Choosing kitchen countertops in Vancouver means dealing with challenges most other cities don’t face. Our humid climate creates moisture concerns. Our frequent rain affects certain materials. Our grey, cloudy days…

Metro Vancouver homeowners are renovating kitchens differently in 2026. The trends aren’t just aesthetic shifts—they reflect how we actually live in Vancouver’s rainy climate, expensive housing market, and evolving work-from-home…

A Kerrisdale homeowner spent $58,000 renovating her 1970s kitchen. Beautiful Shaker cabinets, quartz waterfall island, pot filler over the range, glass subway tile backsplash. She posted photos everywhere. Friends praised…

Three years ago, I stood in a kitchen in Lynn Valley watching a homeowner named Janet stare at her newly renovated space with tears in her eyes. Not sad tears.…

When Kyle and the team at Walker General Contractors started noticing a trend around 2019, it surprised them a bit. Homeowners across North Vancouver, from Deep Cove to Lynn Valley,…

You’re planning a kitchen renovation. Maybe it’s in a character home in Shaughnessy. Perhaps a family house in Dunbar near Pacific Spirit Park. Could be a heritage property in Kerrisdale…

You’re standing in your 80-square-foot condo kitchen. Maybe it’s in one of those Yaletown towers near the seawall. Or perhaps a Coal Harbour high-rise with views of the mountains. Could…

You’re standing in your 80-square-foot condo kitchen in Yaletown. Or maybe it’s that cramped galley setup in Coal Harbour. Perhaps you’re in one of those Olympic Village condos where the…

Three weeks into their kitchen renovation, my neighbors discovered they needed a building permit. The contractor had assured them it was “just cosmetic work”—until the inspector showed up and shut…

You walk into your outdated Vancouver kitchen every morning, dodging that wobbly cabinet door and working around that cramped counter space. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Over 67% of Vancouver…