How to quickly and easily disguise a recliner

My leather chair makeover is complete! I found this leather recliner on Kijiji in need of a little TLC. After I repaired the upholstery , I ...

How to repair holes and tears in leather upholstery

We're making a few changes in the living room  and I've been on the hunt for a comfy leather chair. I found the perfect chair on Kij...

Joining a CSA: Week 2

After much talk, we finally made the decision to join a CSA (I know, we're a little late to the bandwagon - oops!). Each week, I'm p...

Grilled halloumi salad

One of the neat things about joining a CSA is that it's forced us to think outside the box and discover new recipes. And I'm so gla...

Spring is (mostly) here and a house update

I hope you had a great weekend. We've still got snow on the ground here, but spring is in the air and we enjoyed some wonderful sunshine...

CSA Week 1: What we got, what we made

We've talked about it often, but this year we finally made the decision to join a CSA. You can read more about Community Shared Agricult...

Easy toddler craft: Painted balloons

We're always looking for easy ways to entertain our resident toddler. She's having a moment with balloons, so when I came across the...

A new old couch

As you may have guessed from our Easter photos, we got a new couch! Technically it's an old couch, passed on to us by friends, but it...

Easter 2015

I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter holiday. Hannah was excited to celebrate Easter this year, and understood that the Easter Bunny would b...

A Weekend in Halifax

One of my best friends from college decided to make a last-minute road trip to visit us recently and we had such a great time together! She ...