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.

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. 

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 love a good before and after? Well hold onto your caps (or is it hats? err butts? not sure of the idiom but you get the idea). Today we're revealing the Carriage Hill Project! The homeowners are a lovely newlywed couple who reached out to us in August to renovate their first home. The house, in it's original state, was oozing with potential and had so many great features; nice layout, beautiful moldings, heated floors, gorgeous backyard etc (good bones as they say in the biz). We were tasked to update the whole house and give it a more contemporary feel. We are super pleased with the way this one turned out and we can't wait to share the results with you so without further adieu here is the Carriage Hill Project Reveal.

The reveal day for the One Room Challenge Fall 2019 edition is here. I'm a bit late on this one but I haven't missed the link-up deadline phewf. I usually like to link up first thing early Thursday morning but this time around I needed the extra days over the weekend to finish up the space. Take a look at the final photos below and let me know what you think in the comments.

Here's a before pic to refresh your memory. You can see more before pics here.




I attempted the "grout wash" per Leanne Ford's brainchild for her kitchen wall on Rock the Block on HGTV. Mine turned out a bit more of a "grout bath" than "wash" but I still like it (to be honest my rocks were too dark anyway).


We purchased the laundry vanity from The Home Depot Canada and gave it a mini makeover with some paint and new gold hardware from Schaub & Co. I really think it elevates the piece.





I picked up this cute bench at the thrift store for $2! What a steal. It's the perfect addition to this nook and pairs so nicely with my Spoonflower wallpaper.







Special thanks to my sponsors The Home Depot Canada for the awesome laundry sink and cabinet, Schaub & Company for gorgeous cabinet knobs (that match the hardware in my kitchen),  Schlage Canada for the door knob and Spoonflower for the wallpaper.

Be sure to check out the reveal posts of the official designers and the other guest participant reveals.

If you'd like to check out my previous One Room Challenge reveals you can see them here;

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Special thanks to the event sponsor Better Homes and Gardens and to Linda of Calling It Home for creating this event.

Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined House & Home magazine would be interested in my renovation project but friends let me tell you, dreams can come true. Last December House & Home contacted me to inquiry about filming my renovation project and I was in shock. I couldn't say yes fast enough. This project has been such a labour of love, this House & Home video is the icing on the cake. 


When they arrived on the day of the shoot I was so nervous but the H&H crew made me feel comfortable and relaxed. There is no rehearsal or practice for this video, they come into your home, set up and start asking questions (I prefer it this way because too much formal prep makes me nervous). On the other hand, I did turn into a bit of a "Chatty Cathy", as my husband would say, so I was happy they were able to piece it together in such a lovely way. Check it out and let me know what you think. Special thanks to House and Home for selecting my renovation project to feature on their site.