Green Bean & Shrimp Quinoa Salad
This quinoa salad with blackened green beans, shrimp, almonds and feta cheese is quick and delicious make-ahead salad for summertime. Now that summer has officially arrived and school is out, I’ve been working on coming up with some summer fresh recipes that can be easily whipped up ahead of time and just pulled out and enjoyed…
Summer Mantel Decor Ideas
Beautiful and fresh summer mantel decor ideas; 5 simple ways to decorate a mantel for summer. Summer! The most beloved season of so many. A time of warmth, sunshine, long days, and star filled nights. Time for relaxing outdoors, enjoying the beach or the lake, camping, watermelon, swimming and s’mores. SO many good things!…
DIY Faux Clay Textured Vase
A simple DIY vase makeover giving a thrift store vase the warm rustic look of clay with textured layers of paint. Each seasonal change seems to have a colour change for me. A fresh tone that I’m feeling inspired by and that seems to represent the new season. Normally in the summer I gravitate heavily…
Spring Dining Room Decor Ideas: DIY Textured Vases
Make these DIY textured vases from thrift store finds using mineral paint and texture powder to freshen up your spring dining room. I’ve been wanting to share this project and article for several weeks now! Back in February I had a great morning thrift store shopping and happened across some fabulously shaped old vases that…
Spring Kitchen with Lemon Kitchen Decor
Add a pop of color and inject energy into your spring kitchen with these lemon kitchen decor and yellow kitchen decor ideas. There is just something about lemons that screams spring to me. Adding lemons and fresh pops of the colour yellow to our kitchen instantly gave it that springy injection of energy that I…
Spring Home Decor in our Living Room
Add some color and cheer to your home with these simple ideas for spring home decor in your living room and throughout your home, while staying on a budget. After a long, dark, and often foggy and rainy winter season I am always super excited to bust out my spring decor bins. I was even…
Spring and Easter Mantel Decor
Simple and cheerful Spring and Easter mantel decor ideas to help you decorate your mantel for Easter. March! It’s March! Which means that Spring is truly just around the corner. We’ve definitely been enjoying some nicer weather the past few weeks and the sunny days that we have had inspired me to pull my Spring and…
Spiced Mulled Wine DIY Gift Idea with Printable Tags
This Spiced Mulled Wine with recipe and printable tags is a thoughtful DIY Gift Idea for the holiday season. I shared this recipe post a few years back where I shared about how I developed a love for spiced mulled wine during the holiday season. I first developed my love of spiced mulled wine several…
Colorful Christmas Decor in our Foyer & Home Office
Christmas decor that is colorful and cheery, from bright and crisp classic red, black and white to light and airy pastel blue and pink. Hello friends! It has been a BIG week around here. I’ve shared our Christmas living room, dining room and primary bedroom, kitchen, and now today I’m sharing our colorful foyer and home…
Cheerful & Simple Christmas Kitchen Decor Ideas
Cheerful and simple Christmas decorating ideas for the kitchen. Do you decorate your kitchen for Christmas? I love to add some fun Christmas touches each year to our kitchen, as it really is the centre of our home over the holidays. My youngest son and I are already planning our baking and excited to try…
Simple Elegant Christmas Decor Ideas with a Vintage Modern Feel
Our dining room and primary bedroom decorated for Christmas with elegant Christmas decor touches that fit well with the regular non-seasonal decor we have. Hello friends! I’m super excited to be sharing a bit of a different Christmas style with you than I usually delve into, and it was a fun departure for me this…
Cozy Farmhouse Scandi Style Christmas Living Room Tour
Our Cozy, Neutral Christmas Living Room with a mix of Farmhouse and Scandi Style Decor Elements. I can’t believe that it’s nearly December and that Christmas Home Tour week is already upon us! We’ve had a very dark, rainy Autumn this year with some serious storms this past month that have wreaked havoc around our…
Christmas Mantel Decorating Ideas: Our Snowy Rustic Natural Christmas Mantel
Christmas mantel decorating ideas: use a simple combination of snowy branches, greenery, and garlands to create a natural, rustic, cozy holiday feel. When it came time to transition our decor from Fall to Christmas I was sad to part with our fall mantel decor. I had loved the warm, earthy, rustic feel of it so…
