tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277876302024-03-13T22:13:10.701-07:00Our HouseElissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06725354709435837519noreply@blogger.comBlogger495125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27787630.post-6686172675512102472014-09-02T20:55:00.000-07:002014-09-02T20:55:45.872-07:00A Quick Before and After<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm still alive. Truly. I am.</div>
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Just busy with life, and kids, and all the other fun stuff that comes along with that!</div>
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I keep getting emails from lovely people asking questions about my kitchen and other such things.</div>
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It's amazing to see that people are still stopping in to visit this blog!</div>
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From time to time I remember that I have a blog that I used to write regularly.</div>
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And from time to time I start to feel like I want to start posting stuff from our house again!</div>
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Maybe once school starts up again around here (school is NOT starting in our neck of the woods as the teachers are on strike!!) I'll have more time. But how about a quick before and after...</div>
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After our lengthy kitchen renovation we took a much needed break from any renovation projects. But a few months ago we finally decided to tackle the downstairs play room. The goal was to make it look bright and fresh using only the things we had around the house. In the end we ended spending a tiny bit of $$ on a couple sheets of plywood to add rustic looking planking to one of the walls, but other than that, everything (even the paint) was just sitting around the house waiting to be used!</div>
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So here's the before.</div>
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I took this picture before we got started on "operation makeover the play room". This really was the play room in it's best "before" state. You can actually see some of the floor in the picture.</div>
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After purging about half the kids <strike>crap</strike> toys we painted the room. Caleb was super helpful.</div>
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We ended up adding wood planking to the one wall since the drywall was not in nice condition... after a few throw pillows and a gallery wall of a some mismatched frames from around the house the room was done.</div>
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(not the best quality photo-- I know. But who has time for a real camera these days!!)</div>
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This room turned out to be one of my favourite rooms in the house-- and we spent next to nothing to change it up!</div>
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Oh, and now I want to paint the rest of the house white! I know you all already think it's white-- but now I want WHITE white :)</div>
Elissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06725354709435837519noreply@blogger.com118tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27787630.post-6709154830414854692013-12-20T13:42:00.003-08:002013-12-20T13:55:20.832-08:00Tis the Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Lengthy absence. I know.</div>
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But, I'm finding myself with a little more free time sitting around on the couch lately with bed head and stretchy pants.</div>
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Darn ankle.</div>
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Looking for a new years resolution for 2014? How about "Don't Exercise. Ever. Not worth it."</div>
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Who knows... maybe they'll be more blogging in my future? We shall see. I make no promises.</div>
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Anyways... thought I'd stop by to say Merry Christmas to everyone! And while I'm at it... here's the tree of 2013. I didn't think I'd ever be one for a colourful tree... but I think I'm going to have to say that this year's tree is probably my favourite ever.</div>
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(sorry it's a little blurry... but I'm on crutches... don't judge :)</div>
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I'm really bad at following through with some things-- getting family pictures taken is one of those things. Sure I take lots of pics of the kids on instagram, but getting photos of all of us-- all dressed up and (somewhat) smiling-- that almost never happens. But since Sawyer's joined our family I figured it was time. I wanted some good pictures of the whole family that capture our kids at this stage of life-- those crazy, chaotic, fun, energetic moments when you've got a bunch of littles running around. And... success!!! <br />
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Thankfully, I have an amazingly talented, beautiful, friend who takes such incredible photos. <a href="http://kalai.ca/Kalai_Hair_Design_and_Photography.html">Andrianne</a> totally captured the personalities of my kids in these photos. You are gifted my friend! If you could only see the chaos that went down that afternoon trying to keep the kids happy and looking/smiling at the camera. It was epic-- Sawyer was crying most of the time, Caleb couldn't help but be cheesy, and Eme (believe it or not) was so grumpy. And yet <a href="http://kalai.ca/Kalai_Hair_Design_and_Photography.html">Andrianne</a> managed to pull it off-- she captured the kind of pictures I love-- the candid, fun, family pictures that offer a glimpse into our life with kids! I love them!<br />
