I love love love Restoration Hardware's Iron & Rope mirror, but I could in no way afford it's $650 price tag (sad face). (more…)...
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DIY Iron & Rope Mirror
Guest Room Paint Colour Update
Yes...I am still talking about the guestroom paint colour. It did cause a little debate on facebook and amongst friends and family, with everyone taking different sides. If you will remember, the room started out yellow, VERY yellow. (more…)...
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Guest Bedroom Progress Report
It's day four of Project Guestroom and although lots of work has went on, there's still a ton to do. Here's an update in pictures:
The weekend got started by prepping for our big project; board & batten. Well truthfully its not really board and batten, its more like shaker style paneling.
We got 1/4" mdf custom...
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Project Guest Bedroom
When we purchased the house, we envisioned a cottagy guest room, and both of us instantly thought yellow. We picked out a sunny buttery yellow, and purchased the paint prior to moving in. Our first weekend in the house we painted, and it was….BRIGHT. We decided to try to live with it, see if we...
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Guest Room Paint Colour
Help! I have three vastly different ideas on paint colour for our guest room. Here's the down low:
The guest room is getting a facelift with a new wall treatment & plate rail. The wall treatment will be white. Yes boring old white. Don't worry, this room needs some boring. Currently it's a whole-hella-lotta-yellow. A hangover's...
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DIY Coat Rack
For those who follow me on Pinterest, you may have noticed a lot of front hall coat storage solutions being pinned to my "Organization" board lately.
Our front entryway is well...a mess. Our front door opens to a square tiled area with no closet and a blank wall. No place to put...
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Crushing on Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co
The storefront was very neutral when we moved in. Walls beige, fixtures neutral. The light fixtures were especially neutral. Builder basic “spaceship” lights in hallways, Ikea nondescript fixtures in washrooms and bedrooms. The sellers obviously wanted to dress the house to sell, and I get that. But I also think they missed the boat a...
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Hallway Inspiration
Our house is very very skinny (our property alone is 12.5’ wide, and after walls we’re left with less than 12’). I know what you’re thinking, how on earth can we live in such a skinny house? As many other Torontonians know, size isn’t everything, layout is. The people who renovated our house prior to...
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Project Office
I have been working on our office for SIX MONTHS now. That’s right, half a year! Having a clingy spazzy puppy around doesn’t help. The moment you try to get some work done, he wants to play, or is hungry, or wants to go for a walk, or chew on the baseboard, or just wants...
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