New shelves + a realtor's decluttering tips

When we were thinking about putting our house on the market, we got some great tips from a realtor about decluttering. He suggested that we ...

A small, but mighty kitchen update

Hey, remember this awkward side of our kitchen? We think the opening on the left was originally an indoor BBQ and the opening on the right.....

My awesome air plants

I was lucky enough to win an Etsy Gift Card in a giveaway at the sweetest digs  recently (thanks Gemma!).  This air plant pod was at the top...

Making the most of odd spaces: Part 1

We celebrated Adam's birthday with his family last weekend, and his parents kindly offered to keep Hannah for a couple of nights. With t...

Kicking off the New Year

Happy New Year everyone! We celebrated at home with Adam's brother and his wife, which is perhaps my favourite way to ring in the New Ye...

Maximizing storage in a tiny kitchen

Our kitchen is tiny. Like, teeny tiny, tiny. Over the past 3+ years, we've pared down our "stuff" and figured out some storage...

New floors!

Our fridge is in the entry and our stove is in the garage, along with most of our living and dining room furniture (excluding what we manage...

Art in the kitchen

We finally have some art in our kitchen! An outlet cover? Not yet. But we have art! I received a Papirmass subscription for Christmas and e...

Our chalkboard fridge

Our counters aren't the only thing in our kitchen to get the chalkboard paint treatment. I actually painted our fridge ages ago - and wi...

Painted laminate counters

I have a cold that's been kicking my butt for the past week or so, but I managed to finish my little kitchen update over the weekend and...

New door, I think I love you

  Obviously some finishing touches are still required (hello, trim), but we are loving our new back door! When we were selecting a contracto...

Kitchen cart-turned-jungle gym

Before we left to visit family over Thanksgiving weekend, I went to pick up a new piece of furniture for our kitchen. We don't have an I...

Before & After: Kitchen faucet

I'm embarrased to admit it, but this is the kitchen faucet we've lived with for the past two years: Beyond the way it looked, there ...

Microwaves and painting brick

We're a microwave family. I know lots of people who live without one, but I could not, for coffee reheating purposes alone. Our microwav...

Oh, the swearing

Our kitchen got another update this weekend. As I was convincing Adam that it was time to install our new GRUNDTAL rails, I joked that it wa...