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And since there are SO many pictures that I love-- I can't choose just a few to post-- I've got to post a LOT... and on facebook and on instagram... prepare to be overloaded with pictures!<br />
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And there they are! Now I have the impossible task of choosing just a few print and put up in our house! The gallery wall will be getting an update I think... :)Elissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06725354709435837519noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27787630.post-19636067107392743772013-10-29T19:36:00.000-07:002013-10-29T20:37:23.404-07:00Oh Sawyer Sauce<div style="text-align: center;">
Brace yourselves folks. Prepare yourself for an onslaught of Sawyer Sauce.</div>
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So... one of the things I like about this blogging thing, is that I can look back to remember all the crazy stuff my kids did way back when. Unfortunately, Sawyer's been neglected on this blog of mine. So today I intend to rectify the situation by giving you all a little recap of the last few months of Sawyer Sauce.</div>
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This little cutie has grown up over the summer. It seems like just yesterday he looked like this...</div>
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Before I knew it he was all grown up sitting at the table with the rest of us starting to eat solids.</div>
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With Emerson I made ALL of my own baby food. She loved it. Sawyer, however, hates my homemade baby food. I give him a spoonful and he scrunches up his face in disgust, gags, and screams his head off. But, a spoonful of store bought baby food outta the jar? Loves it. Will keep eating till I have to cut him off.</div>
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So I've given in. Who has time to fight a battle like that day after day? I sure don't! So I've resigned myself to buying jar after jar of PC Organics green bean/apple puree. The kid can't get enough of it.</div>
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Over the past week he's also added books and stickers to his daily diet. I keep finding him gagging up pages of the kid's books and Emerson's stickers. Things like this happen when you've got other kids in the house...</div>
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Moving on.</div>
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He's done his time in the jolly jumper. His older siblings have also done their time in timeouts due to the fact that they CANNOT keep their hands off of him. "How high can we swing him?" has become the name of the game around here.</div>
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Gives me a heart attack to see this kid hurtling through the at high speeds...</div>
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Sawyer enjoyed plenty of beach time over the summer-- he enjoyed it much more than the picture may indicate. The kid definitely got around-- we went to just about every lake/beach in the area multiple times. A good summer was had by all...<br />
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Sleep? What is is? This kid rarely sleeps at nights. My other two were sleeping through the night early on. Sawyer however wakes up 3-4 times a night (and sometimes more) screaming at the top of his lungs until I feed him. And let me tell you this kid can SCREAM... like ear drum shattering, headache inducing screams. There is no volume control-- it's always LOUD. When you've gotta be heard over two other kids, you do your best, right?</div>
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Unfortunately, Sawyer will not nurse or drink from a bottle most of the day as he's so incredibly distracted by anything or anyone around him. If I can find a completely dark, completely silent room-- there is a chance that he MIGHT nurse during day time hours. But with the two older crazy kids running around that never happens... so we wake up at night... all night long.<br />
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And every so often this happens when we're out running errands during the day... when you're up all night sometimes you just gotta crash in the grocery store... right?? I wish.</div>
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Sawyer's been sitting on his own for a a few months now.. and is starting to flop onto his belly as he attempts to reach the older kid's toys (and stickers, and storybooks-- yummy.). Caleb and Emerson were both late crawlers and didn't walk until after their first birthdays... so I'm thinking it could be a while before this kid is mobile. Thank goodness!!!</div>
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By the end of the summer he was confidently sitting on the beach beside me... and was likely scheming to himself, "How can I get that sand into my mouth? Surely it's gotta taste better than that food my mom makes for me..."</div>
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Seriously though, I cannot believe how fast the last 8.5 months have flown by... this kid is growing up fast!</div>
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Before I knew it he was 8 months old and in just over a week will be reaching the 9 month mark.</div>
