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Interior Design

Apron Front Cast Iron White Sink 10 Years Later
Interior Design

Apron Front Cast Iron White Sink 10 Years Later

apron-front white sinks are still very popular. Here are tips you need to know before buying one. I love an apron-front (or farmhouse) cast iron sink. It provides a statement to the kitchen and the shine of the porcelain on the front just adds more texture to the room. But are they just for looks…

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How to Pick White and Grey Paint Colors (or Any Color!)
Interior Design | Most Popular | Paint Color | Paint/Wax/Stain

How to Pick White and Grey Paint Colors (or Any Color!)

Here are some tips on how to pick the best white, grey or any paint colors for you home. Originally published in 2016 but updated in 2026. Picking paint colors for your house is hard but picking whites and greys colors is even harder! Whites and greys are so difficult to choose because they look…

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14 French Wood and Upholstered Beds
Interior Design | Most Popular | Primary Bedroom

14 French Wood and Upholstered Beds

Today I’m sharing 14 French beautiful wood and upholstered beds that are similar to mine. Every year I update this post because I still get questions as to where I got my French upholstered bed from. I bought it just before I moved in this house 10 years ago now from Restoration Hardware and unfortunately…

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Favorite Interior Design Books
Christmas | Gift Guides | Interior Design

Favorite Interior Design Books

sharing some of my favourite interior design books! I LOVE interior design books and I love receiving interior design books at Christmas! Once the chaos has ended on Christmas morning, I love to sit on the couch in front of the fireplace with a cup of tea and flip through my new books. Not only…

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Urn Pendant Light Fixtures
French Vintage Decor | Interior Design

Urn Pendant Light Fixtures

I’ve curated a selection of kitchen pendant lighting in the urn style like the ones I have above my kitchen island! This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. Although I’ve recently replaced my urn pendants for something different, I know this post is still quite…

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Large Pendant Light Fixtures
Interior Design

Large Pendant Light Fixtures

Looking for large pendant light fixtures to go above your dining table or kitchen island? Look no further than these 18 gorgeous ones. With real life examples as well! This post was updated from the original 2023. I think, simultaneously, small light fixtures and large light fixtures are in style. Depending on which ones you…

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Engineered Hardwood Floors 10 Years Later
Interior Design

Engineered Hardwood Floors 10 Years Later

Giving you all the details of how my engineered wood flooring has helped up over the last 10 years. This year marks the 10th year I’ve been in this house, I can’t believe it. I went through an extensive renovation and one of the things I made sure was that I had flooring that would…

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Affordable Mini Light Fixtures
Interior Design

Affordable Mini Light Fixtures

I’ve been obsessed with mini light fixtures and I’m sharing sources today! This post was updated from 2021. I don’t know what it is about mini light fixtures, but I’m obsessed with them. Now don’t get me wrong, I still love a large light fixture as well (hello dining room!) but there’s just something that…

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How to Pair Modern Lighting with Vintage or Traditional Furniture
Interior Design

How to Pair Modern Lighting with Vintage or Traditional Furniture

Learn how to pair modern light fixtures with modern or traditional design style. If you are feeling like you are wanting a change but do not want (or need) to change your decor or furniture, this is the solution! Recently I updated a few light fixtures in my house and it made a world of…

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I love my apron front (farmhouse) sink. It’s been I love my apron front (farmhouse) sink. It’s been 10 years now since it’s been in my house. And it’s the second one I’ve had as I had one in my previous house. 

I’ve created a blog post with the good and bad about it. 

First, the bad:👎🏻

1. They can scratch if you don’t use a sink rack (I don’t like them) and for 10 years, it’s not bad, you can’t really notice them. 
2. They can get marks or stains. 

Now the good:👍🏻 

1. Stains are easily removable!
2. They don’t chip - especially with mine which is a enameled cast iron Kohler sink. 
3. With it being undermount, you don’t need a bead of silicone along the edge, it can be hidden underneath. 
4. They are HUGE! Enough to put babies, pets, and roasting pans in. 
5. They are gorgeous. Enough said. I will keep buying them. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Comment SINK and I’ll send you the link to my blog post and link to the sink.

