Not A House, But A Home

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Hi, my name is Emily-Jane and I'm the blogger behind Not A House, But A Home. I'm a huge fan of DIY and craft projects, interior decor, and design - the main subjects of my blog. I write from Toronto. I've been reading blogs for several years and have been blogging at this site since 2011.

Style At Home – May Roundup

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Published on Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Authors: EJ @ Not A House, But A Home

The May issue of Style At Home is bringing in the summer! It makes me feel like we’re this close to summer when I see articles and photos about outdoors spaces. Yay!

Within the first few pages I saw a really fun and easy DIY by Jessica Waks that I want to try out – fabric covered flower pots! So smart. I mean, w...

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Restaurant Crash: Mildred’s Temple Kitchen

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Published on Thursday, 03 May 2012

Authors: EJ @ Not A House, But A Home

I got a new position in a new department at work, so to celebrate my friend Gary took me out for dinner at Mildred’s Temple Kitchen. It was the first time there for both of us and we were very impressed!

We ordered these two drinks when we sat down. Mine on the left, Gary’s on the right. I can’t remember what the...

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Electrical Outlet-less

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Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012

Authors: EJ @ Not A House, But A Home

When I first came to see my apartment it was basically an empty box. The owners had just bought the place a month before and told me to come to the viewing with an “open mind”. I was definitely feeling a time crunch and ended up agreeing to live here based on what they said they would do renovation-wise (side n...

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Weekend Getaway

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Published on Tuesday, 01 May 2012

Authors: EJ @ Not A House, But A Home

Kevin and I left work a bit early on Friday to head to Niagara Falls for the weekend – it’s about 1.5-2hrs southwest of Toronto. We got a Teambuy deal for a hotel for 2 nights for $69 (sah-weeeeet!) and then an R-Deals deal for wine tastings for 2 at 4 different wineries (and a chocolate factory) for $39! Gre...

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I Need Help With My Oven

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Published on Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Authors: EJ @ Not A House, But A Home

What a great post title, eh? But seriously, I don’t know how to work my old school analog oven. I’m pretty sure it’s older than me. I asked my landlord for help, but she’s the same age as me (re: also younger than the oven).

So in my desperate plea for help, I’ve uploaded some pictures. Maybe one of you grew up w...

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Ikea Purchases

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Published on Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Authors: EJ @ Not A House, But A Home

I stopped by Ikea to pick up some rugs for the apartment. I wanted a shag rug for the living room, a door mat, and a runner for the kitchen. My preference is to buy things “pre-loved” from Craigslist or Kijiji because I always find good quality household items for way less than it would cost me for something new...

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Fridge Door Switcheroo

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Published on Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Authors: EJ @ Not A House, But A Home

I’m finally (mostly) moved into my apartment. There have been a few hiccups because the place was newly renovated by the brand new owners so I’m the first tenant, but things are coming along now.

One issue was the fridge door. The fridge is in the left corner and fridge door opens from the left side…not very f...

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I’m Moving!!

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Published on Thursday, 29 March 2012

Authors: EJ @ Not A House, But A Home

This has been a long time coming. Over the past 7 months I have been living like a transient bum…mostly at Kevin’s parents’ house, somewhat in my car, and infrequently at my parents’ house (it’s mostly just the place I stored my things). The last 7 months have been rough, to say the least. When I posted about...

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DIY: Recovering Bar Stool Seats

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Published on Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Authors: EJ @ Not A House, But A Home

My parents’ house has a breakfast bar off of the main counter in the kitchen. My mom bought some clearance bar stools for the area, but didn’t like the fabric on them, so she recovered them. The stools are 12 years old now, and the fabric has worn away in some areas, so my mom wanted to recover the seats with ne...

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Canadian House Home – April Roundup

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Published on Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Authors: EJ @ Not A House, But A Home

The April issue of Canadian House & Home has to be my favourite to date. It’s got the most gorgeous interiors! Every time I thought I saw something absolutely beautiful, I’d turn the page and see something even better. It’s like this issue was made for me!

The next few pictures are of the lounge by Piero
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