’m baa-aaaack! I’m a few weeks into being home from Thailand and the jet lag (that I was convinced I had skirted, but definitely didn’t) has worn off and I

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December 7, 2017
TV Life

My Genesis Experience

Current status: thoroughly missing my 2017 Genesis G90. For a few weeks in October, I was lucky enough to call one my own. I drove it everywhere from film sets in the city to Nort

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May 18, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Ken + Elisa’s Family-Friendly Basement

Guys, this is a bittersweet post. Last night was the season finale of Save My Reno on HGTV Canada. *tear* Every week, I’ve been sharing these recaps and insights and it&#8217

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May 18, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Lainie and Brian’s Eclectic Main Floor Reno

This episode was a wild one. I don’t know what was in the water, but when all four of us got together, at least one of us couldn’t help but break into song and dan

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May 12, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Raj + Riva’s (Not So) Traditional Kitchen

Raj and Riva may have had traditional taste, but the tricks we pulled to keep this project on budget were anything but. After living with their boring brown kitchen for 11 years, t

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May 11, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Rob + Caitlin’s Master Suite

A mattress on the floor, mismatched hand-me-down dressers and no door to the bathroom—but nearly 400 square feet of untapped potential! Rob and Caitlin’s master retreat wa

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May 4, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Kenny and Lisa’s Rock n’ Roll Kitchen

Right from the get-go, this renovation was nuts (pun intended—you’ll see why at the end of the post)! The fact that I grew up going to Kenny’s punk shows and moshing to

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May 4, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Jason + Nikki’s British Country Kitchen

If I had to title this renovation, I’d name it: old meets new with a spot of English countryside. I felt right at home in Jason and Nikki’s space. (Missed the episode?

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April 27, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Marcus + Jamie’s Balanced, Blue Kitchen

When we first met Jamie and Marcus, they had just got engaged and bought a house. (Congrats again guys!) Before getting married, they wanted to cross “kitchen renovation&#8

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April 27, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Rebecca + Eric’s Brewmaster Kitchen

Eric and Rebecca were true entertainers—and I speak from experience. From the first day we showed up until the night of the reveal, they always had an ice-cold beer with our name

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April 20, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Karen + Matt’s Main Floor Facelift

This was hands-down one of my favorite renovations of the season. Not only was it the closest to my personal style, but we were able to address an entire floor of a house, and a

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April 13, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: David and Wemi’s Transitional Townhouse Kitchen

From basil gone rogue and last-minute changes, to glass cabinets and graphic roman blinds, this renovation was one of the first (and arguably, easiest) projects of the season.

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April 11, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Joel and Kera’s Multifunctional Family Basement

I resonated a ton with this renovation—and with the homeowners, Joel and Kera. Their home actually used to belong to Kera’s grandmother, so she had fond memories of playing

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April 6, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Sarah and Jon’s Mid-Century Modern Victorian Kitchen

As a young couple living in a gorgeous Victorian semi in the city, Sarah and Jon, along with their baby Henry (the most adorable wee one ever) wanted to strike “kitchen reno” o

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April 6, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Nick and Zina’s Traditional Marble Master Bathroom

PRE-S: Today (and every Thursday after a new episode of Save My Reno airs) I’ll be taking you through all the fun behind-the-scenes details here on my blog! Despite havin

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April 5, 2017
Home DesignTV Life

Save My Reno: Andrew’s Bachelor Pad Kitchen 

Last night’s episodes of Save My Reno win the award for most puns (from Matt and Karen) and most smiles (from Andrew). Missed this episode? Watch it here. Andrew legit must

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April 4, 2017
Home DesignSabrina's LifeTV Life

Fun Behind-The-Scenes From The Set of ‘Save My Reno’ (Airing Tomorrow on HGTV)

Tomorrow it the day! Ahhhhh! PS: How cool are Seb and I with our Flor swatches *insert sarcastic-face emoji here And wouldn’t you have it, I’m sick as a dog, but that

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March 30, 2017
Sabrina's LifeTV Life

My New Tv Show ‘Save My Reno’ Premiers Wednesday April 5th @ 10pm on HGTV

As you may or may not know, over the past year, I’ve been working on a new HGTV series, ‘Save My Reno’. After months and months of hard work on 14 home renovation

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July 14, 2016
Sabrina's LifeTV Life

HGTV Canada Greenlights Two New Original Series Introducing Three New Experts (And I’m One of Them)!

Let me set the scene… Yesterday, I woke up to Piper (equipped with a goopy eye-infection) nudging me with a smelly toy, spent my morning feeling ill and mushy from eating le

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