I don’t know if you’ve heard of the lovely Sarah Sherman Samuel but she is kind of a design goddess in my books. It honestly seems like everything she touches turns to gold. In fact, I’ve been following the progress on her A-frame renovation, getting excited with each new post. But it was the living
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How to Mix Metals the Right Way
Mixing metals is a design trend that doesn’t seem to be losing much steam. Not only does mixing, say, brass and gold or black and chrome instantly brighten up a space, it’s also a surefire way to add dimension and visual interest. Mixed metals look both modern and eclectic, like you’ve been effortlessly collecting pieces
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At 6 Months…
At the moment, I’m continually glancing over at the monitor that’s been placed beside the laptop screen. I have a half drank, cold cup of coffee to my left. A list of grocery items to my right. It’s all very normal now. In fact, right before I set to write Jack’s 6 month post, I
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Current Anthropologie Faves // And a Giveaway!
At the start of the week, I introduced you to my new design venture, Kresswell Interiors, that I launched with my girl Diana. We’ve already had a great first few days, but we thought it would be fun to host a little giveaway to one of our favourite places to shop for home decor items
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Before + After // The Heights House Reveal
It’s Before and After time!!! The Heights House is complete and ready to share (though you may have seen a couple of teasers on Ryan’s IG account). This project was an interesting one. It went really quickly (our fastest to date!) and may just be our most dramatic transformation yet (said in a Chris Harrison
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Introducing Kresswell Interiors
Today, I am very proud to reveal a new venture that I have been keeping behind closed doors for months. As you know, one of my main blogging cohorts is Diana of 204 Park. We’ve collaborated on our blogs for years now and completed a few projects along the way. We even journeyed to BlogPodium
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An Outdoor Revamp – The New and Improved Patio Design
You may have seen my previous post about our DIY outdoor sectional and today, as promised, I’m sharing the entire revamp! We’ve lived in the Ravine House for a little over a year now and have slowly made our way through project after project. The outdoor patio wasn’t necessarily the highest on the list and
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DIY Outdoor Sectional
It’s true I am not much of a DIY’er. If you’ve been following the blog, you already know they don’t pop up too often. But when Ryan suggested we make our own outdoor furniture for our massive patio, I was totally on board! I wanted something that could fit the space, and could provide us