Free Christmas Printables for Thrifty Holiday Decorating
Free printable Christmas Art that you can simply print off, frame, and display is an easy and thrifty way to change up your holiday decor. Free printables for Christmas are some of my favourite printables to make and each year I love to come up with a few new ideas that suit our theme or…
DIY Dollar Store Crafts: Mini Cloche Christmas Ornaments
These DIY mini cloche Christmas ornaments are a simple dollar store craft to add a cute touch to your Christmas tree this year. Whew. We have had some BAAAAAD weather this fall. Rain and rain and more rain. It’s so DARK out almost all the time. I absolutely can not wait to get our house…
Dollar Store Crafts: Christmas Nutcracker Makeover
How to give some cheap plastic dollar store nutcrackers a completely updated and modern look that will beautifully complement any Christmas decor with matte white spray paint! Yay! I’m so excited that the holidays are just around the corner! Although many of our US friends wait until later this month to start getting their homes ready…
Modern Farmhouse Front Porch Fall Decor
Today I’m sharing our new modern farmhouse front porch decorated for fall with simple grocery store finds. It’s officially Fall! As I mentioned earlier this week when I shared our warm, earthy rustic fall living room as well as the fall changes I’ve made to the dining room, I’m super excited about fall this year!…
Warm Earthy Rustic Fall Home Decor Ideas
The perfect way to bring fall into your home is by adding some warm, earthy tones and rustic fall home decor, including a mix of modern and vintage touches. Hello, and welcome to our Fall home tour! Or at least, welcome to part one of it: today I’m sharing the fall touches I’ve added to…
Warm Earthy Rustic Fall Mantel Decor
Adding coziness and warmth for fall with warm earthy rustic fall mantel decor featuring dried florals and DIY textured vases. This year for Fall I’ve taken a big departure from my usual light and airy scheme. I’ve been really inspired lately by the darker, rustic, more warm and earthy decor I’ve been seeing and wanted…
Fall Home Decor: DIY Textured Vase with Paint & Baking Soda
This was a fun and easy DIY project perfect for Fall Home Decor; these DIY textured vases were made with a paint and baking soda mixture applied to some thrift store and dollar store vases. I’m really excited about this project. Have you noticed all of the textured vases floating around on the web and…
Decorating Our New Build: Our Backyard Covered Patio
Come summer, I can’t wait to spend ALL the time outdoors that I possibly can. I’ve always dreamed of having a big covered patio area, and today I’m sharing how I’ve decorated the backyard covered patio in our new build home so we can enjoy it all season long. It’s the last week of school…
DIY Vintage Crate Succulent Planter
Do you love succulents? And are you a fan of vintage finds? I combined my love of succulents and things from the past to turn a vintage crate into a super cute DIY crate succulent planter. The countdown is on! My oldest has four days left of the school year, including today, and my youngest…
Decorating Our New Build: Modern Coastal Farmhouse Decor Great Room Tour
Starting from scratch decorating a new build is a big job, and even though we aren’t completely finished today I’m sharing our modern coastal farmhouse decor style great room tour with a sneak peak glimpse at our kitchen and dining room. Hello friends! It’s the Seasonal Simplicity Home Tour week this week and even though…
Summer Mantel Decor Ideas: One Mantel, Three Ways
Today I’m sharing some summer mantel decor ideas with the mantel in our new build home styled three different ways for summer. People warn you that building a new home can be stressful because of all the decisions that have to be made. And while I agree that overall that can be true, I found…
Summer Lake Watercolour Series Free Printable Wall Art
Today I’m sharing a series of 3 summer lake watercolour paintings that are perfect for adding a lovely summery feel to your home – I hope you love this free printable wall art! I can hardly believe that it is the end of May and that summer is right around the corner. This past…
Spring Decorating Ideas on a Budget
You can create a beautiful, fresh update to your home for spring without breaking the bank! Today I’m sharing my favourite spring decorating ideas on a budget. Can you believe that it is already the middle of March? I certainly can’t. We’ve been working every day on our new build… painting, flooring, trim, painting and…
