THE SWEETEST DIGS

life lately: work, events + a giveaway

Time for one of those posts where I blab on about a bunch of things that have been happening around here of late. It's Friday and I don't have any project updates, but I do feel like there are a bunch of life updates... so here goes. Things have been a bit all over the map. In terms of work, I've got a bunch of things on the go -- new product lines for THE SWEETEST DIGS CO. and branching out ... View the Post

Kitchen Countertop Options: Quartz That Look Like Marble

Let's chat kitchen countertops. Specifically, quartz that look like marble - that gorgeous gray and white carrara marble. During our own kitchen renovation, choosing the countertops was just about the hardest decision. Here we were below, after doing our IKEA cabinetry install, but still countertop-less... Happily, what we ended up with was the kitchen of my dreams! Want to get the ... View the Post

Save The Date Cards: Ideas and Inspiration

Dan and I didn't have a long engagement - just under 4 months - since we had a pretty clear idea of the wedding we wanted and it didn't take too much organizing to plan (it was held at Dan's family cottage in upstate New York so there wasn't major venue and catering bookings to do). We wanted to get word out about our wedding date quickly once we had nailed it down, so sent out a pretty basic save ... View the Post

The Best Budget Friendly Moroccan Rug

You probably noticed in the post about the fireplace built-in's earlier this week the new rug we have in our living room. Let me back up and tell you a little about it, m'kay? For a long while now I have lusted after those Moroccan style rugs that we've all been spotting all over design magazines, blogs, websites, etc. You know, the ones that are a bit shaggy, are creamy coloured, and have some ... View the Post

How To Style Built In Shelves

I took you through the more nitty-gritty of building the fireplace built-in's, and now it's time for the pretty stuff. Getting to pull my decor stuff out of the boxes they were packed in and get my styling on was SO FUN. Hello, beauties that I haven't seen in almost a year! This is my happy place, guys. A reminder of where we left off with the built-ins... And what it looks ... View the Post

How To Choose The Right Gray Paint

The bathroom is inching sooo much closer to the finish line. In a house with tools and dust everywhere, and many not-even-close to finished spaces, this room feels like a little gem. We didn't do things in the right order in this room as we just desperately needed it to be functional, so one of the last tasks was getting it painted. Obviously this would have been much easier before all of the ... View the Post