Continuing from “What I’d tell myself a year ago” – the most crucial thing I’d change next time… get rid of more stuff before moving – and better organize what’s left. Putting stuff in storage - a master stroke; utter genius. Last summer, after a major stuff-cull, Paolo & I were shoving things into whatever vessel [...]
I blame HGTV. What can two people reasonably expect to accomplish in 12 hours? DIY, as we’re shown it, has no hassle. Sometimes only one implied crisis – to get you back after the commercial. A glossy fallacy that meant I often went to bed disappointed – “We’re not getting anywhere” – as I mentioned [...]
Found a notebook just now of my very first “Ok. OMG. Ok. No wait, ok” get it together, how-to-flip-an-apartment plan. It’s kind of adorably simplistic. Formatting preserved: House reno plan of attack List everything that needs attention What adds most value Green additions? Special treats? List of things we need (e.g. appliances) List of supplies [...]
Our apartment: before and after. A year ago we bought Vancouver’s ugliest apartment – in hopes of one day having a backyard and a big dog (in a city where crack houses run $800k and up). Today we’re celebrating our ugly baby’s first birthday (read more on why we call it that) – join in, [...]
2010 – our first year as DIY destructors, home owners, totally pretentious property investors and a wine-fueled foray into blogging. Design*Sponge is toasting the new year in fantastic style, but with an incorrect ratio of champagne:people (theirs is 1:4, and I far prefer 4:1). With ample bubbly on hand – we’ll take a cup o’ [...]
