A design & lifestyle blog by kristina
To prepare for my annual “year in review” post, I started to scroll back through the pages of the blog. One thing became clear right away: 2017 was officially the year of less blogging. I know you’ll assume that it’s because of Jack, and you aren’t wrong. He ate up many, many hours of the
There aren’t many summer weekends left! I can’t believe how fast it has flown by. I feel like I’m a bit torn…I’m not ready for summer to be over but, on the other hand, my FAVOURITE time of year is fall. I’m also already thinking about the Fall One Room Challenge and about potentially tackling
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
We are already at week 4 in this one room challenge!?! This is really flying by! I must admit, it’s coming together really well – no surprises or major headaches! The demo was simple, the rebuild has been easy going and timing is working out. Plus, we have our TILE, the piece de resistance! So today, I wanted
Well we are halfway there everyone! Wow, just saying that makes me panic slightly – where has the time gone?! Today, my one room challenge check in is all about reality…no fun photos here unfortunately! If you don’t know me well, I had baby Jack almost 3 months ago and that in itself has been
The Guest Bedroom The Master Bedroom Jack’s Nursery The Master Bathroom The Powder Room The Living Room The Kitchen
Now that you’ve (hopefully) seen the overall vision for Rosie by the River, it’s time to narrow in on the design plan for each space in the phase one renovation. Today, I’m starting with the ensuite!! A quick reminder of where we started of course… The challenges of the space: a very small shower area
As much as I love real plants and using them throughout my home, sometimes the real stuff provides some challenges. Who knows what I mean?! Those with black thumbs raise them high! Ok, maybe that’s being a touch dramatic but we aren’t all skilled at keeping plants alive…especially during the winter months. I am very