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MY FAVOURITE DECOR SHOPS IN OTTAWA
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kitchen remodel in my last house
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my twin sister's mostly kid's rooms decor blog
The only thing stopping this bathroom from being perfect is that it's not real. Oh how cruel (and life like) computer rendering is these days. Can't wait to see the real thing when it is built. Design by Studio You Me and filed away for inspiration by me.
Bathing would be bliss don't you think. The Randwick House by TFAD in collaboration with interior designers Arent & Pyke.
Black and white palette tempered with wood. Unlike my previous post these two renovations by Melbourne based Jane Cameron Architects seem warmer, more approachable. Hard surfaces like concrete or marble appear as features not the predominant finish while small pops of colour break the starkness as do pot plants. Serene, elegant almost Scandinavian. Love.
I thought I would share a few small happenings around my house from the past long weekend. First is a new mirror for the newly renovated powder room. I could not find a vintage shaving mirror (thrifting/flea markets for the most part suck around these parts) so we had taken the door off an old wooden medicine cabinet (as seen in this post). Home decor shops also for the most part suck around here (there's no C&B, West Elm etc. etc. - we have Ikea) but last week my sister and I headed down to Zone Maison because she wanted some knick knacks and I ended up finding the perfect mirror for my bathroom! And it was $49.50! I hung it over my Jieldé et voilà:
Last weekend after taking my mom out to lunch for Mother's Day in Chinatown, we stopped in at Highjinx - one of my favourite thrift shops (where all proceeds go to helping Ottawa's homeless). I dropped off a gorgeous table I have had for years from Pier 1 Imports that no longer works in any of my immediate family members' homes (my twin had been using it for a few years) and found a vintage wooden toolbox that I had to bring home for $65 (and my thing is to always pay about $10 more than the awesome ladies who run the shop ask for, so make that $75). I decided to use it on my dining table filled with random stuff, so the wooden rod/handle was removed and I now have a new centrepiece! Inside are a tin candle holder I bought in Mexico, a West German vase with eucalyptus, an Asian lantern, a plant from my coffee table, a candlestick from an art shop in Almonte, a vintage chipped vase with billy buttons from my wedding, and a bottle of wine my mom gave me that my nonno had made before he passed away (in the 80s).
This new centrepiece meant I had to do some rearranging around the kitchen. So this happened on a corner of my counter:
I also did a bunch of gardening lately...all in pots/boxes etc. because we still have hopes to wreck this house so nothing permanent. We used all of the plastic barrels my husband had brought home last summer and cut in half - they house lavendar and some tomatoes and peppers. I put some herbs in a box and a half a barrel and some plants in some cute pots I had found at Ikea and BMR. Phoebe thought it was fun to hide amongst some of them.
Nicole of Victoria B.C., and the blog The House Diaries, is at it again with more renovations to her in-desperate-need-of-updating home. Back in March I featured Nicole's main floor bathroom and laundry/mudroom. This time she has completed her daughter Gaby's bathroom. And I am beyond jealous. This kid is 3 years old. While I sulk, I leave you with some before photos to demonstrate the hideousness of the space, and some pretty spectacular after photos. I won't get into all the details since you can find them in Nicole's blog post here. *sigh*
Tue, 10 Jun 2014