Helga Loverseed
The Montreal Gazette
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Shelter: Owner combines her passions to renovate Lower Westmount condo
Odile Cloutier bought a dated condo and removed walls and doors to open up the living room, dining room and kitchen. → Read More
Shelter: Career in aviation led pilot to luxurious Nuns' Island condo
‘My goal was to find a balance between my crazy work life and a home that was peaceful and relaxing.’ → Read More
Shelter: 1920s-era duplex in Mile-End serves as inspiration to its artistic owner
Multi-talented man describes himself as a painter, furniture maker and director and his home is filled with evidence of his handiwork. → Read More
Shelter: Condo search ends in Nuns' Island, a world unto itself, 10 minutes from centreville
The open concept appealed to Geeta Suchak, as did 'an indoor and outdoor pool, a gym, a squash court and a tennis court. It feels a bit like a resort!' → Read More
Shelter: Devoted Westmounter finds change and comfort close to home
After Wilson McLean's wife passed away, he made a change — to a smaller apartment in the same building where they lived. → Read More
Shelter: Decorator and cook finds taste of freedom in Lower Westmount condo
Egyptian-born Ines Elgamal has filled her home with art, carpets and furniture both old and new. → Read More
Shelter: Couple enjoys unobstructed view from Lower Westmount condo
After their boys moved out, Gad Elmoznino and his wife, Roselyne Perrault, decided in 2015 to move from the West Island closer to downtown. → Read More
Shelter: The third condo (plus one reno) was the charm in Old Montreal complex
After he split with his wife, he renovated the condo for himself and his daughter. ‘I was keen make a fresh start and I wanted the interior to look a bit more modern.’ → Read More
Shelter: Downsizing couple followed the light to great Griffintown location
As for decor, 'We like a blend of Keith’s style, which is contemporary, and mine, which is more traditional,' says Susan Porter. → Read More
Shelter: Nuns' Island condo offers a beautiful view, inside and out
The owner's eye for design and Montreal-inspired art makes for a dazzling home in this 19th-floor condo. → Read More
Shelter: Verdun condo offers engaged couple room to grow
After living for years in St-Henri in a rented apartment, duo found they got more bang for their buck when they bought a condo in Verdun. → Read More
Shelter: Griffintown penthouse a tribute to owner's negotiating skills
Kim Bruneau's condo is decorated in grey and white, but still manages to be warm. → Read More
Shelter: Lower Westmount home filled with antiques and fond memories
Andrew Harper, 97, has led a colourful life. He was born in Bucharest and grew up in Romania, but because he was Jewish, he left with his brother in 1940 when the Nazis occupied their homeland. At 20, he ended up in Cuba and enrolled in university in Havana. Harper subsequently moved to the United […] → Read More
Shelter: Colourful N.D.G. home perfect for raising a family
Photo shoot No. 62916 – Thursday, August 1, 2019 Nicki Hronjak is from the United States. She grew up in Connecticut and moved to Montreal “for love” when she met Guy, the man who was to become her husband. Hronjak is the program manager and editor of a newsletter for the Anglican Church. Her better […] → Read More
Shelter: Edwin Atwater's former home had great bones, 'crazy good potential'
Broker Antonios Xipoleas bought the 1866 Westmount greystone as an investment on referendum night, claimed one storey for his home. → Read More
Shelter: Tech-savvy couple made apartment a 'smart' home
Couple renovated an apartment in a Beaux Arts building in Golden Square Mile that was once the residence Canadian painter John Goodwin Lyman. → Read More
Shelter: Refitting an N.D.G. home for a second marriage
‘It wasn’t just us getting married. Our furniture had to be ‘married’ as well’, author Elaine Kalman Naves says of her home with Archie Fineburg. → Read More
Shelter: Bright condo in downtown Montreal cuts down on commuting
For the past 15 years, Hélène Carrier, 63, has run her own company, operating out of her rented condo in the heart of Ville-Marie. → Read More
Shelter: Single dad and son leaving N.D.G. nest for family expansion
Bradley Thompson will soon move down the block to his fiancée’s house to blend families and await a baby. → Read More
Shelter: N.D.G. duplex downsized, but still bustling
Sandy and Paul Gauthier’s son Georges helped his parents reinvent their family home after they downsized to a ground-floor N.D.G. duplex. → Read More