Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful. -Hazrat Inavat Khan
Whether you’re building a home, or making a home, it’s the most important place on earth! It’s where your memories are created and your people gather. We have built and bought homes in the past, and both have unique challenges and joys. I hope some of our experiences and tips will help you navigate your own home projects.
Not everyone can create a gallery wall like a pro! I’ll never forget the day I went to my sister-in-law’s to see her brand new house. She was still fuming at the “help” my Mother-in-Law had provided earlier to get it set up and decorated. There was probably a 7-inch...
Hands up if your online shopping game went into overdrive this year. You would not be alone. According to UNCTAD (United Nations Conference for Trade and Development), COvid-19 has forever changed the way we shop online, with big increases seen in ICT/electronics,...
Planning longterm storage or a house move? These PODS packing tips from an experienced storage professional will be a great help!
Tiny Home living is foreign to me Having recently moved across town, I am acutely aware of how much STUFF we have. It's...a lot. At any point during the packing/unpacking process, I was ready to walk away and just start over. But... we have 3 dogs, a 10 year old and a...
Annie Sloan could not have come into my life at a better time, seeing as how I am on a mission to relove our current “meh” belongings to make them perfect for our new house. I guess I should clarify. I am truly obsessed with Annie Sloan’s line of chalk paint and...
Five things you should not put in your PODS or any portable short-term storage containers. So… it’s been 2 months since we PODS’d in the hopes of putting our house on the market. And after 2 months – and still not putting our house on the market (we’re building...
The thing is, when you’re moving, you want everything to be perfect. Like Pinterest perfect and Houzz-worthy idea book ready. And that means getting rid of a lot of stuff, and even reloving some neglected stuff to make it look new again because you only want cool...
As you know, we’re building a house. So last Friday, this is what our house looked like inside: Roughly the same as it’s looked for the last few weeks. I’ll admit I am becoming a bit anxious. (And hateful towards our PODS.) The kind of anxious I can only liken to...
Building a house is a mind-bending and thrilling experience but there are a lot of decisions to be made, sometimes in a very short amount of time. If you have never done it before your very first question might be - how to build a house? Where do you start? The...
After 11 years of complaining that our current house is too small, we decided to pull the trigger before interest rates went up again and buy a house. Except before we started looking at existing homes for sale, we just “went to see” some new builds in a golf...
So the Pink House is installing a new chandelier. They posted a picture of sweet Nan’s hubby adding crystals to it this morning and my heart just skipped a beat. I had to see it -- as I might have a slight fascination with chandeliers. Well, hanging lights in general....
What’s your happy place? Crafting? Cooking? Cocktails? Party planning? Yes please! I love it all, and I’ve tried a lot. Check out my how-to’s! What should we do next?
