I’ve admitted this much to Paolo: I’ve been pinning like a hooker. That is, fifty times daily with little discretion. Bedroom could use a little attention. Couch could look a lot less sandy-beigey-greeney. Staging and five-star polish? I’m trying to care. We’ll need cushions. Have never used a sewing machine before, but how hard can it be? [...]
Few months since we paid someone to refinish our bathroom tile all white and shiny. So far? Success! I’ve even tried to learn about white balance for the occasion. Quick refresher: Same water pressure, same soap, and yet only the refinished, white version can make you feel clean. Obviously this Instant Results project was my favourite [...]
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Seen that movie? The one where the young innocent ends up where she shouldn’t? Something bad is about to happen, she makes a too-late escape attempt, then realises the door has locked shut. And she’s trapped inside. This is that door – the one she pounds her fists against, screaming in vain. She’s not going [...]
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Help! My apartment’s got a stupid hole in it. After the Domino Debacle, I’m still pretending our little dining table, Ikea Ingo, is an extra desk – tucked not so elegantly against the couch. This leaves a huge wall and a huge void – some 15% of our total apartment is just… a weird L-shaped [...]
The wish-list for what will never be. Different doors: Change the bathroom door into a pocket door. Fellow Vancouverite, Karen, promises it’s money well-spent – but it’s a job saved for next time – Tiny Ugly Bathroom II More plants: Install an actual green wall (because there would magically be enough light & I’d magically have [...]
We dragged home an Ikea Hemnes 6-drawer chest awhile ago, specifically choosing the 100% wood option lest we decide to paint it. (Why would I have Ikea furniture in this apartment if I didn’t paint it? That would mean I’d use free time to read or engage in intellectually stimulating hobbies. And who would want to [...]
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A long-time Ugly Advocate, Sally’s a field agent & stealth operative all the way in Minnesota (which she once insisted “doesn’t get that cold”). Right. If you’re not aware of Sally’s work, I provide this example. The woman’s a magician. As such, I couldn’t wait to see behind the scenes – we were kindly obliged! [...]
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Nearly Christmas! Let’s gather round our common hearth and dabble in eternal hope + optimism. Mm – that’s not quite our style, is it? While many cities offer holiday house tours – Vancouver’s option was $50 a head. I couldn’t decide quite which Max Mara coat and Hermes scarf, so I left the society ladies [...]
Amongst my life goals – best friendship with Kate Middleton. We’ll play Monopoly, and I’ll ensure she slums it. While renovating, board games were a distant ideal – things for people with excesses of wine and perfectly patched walls and ceilings. Having the time – and the table – to play them would certify all [...]
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Sad but true – in the past year we killed every single houseplant we owned*. And we’re self-described plant people. Doesn’t make sense, does it? It took a long time to accept that the amount of light coming through the windows wasn’t the amount I wanted it to be. More than any other feature, the [...]
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