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Okay, so first of all - sorry I have been MIA over here. Juggling our home build and work has been a lot. Turns out doing a self build is a ridiculous amount of work for both Terry and I! It's probably a good thing we were naive about it or I'm not sure we would have taken this on. Now that we're nearing the end, it's incredibly rewarding to see all our hard...

If you've been following along with our Lake House build, you know it's been quite the adventure so far! If you're new here, to get you caught up... we are currently building our dream home on waterfront acreage in the Fraser Valley, BC. This is something that we've dreamed of doing together since Terry and I first met. We bought our property last June and are now framing the main floor. Wahoo!  My husband Terry...

Hey friends! We've had a lot of messages and questions about where things are at with our home build. There's been many highs and lows as we plugged along these past 6 months. We're really excited to share what's been happening! For those that are new here and want to catch up, feel free to read this post to find out about how we sold our house out of the blue, and this post about how...

Happy 2018 friends! I CANNOT believe how quickly time is moving by. As I was going through my photos to put together a recap of this year, it really hit me how many challenges this year held. I know social media tends to give the impression that everyone's living a better life than you (or they actually are,) but in reality, everyone has stuff they are dealing with and moving through. That's living, right?...

Remember this post back in May when we suddenly sold our house with zero idea where life would take us next? It’s now August and it's been one crazy ride.  Since then, we’ve been renting and doing some soul searching to find out what is next. Surprisingly that's a harder question than we imagined. When we bought our last house, we had a very clear idea of who we were, where we imagined life would...

Happy Canada Day! We’re currently celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday from Pender Island. The sun is shinning, and I’m watching hummingbirds in the garden as I type this. We've never been here before and we're taking full advantage of the long summer days as we explore the island.  I can’t tell you how nice it is to slow down for a moment and catch our breath. These past few months have been so crazy with...

When we bought our home in 2009, we tackled many of the main spaces... the kitchen, powder room etc, but 8 years later and our master bedroom looked the SAME as when we moved in! Even though I painted most of our home by now, the master remained untouched. Life gets busy, you know the drill. So I did my best to tell myself I was fine with the dark chocolate paint from the...

This year we've been doing some renovations on our home and like usual, it has me browsing pinterest for inspiration. Lately I've had an obsession with lofts. I don't know if it's because they feel like a childhood tree fort, or because they are so open and airy... but they are inspiring for sure! I love the idea of an industrial loft with lots of mixed textures and neutral colours. Here's some favourites..  Images...

A few years ago, we had a surprise out of town guest coming to stay with us. This isn't a big deal if you're all prepared and your guest room is functional, but for us at that point in our lives, our guest room was the kind of room we put things we didn't want to see anymore... (hello Christmas decorations!) Our guest room was painted a deep red/brown colour *shutter* and all we...

{ What You'll Need } A large piece of cardboard  Scissors and a marker Rope, yarn, wool, old t-shirts, fabric (or whatever materials you want to use to make your rug!) { How To- Make Your Loom } Step 1- Cut your cardboard into a circle shape. I used a garbage can lid to make mine into a perfect circle but you can make these as big or as small as you'd like. Step...

We're constantly finding ways we can make "the bijou" just that little bit more functional and cuter of course. Here's a round up of some favourites that are on my list. Hammock Chair // source I'm currently on the hunt for a chair like this. If you've seen one, let me know in the comments below! I think Hurley would love this and can you imagine the Friday afternoon nap in there after shipping goes out?!...