Herbs are the Solution this Spring

herb container

This extended winter has really gotten under my skin.  I'm waiting for the sunshine and the warmth and a chance to get outside.  I'm waiting for … [Read more...]

Vintage Dresser Re-Do Reveal

painted vintage dresser

Remember that used dresser I found in a thrift store for $35.  Well, it's had a bit of money invested ($100 on knobs alone.  Eek!) and time invested … [Read more...]

How to Know if You Should Paint or Refinish – A Checklist

vintage dresser

I scored a deal on a dresser in a little thrift shop here in town this week.  I got super excited about it because I only paid $35 for the dresser … [Read more...]

Let Go of Perfect

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For our bedroom project, I bought a chair.  It's a beautiful chair but I was really looking for something with some pattern or color. And I'm not a … [Read more...]

10 Steps to Paint Perfection – How to Choose the Very Best Shade

paint samples

Choosing paint colors is hard.  Especially when you want to pick a bold colour like teal.   Pretty much every shade looked great on the chip cards … [Read more...]

The Easiest, Fastest Christmas DIY Craft Idea Ever – NO GLUE!

christmas craft easy

I bought these Styrofoam tree shapes and knew they would be great on our kitchen island.  I wandered around and around to find something to put on … [Read more...]

Getting Crazy in the Bedroom

sitting area

The master suite is the jewel of this home.  It's what made us interested in purchasing this house and until now we really haven't done anything to … [Read more...]

Fill Space with Colour

color pallette

In my first post of this colour series I showed you my base room, ready for finishing touches.  Here it is again to refresh your memories: Do … [Read more...]

Creating Interest with Colour

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Our home is a new build house.  Meaning, it's beautiful and new but every single wall is the same color.  Bringing some character into this place is … [Read more...]

What was Old is New Again – Grandma’s Dining Hutch

dining hutch diy before

I'm trying to distract you from the fact that I don't have proper 'before' pictures by using this one with my bundled up sleeping baby in it.  Never … [Read more...]