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When was the last time you redid your bathroom? Maybe you haven’t painted the walls since the 90s, or perhaps your decorations are starting to look like something your grandma would love. While bathrooms might not be the first space you think to upgrade when it comes to home renovations, they are a room that most of us use often. If you want to find some stress relief and enjoy getting ready, a redone bathroom space makes a huge difference. Photo by Claus Grünstäudl on Unsplash With the new year here, you might have plans to upgrade your living spaces....

One of the small but mighty features I was most excited to include in the design of our new cottage is the sink in our primary bedroom. Our ~900 sqft home has one bathroom for the four of us, which we believe is enough since the kids’ grandparents’ home, which has multiple bathrooms, is a lovely one-minute stroll away. Plus, a key concept behind this “ADU” cottage and our French Farmhouse is to live with less stuff by sharing more resources. One of my clients overseas has a sink in her bedroom, and it’s a design feature I enjoyed often...

With our new bedroom addition well underway, I wanted to share the updates we made to our downstairs bathroom. The bathroom will continue to be the main floor bath, but it will also be Ryan and I’s main bathroom to use as well. (We have all be sharing the upstairs bathroom and it really hasn’t been bad, but I’m sure this will be great as the kids get older.) Last year (well, actually, 2021, so two years ago), we decided to make some small updates to the bathroom to make it more our style before the bedroom project was underway....

Let’s launch ourselves into 2023 with a selection of new ideas for kitchens… As ever there are several strands of trends that we’ll be covering over the coming months, and we’re starting here with a look at some bright colour suggestions to combine with fashionable dark cabinetry. Dark kitchens can look elegant and restrained – but add a pop of colour or a swoosh of neutral to balance things out. PANTONE COLOUR OF THE YEAR 2023 VIVA MAGENTA We’re long standing fans of adding a blast of colour to a kitchen colour scheme – it’s a simple way of introducing...

Level up your bathroom with a great Home Depot deal! 🛁 Today, January 12th only, hurry on over to HomeDepot.com where their Special Buys of the Day includes 30% off select bathroom & kitchen faucets, 35% off select bath tubs & toilets and up to 60% off select bathroom storage! If getting more organized was one of your New Year’s resolutions, this is an awesome time to pick up a new piece for your bathroom that’s both pretty and functional and save yourself up to 60%. Even better, many of these items include free delivery! Otherwise, be sure to opt...