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Sawyer's a handful-- much more so than my other kids-- with his night owl, homemade food hating, intense screaming tendencies. But we sure do love him. Couldn't imagine life without him.</div>
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I've made it this far on almost no sleep and extreme amounts of coffee... pretty sure I can make it a little while longer :)</div>
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I interrupt the radio silence around here to say Happy Thanksgiving everyone!</div>
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Life is busy as ever around here... and so full. I love life with these three kiddos and am so incredibly grateful to be their mama.</div>
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Hope you all have a great weekend celebrating with family and reflecting on how blessed we are.</div>
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And eat some turkey why don't ya!!</div>
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love that price tag!!</div>
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Happy long weekend everyone!</div>
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The other day I got the urge to re-arrange my bookcases in the living room.</div>
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Suddenly everything was down off the shelves and scattered all over the floor-- and the kids are running around creating a major mess.</div>
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Thank goodness my sister was around... she organized my books by color and size and then helped me put it all back together. I was loving the way it looked in the morning light today so I whipped out my camera and snapped a few...</div>
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Don't let these perfect pictures fool you... behind the scenes there was a whole lot of horsing around going on...</div>
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That little white elephant I scooped up at a thrift store a few months ago finally found it's perfect home. Makes me smile.</div>
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I got the urge to have a little fun in the entryway. A couple weeks ago I found a whole stack of vintage-y landscape paintings and pictures at a thrift store-- $20 later the entryway feels a lot more fun and summer-like.</div>
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The lifejackets have really been hanging there all summer-- not staged. I promise.</div>
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Anyhow-- I've been loving how "summer-y" the house has been feeling lately. Hard to believe that fall is fast approaching!!</div>
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I'm still alive. Just enjoying summer!</div>
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Would you believe that I didn't turn on my computer for over three weeks in the month of July?</div>
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Seriously. It was glorious.</div>
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Anyways. I just thought I'd stop by the blog and tell you that I'm still here... I'm just enjoying summer!</div>
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I'll be back...</div>
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Things have been just a little crazy around here lately.</div>
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Can it just be summer already?!! Seriously!!</div>
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Love these two boys. Nice neck shot Sawyer.</div>
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This kid. Love him.</div>
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Speaking of the beach. We went.</div>
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Sawyer's first trip.</div>
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Talk much??</div>
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Sports Day! Can't believe this kid has only a few days of Kindergarten left!</div>
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Let me start by thanking all of you for your kind words and comments about my kitchen! I love this room-- and it's fun to hear that other people like it too! Now let's get on to the details-- here's where you can get everything used in our kitchen.</div>
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CABINETRY</div>
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Custom cabinetry designed/built by my husband (email me at elissatoews@gmail.com for details)</div>
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All cabinetry was sprayed Cloud White</div>
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Natural wood shelves are Western Maple and were finished with a clear coat</div>
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HARDWARE</div>
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Bin pulls on all the drawers are <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1283091">Restoration Hardware's 4" Duluth Pulls in Polished Nickel</a></div>
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Knobs on all the cabinet doors are <a href="http://www.thehardwarehut.com/catalog-product.php?p_ref=128047">Cliffside 1 1/4" Polished Nickel from Hardware Hut</a></div>
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BACKSPLASH<br />
<a href="http://www.homedepot.ca/product/3x6-white-field-tile/925870">3x6 white subway tiles</a> from Home Depot<br />
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COUNTERTOP/SINK</div>
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Quartz counters-- a generic brand purchased from and installed by a company operating out of Richmond, British Columbia. Email me at elissatoews@gmail.com for more information. </div>
