A Lil’ Modern, a Lil’ Transitional and a Wee Wink Farmhouse: Our Home Update Journey Oh, this house. Or let me rephrase that, ‘Oh this home’. That’s right, we’re finally home. After years of bouncing around, updating and climbing the real estate ladder, we’ve finally found a home to really settle down in (famous last […]
E-Design: 3 Painted Oak & Maple Kitchen Cabinet Projects
Painted (and stained) Cabinets: Before and Afters (and a BONUS project!) I know how much you guys love your before and after’s, so I figured it was time to show a few of my recent E-design kitchen cabinet projects! Now, I didn’t have enough good clear photos of each project to do up a […]
A Brand New White Kitchen with SW Pure White and Cyberspace
A White and Navy Blue Inspired Kitchen and Dining Room If you love the classic look of white and blue, you’re going to love this open layout kitchen and dining room! And this blog post actually started out MUCH bigger, as these spaces are part of a new build that I helped with. However, I […]
Painting Kitchen Cabinets: How to Pick the Best Paint Colour
Picking a Paint Colour that Matches Your Backsplash & Countertop When it comes to updating a kitchen, painting the cabinets is one of the BEST bang-for-buck ideas out there. But, unless you have pro-skills and the patience of a saint, it ain’t for the faint of heart. So, I’m going to share some tips […]
E-Design: A Small Kitchen Makeover
From Oak to Over the Top! There’s nothing I love more than wine, Ryan Gosling, Cornuts, making a small room look bold and beautiful and this wee kitchen satisfied in a BIG way. But here’s the deal – I only have 2 photos. However, this kitchen is so friggin’ gorgeous that I just HAD […]
E-Design – An Oak Cabinet Makeover with White Dove
Before & After Oak Kitchen Makeover While wood cabinets are definitely coming back in style, there is something classic and timeless about a white kitchen. AND if you’ve been drinkin’ my Koolaid for a while, you’re likely familiar with my fave saying. Repeat after me… ‘Just because it’s wood, doesn’t mean it’s good.’ If […]
EDesign: Painted Maple Cabinets – A Gorgeous Off-White Makeover!
Before and After: Painted Maple Cabinets Seriously, nothing makes me happier than ‘after’ photos flowing into my inbox. Well, except wine, wine makes me happy. Oh, and Ryan Reynolds, he makes me happy too. Combine wine, Ryan and some after photos and it’s a GOOD NITE in the Mawdsley house (maybe not for Tim). […]
Our Kitchen Makeover – No More Maple!
Maple Kitchen Cabinet Makeover with Cloud White and Quartz Partner post: A Maple Bathroom Remodel – Greige, Subway Tile and More When we bought our home 2 years ago I knew that the kitchen was not long for this world. Sure, other people thought it was just fine – I mean the cabinets were […]
A Budget Friendly Kitchen Update – White, Gray and Gorgeous!
Painted Cabinets, Subway Tile and More… If you’ve been on Pinterest looking for ways to update your kitchen, you’ve likely noticed a lot of white, gray and open shelving. However, like most things, it’s ALL in how you do it (that’s what she said) and this was definitely NOT doing it for my clients. They were […]
Chef’s Dream – White Kitchen with Marble and Granite
A Classic Style White, Black and Gray Kitchen If you enjoyed checking out the master bathroom in this home, then I know you’re going to love the kitchen too! This gorgeous space, with its white, glazed cabinets was created using a black, white and gray palette – inspired by a variety of marbles that were used throughout […]
Open Layout Kitchen, Dining Room and Entryway Remodel
Open Concept Kitchen and Dining Room Remodel I recently finished another kitchen remodel with B Gallant Homes. It ended up being one of my FAVOURITE projects because not only did it turn out amazing, but my client was one of the funniest, loveliest and entertaining people I’d ever met (other than myself, wink wink). When I first […]
A Beautiful Wood and Granite Kitchen Design
The All-Natural Kitchen: Cherry, Fir, Granite and Travertine If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you might be familiar with my saying, ‘just because it’s wood, doesn’t mean it’s good’, and that saying rings true in this room – because it ISN’T good, IT’S FREAKIN’ GREAT! And while personally, I have a […]
Oak Kitchen Remodel – Painted Cream Cabinets and Quartz
1990’s Oak Kitchen Update – From Cringe to Cream! My clients were ready for a big change in their outdated kitchen. And while the cost of removing the bulkheads and the built-in light cloud were too high, we MORE than made up for it by creating a tone-on-tone palette which helped to blend-in the bulkheads and modernizes […]
Budget Friendly Galley Kitchen Remodel – Before and Afters
Budget Friendly Galley Kitchen Makeover Partner post to Dining Room Makeover – My Parents House You know, there are certain perks associated with being related to me. Not only am I cute and funny, I am also eager to share all of the great ideas that assault my brain at all hours of the day. […]
Drab to Fab – Budget Friendly Laminate Cabinet Kitchen Remodel
A Beautiful Kitchen Update: Painted Laminate Cabinets This old kitchen was in need of some serious funky love – on a budget! Kitchen remodels can get out of hand very quickly when your space is completely outdated – and this one certainly was! So, to keep our budget in-line while still creating an UBER-fab space, we […]