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Fire Pit Makeover + DIY Ombre Adirondack Chairs (Sponsored by The Home Depot Canada)
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / August 14, 2019
DIY

Fire Pit Makeover + DIY Ombre Adirondack Chairs (Sponsored by The Home Depot Canada)

This fire pit makeover and DIY ombre Adirondack chair project is a collaboration with The Home Depot Canada.  All thoughts, opinions, and photos are my own. You might remember that…

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Getting Windows Replaced: What to Expect Getting Bigger Windows Installed
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / March 21, 2019
House Exterior

Getting Windows Replaced: What to Expect Getting Bigger Windows Installed

As the exterior renovation plans snowballed last spring, we decided to go ahead and also enlarge the windows on the road side of our house as well as replace the…

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Dark Grey Metal Siding | Siding That Sparkles!
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / February 28, 2019
House Exterior

Dark Grey Metal Siding | Siding That Sparkles!

As you know by now, we were only planning for a new roof but as soon as I realized that we could have siding that sparkles, I fell hard for…

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Black Deck Stain + Copper Solar Deck Caps
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / February 21, 2019
Deck

Black Deck Stain + Copper Solar Deck Caps

My whole editorial calendar is totally out of sync with the massive heaps of snow around me, but I decided to just ignore the seasons and share my black deck…

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New Copper Metal Roof | Metal Roofing Before + After
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / February 13, 2019
House Exterior

New Copper Metal Roof | Metal Roofing Before + After

I am so excited about today’s post because I have been waiting to share the before/after of our copper metal roof since August!  By now you know all about the…

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Window Drama + Exterior Renovation Delays
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / February 11, 2019
House Exterior

Window Drama + Exterior Renovation Delays

As you might have gleaned, our exterior house renovation did not go as planned.  10(ish) months after putting down a deposit, it’s still not done and new problems have popped…

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