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Sink purchased from the same company that installed our countertops</div>
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FAUCET<br />
<a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/70054650/">Edsvik kitchen faucet</a> from Ikea<br />
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WALL COLOUR<br />
Intense White (OC-51) by Benjamin Moore<br />
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ACCESSORIES</div>
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Striped Hand towel is the <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/hamam-stripe-hand-towel-b606/?pkey=call-personal-care&">Hammam Stripe Towel from West Elm</a></div>
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Beaded white mugs/bowls are from <a href="http://www.target.com/p/threshold-beaded-collection-white/-/A-14431497">Target's Threshold collection</a> (LOVE them!!)</div>
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White Utensil Crock is from Target-- purchased a few years ago. </div>
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All other white dishes/glasses are from either Ikea or Superstore</div>
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And that's it! If anyone has any other specific questions... send them my way!</div>
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Alright. Let's talk about my kitchen.</div>
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Like I mentioned <a href="http://dougelissa.blogspot.ca/2013/05/its-really-really-done.html">a few days ago</a>, my kitchen is finally finally done! And it only took a year and a half. But the end result is totally worth it, right??</div>
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Just to remind you of what it looked like before-- here's what my kitchen looked like when we first moved into this house. It had a lot of bright colours going on, but was still dark and dreary. It felt cramped, small, a tad depressing, and really didn't work for me :)</div>
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Fast forward 4 years, and here's what it looks like today. When I walk into my kitchen I can hardly believe it's the same room. Here's what it looks like now (when it's clean).</div>
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This was NOT a "go big or go home" kind of kitchen... but it also wasn't an extreme budget kitchen. We had one major, MAJOR factor working in our favour-- my husband builds and designs custom kitchens for a living. So... when it comes to the cabinetry, we got the best cabinetry possible and only paid for the materials since Doug was able to build it all with his own two hands. But even though we were able to get the cabinetry we wanted for a great deal, we still were very conscious of our budget. Here's a quick break down of the saves vs. the splurges in this kitchen:<br />
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kept existing appliances<br />
kept existing layout-- for the most part<br />
ikea faucet<br />
inexpensive backsplash tile choice<br />
used reclaimed wood for shelves<br />
bought inexpensive knobs for cabinet doors<br />
did ALL the work ourselves. ALL.<br />
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quartz countertops (BUT, were still a bit of a save... as you'll soon find out!!)<br />
expensive (and beautiful) bin pulls on all drawers<br />
Closed up an existing window and made another one taller<br />
Removed bulkhead<br />
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To save money, we didn't remove the wall that separates the kitchen from the living room. People renovating with a similar floor plan typically do this, but it would have required considerably more time and cash-- two things we sure don't have a lot of these days!! I still wanted that space to feel unique, so we added some open shelves between the upper cabinets to display some pretty stuff and tiled all the way up to the ceiling. The lower cabinets are the same depth as the upper cabinets which keeps the room feeling spacious but still gives us added storage and counter space.</div>
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This next area of the kitchen required the most amount of work. When we moved in there used to be a floor to ceiling window right where those open shelves are located. While I loved all the natural light the window gave, the kitchen really really needed more counter space and more room for drawers! Previously I had 3 really teeny tiny drawers-- now I have these 6 big ones plus three more on the other side of the sink. And I can't tell you how much of a difference the extra three feet of counter space makes when I'm working in the kitchen with all my little "helpers". It really makes this room so much more functional.<br />
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While this spot of the kitchen is definitely more functional, I also wanted it to be pretty. Isn't that what we all want? A kitchen that's both functional and pretty?? So... bring on more open shelves! My kitchen is a very white-- and I love it-- but to keep it from feeling too cold and clinical I added some natural wood. These natural wood shelves turned out to be my absolute most favourite part of the kitchen. They turned out way better than I ever thought they would. They were also a money saving solution-- the wood was free as it was just sitting around the shop taking up space and we didn't have to pay to have them sprayed like other finished parts.</div>
