I’ll be honest when I say that I rarely stray away from my beloved Benjamin Moore paints. They have been pretty tried and true through all of our flips, DIY’s and design projects. But after meeting the lovely folks behind Para Paints at Blogpodium and getting spoiled with a complimentary can of paint to try,
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Laurier Heights: Bathroom Inspiration
A little while ago, I shared my kitchen inspiration for our current home flip – Laurier Heights. And today, I thought I would share my bathroom design ideas. The kitchens and baths see the most drastic change (and account for the most money spent, of course!!!) but they are by far the most exciting part
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Laurier Heights Flip – Kitchen Design
Well, you’ve seen the before photos and, hopefully, had a chance to watch our first episode of the Laurier Heights flip. And now, as I’m painstakingly working on episode 2, I thought I would tease you with a little kitchen design inspiration. I’m sure no one would be surprised to hear that, once again, I’m sticking
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Episode 1 – The Laurier Heights House Tour
Before we got married and took off for a month, you may remember that we purchased another house to flip, this time in the Laurier Heights neighbourhood in Edmonton. I showed you a few before photos in this post and made a little promise to have some videos of the house this go around, in addition to the
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Today I’m Talking: The Best White Paints
It’s no secret that white walls are where it’s at these days! Sure, grey paint is still a surefire choice but more and more people are jumping on the white bandwagon. And for those of you who know me and follow me on our reno journeys know how much I love using a. lot. of. white.
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Inspired Tour: The Beaumont Dream Home
About a year or so ago, my mom and her fiancé Nick started the process of designing and building their dream home on a huge acreage property. After wanting something a bit more customized to their wants & needs, they decided to enlist the help of Ryan and myself instead of going with a builder.
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The Laurier Heights Project
And so, it begins again! After the success of our Capilano house flip, we decided to keep the momentum going forward and snag another property as soon as possible. You know, because getting married and going on a month long honeymoon wasn’t enough to keep us busy this summer. But, we have some amazing workers
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Lighten Up: Summer Sleep Essentials
Recently, I was approached by Parachute Home to talk about my summer sleep essentials, if there was indeed anything I did to get the bedroom ready for the hotter temperatures. After browsing their lovely site and drooling over their luxury bedding & decor, I was so excited to jump on board! There are most definitely some steps
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Tips for Styling Open Kitchen Shelving
When we renovated the Capilano kitchen, we decided to close off the window that awkwardly looked into the neighbour’s backyard. When we did this, it was the perfect opportunity to fill the space with some open kitchen shelving. I found that in doing this, it broke up the line of cabinetry and drew the eyes into