Tag: Fixer Upper
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How To Add Old World Charm To A New Build
It’s been a long two years of constant rennovations in our home, and my favourite thing to do is add small moments of old world charm wherever possible. From hardware to furnishings, we are always trying to strike the perfect balance between the old and the new. To achieve this, we like to keep the […]
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DIY Coastal Cottage Bookshelf Remodel
Happy Tuesday friends! I am so excited to share our lastest home update on the blog with you all this week. My husband and I purchased this stained, solid pine, double bookshelf unit for only $200 on Marketplace! The lovely couple who it originally belonged to even delivered it to us, so it was an […]
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DIY Piano Upholstery
It’s amazing what a small and simple fabric update can do to a space. We loved our dainty upright piano, the moment we saw it. From its cabriole legs and petite frame, it has such a delicate presence in our home, and absolutely nothing can beat the soft melody from a piano on a sunny […]
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How To Brighten A Room Without White Paint
There is a large misconception out there that white paint is the only way to brighten a room. This could not be more false! What matters most when selecting a paint colour, is its LRV. What is LRV? It is the Light Reflective Value of paint colour. It refers to how well the light bounces […]
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How To Furnish An Odd Shaped Room
The original owners of our house used what we consider to be our current living room, as their formal dining and seating area. There were a few issues we had with this when it came to us figuring out the best purpose for the space. It divided the room into two separate spaces that rarely […]
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Thinking Small When Decorating
One of the greatest lessons I’ve come to learn with interior design is to think small. Focus on the little details, the little moments in a room that grows to collectively gather a space. I’ve been paying a lot of attention to my living room of late. It’s where we spend most of our nights. […]
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Small And Simple Cottage Garden Beds
A garden should be an enchanted haven away from the world outside. A space for climbing roses and shading trees. A place where one can grow and harvest from fruiting plants, and tend to the land. As lovely as that sounds, it’s not always the most practical goal is all one has is just a […]
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3 Steps To Painting French Doors
There are a lot of components to our house that my husband and I have worked on during its renovation, where we’ve had to learn skills we didn’t already know. What we always tell our family and friends, is that our house is truly homemade. A humble space full of hiccups and patch-ups, and made […]
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Cosy Cottage Home Style With White Trim
I always wished I lived in a Banks-Gilmore house. A sort of enmeshment of the stately traditions from the Father of the Bride home, and the cluttered collectiveness of the Gilmore Girls’ humble adobe. And what do these two houses have in common? White trims and buttery yellow walls within. A homely homage to all […]
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How To Select Traditional, Farmhouse-Centred Flooring
Well before I played with paint colours, linens, and doorknobs, I needed to establish the tone of the home through its floors. Being one of the first things you notice when you open the front door, it had to be hardwood. The sort of well-aged timber that grounds your steps, and humbles your feet. The […]