Do you love an apron-front/farmhouse sink?

#farmhousesink #apronfrontsink #castironsink #kohlersink
#vintagedecorating
My 7 habits I do daily. I’m such a creature of hab My 7 habits I do daily. I’m such a creature of habit it was hard to put it down to 7 😂 

No.1 - Make my bed

As soon as I wake up, I make my bed. I make it before I even leave my room in the morning. I feel like it sets a momentum for the day. 

No. 2 - Exercise

After I make my bed, I put my workout clothes and go down to my basement to work out. I work out every day. Now when I say that I don't mean I do a HIIT session every day, but I always get on the treadmill every morning then lift weights. I see a personal trainer once a week as well. When it's nice out, I like to take hikes near my house and bike.

No. 3 - Smoothie, Vitamins, Tea, Emails, Texts, Etc

After my workout, I unload the dishwasher, I make my smoothie and take my vitamins. I’ll make myself a tea then I go through all my emails and I always go through my junk/spam folder. I hate red notification dots. 

No. 4 - Always change into clothes-not loungewear 

I always find I’m more productive when I wear my regular ‘uniform’ - jeans and a top.

No. 5 - Clean the kitchen and quick tidy up

There’s nothing better than setting up the next day for success so I make sure the kitchen is clean and that I’ve tidied up. I check to see what is happening tomorrow and double check with the kids if they have everything they need. .

No. 6 - Nightly getting ready routine.

I hop in the shower and I do my skincare routine and use a retinol every second or third day. 

No. 7 - Read a book or meditate.

I love reading at night. I’ve done it for as long as I can remember. It makes me sleepy so it’s a good routine. I’m now getting into the routine of listening to a meditation app a few times a week which I love too.

Do you do something similar? Or is it just me? Let me know!

#dailyhabits #dailyhabitsmatter #dailyroutines
I love this armoire. A friend gave it to me, she d I love this armoire. A friend gave it to me, she didn’t want it - it was in pieces in her basement when she moved into her new house. It comes together like a jigsaw puzzle in about 10 different pieces, no screws or nails, so it’s easy to move. It actually did come with a brass rail for hanging clothes but it was misplaced during the move but found again but I haven’t changed it from the current white rod in place. 

It was a lot of work to sand it down from it’s original yellow stain but totally worth it. 

Antiques make a room so unique and I can’t imagine ever parting with it. And that it doubles my closet storage is a huge plus!

➡️ Comment ARMOIRE and I’ll DM you the link to my blog post - How to Decide Whether or Not to Makeover an Antique. 

#antiquearmoire #heirloomstyle #vintagehomeinspired
Collected home
Is painted furniture still a thing? Probably not b Is painted furniture still a thing? Probably not but I’m happy to report that I painted my dresser 10 years ago and the small cabinet for my china and  about 8 years ago and they are still holding up amazingly!!

I used @fusionmineralpaint and clear wax over them and there is only one small knick in the dresser. Incredible, right!

The small cabinet I use for my ironstone was in bad shape as well and the paint has made it go well with my space. 

Not bad for free!

Anyhoo, I doubt people are painting furniture as much or at all but it’s definitely the way to go if you have a piece of furniture that needs a lot of repair. Paint is the only way to cover it all up!.

➡️ Comment HELP and I will DM you the link to a blog post tutorial on how to salvage damaged furniture. 

#paintedfurniture #vintagefurniture
Organizing sentimental items, like kids’ clothing, Organizing sentimental items, like kids’ clothing, books etc, are hard b/c it reminds us of that time of life when they were babies.

We can honor the past while keeping just a few items that are meaningful. 
I have 1 bin for 2 kids:
- first outfit & first shoes
- first blanket
- photo shoot outfit
- 2 favorite books, 1 favorite toy

I keep 1 bin for each kid for school stuff and other sentimental papers from activities.