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These shelves hold all of my everyday dishes and glassware. It's the perfect spot-- I unload my dishwasher right up onto those shelves-- no opening cabinet doors and moving things around-- everything gets stacked right up on these shelves and is used every, every day.</div>
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I've had a lot of people email asking about our countertops. Even though I love marble, I knew that it could be a risky choice for my kitchen since we cook and live in this room all day long. So, I decided to go for quartz since it's a much more durable option. I was going to go with Misty Carrera by Caesarstone, but in the 11th hour I discovered that the countertop company we were going to work with sold a generic brand of quartz that had a colour that I liked even better than Caesarstone's Misty Carrera. The spots and colour variation is more subtle than the Misty Carrera and is a tad less "grey". And the best part was it was <b>40%</b> cheaper than the Caesarstone option. Pretty much a no brainer if you as me!</div>
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Others have asked about our cabinetry hardware. The bin pulls on all of the drawers are from Restoration Hardware and were a splurge. To save a bit of money I ordered knobs in the same finish (polished nickel) from an online supplier that were considerably cheaper than the matching ones from RH. And, I really really love them.</div>
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Our faucet was a major save-- Ikea. $79. And I was like... WHAT!!? Seriously. It has the look I wanted and for $79?? Again, a total no brainer if you ask me! I love the handles-- they have a vintage vibe that I totally love.</div>
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And the backsplash. We saved money using a standard 3x6 white subway tile from Home Depot. Even though our backsplash tile choice was cheap, it's still a classic look and I really love the way it looks all the way up to to the ceiling behind the open shelves, and around the kitchen window. I also really love the light grey grout we selected. It is subtle, but really makes the tile a feature in the kitchen.</div>
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Next week I'll do a special post listing the sources. I bet you can't wait!! If anyone has a specific question they want answered leave one in the comments or feel free to email me directly.</div>
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To conclude, I'm just going to brag about my hubby for a minute. Doug designed/built/installed this kitchen with his own two hands. ALL OF IT. I knew he was good at what he does-- but even I was amazed at how GOOD he is at building kitchens... and how GOOD he is at all the little details that most people miss and don't notice. I could explain my vision to him knowing that he would and could create exactly what I dreamed up. Every little detail is perfect. Exceptional. Every day I walk into my kitchen and I can't believe Doug made it. What would I do without him!!<br />
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So, if you live in the lower mainland and are looking for a cabinetry guy-- I know a really really good one!! Shoot me an email if you want some info.<br />
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And, that concludes the long awaited (almost thought it was never going to end) kitchen renovation. I love it. Hope you do too :)<br />
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ps: sorry 'bout the amateur photos-- still learning!</div>
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pps: don't you just love how those pink peonies made it into almost every shot??</div>
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ppps: pink peonies are my absolute favourite flower. And a bundle for $5? Score.</div>
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pppps: wish I could have each and every one of you over for an awesome party so we could enjoy this kitchen for reals!!</div>
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Elissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06725354709435837519noreply@blogger.com294tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27787630.post-16957645256717316242013-06-03T15:04:00.000-07:002013-06-03T15:04:49.947-07:00Sunny Mondays are the Best<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Sunshine, warm weather, kids napping, fresh slipcovers on the couches, and suddenly I'm turning on the Zolas and pounding a few new holes into the wall in the living room. (didn't have a hammer, but it turns out that if you whack a nail hard enough with a tape measure it will lodge itself into the wall).</div>
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Nothing like a little sunshine to get me motivated to rearrange a few things around here...</div>
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This living room has been an ongoing work in progress over the past four years... and I like the way it's looking these days! It really feels "me" in there...</div>
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Elissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06725354709435837519noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27787630.post-69195022933362127242013-05-28T07:13:00.000-07:002013-05-28T07:13:06.106-07:00It's really really done<div style="text-align: center;">
Today is an exciting day because I'm telling you now-- MY KITCHEN IS DONE!!!!</div>
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All the little electrical details, the touch up painting, the little tweaking... done.</div>
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I snapped this picture a few days ago to commemorate the occasion. This is really my absolute favourite spot of the kitchen. Fav. Makes me smile and grin like a fool every time I walk into the room.</div>
