A design & lifestyle blog by kristina
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
Names can be really tricky, especially when it comes to naming your first born. When we found out we were having a boy, Ryan and I thought we had the perfect choice ready to go. Then, we saw how popular it was becoming and decided it probably wasn’t the best option. So, back to the drawing
The day has arrived! All the blood and sweat that has gone into our Capilano Part Deux house has paid off and we are ready to take you on a tour! I’m pretty excited for this reveal – our fourth flip (!!!) really has gone through a huge transformation and I’m crazy proud of the team for all
What’s especially great about doing renovations in addition to our house flips, is that sometimes we get to do them for people we love. When our brother, Adam, and sister in law, Razia, expressed interest in updating their master bathroom, we were happy to help, especially since our little niece was due to arrive any day!
When we moved into our tiny 900 square foot home 4 years ago, there wasn’t a lot to be redone. The previous owners had done a wonderful job updating the main level. However, the basement at the time was being used as a small rental suite, with two incredibly small bedrooms at the back. As
It’s been about a week now since we listed the Laurier Heights house and so far showings have been going really well. Keep those fingers crossed for us! I staged the kitchen, living room, bathroom and master bedroom but there was one area that I didn’t get to put those finishing touches on – the
And finally the day arrives…the day I get to show off the results of the months of hard work that went into the Laurier Heights flip. From filming Episode one, tearing down the old to make way for the new, from bombs and stolen trucks in our second episode to selecting the perfect products and finally
Today, I must interrupt the regularly scheduled blog post in favour of an important announcement – Benjamin Moore’s Colour of the Year! 2016 has fittingly been dubbed the year of Simply White! It’s easy to understand that the design community would be a little divided on this choice – to some, white isn’t even a colour.
This house flip is getting closer and closer! We are going so fast that I’m actually falling behind in our progress posts (not that I’m complaining though!). So, lucky for all of you, Episode 2 is now LIVE and Episode 3 is going to come close on its heels. These are exciting times! Check out