Perhaps you’ve been along for the ride as I’ve shared Phase One and Phase Two of our backyard reno: the deck extension and addition, the above-ground-decked-to-look-in-ground pool, the hot tub, and all related details. In the final (for now) instalment of this series, I bring you this year’s finishing touches for our huge venture. You may […] Read more…
Well, a lot has happened since I last updated you on our backyard situation. Just to recap, in Phase One we prepped the backyard and installed a 15 x 30 aboveground pool. Here’s a quick tour of the Phase Two results: We extended our existing deck (you can see the two different tones of wood) […] Read more…
During the school year, I tend to make a lengthy summer “to do” list…and this year, “Update Laundry Room” was pretty high up there. In addition to its laundry purpose, the room also functions as a mudroom, and is the entrance we use on a daily basis. I wasn’t looking to replace the washer and dryer, which fit […] Read more…
I wanted to let you in on the first few steps of our 2012 landscaping project: a deck extension and an above-ground pool! We toyed with the idea of an in-ground pool, but our slope is not ideal for it, and I knew we would have spent a crazy amount of money just to landscape afterwards. I […] Read more…
If you’ve been following This Mom Loves for a while (or even a week), you know that I’m a big fan of Pinterest. That’s why I thought it would be the perfect topic for my latest article for Peterborough, Northumberland and Lakeridge Kids Magazine, entitled: Get Pinning! The basics of the site and advantages for […] Read more…
Pardon the broken record, but I just keep finding so many great ideas on Pinterest! This time around I was looking for a piece of meaningful artwork for my newly redecorated master bathroom (read all about it, with before and after shots, here). When the work was done in February, I got the bright idea […] Read more…
I added a new piece of decor to my kitchen recently, inspired by Pinterest, of course! I started with a frame and scrapbook paper from Dollarama (total cost $3) and one of my late Grandma Leahy’s handwritten recipes (which just happened to be for Christmas Pudding). It’s even wrinkled and smudged…just perfect for this project! […] Read more…
After almost nine years, I decided it was time to update my ensuite bath. When we built the house, I was absolutely in love with the yellow-with-blue-accents look, but it had seen its day. Here’s what it looked like before the facelift: I fell in love with a grey/blue paint colour I saw on Pinterest, […] Read more…
After all the Christmas decorations were cleared away, my house looked refreshingly minimalist. However, one cannot go without a centrepiece on one’s dining room table. I decided to repurpose my glass trifle dish, but I needed something to put in it. At my mom’s recommendation I got a bag of, well, decorative balls and stuff […] Read more…
Thank you all for your concern and support during my recent difficulty handling the state of my daughters’ bedrooms. (Click here if you missed that so-embarrassingly-sad-it’s-funny post.) On the last day of school, I headed home and started tackling Maggie’s room. It had only been a mess for about a month, and wasn’t too hard to […] Read more…