I have a School Memories binder for each kid that shares a few details of each year along with their class photo (free printables on my blog).

I organize kids’ artwork in these portfolios and label each school year. 

Along with Christmas decor, I also have labelled bins for other seasons - although I have decluttered a lot over the years.

I used to have 2 bins of Easter decor & 2 bins for Halloween. I re-evaulated what I wanted to keep and decluttered a lot. Re-evaulating after the season is key to making sure you don’t end up with too much stuff. 

Do you have lots of hobby supplies? 
Decor items? 
Having a space for them to be stored when not in use and organized into smaller containers helps set you up for success!

Why do I go to all this trouble?
Organizing takes times! But it helps save me time in the future. 
And the biggest one for me...
it helps me have good mental health. And there’s nothing more important than that!
Future you will thank you!

➡️ Comment ORGANIZE and I will DM you the links to these blog posts. 

#kidsorganization #organizingsentimentalitems #declutteringmethods
Organizing hard stuff
I helped some family members turn this rental into I helped some family members turn this rental into an amazing kitchen all with Ikea cabinets. 

The planner was easy to use and you can take some time to figure out the placement of each cabinet. 

The cabinets from IKEA cost around $6000 and I live in Vancouver, BC Canada, to give you an idea of how much it might cost in your area (Vancouver is a pricey place to live!)

➡️ Comment CABINET and I’ll DM you the link to my blog post which gives you lots of details. 

#ikeacabinets #ikeakitchen #ikeakitchencabinets #ikeakitchenplanner
Ikean cabinets Ikea kitchen planner
I know it’s just a kettle but I am in love! 😍😍😍 I I know it’s just a kettle but I am in love! 😍😍😍

I’m also a tea drinker so this is the bomb and I know no one says that but apparently me!

I’ve never liked coffee since my Swedish grandmother asked me if I wanted coffee at the age of 7..I thought it was gross then and I still think it’s yucky. Anyway, no reason to be a coffee drinker when I have a beautiful tea kettle that looks so good in my kitchen!

Thank you old kettle for dying on me. You were great but sorry to say that this new one is better. 

➡️ Comment KETTLE and I will DM you the link.

#teadrinker #teakettle #kettle
Pretty kettle Haden kettle
I’m currently putting together a post about timele I’m currently putting together a post about timeless paint colors and I don’t think greige will go out of style, not that I follow trends. But a warm beige/mushroom/taupe/greige color goes so well in any room of the house.

➡️ Comment GREIGE and I will DM you the link to this blog post with lots of images with greige paint colors. 

#paintcolors #beigepaintcolors #greigepaint
Timeless paint colors
The other day my thermostat wasn’t working. I thou The other day my thermostat wasn’t working. I thought it would need to be replaced but I finally got it working. Turns out the old batteries had leaked and it needed cleaning  and that’s why it wasn’t working even with new batteries. 

Anyway, before it started working again, with a cold house, I decided to pull up my chair to the fireplace and found it so cozy!! 

I’m so glad it started working though because I was googling how to replace a thermostat and was worried I would be taking on new DIY project that evening. That’s the part that sucks about being single. 

But this is what I’ve leaned. 1) Even when I had a partner, I ended up doing most things on my own even if that meant hiring someone and 2) I can really figure out how to do all things on my own. Which is super empowering. 

It feels good to know that I got whatever life throws at me. And feels good to sit in front of my cozy fireplace with a good book whenever I want. 🥰💚🥰

#cozyfireplace #collectedhome
Cozy winter
Did you know I have so many gifts ready for you? T Did you know I have so many gifts ready for you? These cards are my favorite but I have so much more. 

Lists for organizing your life, 
Free artwork
Free sewing patterns
Free projects!

All you need to do is subscribe to my newsletter and you’ll get the password to my Subscriber Library.

Free gifts for you! To thank you for being my friend. 🥰💚🥰

Comment FRIEND and I’ll DM you the links. 

#freedownloads #freecards #freeprintables #freedigitaldownloads #digitaldownloads
Free greeting cards  Beautiful thank you cards

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