Every January I have this overwhelming desire to organize everything in our home. I’m cleaning up kitchen cupboards, packing up donation boxes, and dusting in places that haven’t been dusted since the previous January. So many of us are working from home these days and office spaces have popped up in the most unexpected places- bedrooms, closets, basements, even dining rooms and kitchens. That makes having an organized and visually appealing office even more important than if it occupied its own ...
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DIY Rustic Vase from an Inexpensive IKEA Glass Vase
Have you noticed that rustic vases that look like concrete or aged pottery are everywhere now? They are a big décor trend in 2021. I shopped around to see if I could find one at an affordable price and sadly, most are close to a hundred dollars. The larger vases and lamps are several hundred dollars. Back to the drawing board, and I decided to make my own, incorporating a little IKEA hack along the way. In this post, DIY Rustic Vase from an Inexpensive IKEA Glass Vase, I show you how I created ...
20 favourite new Ikea pieces from the 2020 Ikea catalogue
For those of us who are Ikea fans, we eagerly await the new catalogue every August. Last year I purchased several of the 2019 Ikea pieces, including their Froslov sofa. To see the complete review of that sofa, click here. I also previously rounded up my top 10 Ikea finds of all time and shared them in a blog post. In this post, I share my favourite new Ikea pieces from the 2020 catalogue. All twenty pieces featured here are under $450! In the new catalogue, there are hundreds of new items ...
My Top 5 Blog Posts Of 2023
Happy New Year friends! My wish for you is that 2024 is a year of happiness and health for all of you. I really appreciate you joining me in 2023! Thank you for reading my posts and for all your comments. I especially love it when you share how you've been inspired in small ways by my blog. In 2023, I wrote about crafts and small DIY projects, as well as participating in home tours for my favourite holidays, and the One Room Challenge for our basement yoga, meditation, and exercise room. I ...
My Top 10 Blog Posts Of 2022
Happy New Year friends! My wish for you is that 2023 is a year of joy, success, and health for all of you. Thank you so much for joining me in 2022! It means the world to me that you read my posts and sometimes even share how you've been inspired in small ways by the words and images on my blog. I'm happy to share that I wrote more posts about the topics you most love and want to learn more about. Today's post is all about your favourites, determined by Google Analytics. For the fourth year in a ...
First Time Camping Basics
For those of you that have followed me for a while, you might know that my favourite family summer activity is camping. I’ve been camping since I was 12 (I’ll share a funny story with you at the end of this post) and I have evolved from having the most basic camping equipment to buying luxury items like a camp kitchen this year. I know what is essential, what equipment to purchase when you’re starting out, and where to save and splurge. In this post, First Time Camping Basics, I will go over the ...
