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snaps of summer

I would probably rate Fall as my favourite season overall (how can you not love the sweater weather, changing leaves, and pumpkin spice lattes?), but summer is pretty darn glorious too. July and August filled with long weekends and holidays in the water, playing outside, and eating too many popsicles. This summer seems to be whipping by, and I have been feeling a bit desperate for things to slow ... View the Post

the cottage bunkie: interior finishes

So you saw the other day the exterior finishes we chose for the workshop-turned-bunkie at our lake. Now I'll get into what we've got going on for the cottage bunkie interior finishes. Remember, it looked like this? As a workshop, this space had never been drywalled, so we were really starting from scratch. To make it a little easier on my parents and staying true to a traditional cottage ... View the Post

the cottage bunkie makeover: exterior finishes

Last summer my Mum and I started gathering ideas and a few items to decorate the new bunkie at my parents cottage (remember, I gathered some inspiration from Pinterest here?). Anyway, we got part way through things and then I went and had a baby and the bunkie got put on the back burner - you know, wasn't a huge priority when caring for a newborn, healing after birth, and all that. When this ... View the Post

get the look: gold and pink wedding decor

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of styling a wedding at a local restaurant and brewery here in Ottawa - Mill St Brew Pub. It is a beautiful historic building with tons of exposed stone and views of the river. The bride was referred to me by a friend, and we clicked right off the bat. She explained her vision, and I could instantly picture exactly what she wanted. In the end, we executed some ... View the Post

A Sweet Blue and Yellow Nursery

A new niece arrived into our lives a few weeks ago - little miss Mae. She is so sweet and cuddly and we are smitten. Her parents' are Dan's younger brother, Doug, and his wife, Ginny. They also happen to be some of our besties and live in the same neighbourhood as we do (we talked up the neighbourhood for years to them, so when they finally came back to Ottawa they were sold!). Anyway, Ginny is ... View the Post

after the demo debris

I wanted to share the latest photos with you guys at our renovation site. Everything on the interior has been demo'd as you saw in-action in this post, and now that the debris has been removed (two huge dumpsters worth!) and everything cleared out, we were able to really get an idea of what this new ground floor space is going to feel like. It's totally crazy to see it like this. The house ... View the Post