With one last exam and less than 72 hours left in London, I'm getting a little bummed about leaving this incredible city. While I am without a doubt really excited to get back to our sweet Canadian house, see family and friends, and get married (!!), there are lots of things I'm going to miss about London. Do you want to know one of them? The colorful front doors. I just love that people ... View the Post
We’re Engaged!
It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks here at casa D&G (Dan and Gemma, not Dolce and Gabbana.. in case you were wondering). We got engaged! Dan asked in a super sweet moment at our apartment and we just made a whole day of it -- a walk around St James Park, dinner and drinks out at our fave local pub, a ride on the London Eye at night, and sitting along the southbank listening to some ... View the Post
Attending the Decorate Book Launch
A few nights ago I went to the book launch for Holly Becker's new book, Decorate, at the iconic Liberty store in London. I'm sure you know Holly -- she is the writer of the beautiful and hugely successful blog Decor8. She has an amazing eye and anything she styles is goooorgeous. The launch was really fun -- Holly and a few other contributors gave a brief run-down of a table they had styled for ... View the Post
4 Days in Ireland: Our Trip Itinerary
Dan and I went on another little adventure last week. He had some training to go to in Cork (southern Ireland) for a few days, so I tagged along and we made it a long weekend. Neither of us had been to Ireland before and let me tell you, it didn't disappoint. It was so green (seriously, I think the grass is actually greener there somehow), so quaint, and had the friendliest people on earth. It ... View the Post
A Jamie Oliver Birthday
March is birthday month in our household. Here's what things have been looking like around our pad: decorations for Dan the man (including a big drawing sent by his 2 yr old niece!) sweet little surprise for me on my day Our birthdays are two weeks apart in March, so it's always a pretty fun time of year. We usually try and avoid getting big presents and instead put our money towards ... View the Post
choosing the right gray paint
When we first moved in to our bungalow, I went on a painting frenzy throughout the main floor of the house. We choose a dark gray for the master bedroom – a striking colour. Both Dan and I loved it. However, after several months of searching and searching for the right curtain, accent pillow and headboard fabrics for that room, I started to love the charcoal grey less and less. Because it was such ... View the Post