THE SWEETEST DIGS

side entrance makeover: the painting

Earlier in the week you saw the 'before' of our sad side entranceway. After initially cleaning up the walls and patching where needed, it was time to slap on some paint. We have SO much paint in our stash at home, so I really wanted to work with what we already had. I started out with a pretty, muted aqua, which was a mis-tint that I bought from Home Depot for $9 (for a gallon) a while ago. ... View the Post

the DIY files: mason jar faux-snow globes

Okay guys, I have found another use for mason jars. You know how much I love them, right? (check out here, here, and here, if you're not convinced). I saw some mason jar snow globes floating around on Pinterest and was totally swooning. Love of mason jars + love of christmas + love of all things crafty = a lot of love. So I thought I would try my hand at these bad boys to amp up the festiveness ... View the Post

side entrance mini-makeover: the before

There is a rarely seen little area in our home that has been in dire need of some attention ever since we moved in. You know how we converted our basement to a 1-bedroom apartment (see all of that here) - well, this is the side entrance that our tenant uses to get to her pad. And it ain't pretty. Here is what we are working with. The light fixture is sorely dated, there is way too much ... View the Post

loved up with young house love

So on Monday night I met John and Sherry (the bloggers behind the fabulous Young House Love). And it was awesome. Seriously. After reading along with their adventures and misadventures in renovating and decorating their homes since 2007, I feel like these two are neighbours of mine. I laugh along with their funny posts every day, and get tons of inspiration from their we-can-tackle-it-ourselves ... View the Post

DIY Mason Jar Soap Dispenser

Ever since we finished renovating our bathroom (check that out here), we had an old soap dispenser that just wasn't cutting it. Time to make a DIY mason jar soap dispenser! I found an old mason jar that fit the lip of our sink perfectly, and removed the pump piece from our previous dispenser. How to Make a Mason Jar Soap Dispenser: Use a drill to drill a small-ish hole in the lid. You ... View the Post

our DIY harvest table: the after!

Here is our DIY harvest table in all it's after-glory. For the full scoop on how this table came to be, check out the post on building our DIY harvest table, and then the second post on how we stained and sealed it. After struggling a bit to move it into our dining room (man, this thing is solid!), I got to the fun part - styling. This is how the dining room was looking a couple weeks ago. ... View the Post