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My Studio Renovation; Before & After

12/22/2020
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2020 wasn’t the year any of us expected. In this moment there is no question that our lives (and more specifically, our homes) are forever changed by this event. It’s likely that spending more time at your own home this year has given you new insight into your intimate and not-so-intimate (hello zoom backgrounds) spaces….

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Who is Renovating instead of Travelling?

11/11/2020
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how important creating a look and feel for our homes is right now, more than ever.  With all of us spending the majority of our time at home as well as working from home, I’m curious if you had a trip planned this year that had to be…

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500 White Tulips for Mother’s Day

05/08/2020
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An all white flower garden is a perfect way to brighten up any garden or yard space. I planted over 500 white tulips and they are now in full bloom. See how I coordinate other white blooms in my garden design.  One of the biggest reasons why we live over one hour East of downtown…

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How I Saved $1500 in my Bathroom Renovation

07/13/2017
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Jan Romanuk and I were business partners years ago. If you are building or renovating a home (anywhere on the North Shore in Vancouver) and need a designer to choose everything or a project manager, she is the one. There’s very little that Jan doesn’t know about the world of renovations in every aspect. She knows exactly…

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Faucets: High or Low Profile? Yay or Nay

06/11/2017
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Waterworks faucets I’m actually afraid to write this post because I know y’all will post all kinds of links to faucets that I love that might be even better and I just placed my order this week, I just haven’t had time to write this post sooner. As many of you know, I am renovating all…

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What is the Best Kitchen Faucet? (Not Mine)

05/29/2017
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Oh wow, this morning, I went to make some coffee and the spout of my bridge kitchen faucet came right off. I am OVER IT. Over putting PRETTY over FUNCTION. Okay, well I’m not really over having a pretty faucet, but I wish I’d done more research (well even any research) into which faucet was really the…

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A Peek Into My Spring Garden

04/12/2015
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I have received a few emails asking how my garden looks in the winter, so I thought I’d show you some pictures, along with a few of the before photos thrown in. Can’t resist those!

This yard has undergone such a transformation from just two years ago, when MaryAnne White found me and helped transform the ugliest landscape on the street into one of the prettiest.

When we moved in, this was the walkway to the front door:

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