With more time spent at home, I’ve started doing a bit more gardening. I’m so glad I hacked this DIY potting table over a year ago. It turned out so useful and my back will be ever grateful. Back story, I had an old HEJNE shelving unit which I was no longer using. (You’ll see…
It’s been a while since I did a home tour. If you’ve missed the previous reveals, you can catch up with my Master Bathroom remodel and Guest Bathroom reveal. Today, let’s focus on my kitchen renovation. Hands down, this is the most used room in my home. I spend crazy amounts of time in here,…
Hey, I’m continuing with my house tour today. I revealed the Master Bathroom remodel a while back and now it’s time to shine a bit of light on the tiny Guest Bathroom. It’s a small bathroom situated downstairs, next to the kitchen. It doesn’t get much light, and is usually dark even on the brightest…
This post is waaay overdue. It’s almost a year since I last updated you guys on House17. All the major renovations are done but I took longer than expected to settle in and get my rhythm going. It’s 10 months now, since I moved in. The first few nights were challenging — I hardly sleep…
I have a confession. I’ve never ever bought bathroom tiles before this. And I did not know that buying tiles could be such a mind-boggling process. When House17 came along, the bathrooms were fairly decent and at first, I did not plan to renovate them. I didn’t mind the colourful mosaic, even the beige floor…
Since the last Renovation Diary update, things have progressed rapidly. Dismantling the old kitchens and hacking the walls took more than a week, but we’re on track. Hats off to the guys. Demolishing brick and mortar is not for the faint hearted. We did hit a few speed bumps though. That’s the thing about old…
10 months! I’ve kept it under wraps for that long. But no more. As an apartment dweller for the last 18 years, I never imagined myself owning a little bit of soil with a skinny house on top. It still feels strange some times. Like it’s mine but not quite, if you know what I…
In a few days, a new year comes upon us. I’ve always liked new years. It brings with it the feeling that anything’s possible. I’m not a resolutions person but I do have a few new year habits. One of the first things I do at the beginning of the year is to take a week…
I’m getting a new IKEA METOD kitchen! After weeks of planning, things are finally in motion. Yesterday, the guys came and took away my 16 year old kitchen. Installation of the new babies will only happen in 3-4 weeks, so in the meantime, it’s like camping, right in my own home. It’s fun finding new ways…
This DIY project simmered on my backburner for a while now. My church wanted a bulletin board and I volunteered to make a pair. So, like eons ago, I bought the NYTTJA frames and then left them to languish in my spare room. Finally, 2 Saturdays ago, I was convicted of my tardiness and rolled…