Can you tell how excited I am for this post? Since moving in a year and a half ago, Scott and I have redecorated every room in our house. Every room, except our living room, which incidentally is second only to the kitchen in terms of frequency of use. It also happens to be the largest room in...

So, its been a while since I’ve been on here. A long while. You might think that means that we have been up to all kinds of fantastical house renovations and updates. It hasn’t. It just means that I have been incredibly lazy. Totally out of character for me of course. Hah. Before I...

Yes, I am aware that the title of this post says “grim” and not “grin.” And yes, it is a play on the name of the colour (CIL’s Grimmy’s Grey) we painted our exterior bits this weekend. You should know by now that I love me a mediocre pun. And the colour...

If Shakespeare wrote Hamlet about our kitchen, this is how his famous soliloquy would start. He might also want to change Yorick’s skull into a measuring tape and skip the whole iambic pentameter thing (sooooo 1599). See, when Scott and I started this whole kitchen renovation thing we...

Here’s the post where I tell you the secret to remodeling your kitchen for cheap. Like $10 000 cheap. Ready? Still waiting? Excited yet? Ok. The secret is to know as many people as possible who can do useful things such as framing, drywalling, electrical work, plumbing, and the...

Making your bed is a complete waste of time. It’s like the modern myth of Sisyphus – make your bed, sleep in it, make your bed, sleep in it, make your bed – FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.  In my opinion, there are only three reasons why you should make a bed: 1) you’re 8...

When Scott and I met, it was love at first sight. Let me revise. When Scott and I met our house, it was love at first sight. After looking at 20+ houses, we knew this was the house we wanted within the first 5 minutes of walking in the door. It just didn’t have the kitchen we wanted....

Remember when I said that I am unable to sustain life of the botanical kind? I wasn’t exaggerating. Thus explains my obsession with fake florals. Don’t get me wrong – there is a time and a place for the real thing. Like at my wedding, supplied by a professional florist. For...

One great thing about  our house is that it has three bathrooms for just the two of us – one on each floor. The not so great part is that some of these bathrooms (basement jacuzzi, I’m looking at you) have the decor equivalent of a rat tail. Or mullet. Take your pick. Just look at...