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But for now, I'm going to enjoy it. And try to keep it clean...<br />
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Friday night. Doug and I dropped the kids off (ALL the kids) and took off for the evening. It was the first time since January that we had been away from the kids. I pumped all week in preparation. Maybe you can tell-- we weren't excited at all...</div>
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Kidding. We were actually very excited. Because we went to see Mumford and Sons! So fun to see them perform live and outdoors in the park! They definitely put on a good show.</div>
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We were feeling pretty youthful that night so we even bought t shirts. I wore mine all weekend.</div>
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Friday was about us-- Saturday was all about the kids. Doug and I have been talking about buying a trampoline for the backyard for a while now, since Doug had a rare Saturday at home we decided it would be the perfect day to buy the one we've been eyeing and set it up!</div>
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You cannot imagine how excited our older two kids were. They have grown to love jumping on their cousin's trampoline, so the thought of having one of their own was pretty much the best thing ever!</div>
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Just look at the smile on Caleb's face. Can it get any bigger? I think not.</div>
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Since we have the trampoline now we've decided to retire our above ground pool (aka Gladys) for this year. I was feeling a little apprehensive about setting it up this summer since I have to watch the kids like a hawk anytime they play in the backyard with the pool around and because it's a lot of work to maintain during the summer. </div>
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This trampoline doesn't have any exposed springs or metal bars and has a huge cage to keep them on the trampoline as they're jumping-- so I feel like it is a much safer backyard activity for them.</div>
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It's pretty great to zip them in and let them jump their little hearts out. I foresee many early bedtimes in the near future! </div>
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I don't want to leave anyone out... so I'll just throw a quick picture of little S-dog up on the old blog today. Just when I think he can't possibly get any cuter I wake up and bam-- he's 10 times cuter than the day before.</div>
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Elissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06725354709435837519noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27787630.post-74467657165522249342013-05-22T16:09:00.000-07:002013-05-22T16:09:16.824-07:00Switch Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Over the past few weeks (or make that months) we've been working on adding some much needed storage to our living room. This weekend we pushed to finish. Here's a peek at what we've been up to.</div>
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Custom cabinetry-- finished the kitchen. Moved on to the next room...</div>
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Took down the mirror and framed one of my pictures from our Italy trip! </div>
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Don't you love those azaleas from my front garden? I snipped those branches 5 days ago and they still look amazing!</div>
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I'd post more details, but let's be honest. After a weekend of work I'm exhausted :)</div>
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Just noticed that I have 999 <a href="http://pinterest.com/elissat/">pinterest</a> followers.</div>
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It may look okay in this picture but in real life it was real ugly.</div>
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But last weekend I whipped out a can of white spray paint. </div>
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Turns out there was cute little table hiding in there! </div>
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I love cheap thrift store finds. I love white spray paint. I love this little table.</div>
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pps- Always prime with Kilz no matter what kind of paint you plan on using. The BEST. Spray it on-- instant stain blocking and instant perfect surface to apply your paint.</div>
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ppps- I used Rustoleum Painter's Touch. Used it a few times now and love it.</div>
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Happy Monday everyone! Since I can't think of anything else to blog about today... I figured we'd do another list of top 5's again this fantastic Monday morning...</div>
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1. Sunny Beaches. We packed up the kids and enjoyed a Saturday at Stanley Park. It was so much fun-- we came home that evening with a couple of happy, smiling, sandy kids.</div>
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2. New Earrings! I pretty much never wear jewelry, especially earrings. I probably haven't worn earrings in close to 4 years since dangly ones drive me bonkers and because my ears are so sensitive it's almost impossible to find earrings that I don't react to. But I've been seeing some really cute studs out there lately and was getting worried that my earring holes were going to grow closed. So I decided to give <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/shop/en_us/p/pyramid-studs-rose-gold">these ones</a> from Stella and Dot a try. And.... LOVE them! They can be dressy or casual, they don't dangle and drive me nuts, and I can wear them all day without breaking out into hives. I've started wearing them a few days a week... </div>
