Before & After: Painted blue dining table

It took me long enough, but the dining room table is finally finished! The colour is Behr's Dark As Night and I used Minwax's Polyac...

#25. Run a half marathon - DONE!

One of my goals for the year  is to run a half marathon. At some point I convinced Adam to run with me and signed us both up for the 43rd An...

Family photo sneak peek + running a half-marathon

Photo credit: Chelle Wootten Photography  (click photo to enlarge) Last weekend we went to one of our favourite neighbourhood spots, Hemlock...

Paint problems

Sometimes projects don't go exactly as planned. My dining table makeover is nearly finished, but I hit a snag during the last step: appl...

How bright do you like your bathroom?

Adam installed a new light fixture in our bathroom over the weekend. We picked it up at Lowe's during our visit to Maine and New Hampshi...

Choosing blinds for the bedroom

It's not exactly a traditional vacation purchase, but while we were in America we picked up a pair of bamboo roller shades for our bedro...

Vacation snapshots

We arrived home from vacation late Monday night and are still settling back into our daily routine. Life after vacation takes some getting u...

Hannah's monthly photo

It's hard to believe that Hannah is almost one! She's starting to experiment with walking while holding onto a chair or some other, ...

Adding colour to the dining room

{the baby seat makes quite the statement, doesn't it?} It's funny how decorating plans evolve over time. What you once loved about a...

A new camera

One of my goals for the year is to buy a new camera. My husband gifted me with a nice camera a few years ago, but I've been thinking ab...

Photo inspiration + travelling in cars with babies

All images via Style at Home Next week, we're taking our first family vacation in New England, so it seemed appropriate to share these i...

Painted planter

Over the weekend, I gave a large terracotta pot taking up space in our garage a quick makeover. The old homeowners left it behind, and while...

Making labneh

I promised you this post last week, but better late than never, right? Last weekend I tried making labneh for the first time. It was so easy...

Happy Canada Day!

{excuse the bags under her eyes - last night was a rough one!} We've had the worst weather this weekend, but at least it cleared up long...