Matthew Pioro
I'm the managing editor of Canadian Home Workshop magazine. I'm a sucker for Arts and Crafts furniture, as well as the smooth, clean lines of the Modernist styles. Give me an impact driver over a drill. And, no, I'd rather not do that mudding-and-taping job.
Recent Articles and Blog Posts
Please, walk on me
I visited our photographer and newly minted renovator Juan Luna this morning to see how his house was coming along. (You'll recall that one of his projects was the renovation of his mini-bathroom.) He took me on a tour of the...
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No one needs this
Here are CHW HQ we see quite a few new tools and products that should help you around the shop or the house. Most are top-notch. Others, not so much. An example of the latter are Grip Tips, which landed on my desk a few weeks ago....
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New Stanley power tools
The big news in Toolsville: hand-tool heavy-hitter Stanley now has a power-tool line. Really, this development shouldn't be much of a surprise after we saw DeWalt, Stanley's sibling company, come out with hand tools last...
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Canada’s Handyman Challenge, Episode 7 recap
This is it. The big finale. One of the four contestants will be crowned Canada's handiest. If I had to pick one...well, I couldn't. I think it will be either Mark or Brad. Both have been fairly consistent throughout the...
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Canada’s Handyman Challenge, Episode 6 recap
Wow. This episode is packed with revelations, missed opportunities and a lot of drama. The remaining six contestants continue the handy showdown in Steel Town. It seems with so few people in the game, the handy folks are under...
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Bathroom demolition tips
Our photographer, Juan Luna, bought an old house with a bathroom so small you have to step outside to change your mind. Today, he and his contractor Dom, are tearing that thing down.
The plan will be to move the wall that the...
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Canada’s Handyman Challenge, Episode 5 recap
The second round of Canada’s Handyman Challenge will see the elimination of two more contestants, bringing the pool from eight to six. Last week, four went home: Normand, East Coast Todd, Carl and Kyle. Before the show,...
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Canada’s Handyman Challenge, Episode 4 recap
After combing Vancouver, Halifax and Toronto for handy folks, the judges of Canada’s Handyman Challenge have their top 12 contestants. This episode finds the competition in Hamilton and, at the end of the hour, four people will...
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Canada’s Handyman Challenge, Episode 3 recap
OK, sports fans, it’s time for the last stop in the country-wide search for 12 finalists. The folks from Canada’s Handyman Challenge have hit Vancouver and Halifax, and now they are in Toronto. The Big Smoke brought close to...
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