A design & lifestyle blog by kristina
You’ve seen the before, the guys have been demoing away and now, it’s time I get rolling on the design and vision for our Oasis flip! I’m starting with the exterior design plan, which is a new step for me, since I ultimately pay more attention to the interiors. And while that part is coming,
You know you love what you do when you take on TWO uuuuuuge projects at once. This is a first for us, but I guess they say strike while the iron’s hot for a reason right?! Plus, we kinda love this next one because it’s such a departure from Lady Laurier, our other house flip. And
As we await our permits for the second storey (see that post here), Lady Laurier is patiently standing by. I, on the other hand, am impatiently planning away. I can’t help myself! This project is just too exciting!!! And so, I started to gather inspiration for the kitchen design. We’ve done a lot of bright
A little while ago, I introduced you to the Lady Laurier, our next big project. This one is our most ambitious house yet, because, if you remember, we are adding a second storey! It’s been some time since I did an update so today I’m happy to finally share a little progress. I say little
It’s Before and After time!!! The Heights House is complete and ready to share (though you may have seen a couple of teasers on Ryan’s IG account). This project was an interesting one. It went really quickly (our fastest to date!) and may just be our most dramatic transformation yet (said in a Chris Harrison
You may have seen my previous post about our DIY outdoor sectional and today, as promised, I’m sharing the entire revamp! We’ve lived in the Ravine House for a little over a year now and have slowly made our way through project after project. The outdoor patio wasn’t necessarily the highest on the list and
After a couple of weeks of vacation (thank you for being patient with me), it’s time to dust the design and blogging hats off and get back to work! We are currently wrapping up the Heights house and will hopefully be sharing those final photos soon. But even more exciting is that we’ve already got
With the Grand Glenora now passed on to a happy new home owner, we’ve been going full tilt at the Heights House. I feel like I’ve been rather quiet about it and it’s simply because I’ve been so preoccupied with other things (meaning mostly Jack!). Today though (finally!!), I thought I would share some inspiration and
One thing both Ryan and I immediately noticed when we first toured the Ravine House was the staircase. Smack dab in the middle of the house, the stairs are seen from every angle and look especially gorgeous from the main living room. That is, we knew they COULD look gorgeous! When we first moved in, this is