Buy less, do more

When you blog about your house and read a lot of blogs about other people's houses, it sometimes feels like you're on a treadmill, a...

House Projects: My top 5 in 2014

It feels like we achieved a better house-life balance in 2014, even though we checked some big projects off our 'must do' list. We&#...

Happy Holidays!

I was sick with strep throat for the entire week leading up to Christmas. I've never had strep throat before and I hope I never have it ...

Glitter pine cones

A few years ago, these glitter pine cones were one of the first Christmas decorations I made after moving into this house. Since then, we&#...

DIY ribbon + evergreen garland

Sorry guys, I have no idea how to properly take a photograph facing a window, so bear with me.   I made this super easy garland to hang in f...

Picking out a tree in the world's Christmas tree capital

We're lucky enough to have family friends with a Christmas tree farm - in the Christmas tree capital of the world, no less. They invited...

Spotted on Etsy: LaBokoff

Deux Mlle A Oiseau Pole Ocean Pole Alpes Pole Emeraude I recently discovered LaBokoff on Etsy, and thought I would share. The artist behind...

DNTO live in Halifax

Sook-Yin Lee interviewing El Jones / my wonky-eyed selfie / proof of my fantastic seat  I was lucky enough to score tickets to the live tapi...

Starting from scratch: what would you do?

Like many - possibly most - people, my house didn't come with my dream bathroom. Sure, it's a massive improvement over what we start...

Cinnamon applesauce star ornaments

I bought Hannah this tabletop Christmas tree  for her bedroom, and she loves it. I picked up a box of miniature ball ornaments while I was ...

8 kid-friendly DIY ornaments

Clockwise, from top: Cinnamon applesauce heart ornaments  by Katy Elliott Hand print snowman ornaments  by Eighteen 25 Button wreath ornamen...

My holiday wish list

Last Christmas, we started a want, need, wear, read  tradition with Hannah. If you haven't heard of it before, the idea is pretty simple...