• Hosting an Oscar Party Celebration

    Hosting any sort of party can be a lot of work. But, when it centres around lounging on a couch, in comfy pj’s watching an awards show, it is so worth the effort! This past Sunday, we enjoyed the fashion hits and misses, the small stumbles and funny one liners and, of course, the awards

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  • Inspired Read: Yes Please

    After my trip into Lena Dunham’s world (see here), I decided to give the whole autobiography of funny women another try and picked up Amy Poehler’s debut novel, Yes Please. Right away I loved how she offered up a slew of funny stories about her childhood, improv work, years in the television industry and even

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  • 6 Simple Oscar Party Ideas

    This weekend I am ridiculously excited to watch the Oscars. It’s my Superbowl. And even better, this year I am hosting some friends for an Oscar viewing party! All the fashion, all the surprises and all the big wins! I want to make the evening a fun night to celebrate this year’s best in film, without

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  • A Gift Free Valentine’s Day

    5 years ago, on Valentine’s Day, Ryan and I had our first date at a restaurant on Whyte ave. It wasn’t particularly romantic since we were both just getting to know each other but it started what would be an anniversary/Valentine’s Day tradition for years. We have never given gifts on this day and I

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  • Flip Kitchen Design

    Yesterday you saw our complete demolition of the Capilano house. Today, I am excited to show you some design plans for the kitchen! I decided, contrary to our last flip, to do a more modern look in this space. All the wall paneling in the Forest Heights home inspired us to create a gorgeous living room

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  • House Flip Demo Days

    It’s only been a couple of weeks, but already Ryan and his team have made huge strides over at the Capilano home. In fact they have managed to do all the demo and have already started putting in new support beams to replace the walls we’ve torn down. How exciting!! So I wanted to show

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  • Valentine’s Flourless Chocolate Cake

    It’s February everyone!! My birthday is right around Valentine’s Day so anything pink and red reminds me of happy memories. When I was young and the Valentine’s decorations would go on display in all the shops and sweets would be made with these vibrant colours I used to think the whole world was decorating for

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