Free Printable Art for Spring
Spring just might be my favourite season of the year, and today I’m sharing some free printable art for spring that you can use to brighten your own home this season. It’s been a busy few months around here with building our new home, but I’m excited that things are definitely coming together. We started painting the interior…
Simple DIY Beaded Christmas Ornaments with Wooden Beads
Today I’m sharing how I made some elegant yet very simple DIY beaded Christmas Ornaments using wooden beads – the perfect addition to our natural and neutral wood and white rustic chic Christmas tree decor. It feels like everyone needs a little extra Christmas in their lives this year. Normally I feel like the…
How to Flock Natural Greenery
Want to learn how to flock natural Christmas boughs this holiday season? Today’s post shows you how to flock natural greenery to give an airy white, dreamy feel to your Christmas decor. Living at the cabin over Christmas this year has inspired me to create a natural, slightly rustic, ethereal feel to our holiday decor…
Simple Fall Porch & Deck Decor Ideas
Today I’m sharing our front porch and deck at the cabin along with some simple ideas for adding a fall feel to your outdoor spaces. When we were first preparing to move to the cabin, I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to do any fall decor this year, either inside or out. But as we…
Grilled Zucchini with Parmesan on the BBQ
Today I’m sharing a simple and delicious summer recipe for grilled zucchini on the BBQ with parmesan and garlic. I’m pretty much obsessed with zucchini these days. We eat it several times a week. I guess it’s partly a low-carb thing, but it’s also incredibly delicious and a great side dish to so many different…
Forest Deck and Backyard (with before & afters)
Today I’m sharing our forest facing deck and pool area in our backyard including some before and after pictures of the changes we’ve made in our outdoor space. If I could write a Haiku poem about summer right now, it would go something like this…. Beautiful summer How I crave your sunny days Please…
Simple Thrifty Summer Mantel Decor
Today I’m sharing some simple and thrifty summer mantel decor ideas. Now that it is officially June it really feels like summer is just around the corner. It’s been such a strange year with being off school due to COVID and we are just now heading back to part-time voluntary schooling for the last few…
Keto Raspberry Lemon Bar Recipe
Today I’m sharing a simple and delicious Keto friendly lemon square recipe with a twist: Keto Raspberry Lemon Bars. Spring! It’s here, whether we believe it or not… With how strange life feels these days with COVID19 and social distancing and isolating, it’s strange to think that the earth just keeps turning and the…
Modern Boho Farmhouse Spring Decorating Home Tour
Today I’m sharing our spring home tour as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Series; our modern boho farmhouse style spring decorating and home tour. Wow. What a crazy couple of weeks! When I sent my weekly email last Friday, I shared how we had just cancelled our spring break trip to Mexico and were…
Simple Pink Spring Mantel Decor
Today I’m sharing some simple spring mantel decorating ideas as well as a free printable for your mantel that I’m using on my simple pink spring mantel. I had a dream. About all the soft blush pink this spring season. I woke up thinking about it and craving more pretty pink in my life. My…
DIY Ombre Tulip Spring & Easter Wreath
Today I’m sharing a super quick and easy 5 minute DIY Ombre Tulip Spring Wreath that has an Easter flair. Woot Woot! Spring is on the way. It’s officially March and we have just ten days of school left before our Spring Break. After the break, there are only two days left of March…
Cheap & Easy DIY Printed Seasonal Pillows
Today I’m sharing how to make your own beautiful DIY printed seasonal pillows, like these peony pillows that I created using only a plain white pillow cover, my computer, my computer printer, a pair of scissors, and an iron! I’m pretty excited about today’s DIY project! It’s one of those things I’ve been pondering about trying…
Fall Home Tour: 5 Simple Ways to Create a Cozy Fall Home
Today I’m sharing some simple updates and easy tips for creating a cozy fall home with limited time and a limited budget. It’s here! Home tour week! All week long, there will be all kinds of gorgeous fall inspiration and decor tips and ideas just in time for the onset of Autumn this coming weekend….
