Looking at this month's party idea by event planner Marla Brown makes me long for Play Day, remember those? You'd get McDonald's "orange" drink at school, play games and spend the day outside. Sigh. Nostalgia. Back to our Party Idea of the Month: a Kids' Playdate Picnic complete with a...
Acapulco Rocker. Photo via Innit Designs. There is something about a rocking chair that I can't resist. When I see one, I need to rock. Now, it's possible that this soft spot comes from growing up with a rocking chair in my bedroom - a gift from my Grandma, it came with me to my first...
Such a beautiful sight, a vine growing happily on a trellis or fence, or on the side of an old house. Vines give us food and drink, colour and shelter; they enhance the landscape of the home in a multitude of ways, whether it is a prolific rambling rose or a demure clematis daintily poking through...
Stairs before Last month, tired of perpetually peeling paint and constant clutter, my husband and I decided to DIY a front porch makeover. First up, the stairs needed a complete rebuild. They had been seriously weathered by rain, snow and sun for many years, and the wood from which they were...
Berries are the epitome of summer: warm and sweet, highly nutritional, little packages of brightly coloured goodness. Though best eaten when picked from your own crop, if not consumed fresh, summer berries can grace your table in numerous delightful ways. I'm talking cobbler, grunt, fool, betty,...
Hi there... Where are you? Are you...outside? Are you wearing...flip flops? I'm outside RIGHT NOW. Haha, ok no I'm not, but I'm longingly staring at outside through my office window, wishing I was there. You know what being deprived of your fill of outside gets you? An obsession with outside. Or...
Pinatas are fun no matter what age you are, and you can try your hand at making one by simply coating a balloon with paper mache. You can fill it with candy and toys for kids, or lip glosses and spa packets for teens-anything your heart desires (however, be sure not to select anything too heavy)....
Morning Summer Home fans! This week's episode, Lounge Lodge, saw Karen Sealy helping with a family of five to make their open concept floor plan work for them. That's a lot of space!An vintage couch was given new life with some reupholstering to make it stylish for the adults and comfy for...
Poor Jadwiga and her expansive blank slate of a property in Wisconsin! Well, on the other hand, that's a NICE piece of land... One thing's for sure however, Carson Arthur, our Outdoor Design Dilemma expert-in-residence, is pretty adamant about Jadwiga's dilemma not being a DIY or quick fix of any...
Come summer, I really do regress. All I see when I look at my 4-yr-old daughter and my lush (read: totally overgrown and untended) backyard, is sunshine dappling through wind-tussled curls, soap bubbles fanning out across the great, blue sky, and wistful days of not going to the office. I love...