Canadian Thanksgiving is right around the corner and since I've been a bit MIA on the blog I thought a good Thanksgiving post would get me back into the swing of things. Nothing lifts my end of summer blues like the excitement of creating a warm and cozy home for Thanksgiving. Here are few pics of my home and some fall decorating ideas for Thanksgiving.

The fireplace in our sitting room is just a mantel so it opens the door to a lot more possibilities when it comes to decorating (it's also often more challenging). For this years Thanksgiving I decided to get a foam core board and fill it with wheat, grasses and faux palm leaves. I repeated this decor in a bit of an arch above the fireplace. I picked up some neon light wire from the dollar store to create this great Thanksgiving neon sign. Finally I adorned the entire fireplace with fairy tale pumpkins and cozy textures. 

When it comes to decorating for the holidays I like to shop my home first. It's always fun to find things around your home and think up new ways to use them in decor. For example, I love gathering oversized greens from my backyard and placing them in large pots and vases around the house.

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Happy fall everyone! Cheers to crisp days and cozy nights.

We're bringing you this fun little bathroom makeover because it's long overdue and we've got a fun DIY to go with it. To be honest, it wasn't until I made this cute DIY towel ring holder that I got excited to write about the bathroom renovation overall. It was very much a spur of the moment renovation decision which doesn't always work. I usually have a fully thought-out moodboard, 3d rendering and finishing selections but with this renovation it was different. My husband hired the tiler to come in, start demo and I had a day to choose tile. Sometimes jumping in and flying by the seat of your pants works and sometimes it doesn't. We got lucky with this one lol.

A few weeks ago we chatted about plaster and it being a hot new trend in interior design, everything from tables to vases to candlesticks. With it's cool white hues and chalky texture it's easy to see why people are loving plaster. Plaster can elevate any space and take it to the coast of California. Today we're sharing an easy idea to make some plaster accents for your home specifically DIY mid century plaster candlestick holders. The best part of this DIY is that the mold is made from recycled materials so be sure to use what's in your recycling bin, they'll be a great conversation starter at your next dinner party. 

What do you do with a formal living room? Gone are the days of retreating to the parlour for some witty banter and cognac. Formal living rooms are either being turned into offices or are being omitted from new home design plans altogether. Our home was built in the 70's so it has a formal living room and it's tough to turn it into anything else due to it's location in the house (although I have secret plans to install some antique doors and turn it into my office someday, ah a girl can dream). In the meantime I have decided to give it a modern living room makeover to make it feel more like the rest of our house. 

It's not a box of chocolate, it's better! It's a blog post full of red and pink interior design (our favourite Valentine's Day treat). While it's often difficult to design a room with red or pink these rooms prove it can be done with panache and elegance. Enjoy the eye candy!

A client of mine recently asked me to organize her basement workspace in the most affordable way possible. Obviously music to my ears. Her basement had basically turned into a "catch all" for the house and while she does have plans to finish it properly in the future (when budgets permit) she needed a solution for the short term. We decided to create an atelier art studio in her unfinished basement and here's how we did it.

Do you decorate your house for Valentine's Day? In the past we haven't but this year, since we're all stuck at home, we thought we'd decorate a bit for cupid to break the monotony. Today we're sharing a DIY heart wall hanging. We love this Valentine's Day decor craft because it gives a subtle nod to Valentine's Day without being overly cheesy. 

To get started you're going to need some pink yarn, a branch and hot glue. If you're like me you have this lying around the house. Now, get comfortable, you're going to need approx 50 tassels. This isn't as time consuming as the tassel lamp shade we made last summer but it still takes time so plunk yourself down in front of Netflix and plow through it. We've made these DIY tassels many times on the blog so be sure to check out those tutorials.

Then we laid out the tassels in the shape of a heart and hot glued the twine onto the branch. We added an additional layer of tassels after this photo to create more of an ombre effect.

There you have it! DIY Valentine's decor for the modern home. 

Let us know what you think in the comments below and be sure to check us out on Pinterest or Instagram for more fun projects.