My grandfather is basically the quintessential “movie grandpa” that everyone wishes they had. He’s loving, warm, funny, and inappropriate in the way that only old men can get away with. He knows all the best swears and comes out with some of the greatest one-liners I’ve ever heard, which my family affectionately refer to as “Grampie-isms”. Growing up my parents… Read More
Retro Chandelier Makeover
A few weeks ago I visited our local thrift store, Re, upon its grand reopening. A locally sourced resale store (that gives a ton back to the community) sounded like just my kind of place, and I had been excited to check it out for a while. Check it out I did, and let me tell you I hit the proverbial junkpot…. Read More
A Newbie’s Guide to Plywood Plank Flooring: Part 2 - Staining and Finishing the Floors
This is part 2 of the bedroom carpet removal saga. To see how I got this far, click here for part 1 of the tutorial. Starting out, our bedroom had wall to wall carpeting. The people who lived in the house before us kept it in immaculate condition, but it just wasn’t practical to have a carpeted bedroom with three dogs… Read More
A Newbie’s Guide to Plywood Plank Flooring: Prepping and Laying the Boards
When we moved into our new house, I was most excited about the master bedroom. It. Is. HUGE. Huge to us, anyways. You have to understand that we were coming from a teensy, cramped little space that had half ceilings and was barely big enough to fit our bed. The closet was the size of a gym locker, and cramming in two adults… Read More
Garbage to Glam: Teapot Succulent Planter
This little teapot was inherited from whatever scumbag lived in our first house before we did. I don’t mean to sound harsh: but it really is the only word I can use because literally that house was full of the scums when we bought it (for a steal, might I add). There were holes punched in the drywall throughout, one… Read More
Furniture Flip: Easy Table Update
I love junk. Old furniture especially. This table was given to us last spring by the very sweet elderly couple who we bought our house from, before their place was even on the market. They caught wind from my parents (their neighbours) that I am always looking for hand-me-down furniture, and asked if I wanted it. Hell yes I did…. Read More