DIY Modern Geometric Vases with Rust-Oleum Universal Metallic Spray Paint
Today I’m sharing a quick and easy DIY project turning simple dollar store vases into modern geometric vases using Rust-Oleum Universal Metallic spray paint in Gilded Bronze and Pure Gold. Do you ever comb the aisles of the dollar store checking out all the affordable little finds and thinking about creative ways that you could…
Blackberry Mango Real Fruit White Wine Slushies
This recipe for real fruit blackberry mango white wine slushie is soo refreshing! I am also sharing 20 other incredible summer drink recipes. Two days and counting! That’s what we have left around here until school is officially OUT for summer! It’s been an awesome school year, but no matter how great the year is,…
How to Create a Welcoming Outdoor Space on a Budget
Today I’m sharing my tips for creating a welcoming outdoor space on a budget using our lake house outdoor spaces as inspiration for planning our new deck and patio design. With the summer holidays just over a week away, I’ve definitely had our outdoor spaces on my mind. We are still knee deep in…
Modern Boho Farmhouse Style Simple Summer Home Tour
Today I’m sharing our modern boho farmhouse style simple summer home tour with lots of greenery and full of white, blue and green to create a simple and fresh summery feel. Woot woot! It’s summer home tour day! I always love sharing this seasonal tour… perhaps because it means that summer is just around the…
Simple White & Green Summer Mantel Decor {with free printable tropical leaf art}
Today I’m sharing my simple white and green summer mantel decor, as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Summer Series, and featuring my free printable tropical leaf prints. The weather has already been hot and beautiful the last few weeks and it feels like summer has already arrived. I keep seeing friends on social media talking…
DIY Clay Pot Succulent Wreath Tutorial
Today I’m sharing an adorable DIY mini clay pot succulent wreath that is perfect for dressing up your front door this summer. Summer! It is most definitely on the way. This past weekend was Victoria Day weekend in Canada; known informally as the start of summer (despite the fact that we have nearly another…
Succulent & Peony Simple DIY Spring Wreath
Today I’m sharing a succulent and peony simple DIY spring wreath tutorial. Have you ever wondered what bloggers do with all the crafts and holiday wreaths they make and use and then put away after a season? Well, aside from the secret hoarder closet that most of us have stuffed with totes full of seasonal…
Simple Spring Mantel Decor
Today I’m sharing our spring mantel and some simple spring mantel decor ideas as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Series. March! It’s exciting, right? Spring is definitely juuuuuuust around the corner now. Our spring break at school begins this Friday and when we return to school after the two week break it will be…
DIY Gold Leaf Plant Pots
Today I’m sharing how to make these simple fresh and beautiful DIY gold leaf plant pots; perfect for bringing spring indoors with some natural greenery. It feels super crazy to be sharing my first “spring” post with you today. Things have been so busy with the renovations that January and February completely whipped by. On…
Red & White Christmas Decorating & New Living Room Tour
I am sharing a classic with you, red & white Christmas decorating all in my new living room! Hello friends! It’s a big day around here. Not only am I thrilled to be sharing my simple and classic red and white Christmas decor for this year, but I’m even more excited to be sharing the…
How to Create Beautiful Holiday Vignettes Throughout Your Home
Today I’m sharing my best tips for how to create a holiday vignettes throughout your home. Do you ever stand in front of your bin full of Christmas decorations wondering how in the world to put them all together in a way that looks polished and finished? That makes your home feel put together and…
Nesting for Fall: Simple and Inspiring Fall Decor Ideas
Today I’m sharing an overview of the Fall Seasonal Simplicity Home Tour Series featuring over 35 inspiring fall home tours full of simple fall decorating ideas. “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” {Albert Camus} The last couple of days around here have been the epitome of fall beauty. Clear and…
DIY Black & White Hand Sketched Sharpie Pumpkins
Today I’m sharing a quick and easy DIY Halloween craft: turning thrift store faux pumpkins into cute and custom hand sketched pumpkins using oil based sharpie paint pens. There is something about Halloween that begs and screams for black and white decor. And, as much as I love colour all year round, it just feels…
Blue & Green Fall Decor Home Tour
Today I’m sharing our blue and green fall decor home tour as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Fall Home Tour series, with homes being shared all week long by 36 talented bloggers. It’s days away now, friends. Days. Fall-slash-Autumn is nearly on our doorsteps. Truthfully, it already feels like fall around here. We’ve had insane…
How to Make a High-End Style DIY Fall Wreath on a Budget
Today I’m really excited to be sharing our new fall wreath as well as my tips for how to make a high-end style DIY fall wreath on a budget! Hello, friends! It’s officially fall around here. Okay, not “officially”. But school is back in session as of today, so it’s as good as fall in…
