Category: House of Dreams

Our home’s tried-and-true paint shades

Posted on July 27, 2017 by heatherlauraclarke

A lot of people find picking a paint colour REALLY hard, but I can’t get enough of it. That doesn’t mean I’m always choosing the RIGHT colour, of course. But I love the thrill of pawing through the different paint chips and brazenly deciding… Continue Reading “Our home’s tried-and-true paint shades”

Category: DIY, House of Dreams

Creative paint storage solutions

Posted on June 15, 2017 by heatherlauraclarke

One of the best parts of my new laundry room / DIY studio is that I finally have ALL of my paint in one glorious, organized colour-coded spot! Before the studio, when the room looked like hell, I was storing our large paint cans… Continue Reading “Creative paint storage solutions”

Category: DIY, House of Dreams, Organization

Sure, you can paint your oil tank!

Posted on June 14, 2017 by heatherlauraclarke

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So our basement oil tank always looked like this … Actually, it was more like this … And sometimes THIS … When I shared our laundry room makeover on Sunday, you might recall the oil tank was looking a LOT different … I knew… Continue Reading “Sure, you can paint your oil tank!”

Category: DIY, House of Dreams

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 11-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

I have depression and anxiety, and I fight like hell every day to keep it from taking over my life. Making things isn’t just a hobby — it’s part of what keeps me alive.

Whether I’m writing novels, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.

I’ve been writing this blog since 2009, so if you dig deep into the archives, you’ll meet a bright-eyed 25-year-old newlywed who was basically obsessed with having kids, buying a cozy house, and supporting herself full-time as a writer. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)