I’m don’t generally wear pattern or enjoy much pattern in my home, especially floral, but this Spring seems to be the most beautiful for floral graphics on accessories, clothing, stationery and home decor. It’s like… Read More »Spring Florals
Last weekend I found a dresser in our alley, well technically it wasn’t our alley, it was Spring cleaning in our building and people just put stuff in a pile and it gets removed a… Read More »Before and After: Dresser
I recently launched a society6 shop to keep my creativity flowing while being unemployed. I ordered a few of my designs to check out the quality and I have to say it’s pretty great! The… Read More »visualheart has a Society6 Shop
As soon as we got the keys to our place we got to work by quickly ripping out the laminate wood floors and selling them on craigslist (surprisingly they sold within a few hours). The… Read More »Polished Concrete Floors
The entrance to our apartment was kind of depressing. Peel and stick vinyl tiles were placed just in the entrance area and they were the biggest pain in the butt to remove. It was like… Read More »Apartment Entrance Before and After
Chocolate Diablo cookies are essentially spicy ginger chocolate cookies. I like to call them Hot Cocoa Cookies. This recipe is sweet and spicy, crunchy on the outside and chewy like a brownie on the inside.… Read More »Chocolate Diablo Cookie Recipe
Last week I found a cabinet for free and saw that it had some potential under the beat up ugly white paint job to possibly be a Mid Century style project. From the inside I… Read More »Mid Century Modern Before and After
As promised here’s some updated photos of our upstairs bathroom renovation. But first, check out these before photos. The upstairs bathroom was interesting…. The previous owners had installed a “steam shower” which wasn’t installed properly… Read More »Upstairs Bathroom Renovation: Before and After
I thought it was time to take a few new photos of our bathrooms. This post will just be about the downstairs bathroom renovation, look out for a post about the upstairs bathroom soon! Even… Read More »Downstairs Bathroom Renovation Update
This lemon poppy seed loaf recipe is a variation on the lemon loaf I posted a while ago. It’s pretty much the exact same recipe, adding poppy seeds. It’s got a wonderful subtle crunch and… Read More »Recipe Adventure: Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf
Another dresser before and after. It’s becoming a regular thing! I love giving an old dresser a new life with a bit of paint and new hardware. I’ve been using the same paint colours because I’m on… Read More »Tropicana Cabana Dresser Before and After
So i’ve started a hobby. It began with a few projects for our apartment, but I’ve now decided to look for furniture that has potential and give it an update, hopefully on a regular basis.… Read More »Before and After: Dresser