Cute & Thrifty DIY Sweater Pumpkins
Today I’m sharing a quick and easy fall craft project, these cute and thrifty DIY sweater pumpkins – the perfect way to add a little cozy touch to your fall decor, using thrift store and dollar store finds! Hello, friends! Welcome to the last week of summer around here… Of course, in actuality, summer will…
Watercolour Herb Free Kitchen Printables {in 10 designs!}
Today I’m so excited to be sharing these sweet and lovely free kitchen printables of watercolour herb designs in ten different patterns. Give your kitchen or dining room a beautiful update with this free printable kitchen art! Summer, to me, means fresh eating. Fresh and simple food. Easy and delicious meals created with the freshest…
Seasonal Simplicity Summer Home Tours: Day Four
It’s here! The final day of the Seasonal Simplicity Summer Home Tour series has arrived! All week long an amazingly talented group bloggers has been sharing their summer decor tips and summer room tours, and today the final group of nine are here to share their sun-shiny spaces with you! I can’t wait to take…
Seasonal Simplicity Summer Home Tours: Day Three
Hello, friends! Welcome to Day Three of the Seasonal Simplicity Summer Home Tour series! All week long I’ve gathered a fantastic group of bloggers to share part of their summer homes, and given that we are having non-summery weather these days, I’m soaking it all in with baited breath. I can’t wait for summer to…
Seasonal Simplicity Summer Home Tours: Day Two
Hello, friends! I’m back this morning with Day Two of the beautiful summer home tours that are taking place all week as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Summer Home Tour Series. Today we have some more super talented bloggers sharing one or more spaces in their summer ready homes… all with the idea of keeping…
Seasonal Simplicity Summer Home Tours: Day One
Today I’m sharing the beautiful summer home tours that are taking place as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Summer Home Tour Series. The tours are going on all week long, and for the first day we have some super talented bloggers sharing one or more spaces in their summer ready homes… all with the idea…
Our Summer Kitchen & Dining Room
Today I’m sharing our summer kitchen and summer dining room tour with simple seasonal touches as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Summer Home Tour Series. Do you remember, as a kid, your Mom attending a “colours” party? Where all the neighbourhood women would get together and a “colours” expert would tell them what “season” they…
Simply Delicious Italian Herb Lemonade {perfect summer cocktail}
Today I’m sharing a simple, delicious, and refreshing recipe for Italian Herb Lemonade – easily turned into a summer cocktail with the addition of some spirits. About half an hour drive from our house is the most divine little Italian restaurant that exists this far west of Italy. The ambiance is amazing, the food is…
Seasonal Simplicity: Easy DIY Driftwood Letter
Today I’m sharing an easy DIY driftwood letter project; perfect for summer or for a gallery wall and a great way to use up those tiny pieces of driftwood you collect on beach holidays. We’ve got liftoff! The Seasonal Simplicity series has returned for summer! For the next eight Wednesdays I’ll be hosting a group…
Seasonal Simplicity Home Tour Series Day Four
Good morning friends! Can you believe it is already the final day of the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Home Tour Series?! In case you’ve missed what is happening around here this week, I’ll fill you in! I’m so thrilled to have gathered together an amazingly talented group of my blogging friends to share their spring home…
Seasonal Simplicity Spring Home Tour Series Day Three
Good morning friends! Today I’m back to share Day 3 of the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Home Tour Series! If you’ve been following along for a while, then you likely know that this spring I’ve gathered a talented group of blogging friends groups to share several spring projects and DIYs, culminating this week with our Spring Home…
Seasonal Simplicity Spring Home Tour Series Day Two
Good morning friends! Today I’m back to share Day 2 of the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Home Tour Series! If you’ve been following along for a while, then you likely know that this spring I’ve gathered a talented group of blogging friends groups to share several spring projects and DIYs, culminating this week with our Spring Home…
Seasonal Simplicity Spring Home Tour Series Day One
Happy Monday everyone and welcome to the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Home Tour Series! If you’ve been following along for a while now, you may know that I love to gather together my blogging friends for hop series’ to share inspiration for our readers around a common theme. This spring, as part of the Seasonal Simplicity…
Our Full Spring Home Tour
I have put together a full tour of our home filled with spring decor! Hello, friends! Based on our calendar it is officially spring. By the weather? I’m not so sure! We arrived back to Vancouver two days ago from our sunny spring break holiday to reports of snow in our hometown. SNOW. On the…