WHO?
Keith and Tracy Fortin,
co-owners of Flawless
Interiors Inc. (plus
two teenagers,
two dogs and a cat)
WHAT?
2,200-square-foot
3 bed/3.5 bath infill house
WHERE?
Queen Alexandra,
Edmonton
WHEN?
Owned one year
OFFICE KITCHEN
For the DIY backsplash, the Fortins
used pages from vintage Canadian
home magazines. Says Tracy: “It’s neat
to see the evolution of home design,
right there on our wall.”
SOME FAMILIES DREAD THE WORDS “moving” and
“renovation” nearly as much as the term “taxes.” But
not the Fortins of Edmonton: The family of four
delights at the sight of moving trucks and contractors.
“We’ve moved more times than I can count,” says mom
Tracy. “Most of our friends and family think we’re nuts.
But we always get excited at the prospect of trying out
a new space.”
It’s a fitting passion for Tracy and husband Keith as
they also operate a design business, Flawless Interiors,
out of their home. The nomadic family’s latest move
was their most ambitious yet—a new-construction infill
home in Edmonton’s Queen Alexandra neighbourhood.
“Residential infill” refers to the development of
new housing in more established neighbourhoods—
in effect, tearing down old or crumbling buildings and
constructing new homes on the existing lots.
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