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Our IKEA Farmhouse Sink – 5 Years Later
We’ve gotten so many questions about this IKEA farmhouse sink since we first installed it five years ago, so I thought it was time for an update! Farmhouse sinks have been popular for awhile now and they’re still going strong. It makes sense – a farmhouse sink is really a classic look and it’s an […]
Perfect Plant-Based Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin pie is a fall necessity and no one should do without! Here’s my recipe for perfect plant-based pumpkin pie. Well, the holidays are definitely looking a little different this year, but one thing that definitely does not need to change is the fact that pumpkin pie should be eaten at all of them. […]
The First Little Bit of Progress on the Built-Ins in About Six Months
We’re back to working on the built-ins in the living room after taking a break for quite a few months! Sometimes that just happens with our projects, but I’m happy to say that we have a bit of progress to report now! Remember when we started on the living room fireplace and built-in bookshelf project […]
Secret Formula for the Perfect Painted Gold Frame
I could never find the perfect gold frame, so I came up with my own method to paint them myself! Here’s my secret formula for the perfect painted gold frame! I love the classic look of a painting in a gold frame and I’ve had a few prints over the last little while that I’ve […]
Three Ingredient Apple Danish Recipe
Try this three ingredient apple danish recipe this fall after you get back from the orchard! It’s the perfect easy baking recipe to use for all those fall apples! I love to get into the spirit of the season, no matter what time of year it is, with a little bit of seasonally-appropriate baking. I […]
DIY Matte Black Ceramic Vase
Today I’m sharing a trick I learned for creating a beautiful matte black finish on ceramic pieces. Here’s my DIY matte black ceramic vase! I’ve been seeing these beautiful, earthy matte black vases being used by some of my favourite designers lately and it’s one trend that I think is really kind of fun. Using […]
Home Made Lovely Book Review
This is my review of Shannon Acheson’s new Home Made Lovely book, a great book about decorating to create a home you love, and then sharing it with others. I was so lucky to get to preview this book, Home Made Lovely, in PDF form a few months ago and then Shannon sent me a […]
Fixing Up Our Old Garage
We’ve started a fun new project! We’re fixing up our little old garage to make it look a little more presentable and a little more functional for the cooler months ahead. Here’s a look at where we’re at with that so far! This is not a big, ground-breaking project by any means, but it’s a […]
Fall Plate Wall 2020
Today I’m sharing one of my favourite little traditions around the house: Switching up my plate wall in the dining room for each new season. Here’s my fall plate wall for this year! I love changing out our plate wall with each new season. It only takes about five minutes and it’s such a non-invasive […]
Amazon Home Decor Wishlist September 2020
My Amazon shopping cart has gotten to be pretty full again with all kinds of fun finds, so I thought I’d share what has been catching my eye lately. Here’s my current Amazon home decor wishlist! I’ve found myself using Amazon for more and more things as time goes on, and as the offerings available […]
Classic Farmhouse Fall Front Porch
Fall weather is here! In today’s post we’ll share how we’ve decorated our classic farmhouse fall front porch this year with brightly coloured mums and cheerful orange pumpkins. This will be our front porch’s first fall and we decided to keep things really traditional and homey as far as our fall decor goes this year. […]
Inexpensive Faux Board and Batten Wall
In today’s post I’m going to show you this really simple faux board and batten wall treatment that we added to our mudroom! So, today’s post is going to be a little less of a “show-and-tell”, and a little more of a “just tell” kind of scenario. What happened was this: While we were doing […]
End-of-Summer Classic Farmhouse Home Tour
Before we jump with both feet into fall, I thought it would be fun to put together a little round up of what summer has looked like around here. In today’s post I’ll be sharing my end-of-summer classic farmhouse home tour! Summer 2020 has definitely been a little different than what we had originally planned, […]
Blue and White Mudroom Update
In today’s post I’ll share a little update we just finished up in our blue and white mudroom. I’ve always loved this space, but it’s even better now dressed in this classic color combination! Thank you so much to Rug Pad USA for sponsoring this post about our blue and white mudroom! All opinions, ideas, […]
How to Clean Running Shoes
In today’s post I’ll be sharing with you my tips for how to clean running shoes. Definitely a very helpful thing to know how to do! I’m going to have to file this one under my list of old-fashioned skills that are super handy, but that have gone out of style for one reason or […]
How to Grow Creeping Jenny
Today I’ll be sharing my tips for how to grow Creeping Jenny, one of my favourite plants for brightening up dull or dark spots in the garden! Creeping Jenny has been one of my very favourite plants to grow over the last few years. Actually, I think that this is really one of those “if […]
Ideas for Decorating With Thrift Store Books
I’ve been building up my collection of beautiful books to fill out the living room bookshelves we’ve been working on and the thrift store has been a great resource! Here are some ideas for decorating with thrift store books! If you’ve been following along with our renovation projects, you may have noticed that it’s been […]
Three Ingredient Peach Cobbler Recipe (Plant-Based Version)
Try this super simple three ingredient peach cobbler to take advantage of all those fresh peaches you’ve been picking at the orchard this summer! I have to say that I feel like I’m doing a pretty great job of taking advantage of nature’s bounty this summer. I always feel like there’s just so much coming […]
Creamy Plant-Based Summer Veggie Pasta
I’ve been making this creamy plant-based pasta over and over again this summer. Sometimes I switch the veggies up a little bit, but it never disappoints! I think this is my favourite recipe right now. It’s based on something out of Ina Garten’s cookbook Barefoot Contessa at Home and I just can’t get enough of […]
What to Clean in August
Use this list of what to clean in August as your simple guide to what jobs need to be tackled this month around the house. Every August I start to get a little extra motivated when it comes to cleaning and organizing around the house. August is supposed to be a very relaxing, low-key month, […]