How to Make an Old Fashioned Floor Plan with Graph Paper
I know there are a million online floor plan generators out there, but I like my old-fashioned way: my Mom draws a scaled version on graph paper, then I measure…
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Velvet Volition: Choosing Velvet for My MCM Chair
Hubs and I went to our favorite upholsterer on Monday (the same folks who recovered the gorgeous mint chair – Kessels, for Ottawa readers) and short-listed some fabrics for the…
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How to Stage Bedrooms for Sale
As you’ve seen, we made some changes to get the townhouse ready for sale. The laundry room was finally finished with curtains and fun turquoise floors. The main floor powder…
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Lake House Renovation Plans: Phases ONE, TWO and THREE
The Lake House Look: It’s so exciting to take on another whole-home makeover, especially one where I can get a little crazy! With the townhouse, I had to make design…
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How to Clean Stainless and Chrome and Keep it Streak + Spot-free
It’s Project Sell-the-Townhouse and we are cleaning, de-cluttering, and wrapping up projects. Tuesday was my birthday, but the day was spent knee-deep in basement detritus before I sped to work…
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No Dream House, Then Yes Dream House. It’s Ours!
Here’s the short answer to the question everyone has been asking: yup, we did buy the lovely lakehouse! It was unplanned, unexpected and a completely nutty whirlwind that we’re still…
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