Eating Area Turned Playroom
What do you do when you don’t use your eating area? Turn it into a playroom, of course! We desperately needed a way to contain our now very mobile baby and we haven’t …
Bring Back that Loving Ceiling; Add Character to an Old Ceiling
We’re putting the finishing touches on our latest project… Before the reveal, we wanted to share a piece of it with you. Painting on walls in the room was done before we moved …
What’s your Renovation Motivation? **Freebie Alert
We had a few reasons why we wanted to renovate: add value, update the house, generate income from a basement suite – to name a few. But part way through our renovation we felt …
Christmas Countdown Advent Calendar Tradition
We like to wait until Halloween is over before talking about and decorating for Christmas. Guess what?! It’s time! For Thanksgiving, we shared our Good Things and Gratitude Jar tradition that we started …
Lessons Learned: Wood Shrinkage and the Importance of Acclimation
Although we hate to admit it, mistakes happen to all of us. Yes, even us! Unfortunately, mistakes are part of the renovation process. They often become stories we can laugh about later …
Fall Backyard Update 2018
Where did the summer go? Although we’ve been enjoying some beautiful sunshine, the falling leaves and chilly nights put us square in the fall season – time for a fall backyard update! We …
Laundry Room Refresh – the Difference Paint can Make
Paint is one of the cheapest and ways to make any space look better. In fact, it’s our favourite way to update a space. Even a laundry room is more inviting with a …
Make your Budget Count When Building Rental Suites
We have added basement suites in 2 houses (so far) and have learned that spending money in the wrong places is wasted money. In the beginning, this was a challenging concept for us. Mainly …
Fire Prevention in Rental Units: Don’t get Burned by Renters
This past summer, British Columbia declared a state of emergency due to the extreme forest fire season. All areas of the province were either on fire or under a haze of smoke. According …
Renovation Stress: How the Worst Case Scenario is the BEST Thing to Think About
Renovation stress and the what-ifs it brings Renovation stress often stems from the worry about what might go wrong. Like other times in our life when we undertake something new or a big …