Pinterest Challenge: What I'll be making this month!
About two weeks ago I issued my second annual Pinterest Challenge: From Inspiration to Creation and today is the day I share what it is I'll be undertaking for the challenge.For a few years I was...
View ArticleThe return of Heisenberg.
Do you guys know what's happening this Sunday? Least you've forgotten, allow me to remind you. This is returning:I am so excited words can't even express it. I've said it before and I'll say it again,...
View ArticleMoving Week: The past four days in pictures.
I am convinced that when you take a week off of work, whether it's for a vacation or a stay-cation, those days go 10x faster. So. unfair. I mean seriously, how's it already Friday?!?! Here are bits and...
View ArticleSetting the foundation at my little apartment.
You see what's going on in these photos?White walls paired with black doors. Loves it. LOVES it. Love it so much that it's what's happening at my little apartment. With my storage unit finally empty...
View Article5 Things - Donna of Soul Pretty
I used to read Donna's blog, Soul Pretty, years ago. Literally...maybe like 4-5 year ago. Then when I moved to India I lost track of several blogs - hers being one of them. It wasn't until a few months...
View ArticleHappy 6th Birthday Howard
Before the clock strikes 12, I had to acknowledge Howard's 6th birthday, today, here on the blog.I've had this little guy since he was 4 months old and the unconditional love he has shown me over the...
View ArticleProgress. Slowly but surely.
The entire living room has been painted. #Success. That means I've started moving things into the living room and dining area! And while nothing is "styled" or necessarily in the spot it will live in...
View ArticleI painted the living room white. Cloud white to be specific.
Let's talk about paint. White paint to be specific. When I tell people I plan on painting the new apartment and they ask "what colour?" and I respond "white" - I feel like the answer is a little bit of...
View ArticleSeven Things
So, there's this meme thing going around...where a blogger comes up with some questions and tags another blogger to answer a few of these questions...and it's a way to get to know a bit more about said...
View ArticleThrifted teak bowls for the win.
Finally started upacking the kitchen. Still have pots and pans and gadgets and utensils and such to unpack...and everything needs to be washed since they've been sitting in boxes for almost three...
View ArticleHappy Me Day
Today is a kinda rainy overcast Monday morning. Good thing I don't mind the rain because today is also my birthday. I took the day off work so I can have a "me" day - which will consist of doing...
View ArticleMy Little Apartment: What to do above the sofa?
I've been debating what to do above the sofa and have narrowed it down to three possibilities. So, I thought I'd put them out here and get your feedback on which you think would be best -- or perhaps...
View ArticleMy Little Apartment: Plans for the kitchen.
Okay. Let's talk about the kitchen. You may recall from the full tour I gave that it's a decent size - certainly far bigger than my last apartments small galley style kitchen. There are things I love...
View ArticleAs seen on instagram...and my plans for my 3 day weekend.
Since I worked last weekend, which was a long weekend (story of my life), I have today off making this my long weekend. Nice.My plans? To do much of nothing. I need a few days to just relax.Not. While...
View ArticleI want them all.
At work we get all of the Canadian design mags and in the recent issue of...Canadian House and Home (or was it Style at Home)...was the new EQ3 catalgoue. As per their site, EQ3 is a Canadian-based...
View ArticleMy little apartment: I painted the kitchen wall black.
I've been slowly but surely plugging away with updating the kitchen in my little apartment and, if I can say so myself, it's coming along quite nicely. There's still a lot of work to be done in my...
View ArticleRandomness. And a few questions for you.
Randomness: I'm not sure what those wood things are (pictured above) but I picked them up last weekend at the Christie Antique Show, the fall show, and I really like them. The vendor said they are...
View ArticleMy Top 10 IKEA Picks (at this moment).
You know, I think IKEA, more often than not, gets a pretty bad wrap from a lot of bloggers who write about design. I often hear read things like "...it was/is my first piece of real furniture - meaning...
View ArticleBeing sick, listening to your body, and a lesson from Howard.
I've been home with a terrible terrible cold for the past three days (I'm going back to work today despite not being 100%....or even 80%) and this unintentional break has really forced me to take pause...
View ArticleMy Little Apartment: A rug in the dining area.
If you recall from the tour I shared here of my little apartment, the living area and dining area ar open concept - not particularly defined by anything (except the overhead light fixture in the dining...
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