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…
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…
It was too hot to sleep, so I did this instead. My chalkboard wall is turning to be my go-to place whenever I feel the need to “do something with my hands”. Before this triangle “wallpaper”, I had on a whimsical bird on a clothesline. But last night, I was in the mood for more…
Just wanted to post an update on the red wall. It’s now a chalkboard (Nippon Satin Glo Crater Black). Truth be told, I had a bit of painter’s remorse the few days after the red wall was gone. The room felt a tad darker and I wasn’t sure I had picked the right colour. And…
After living with this red wall for 14 years, I feel a twinge of sadness as I say goodbye to it. After all, I lovingly painted it – solo – when I first moved in. Three coats in three days. On one wobbly ladder. While I loved it (and still do), I am ready for…