The IKEA kitchen in our post-renovation house is finally getting pretty darn close to the finish line. There is still that pesky 5% left. You know - the small details like caulking and painting the trim that you just can't seem to get around to doing. On the whole though, we can pretty much call this one done. A gray and white kitchen with a classic and timeless look. All on a budget, and a ... View the Post
shopping at IKEA with a toddler
Ever gone shopping at IKEA with a toddler? Over the last few months, we have been spending a substantial amount of time at IKEA. The reasoning is two fold: 1) because, if you've been reading this blog for a while will know, we have bought a ton from IKEA for our house reno (our kitchen cabinetry, bathroom vanities, light fixtures, etc etc.... and 2) because it's such an easy place to eat ... View the Post
bathroom design: herringbone tile floor + IKEA vanities
Let's talk bathrooms today. With our bungalow-to-3-story-home renovation/addition currently underway, we are going from having 1 pretty teeny bathroom (remember how we renovated it a few years ago here?) to 3. Talk about luxury! We are leaving our master bathroom to finish until after we have moved in, as we will not need it right away. That way we can wait for good sales and do some of the ... View the Post
light it up: new wall-mounted lights
If you've been a reader of this blog for a while, you might have noticed that in addition to the new mirror in our bedroom from last week's post, there was also a switch up with our lighting situation. For quite a while, we have had two task lamps on either side of our bed. I still love those lamps, but the bases were really quite big and when the baby made her arrival, we realized we really ... View the Post
project nursery: the crib dilemma
It was time to tackle one of the pretty obvious pieces of furniture we were going to need for baby girl's nursery: the crib. Like many things I'm finding lately, this took a bunch of research. Is it just me, or do other folks do SO much research for every single baby/kid product they buy? If I researched the stuff we buy for ourselves this much, I would have to make it a full-time gig! Here ... View the Post
a fresh start.. some paint + a new desk
Alright guys, we have officially broken ground on the nursery. In case you missed it, here is the post with the general direction of where this room is headed (though some of these moodboard items have already changed…!). And here is the reminder of where we are starting from (ignore the 'after' watermark... old photo)... Of course the room turned into a hot mess as we dismantled ... View the Post