Our cover story, ‘Hot Kitchens’, looks at what’s cooking in Calgary kitchens for 2006. From cabinets and countertops to the latest stainless steel and built-in appliances, we examine how the combination of form and function makes the kitchen the most popular room in many people’s homes.

We’ll also continue with the regular set of New Home Living departments that you can find in each and every issue: Interiors, Exteriors, Gadgets & Gizmos, Expert Advice, Around Town, For Men, Designer’s Choice, A Brief History of …, and, of course, Show Homes.  Feature articles focus on flooring, community infrastructure, and we tour no less than eight great show homes from Chestermere to Langdon to Okotoks. For our homeowner profile, we talk with a couple who actually ‘moved down’  from their Springbank estate to a new home in Evanston.

As always, you’ll find handy maps, important contacts and an advertiser index near the back of the magazine.

Whether you’re buying or decorating a new home, or just ‘looking for ideas’, New Home Living has something for you.