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3. Summer haircuts in the backyard. I don't know about you, but BBQ's and buzz cuts seem to go together in our house. Caleb was not a fan. He screamed in terror for the duration of his haircut.</div>
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4. Starbucks half price Fraps!! I've had a Starbucks card burning a hole in my pocket over the past few weeks so I've been putting it to good use lately AND using up a whole lotta gas driving around town to hit up the Starbuck's with the drive thru's. Seriously... can they just put one of those drive thru's in the middle of town? I would be there daily...</div>
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5. And for number 5.... I'm going to have to go with smiling babies in... what do you call these things anyways? Rompers? A one piece? A bodysuit? Well anyways, it's cute. And you can get it <a href="http://www.gapcanada.ca/browse/product.do?cid=78098&vid=1&pid=435348003">here</a>. I think I'm going to have to wait for a crazy Gap 40% off sale and grab a few more one piece outfits for the little guy since they have SO many cute ones for summer.</div>
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Finding 50 photos like this on my phone. And 10 new videos.</div>
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Feeling relieved... that I didn't screw up Caleb's first ever school project.</div>
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I do not have a green thumb... so when his teacher announced that all the kids had to begin growing plants at home to bring to school for a project I was a bit worried. We planted... and waited... and waited... and finally. They're growing!!! Not sure who was more excited-- Caleb or me!</div>
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Hello weekend... I'm so glad you're here :)</div>
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I spotted this gorgeous <a href="http://www.dignify.ca/collections/kantha-blankets-throws-quilts/products/bulb-kantha-quilt-throw">kantha throw</a> on pinterest.</div>
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I followed the link and discovered a great little Canadian based company called <a href="http://www.dignify.ca/">dignify</a> that sells one of a kind kantha throws and other goods. Love their products. Love <a href="http://www.dignify.ca/pages/about-us">their story</a> and what they stand for. Think I might have to do a little shopping on their site one of these days!</div>
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Their <a href="http://www.dignify.ca/collections/kantha-blankets-throws-quilts/throws-2m-x-1m">kantha throws</a> are gorgeous. I already have two that I purchased from West Elm a while back and love them. </div>
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If I would have heard about this company a few months ago-- I would have done my shopping there! If you're looking for a unique item for your home (or are possibly scouting out a potential mother's day present for yourself) I'd check out <a href="http://www.dignify.ca/">dignify</a>...</div>
Elissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06725354709435837519noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27787630.post-63350157502760166142013-04-22T12:19:00.000-07:002013-04-22T12:19:15.575-07:00looking like a library around here...I was a reader as a kid. I loved to read. Still am-- when I have time to sit down for an extended period of time. As you can imagine, that almost never happens. Over the past year I've tried to make a conscious effort to show my kids how awesome reading can be. It all started when I saw our property tax statement from the previous year-- I noticed that we pay over $50 a year for library services. $50!! My menno instinct kicked in. I pulled out my library card and started dragging my kids to the library weekly.<br />
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Over the past few months my kids have learned to love the library too. Sure, a huge part of the library's appeal is the wheelchair button you can push to automatically open the doors, dropping the books in the slots at the front entrance, and the water fountain... but they are learning to love checking out books too.<br />
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Caleb has been signing out books with his own card now for the past few months. We've been borrowing the "learning to read" books-- in September we started with the pre-level one books and he's now graduated to the level one and two books. Initially the books were pretty challenging for him... you don't learn to read overnight... something I had to keep reminding him. But once they started focusing on learning the sounds of letters in kindergarten everything started to click. Suddenly Caleb was reading signs, and menus, and newspapers, and magazines-- sitting down and reading one of his books from start to finish was a breeze.<br />
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A few days ago I took the kids to the library to sign out a stack of books. Emerson picked her own book-- a book about trucks. Not sure what she found so appealing about it, but she was pretty pumped about it. This time around I decided to try something different for Caleb-- reading chapter books. I figured it's about time he graduated from "picture" books. We've started reading "The Jesus Storybook Bible" to him (fantastic kid's bible-- I'd highly recommend it) and was noticing that he was fully focused on what we were reading, not the pictures.<br />
