Our driveway was never a thing of beauty but, as spring thaw hit, it became obvious we had to add one more big item to the renovation list.
Author: Kelley Teahen
The renovation R3: Recycle
The big investment is recycling our living room furniture: A Danish L-shaped couch and accompanying chair that have already seen more than a couple decades of service.
The complicated countertop
Sometimes, there doesn’t seem to be even the tiniest Venn-diagram intersection between what you want, and what’s in fashion, when you are planning a renovation.
Adding flame to the game
On the “must have” list when we were house-hunting in 2019 was a fireplace, the ultimate cozy comfort on a dark and cold winter’s night. The place we bought didn’t have one.
The renovation R2: Reuse
When deciding what to reuse during a major renovation, three qualities are determining what’s sticking with us on Renovation Road: beauty; sentimentality; and indestructibility.
Creature comforts
Why I am I talking about critters in the middle of a renovation series? Because things such as our favourite creatures are what make a house a home.
The renovation R1: Reduce
A renovation, like a move, is an opportunity to go through all your stuff and decide, do I really need to be hauling this around for the rest of my life?
These are the things I can do without
And now, my head scratchers: the things populating current design magazine must-have lists that I look at and go, whatever for?
