The Pink Wall

We’ve been gradually adding to our vacation photos – the focal point of the biggest wall in our great room.  As we added one or two photos at a time, the grouping took on a decidedly weird look.  I ended up taking down all of the photos recently, in order to put up some little vintage [...]

A Few Changes

This summer I scooped up a cute little mid-century modern cupboard at a garage sale for a few bucks.  It was perfect as a place to drop keys when we came in the door.  However, it was only a couple of days into its new life when Wallace chewed up an edge and an entire [...]

Pink Door

Summer – time for a new door colour.  This time bubble gum pink.  I don’t know why I didn’t start with my favourite colour, but it was worth the wait!  I might not want to paint it again – ever! We also have a front lawn at last.  Hopefully we will also have hedges some [...]

Good-bye Stripes, Hello Polka Dots!

Last year I striped my hallway.  I never was very happy with it.  I kept adding more and more stripes, hoping I’d like it better and then finally decided to quit before it got worse.  Not sure if it was the colour-combo or the stripes themselves, but I knew it couldn’t stay.  A little while [...]

Laundry/Mudroom

So here are a few photos of our laundry/mudroom. It’s been done for some time, although I just finished the backsplash this summer. I had leftover chalkboard paint from the kids’ rooms and thought that might add some punch to the backsplash – plus it’s a space for me to do some chalk art too! [...]