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Since we've been focusing on reading more around here, I've started picking up secondhand books at thrift stores for the kids. I'd like to have more books accessible to them around the house. Growing up, my Dad was an elementary school teacher (and still is) and had a huge collection of books that I could read. I would like that for my kids. There is something about having shelves full of books and stacks of them around the house that I find so appealing.<br />
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designed by <a href="http://amberinteriordesign.com/">Amber Lewis</a> via <a href="http://houseandhome.com/blogs/house-home-daily/tasteful-nursery-decorating">House & Home</a><br />
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So I picked up <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/50152595/#/20126065">a few shelves</a> from Ikea and had Doug put them up in the kids room. Initially I thought we could make them ourselves-- and we could. But sometimes the money saved is not as important as the time saved... right?</div>
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The kids have obviously loved arranging and rearranging the shelves in their room.</div>
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We put up four of the shorter ones... they can actually store a whole lot of books. And I've been putting some of the kids artwork up so that they have another spot to display their artistic endeavours.</div>
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Doug made sure they are fastened very very securely to the wall. Like any mom, I have visions of the kids climbing up the shelves like a ladder. Pretty sure it's going to happen one of these days. But at least the shelves won't be going anywhere...</div>
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So... if you are in need of some book storage in a small space, pick up some of the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/50152595/#/20126065">Ribba picture ledges </a>from Ikea-- we're loving them.</div>
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I've made a few crib sheets in my day. </div>
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Example #1</div>
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When the crib belonged to Emerson.</div>
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<a href="http://dougelissa.blogspot.ca/2012/07/wanna-take-little-tour.html">Example # 2 & 3</a>...</div>
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** sidenote-- eating chocolate and typing at the same time is seriously difficult and messy.</div>
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Anyhow. Back in the day I even did a little <a href="http://dougelissa.blogspot.ca/2011/05/diy-make-your-own-fitted-crib-sheet.html">tutorial</a>. Sewing your own crib sheet can be a cheap (and more stylish) alternative to buying a pre-made crib sheet. So when Sawyer arrived and he was a boy-- Eme's girly floral sheet just wasn't going to cut it. I decided to do something boyish and started hunting for fabrics. I wanted something more small scale so that it would be a contrast to what I did for Emerson. I fell in love with this fabric from Spoonflower.<br />
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But alas, at $18 a yard it was going to be a little more $$ than I wanted to spend-- on JUST the fabric. So, I decided to see if there were any pre-made options out there that I liked, because really-- with 3 kids, who has time to sew?? <a href="http://www.serenaandlily.com/"> Serena and Lily </a>had some great options and even sent me some free swatches. Love that. They were all great-- but not exactly what I had in mind originally.<br />
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But then Dwell Studio had a 30% off baby event. And I found the <a href="http://www.dwellstudio.com/modern-baby-boutique/nursery-and-crib-bedding/chevron-chocolate-fitted-crib-sheet.html">perfect crib sheet</a> for my little man.<br />
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With that said, Sawyer says:<br />
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It's pretty darn close to my original vision...<br />
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And considering that Sawyer slept for a full 10 hour stretch in his crib last night, I'd say he likes it alot.<br />
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Cutie.<br />
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This post was NOT brought to you by this pajama clad munchkin who's new favourite game is to climb into Sawyer's crib and "help" him wipe his nose.<br />
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So busted.<br />
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The other day Doug made my top secret hidden spice drawers look pretty. Instead of looking at the melamine boxes when I open the cupboard beside the stove I see these pretty drawer fronts decked out with the left over drawer pulls from the rest of the kitchen.</div>
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They match the <a href="http://dougelissa.blogspot.ca/2013/03/rustic-wood-shelves-in-kitchen.html">rustic wood open shelves</a> Doug put up in the kitchen. </div>
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They make me happy when I cook dinner. </div>
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Little details like this make me happy.</div>
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