As Jack demonstrates, a slat broke on one of our lounge chairs creating a big gap in the seat. John and Jack decided to take advantage of the nice evening for an improvised...
Category - For the Joy of It
Finding Nemo
Dan was given four goldfish for his birthday last October. At the time we had no thoughts of naming them. How could we? They all looked exactly the same. Not any more… It turns out...
Spice Drawer
WARNING!! This blog posting contains graphic images of extreme organization that may be disturbing to some people. In the excitement leading up to the Dwell photo shoot of our kitchen, we...
Our Lawn is Back — Greener Than Before
The Dwell magazine photo shoot of our kitchen did get rescheduled, and it took place last month. The weather was perfect and, with an additional month of spring growth, the garden outside...
Don’t Dwell On It
Today is the day we were expecting Dwell magazine to photograph our kitchen renovation. In anticipation of this event, we have been busy trying to complete many home and garden projects...
Fun and Functional
There are a few more flourishes that John and I put into Louise’s kitchen that we’d like to share with you. When we presented our design ideas to Louise, we proposed stenciling a...
Louise’s Kitchen Goes Festive
Unbeknownst to me and Dan, Louise had been envisioning orange in her kitchen for quite a while. After we had presented our design ideas, she produced several colour swatches, some of which...
Louise’s Kitchen
John and I recently completed a fun and challenging design project. When our client Louise first contacted us for a design consultation, her kitchen was failing her. She described her...
Social Skills
Dan and I are frequently being told we should be using social media to help grow our business, and we think it is good advice. Unfortunately, leveraging social media doesn’t come...
Twelfth Night
We are putting away our Christmas decorations because tomorrow is the 12th day of Christmas. John reminded me that it is bad luck to keep decorations up beyond January 6th (this rule seems...