Adventures in Building Beauty
20something first time home owners doing a top to bottom DIY overhaul of a neglected 1942 stick built home on 3/4 acres (3 lots). Learning as we going, sharing our foibles and successes along the way.
Vancouver Recap
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Authors: Martina
I really cannot believe that our trip to Vancouver was almost a month ago. It was a short, completely last minute whirlwind trip, but I wouldn't have changed a second of it. Jesse and I never got to go on a typical "honeymoon" when we got married two years ago for a number of reason (mostly due to time off & how frugal we are),...A Room Full Of Studs.
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- Published on Friday, 12 April 2013
Authors: Martina
It's been forever since we've bothered doing any kind of home-improvement in the basement. For one thing it's cold down there, and there are spiders. It's also very dungeon-y and daunting considering it was 100% unfinished when we bought the house.We re-insulated in winter 2009, threw up two dividing walls in winter...
Things I love Thursdays #54
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- Published on Thursday, 11 April 2013
Authors: Martina
It's been a while since I've done a TILT post so I thought in the spirit of getting back on the blogging wagon it would be a perfect outlet to gush about my latest design crush, stainless steel counter tops.Contemporary Kitchen by Mount Pleasant General ContractorPhillip W Smith General Contractor, Inc.
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Entryway Storage Bench
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 April 2013
Authors: Martina
The entry between our kitchen and dining room may not currently be in use, but we have big plans for it when the weather turns warm again. Despite the fact that our basement entry is bigger, wider, leads in directly from the street and has more storage is not lost on us but no matter what we do down there or how much we spruce it...
Carry On.
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 April 2013
Authors: Martina
We've been quiet over here for a while now and I've been asked a few times in person and online if we're still doing projects or if we're taking a break (from projects, blogging, etc). To be honest we're still plugging away on little things here and there, and there are definitely a few larger things on the list we hope to...Small Additions.
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- Published on Friday, 01 February 2013
Authors: Martina
January has a way of filling people with false motivation doesn't it? And then one day you realize, that even though it's a new year, it's still grey and cold and all you want to do is hibernate, and not be productive.In this case at least I have a bit of an excuse, having been sick since the end of October the last few months...
Surviving IKEA Winnipeg Billy Bookcases
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- Published on Monday, 14 January 2013
Authors: Martina
Okay, okay I know IKEA is no big news to anyone who lives remotely close to civilization, but OMG! fellow Canadians from west of the GTA to Edmonton, have you heard?! There's an IKEA in Winnipeg!@! And for me it's only eight hours away!{image courtesy of Winnipeg Free Press}
We had planned on waiting until the New...
Hello 2013.
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- Published on Monday, 07 January 2013
Authors: Martina
Good Riddance 2012! I'll be honest, 2012 wasn't the greatest year for our family there were lots of struggles, lots of downs and saying goodbye to a few family members as well. Not that there weren't good times, sometimes upheaval can just be a little overwhelming. Even so, it seems like 2012 went by in a flash. wasn't it...Wordless Wednesday: our aussie turns 1
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 December 2012
Authors: Martina
Having fallen off the blogging wagon due to life and illness after illness ('tis the season...) today I am un-apologetically going to post a gratuitous amount of puppy pictures because our fluff-butt turns one today! (and I am still feeling pretty sick and don't feel like finishing a project post today).{coming home at 8 weeks...
Three Year Houseiversary!
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- Published on Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Authors: Martina
Yesterday was a milestone that passed very quietly. The day started just like any other day, plodded along the same way and ended much the same as every other day with the family quietly going about the evening routine, chatting with my mother over coffee, doing homework with the kiddo having a family supper and winding down on the...
