It was time for our year-and-a-half old daughter to get out of the crib and into a real bed. We have three children in one room, and even though it’s a fairly big room it would not fit three twin beds plus three dressers. So I thought a toddler sized bed would be the best…
The bedrooms in our house are fairly large, and currently we have our three oldest children in the biggest room. When we first moved in two and a half years ago Nathan had this room all to himself. Then when we had Rebekah, Nathan and Mackenzie shared. Now that we have four kids, Rebekah is in there…
The basement spare bedroom was a very hot pink when we moved in. It also had a lot of small holes in the wall from posters and pictures. The room is not very big, but it has two large closets which are great for storage. The first thing I did in this room was repair…
This chair originally came from Holland in the 1950s when my grandparents immigrated. My grandfather recently passed away, and on one last visit to their house my dad let me take this chair. I remember my grandfather sitting in this chair at his desk while the grandkids played in the shop. This is my grandmother…
This french provincial buffet and hutch was an amazing kijiji find. I bought the set for $100, which I thought was a good deal even though they smelled horribly of cigarette smoke. I figured the worst thing that could happen was that if I couldn’t get the smell out of it I would bring it…
This french provincial side table and dresser pair were in need of a makeover. I wanted to do something fun and girly for my daughters, so decided to use Valspar chalk paint in a very light pink color. I got these dressers off kijiji for $40 for the pair, but both of them had peeling…