I’ve gathered some of my favourite local (Vancouver made) products, perfect for gifting this holiday season or any season! If you’re not from Vancouver, most of these brands have an Etsy shop or shop on… Read More »Shop Small This Holiday Season
Door hardware update! It’s the little things like this that bring me so much joy. When we moved into our loft apartment we focused on major renovations rather than little details. I reused our old… Read More »Replacing Interior Door Levers with Emtek Helios
We knew the day was coming, our 1970 something refrigerator was getting louder and louder, to the point where I found myself turning up the volume on the TV or waking up in the middle… Read More »Fisher and Paykel Refrigerator Review
It’s been a while, but I’m back with another painted furniture makeover. This time it’s a cute little sideboard, although the before is definitely not cute at all. It was covered in black paint, chipped… Read More »Painted Mid-Century Sideboard Makeover
We’re coming up on 8 years of living in our 1,000 square foot loft apartment in Vancouver and I often get asked how the two of us manage to live in a fully open plan… Read More »Storage Ideas For Small Spaces
I get a lot of questions about our home library that I share often over on my Instagram account. I thought I’d share a bit of the building process over here. When we moved in… Read More »18 Foot Tall Loft Library
Spring 2019 is all about vintage, the 1970s mixed with modern seems to be a focus. Woven baskets, macrame, tapestries, hanging planters, and shaggy rugs. I’m not a huge fan of the 70s, but if… Read More »Minimalist Bohemian Interior Design Inspiration
This project is for those that don’t want to pay high prices for a vintage style plant stand. I created this project by accident with some pieces we had around our apartment. It all started… Read More »How to Make A Mid Century Style Plant Stand IKEA Hack
Over the past several years I’ve been painting furniture as a hobby. It started as a way to furnish our apartment on a budget and then I fell in love with finding pieces of furniture… Read More »The Best Paint for Furniture Makeovers
Happy Christmas! Here’s a printable set of fun modern Christmas gift tags just for you! They’re totally FREE so scroll down below and download the file. This year I went with some trendy colours. These… Read More »Free Printable Modern Christmas Gift Tags
Are you looking for an easy way to build a modern sideboard, credenza or “fauxdenza” on a budget? I’ll share what I did to create this custom piece for our living room. This large 94.5″… Read More »Modern Scandinavian Sideboard on a Budget Using IKEA Besta
This Christmas I decided it was time to upgrade our style for something more simple and less colourful. My inspiration is Scandinavian themed, which usually means lots of neutral colours, soft whites, black, grey, silver and… Read More »Scandinavian Inspired Christmas Decorations