Two smart people doing stupid things? Surely not. And yet, for far too long, we had no interior door handles. Questions of fire safety spring to mind… we do know better. As such, here’s a retrospective public service – passing along a non-alcoholic portion of our nightly routine. Whether moving and unpacking, rearranging or renovating, almost all [...]
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 [...]
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Part 2 of Meg’s ugly house tour (read part 1). Today’s includes what’s probably the most disgusting house story I’ve ever heard. Even worse than Jessica’s kitchen cockroaches. Meet My Ugly… KITCHEN! Functional? Practical? Beautiful? Choose one, or go cry in a corner because you got none of these, ever? Sounds about right! This kitchen [...]
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So far in our ugly guest post series we’ve been to Racist Granny’s House to see Canada’s most astonishing boob light (thanks to Jan), and we’ve fought cockroaches and fallen through the floor with Jessica. We even went to Minnesota in December – to check out Sally’s ugly great room. Today’s incredible tale of ugly [...]
Encompassed as just 1 thing on our chore list: one very clean apartment. I said clean enough for the Queen but, in light of recent royal world tour announcements, she can forget it. What nerve to send Camilla in her stead. Horse-Face can mop the place herself. Doing a non-stop blitz could take all day, [...]
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Does this photo strike you as odd? Look at the towels on the bathroom stool. Angled just so. An entire apartment staged within an inch of its life and then… that. A forgotten patio undeserving of even soapy water and a scrub brush. Such a contrast to the interiors. Who cares? The place sold. Yet blank balconies [...]
Someone put me in charge of the budget. The same someone has been handing me receipts for 5 months, expecting something to happen to them. Something did – I shoved them in a drawer and locked shut their mathy menace. Apparently, someone wanted statistics. Let’s just say that at the start of a Monopoly game, [...]
Last time I invited you to Vancouver, you quite liked it. Today, you’re going to cry. Not particularly festive – but we’ll regroup for hot chocolate later. Vancouver apartment kitchens generally kind of suck. In terms of the (pause to count)…. TEN rental apartments that Paolo & I have suffered between us, each & every [...]
The Ugly Baby’s hit some teething problems. Our entry way, much like many small apartments, has no division between “Where do I sign?” and “Please come in! Won’t you stay awhile?”. The UPS guy can see exactly what’s for dinner and the neighbours get a full show whenever we come and go at the same time. [...]
Don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone? Thank god. Rounding the corner into the light, we were nearly shrieking for joy. In one clear pass, a hatchet job at the popcorn ceiling, we leapt from dead grey to bright white. An instant before/after. See? It’s OMG unbelievable. To celebrate, we headed from bad to [...]
