While it would be lovely, not every home comes equipped with a large, perfectly designed laundry room. In our old house, I was lucky to have a pretty good space in the basement. But when we moved to the Ravine House, I had to get used to having a shared bathroom and laundry room, with
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Friday Favourites.008 Current Target Must Haves
Show of hands – who misses Target in Canada as much as me?! I don’t know if you’ve noticed but this store currently has some incredible home decor items…making me curse the day it left even more! Though, Canadian Target was never as good as its American counterpart, amiright?! Anyways, enough griping from me! I
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Decorating Tips For Warmer Weather
If you’re anything like me, the summer season is cause for major celebration. The longer hours of sunshine and the warmer weather are enough to put a smile on anyone’s face. And that’s usually when I feel an itch to freshen things up in my home. With a few savvy décor choices, from thoughtful accessories
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The Heights House: Minimalist Kitchen Design
With the Grand Glenora now passed on to a happy new home owner, we’ve been going full tilt at the Heights House. I feel like I’ve been rather quiet about it and it’s simply because I’ve been so preoccupied with other things (meaning mostly Jack!). Today though (finally!!), I thought I would share some inspiration and
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Modern Metal Railings + A Sleek Staircase Design
One thing both Ryan and I immediately noticed when we first toured the Ravine House was the staircase. Smack dab in the middle of the house, the stairs are seen from every angle and look especially gorgeous from the main living room. That is, we knew they COULD look gorgeous! When we first moved in, this is
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Designing Dream Homes
There’s an event in Edmonton that I look forward to every year. So much so, that I took Jack when he was merely days old. As soon as the Full House Lottery show homes open, you can expect to see me walking through those doors, eager to see the new inspiring work. Now, I may
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Piano Styling 101
When we moved into the Ravine house last year, we were blessed with some extra square footage of living space. Much to my delight, that meant I could finally move my Nana’s piano into our home, which we did last fall. I wrote this post on decorating around a passed down piano and conjured up
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The One Room Challenge Reveal – The New & Improved Bathroom
I’m so happy that this day is here and we can finally see all the hard work that went into ALL of these amazing one room challenges. Completing an entire space from top to bottom in 6 weeks is thrilling and a little bit crazy (especially when you’re toting a newborn around too), but after
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A Check in on The Heights House: Demo, Cleaning & New Layouts
It’s been almost one month exactly since we got possession of the Heights House and things are going really well! And fast! I thought I should do a check in now because soon enough, it will be completely unrecognizable. The first thing we did after a complete demo was make sure everything got a good