Girl’s Bedroom Decor
Hello fellow design lovers! Despite my best intentions, back to school this year has been CRAZY! Between work, sports, lessons, parent-teacher conferences…it’s hard to find time for anything else. My personal short term design goal for the fall was to redecorate my daughter’s bedroom. It was supposed to be a quick, easy project to update…
16 Amazing Kitchen Organization Ideas – Must Haves for Kitchen Design
The dreaded drop zone. We all have one, let’s be honest. I don’t mean by your front entrance, where you temporarily set things down as you’re coming in the door. I mean in your house. That spot…or spots…where good organization intentions come to die. It’s that place you set things down and think “It’s just…
How to Choose the Right Sofa – 7 Quick and Easy Designer Tips
When designing any space I tend to start with the big decisions (the costly ones) and work from there. In your living room that means thinking about your sofa or couch selection and using that to anchor the design for the rest of the room. A good quality sofa, like the one in the above…
12 Best Neutral Paint Colours for Your Home
Looking through paint samples can but fun…and overwhelming! Between all the major paint manufacturers there are literally thousands of colours to choose from. One of my paint favourites is Sherwin Williams and they alone have over 1500 paint colours! So to make things a little easier, this week I have put together a list of…
Wood Floor Tiles – A Great Flooring Solution For Your Home
I am happy to report that we have made some good progress this week! We’ve been busy little bees, sourcing lighting, flooring and other home decor goodies. Slowly but surely, we are pulling together the final details for our rapidly approaching bathroom renovation. As I spent time researching for this phase of our reno, I…
10 Most Popular Ikea Decor Products
Who out there doesn’t love Ikea? Its super affordable, easy home decor and simple storage solutions are pretty commonly found in most of our homes. Let’s be honest, who hasn’t had something from Ikea in their home at some point in their life since college? Interior designers and homeowners alike, love IKEA decor. Admittedly I…
21 Best Modern Farmhouse Inspired Bathroom Vanity Lights
The first phase of our home reno is quickly falling into place. Super exciting! The vanity for our main bath arrived on Friday which makes it all seem so much more tangible. Although as always, one step forward sometimes means a step or two back. There was some damage to the back of the vanity…
10 Hot Interior Design Trends
A new year brings with it new design trends. What better way to kick off your New Year than to set some design goals for yourself. We have some very ambitious goals of our own this year with some serious renovations planned for our home. We got off to a great start over the holidays…
How to Choose the Best Solid Surface Countertop
It’s countertop day! Woohoo! Feels like a pretty big milestone for our little renovation project! Not that I’m complaining, things have actually been moving along pretty well in our bathroom reno so far. Our closet organizer is in, our glass shower enclosure was installed last week. It’s finally starting to look like a bathroom again! …
How to Build a No-Sew Valance DIY
Sometimes the success of a design is all in the finishing touches. Something simple like adding window treatments to your windows can really help to finish off your space. Having window treatments custom made, however, is expensive! This has motivated me more than once over the years to make my own. If you choose the…
How to DIY Beadboard Paneling in 5 easy steps
Do you have a hallway or maybe a bathroom that needs a little love? Are you planning a renovation? Is there a part of your house that needs a little bit of something that you just can’t quite put your finger on? Maybe you’ve been looking for a while to find a way to finally…
How to choose the right light colour temperature
I was reminded again this week of how much of a difference lighting can make. Now many people assume that to mean how much lighting you have in a room, the layering and location of the lighting. While all of that is important, that’s a whole other discussion for another day. What I’m actually referring…
Home Renovation Planning Guide – 10 Easy to follow tips to keep your renovation on track
Designing or redesigning your space should be fun and exciting. It’s a chance to make improvements, fix deficiencies and stamp your space with your personal style. Unfortunately for many of us, renovations usually become more stressful than exciting. Even the smallest project, if poorly planned, can abruptly change from exciting to demanding to overwhelming. What…
Ensuite Bathroom – Renovation Ideas
When you’re living in the thick of it, renovations sure seem to drag on forever. The dust, the chaos, the planning…it can be exhausting. It sort of leaves you wondering…will it all be worth it? Despite all of the constant cleaning and the second guessing, we are seeing some great progress in our ensuite renovation…