Creating a timeless house – that still feels like home! In the era of Pinterest, Houzz and HGTV (otherwise known as house porn), it’s EASY to get inspired, to see all of the wild and wonderful ways you can update and modernize your home. However, sometimes we can get a little TOOO inspired. Creating […]
Our Painted Maple Cabinets – 2 Years Later
Ask Kylie: Will My Painted Maple Cabinets Really Last? LONG story short, yes. However, we’re not friends because you enjoy my short stories… When we bought our home 4 years ago, I knew that the maple cabinets wouldn’t be sticking around for long. They were in great condition, but just weren’t ma’ jam. And […]
How to Add Curb Appeal to Your House’s Exterior – Budget Friendly Ideas and Updates
Curb Appeal Ideas That are Easy and Affordable Adding curb appeal is a great way to add value to your home whether it’s financial (for selling/home staging) or emotional (for staying-put). And it’s not about doing glorious landscaping with ponds large enough to skinny dip in (although the neighbours would be impressed), it’s about making small […]
Paint, Light, Decor and More: Basement Decorating 101
Everything You Need to Decorate a Dark Basement or Family Room When I look at my analytics, the thing that tells me what a lot of you are searching for on my blog, there are 3 main topics that come up every week… How much wine is too much wine? How much wood would […]
How to Choose Paint Colours for a Room with 2 Exposures
What are the Best Paint Colours for a Room with 2 Exposures? If you have a room with windows on different walls, you’re dealing with two exposures. But let me add that personally, I would only expose myself ONCE – and then I would run like mad. Seriously though, you’ll want to take a […]
The 8 Best ACCENT Tiles to Update Forest Green (Kitchen or Bathroom)
Ideas to Update Forest Green – Accent Tiles It’s good to be green – if you’re a frog. However, if we’re talking countertops, carpet or bathroom fixtures, green can be one of the trickier colours to update. In previous blog posts, I’ve touched on the best floor tiles to update green and the best […]
How to Mix, Match and Coordinate Wood Stains / Undertones
How to Coordinate and Match Wood Stains / Undertones Whether it’s 1 room or an open layout, it’s ideal to have 2 wood tones (3 max) in a space, any more than that and you risk things looking hodge-podge (which is a super technical term, I know). It’s also VITAL that the undertones in your wood finishes are coordinating. […]
The Best Neutral Paint Colours to Update Dark Wood Trim
Dark Wood Trim: The Best Neutral Paint Colours to Coordinate While this blog post refers to the wood trims of the 70’s & 80’s, the colour ideas are also FAB for older homes with dark trim work. With a focus on updating the oaks and maples of the 90’s, it’s easy to bypass the dark wood trims and doors […]
LRV, Paint Colours and YOU (Light Reflectance Value)
How Lightening and Darkening Paint Colours Affects LRV If you read my last article on LRV and why you should NEVER choose a paint colour without it, you’ve probably got the main idea down pat, which is… LRV refers to how light or how dark a colour will appear once it’s up on the […]
The Best Colours to Paint the Inside of Your Front Door
The Best Paint Colours for the INSIDE of Your Front Door (partner post to ‘The Best Paint Colours for the Outside of Your Front Door’ ) Other than ceilings and bodies, doors are often the most ignored paintable surface in a home. Now I’m not talking about bedroom/bathroom doors, I’m talking about main doors – […]
Paint Colours and LRV: The Ultimate Guide You Need to Read
How to Choose a Paint Colour – LRV and Why it Matters Partner Blog Post: LRV, Paint Colours and YOU Have you ever painted your walls only to discover they looked lighter or darker than you thought they would? Or maybe you’ve rolled it on and then 2nd guessed the person who actually mixed the […]
5 Steps: How to Design a Home From Scratch After a Natural Disaster
How to Start-Over After a Flood or Fire (Natural or Unnatural Disaster) Man oh man. I’ve received half a dozen emails in the last few weeks from readers who are picking up the pieces after a natural disaster, in particular Hurricane Harvey – DAMN THAT HARVEY! The gist of these emails was ‘how do […]
The Best Paint NUMBER for Your Home: 62 (LRV)
Game Changing Advice for Picking YOUR Best Paint Colour Paint number you say? Yes, paint number. And let me tell you that this magical little number is going to save your life, or at least the small thread of sanity that you have left after trying to find the ever-elusive perfect paint colour. You […]
The Best Paint Colours for Walls to Coordinate With a Brick Fireplace
The Best Paint Colours to Complement Almost Any Brick Fireplace Partner post to How to Update Your Fireplace – 4 Fireplace Update Ideas I’m sure that by now you all know that I LOVE to paint anything that men HATE to paint – in fact, I’m sure that I am the feature image on […]
How to Decorate with Large Clocks (and my favourite oversized clocks)
Decorating Ideas: Large Clocks Let’s talk about Clocks! I am OBSESSED with large clocks and couldn’t WAIT to share this blog post with you. And while every home suits a small clock here and there, not every home suits a large clock, which can look out of place and awkward if not hung in the […]
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