ALL THINGS REAL ESTATE, RENOVATION & DESIGN
Follow my blog where you can find articles on all my faves…real estate, renovations and interior design. I’ll keep you in the know with new listings, detailed monthly market stats and tips on how to navigate the challenging market as either a buyer, a seller or both! Along the way, I’ll share some of my many renovations and the things I’ve loved that have gone well, as well as the things I’ve learned along the way and may do a bit differently next time. Looking for the perfect living room chair or rug, me too! Stay tuned for some of the pieces that have caught my eye!
Tackling that wood trim one room at at time…
TACKLING THE WOOD TRIM ONE ROOM AT A TIME... I just started following another fellow DIY-er on Instagram @remingtonavenue. She's a mom that loves to complete little reno and design projects, sounds familiar 🙂 . So after checking out her page, she re-inspired me to keep going on my trim update. I have to say, painting trim isn't one of the most exciting project ...
Hotel X Staycation
HOTEL X STAYCATION I decided to end our summer with a little city staycation with my littlest one...Hudson. We wanted to go somewhere new...somewhere fun...and somewhere a little fancy! Living and working in the west end, I've driven past our destination numerous times and I've heard amazing things, so the choice was easy...Hotel X here we come! Arrival We were wow-ed from the beginning. ...
Back Lounge Update
CHANGING UP OUR BACKYARD VIBES I always say "extend your living space and use every little inch that you can". Especially now, when we have fewer options of travel and going out, this is a great way to utilize all areas of your home. Since we've moved into our place, I've been working away on little projects and updates. The longer we live in ...
Backyard Reno
BACKYARD RENO! So this is one of those projects that I was super excited about! When we moved into our home, we knew that the backyard would definitely be an area that we'd want to tackle. The garden frames were the rotted 3x3's, we had about 3-4 different types of stone/cement for our walkway, we often had a mud-pit where should be grass and ...
Giving those patio cushions new life
GIVING THOSE PATIO CUSHIONS NEW LIFE! Continuing with my theme of updating our front patio, this month I decided to put my attention towards revamping our front chairs. Now if you live in BWV or anywhere similar...you may spend a lot of time on your front porch. Whether it's gathering with the neighbours or sitting out with a glass of wine while it's raining, ...
Hiding That Unsightly AC Unit
HIDING THAT UNSIGHTLY AC UNIT... If you've been following along, you'll know that I've completed a few little projects around the house during our time at home, all of which I'm still very happy with by the way! The dining room wall still looks amazing and the linen closet (although obviously not as organized), still makes me smile. But I've had another area of ...
Refresh that BWV Plate Rail
PLATE RAIL UPDATE! If you live in Toronto, you may be familiar with all the old trim found in our 100+ year old homes. Some include only the door trims, others chair rail and like mine, the plate rail that reaches across our dining room walls. I've always wanted to paint the wood out in my home, but feared it wouldn't turn out how ...
Linen closet makeover
LINEN CLOSET MAKEOVER When we're thinking about linen closets, let's be real, none of us are all that excited. And I get it! Exactly how excited can one be about the closet where we store our towels and sheets!? These spaces are typically messy, over stocked and quite frankly...looking a little tired! If you're anything like myself, I've moved all these items from house ...
Is a pre-approval enough?
IS A PRE-APPROVAL ENOUGH? Our market has definitely taken yet another shift, we're back in the day of multiple offers, and by multiple I don't just mean a few. I'm talking about 30-40-70 at a time! With so much activity, I can understand why buyers may be encouraged to removed any conditions they may have in their offer. Sadly, the reality is if there ...