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Do It Yourself: Budget Kitchen Makeover
I wish I could say that the kitchen became radically different well before Christmas 2008 but I would be lying. Apart from purging the plants, adding cork flooring and purchasing a few odds and ends over the years, we lived with the louvered pine cabinets and a teal green counter top for 10 years! Not the kitchen of someone who should know better.
Full post and comments...Colour Story: From Drab to Dramatic
Friday, March 13, 2009
These before and after shots of a second floor bathroom are a testament to the transformative power of paint. Done on a tight budget by the homeowners, this mini makeover is easily achievable for even the most amateur of DIYers.
Full post and comments...DIY: Painted Patterns Two Ways
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
When I saw styleNorth contributor Lindsay Bowman’s fantastic spare room makeover on Fine Things and Big Dreams it immediately brought back a similar project Mike and I undertook a couple of years ago. We got similar results to Lindsay’s but executed in a completely different way. Lindsay taped off the pattern that would remain when the wine bottle was empty, whereas Mike and I projected our pattern onto the wall with an old-fashioned transparency projector and then tried to stay within the lines as we filled in the pattern.
Full post and comments...Décor Dilemma: Urban Cottage Update
Monday, December 15, 2008
StyleNorth reader Julie wrote to me for some help with her charming, century-old home located a stone’s throw from Lake Ontario in south Mississauga. “Our house,” wrote Julie, “looks like a cross between a pawn shop and a college dorm room — furniture that has been collected through the years, stuffed animals for pillows, etc. — quite scary really.”
Full post and comments...Folly: Memories of Madeira
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Lke all great do-it-yourselfers, Simon had a vision for this trash/treasure. He took one of the terracotta birds to Home Depot where they colour-matched some exterior paint. Now, all put together, you’d swear it was a genuine tile roof. The Francos have recreated a Madeira country house right down to the shutters and little swallows adorning the doorway.
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