Long time no BLOG

It's been awhile since I last post a message...going back to September, we went on a trip to Cuba, and since then a new beginning is about to start for us. We're pregnant! Though baby wasn't made in Cuba, it was a great coincidence to squeeze in a trip before our lives become hectic come, May 2011.
I have a photo updates to make, bathroom mirrors for example have been returned back to Home Sense, my husband noticed that the glass was slowly coming off, luckily they took it back even after 3 months, good thing I also kept the reciept! Luckily, we found new ones to replace them!

This is the latest update for now. Be back soon.!

Great finds at SS, NEXXT, HO and HS!

Did you know Home Sense, restocks every Monday, Wednesday and Friday?
I was at Home Sense on Sunday, didn't find any mirrors for the jack and jill bath...but on Tuesday, a whole different story, there were tons of new ones in stock!

Here they are!





But fast forward to the future, after we hung these mirrors, the glass started to peel off, we ended up returning them for different ones..photo to come!


Found some great deals at Home Outfitters as well!
Matching bedskirt and Euro Pillow cases- on clearance for $5.99 each! The duvet cover are from Superstore, the brown and white decorative cases are from the NEXXT warehouse sale



And opposite the bed, are frames from KSP, shelving from the NEXXT warehouse sale and vase and candle from the top shelf is from HomeSense and lower shelf, candle and brown vase were gifts

...And the wall comes crashing down!

The goal for this weekend, was to move our two rooms into the new sparerooms, so we can make room for the new hallway to be built.
The progress of the job:










The dust was so terrible!! Oh the hate for it! That's the worst part of renos, is the drywall dust!

In addition, my or should i say 'our' dressing room is finally complete, so that I can move our clothes in! Needless to say, the new dressing room IS BIGGER and MUCH MUCH, better!
The easiet part was moving clothes from closet to closet, but I had lost count of how many times I've went back and forth, BUT I did note it took me 3 hours to move 99% of our clothes and get it somewhat organized.
Here is a photo of 'his' side. 'Her' side isn't quite ready yet.

Closets are in...almost!

Busy last couple of weeks.
It's pretty much crunch time!

Custom closets for our dressing room, from Ikea! Preliminary drawings and layout.
What a pain to load carts, and load truck then to unload the truck...I believe we had bought 62 pieces!










Closets are in for the Jack and Jill bedrooms. These are from Closet Maid.

Out and about in the GTA

A jam packed fun filled weekend, with relatives visiting from Hong Kong. We had a mini break from working on the house

First stop - CN Tower




Photos from above





Second stop: ROM

Our New Old House..and First Renovation..the Kitchen

Both my husband and I were looking on MLS.ca to find our new nest. And fate had it that, he found the same home that I found and we went to view it.
We put a SOLD sticker on the 'for sale' sign; and so the story of our renovation begins.

The front of our humble abode

Back of the house-yuck -snow

There's a crappy shack and well, but we're on city water, so no worries!

Shortly after our honeymoon (3 years ago) we started our kitchen renovation.

Small kitchen, hardly any counter space

Walk way to the basement and laundry room and living/dining area

Do you love the exhaust fan?


We completely gutted the entire 1950's kitchen and added an extension.

Here are the prettier pictures, after the gut job...dry wall!

More dry wall and mudding

Primer!

More primer and pot lights!

We worked with Home Depot to design our kitchen layout..so let the fun begin!

The cabinets are being installed!

We also opened up the kitchen walkway into the living area

New appliances!

The extension which will be the new dining area..patio doors to the outside- this area replaces the 'shack'

The Finale!

Dining Area with bar fridge and buffet

New Facade and Addition

Facade and Addition:

Happy Birthday Canada!

Ready to take on the Canada Day long weekend with a list of 'things to do'!

#1 -on the list- take in some SUN but not get burnt! While sitting out on the deck, my brother spotted a bees nest! How amazing!






#2 -try to not work too hard, with our list of things to do. Laid out my new table cloth and put together an arrangement. My SIL pointed out that I had hydrangeas! Geesh, i thought they were an eyesore from a far! And look how pretty they are! Boy was I wrong.




#3 - secretly watch our gophers- a family of 4, scatter around our yard, and then see them run for their lives when they hear someone walking by. Those little chunky things have a heafty booty and sure can run fast. I'll see if I can snap a few shots today.

#4- Seek out mirrors for our bathrooms-Score!





#5- Stone facade update