Category: House of Dreams
Adding a slide (and a clubhouse) to your back deck
Although we loved many things about our Handmade Home from the start, our backyard wasn’t one of them. It’s long but very narrow, so a jungle gym or swing-set just wouldn’t look right. Shortly after we moved in, I noticed that one of our… Continue Reading “Adding a slide (and a clubhouse) to your back deck”
How we turned a disorganized hall closet into a functional mudroom
I’m not sure what went wrong. I listened to Pinterest — at least, I thought I did. I implemented storage solutions. I used pops of colour (perhaps too many pops). I accessorized! Yet my first attempt at turning our entryway closet into a mudroom… Continue Reading “How we turned a disorganized hall closet into a functional mudroom”
Turn boring kitchen cabinets into open shelving
We’ve been making a lot of changes to the kitchen lately. First the beadboard addition to the peninsula, which I am still LOVING because it makes things look so finished. Then we repainted the kitchen cabinets a nice, bright white — not the same… Continue Reading “Turn boring kitchen cabinets into open shelving”
When your white kitchen cabinets start to yellow …
I noticed it immediately, during our first tour of the house, and it continued to haunt me years after we signed on the dotted line. Although I loved the house and admired most of its features, those random discoloured kitchen cabinets made me twitch… Continue Reading “When your white kitchen cabinets start to yellow …”
Bedroom/bathroom makeover: The big reveal
I don’t know why it took me so long to actually *do* something about our dull, dim, personality-less master bedroom and bathroom. Probably because those are the only two rooms in the house that our guests never see? Takes the pressure off for sure.… Continue Reading “Bedroom/bathroom makeover: The big reveal”
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