Category: Decor

The crazy-quilt gallery wall

You guys know I LOVE a good gallery wall. I have a bunch in the house and they’re kind of my jam. Typically, my gallery walls use frames that are all the same colour (white or black) with two to three inches of spacing… Continue Reading “The crazy-quilt gallery wall”

The $75 bathroom makeover inspired by Chris Loves Julia

It’s sort of strange that a tiny basement bathroom in Nova Scotia could be inspired by a grand study in an Idaho home, but that’s just the reality of #PinterestLife. We bought our home almost five years ago and our third bathroom — all… Continue Reading “The $75 bathroom makeover inspired by Chris Loves Julia”

DIY plant shelves for $10

I’m not a plant person in the sense that I’m good at keeping them alive, but I do love the way they look. There’s nothing like a smattering of greenery to make a room look prettier — and cleaner, actually. So I’ve been slowly,… Continue Reading “DIY plant shelves for $10”

DIY faux floating shelves

DIY floating shelves { Perfect for beginner woodworking! } Heather's Handmade Life

I’ll never know if my husband bought me my own mitre saw and drill set for my birthday out of love, or because he no longer wanted to be responsible for executing all of my crazy Pinterest ideas. Either way, I finally have my… Continue Reading “DIY faux floating shelves”

Give a new mirror a farmhouse finish

  I’m deep in the middle of a basement bathroom makeover, and one of my discarded items was a mahogany (well, faux mahogany) mirror from above the sink. The mirror came with the house and it was completely inoffensive and in perfect condition. Ten… Continue Reading “Give a new mirror a farmhouse finish”