• Bridal Beauty: Advice from the Pros

    I am well on my way to having most major things planned for our big day, which is so exhilarating!! One thing I checked off my list recently was my hair and makeup trial with my extremely talented bridesmaids, who also happen to be my stylists! And it went amazingly! I was so happy that

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  • Getting Creative with Salad Dressings!

    I am still going on about salads! I can’t overstate this enough….be creative! You really can’t go wrong. Try these recipes as dressings on your next creation or use them as a dip, seasoning on a sandwich, drizzle on steamed veg…anything to add more flavour to a dish. I have even been known to toss

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  • Weekend Words: Thank You!!

    I wanted to thank you all for your support and encouraging words with our latest flipping venture. It means the world to all of us – Ryan, Brendon and myself – to know there are people routing for us and getting excited to see our projects. We make a great team but if it wasn’t

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  • Before & After: Capilano Flip

    It’s that wonderful, amazing, unbelievable time yet again!!! What time you ask? Why, the official reveal and all the lovely before & after photos from our Capilano flip, of course!! I am just ecstatic over here looking at the finished product…I know I’ve said it a million times but it really has turned out better than

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  • Flip Open House

    We are in the final stretches of the Capliano house and it is turning out even better than we dreamed! I am beyond excited to share the final photos with you all but for now, I’d like to invite all my lovely readers to our friends and family Open House this coming weekend. Now most

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  • Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2015

    I know so many incredible mothers – my friends, family members, co-workers and, of course, my own mother and soon to be mother-in-law. Hopefully one day soon, I can be as good a mother as all of the great models I have had! It’s lovely that we get a day to celebrate them though, don’t you

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  • Inspired by Italy: Guide to Florence & Assisi

    The historic centre of Florence contains so many masterpieces that it is difficult to separate the city from its art works. In 1982 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the motivation being that it encapsulates the whole history of the city. With its extraordinarily beautiful churches, its museums and art collections, gardens, piazzas, quaint

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  • How to Get Creative with Salads

    Spring is on us and summer is hopefully around the corner. In anticipation of summer, this post is all about salads! Unwittingly, I have somehow come to be known for my salads. I wonder if this is because I make one at virtually every meal or because I love to play with flavour combinations. I

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  • 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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