Bright and Airy in Vancouver


Regan Xausa and her husband, Davide, founder of Velofix, a mobile bike repair company, found the perfect teardown property on a lot with major potential in one of Vancouver’s desirable neighborhoods. “We knew it was the one because the house had a south-facing backyard and it was on a quiet, tree-lined street,” says Regan. They rented for a year before starting the project, and Regan spent that time looking for inspiration and planning for a home that would include outdoor living, plenty of storage and a spacious kitchen. “We then tore the house down and started from scratch,” she says. 

Regan and Davide started construction in early 2011, and the home was completed in less than a year. They enlisted the help of house designer Scott Posno, and construction manager Derek Bohne but did much of the design work themselves.

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