• diy projects

    living wall project planning

    Hi friends!  I’m back from the tropical paradise that is Maui, Hawaii and sadly, I’m rather under the weather (allergies, I think).  I was hoping to finish our beam repair project this weekend, but…

    July 15, 2013
  • furniture love

    love: miyazaki chair factory

    Aloha, friends!  As you might tell from my posts on Instagram, I’m on a vacation tag-along trip in Maui right now, and so thought it might be fitting to share this as we’re half-way…

    July 10, 2013
  • guest room house tour interiors

    house tour: guest room

    As a respite from that ugly beam (sorry guys), I thought I’d continue with our house tour and share my favourite room with you:  our guest room.  I love that it’s cozy and kind…

    June 27, 2013
  • projects weekend

    weekend project: beam repair part 1

    dear house,i love your beams.i really, really do.xokarolina   This weekend, Dave and I embarked on the first serious repair work we’ve ever attempted on the house:  fixing a beam affected by dry rot.…

    June 19, 2013
  • the best things

    the best things this week

    I thought I’d share a round up every now and again of things that have caught my eye lately. This week: Emily Henderson’s living room reveal has me wanting a jewel-toned sofa.  Perhaps in…

    June 15, 2013
  • interiors projects

    yahoo! labs

    dear house,sometimes i can get all crazy and design and paint and furnish whole floors of other buildings!i know, i scare myself too.xokarolina I’ve been meaning to share this side-project I did last year:…

    June 11, 2013
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    beams

    dear house,you have some very nice beams.xokarolina Oh, we do love our beams around here.  Except when they have dry rot.  The house is currently sporting a very glamorous black trash bag cover over…

    June 5, 2013
  • dining room

    dining room update

    So, yeah.  It’s been slow.  Sorry to have left you all with that Miyazaki monster for so long. Progress:  we have a rug! Anti-progress:  I am having cold feet about the wall colour. This…

    June 3, 2013
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    miyazaki in furniture form

        WHICH ONE WILL WIN?! If you’re fascinated by the crazy settee (as I am), head over to InMod where they have a bunch of these pieces.  I believe they are all named…

    May 29, 2013