We’ve been looking for a light to hang over our dining room table for quite some time. I was in West Elm this weekend which has just opened it’s first store in Canada (West end of Toronto in Liberty Village). They are part of the Pottery Barn/ William Sonoma chain- more youthful and modern and […]

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We found this light fixture at Hardware on Queen St. West a few weeks ago. They had it hanging over their front door and we thought it would look great in our foyer. It’s simple yet elegant. Hardware has some interesting lighting- they bring in limited amounts of glass that they then retrofit into lighting- […]

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Overall we feel that our main floor space has turned out beautifully… with one exception. The Fireplace. We hadn’t planned on refacing it (didn’t budget for it) and we hoped to get away with simply painting out the red brick and maybe laying a new base out of slate or marble. The mantel was quite […]

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Is it wrong that we’re not done the main floor yet and we’re already planning on what to do next and how to afford it? I guess it’s just human nature…

We view the house as having 5 main areas that need completing. One to four are the floors of the house (including the […]

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We finally made our decision on the Kitchen countertops and decided to go with the Caesarstone because of it’s modern feel and durability. As mentioned previously I really had my heart set on Carrera Marble but without my husbands buy in, didn’t want the stress of having to care for it/ worry about scratches and […]

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