Main bathroom reno reveal

Main bathroom reno reveal

When I moved into my house 2 years ago, I knew I’d be ripping apart the main bathroom. It was functional, but dated and had no storage. Without a linen closet in my house, I knew I would need to find a way to increase 

10 Ethical & Sustainable Home Decor Brands

10 Ethical & Sustainable Home Decor Brands

I absolutely love home decor – thinking about it, planning it, re-planning it, executing it – if I had eight homes to design, I’d probably still want more. I’m dying to have an experimental canvas that I can go absolutely bonkers on with design and 

Foolproof shelf styling tips

Foolproof shelf styling tips

Confession: I am really bad at styling shelves. I always struggle with it. Most of the time, they look like random clutter without any balance. So in the time I’ve been in my home, I’ve developed tome tried-and-true tricks that make styling just a little 

Home Office Makeover

Home Office Makeover

When I bought my house, there was one room that I knew needed a BIG makeover. The second bedroom was minty green, with checked tiles – and was so stark and narrow that it felt like a medical facility. Let’s just say that the energy 

My favourite vintage things: a peek inside the home

My favourite vintage things: a peek inside the home

I LOVE vintage things. My parents used to drag my sister and I antiquing through the days of folk style reigning king, and all I remember is a dusty smell, dark barns and TONS of taxidermy. Not exactly my scene as an eight year-old. Man, 

Mixing old with the new: 4 lessons in combining wood tones

Mixing old with the new: 4 lessons in combining wood tones

I was always a bit afraid to mix wood tones. Maybe because we all grew up in 1980s houses that had dark dining sets and dining room buffets sitting on oak flooring, or fully wooden bedroom sets on even more oak flooring – and then 

Apple sauce is for grown-ups, too.

Apple sauce is for grown-ups, too.

I always hated it as a kid. That grocery-store bought stuff that tasted fake, and barely resembled real apples? No thank you! I never thought as an adult, it’d become an almost daily staple, but my cousin in Pennsylvania makes the BEST apple sauce and 

What my bedroom reno taught me about appreciation

What my bedroom reno taught me about appreciation

When I bought my house, I was most excited for the bedroom. It’s a cute front-facing room with angled ceilings and a little bay window overlooking the street. I knew that it had potential.     All the walls on the second floor of my 

Thanks to the Citizenry, I now know the name of my fave design style.

Thanks to the Citizenry, I now know the name of my fave design style.

For ages, I’ve been obsessed with everything clean and light and soft and warm. Whites and mixed neutrals, natural elements offsetting sophisticated silhouettes.     If I could have bought all new furniture for my house (and maybe had a guest house to decorate, too), 

I didn’t think I was going hardwood

I didn’t think I was going hardwood

I’m the kind of person that would have found a creative solution around the (old, a bit spotty) beige carpet in the living room, and linoleum in the kitchen. I had it all planned out. Jute rug layered with mudcloth on an angle – and