Thank you to Donna of Funky Junk Interiors for giving me the chance to play with her stencils. They’re fantastic! When we moved into our house, there were a few shelves and wood scraps left in the garage. Being the seasoned hoarder that I am, I kept it all. And then one day,...
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that I love a beautiful backyard. Since I was small, my mother has had collections of gardening magazines sitting on the coffee table and bookshelf. I would flip pages that showcased beautiful statues standing among rosebushes; water features...
We are very happy to be working with Home Depot Canada on this project. This mother-daughter(s) design team has been having a hoot working on their playhouse. I will be the first to tell you that I am not a fashionista. As I walk through the house with paint spattered Costco...
When we last left the Playhouse Project (part deux), we had come up with a way to make the railing happen. Mr. Suburble said, “Lattice!” And I said, “Let’s not.” So we didn’t. We whipped up a porch with these fancy-pants cedar balusters from the aisles of...
This photo isn’t the most gorgeous one I’ve posted, I know. Garbage bags make for some seriously ugly window coverings, but they’re very handy when you’re in the midst of a staining spree on your playhouse project. And speaking of stain – do you love the colour...
The girls run out to the strawberry patch every afternoon and pluck ripe berries from under leafy green canopies. I’m a tiny bit sad that the plants I have are not ever-bearing. At the end of this month, they’ll stop producing, and we’ll have to wait another year for the...
Oh yes, I did. I made a mood board for the playhouse project. I figure I might as well go big before I go home and slap stain all over that bare little playhouse in the corner of the yard. But before I detail the bits and bobs that I picked out for the girls’ […]
The playhouse project is underway, guys. I’ve broken out the stain. I’ve sweat through my shirt in this unseasonably warm hot weather. I’ve gone to Home Depot with my children – and let them choose things and put them in the cart. It’s been wild. But because...
