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 [...]
Another alteration of the IKEA Dandelion Light
I’ve tried a couple of different versions of the IKEA dandelion light over the past year and a half. I tried pink paper hearts a year ago but they only stayed up for a day. Not a fan. When I was in New York a couple of weeks ago, I was inspired by a light [...]
A New Quote from Provence
I was fortunate enough to make a second trip to Europe this past Easter break – along with a school group again. I’ve been back close to a month (which was a very busy one) – and I’m finally getting time to make an update or two! Besides photographs, one of my favourite things to [...]
Martha’s Room
Three out of four of Martha’s walls are painted with black chalkboard paint. In the seven months we’ve been in our home, she has had the room “redecorated” many times with everything from math computations, to a Christmas tree and fireplace with stockings, to her favourite quotes, to bookshelves… Last week her vinyl wall tattoo [...]
Eiffel Tower Collection
I finally had our jumping picture from Paris printed onto canvas. Its new home is above Martha’s Eiffel Tower collection on the ledge in the landing to the basement. I wish all of the kids were in the picture, but Sam was there with a school tour the year before we were. And Meredith is [...]
