Up until 2 weeks ago, our hall bathroom was in the 90% finished club. I had painstakingly painted the floors, the walls, the vanity. I swapped out the mirror, the lighting, and hardware. I also did a super cool recessed modern medicine cabinet. (Future post of bathroom before & after's and cost breakdown coming soon!) [...]
Before I go anywhere, I always look up travel tips. I believe it's important to avoid certain cultural faux pas if possible. Also, by learning travel tips, you are ensuring your trip will go much smoother. After spending the week in Paris, here is what I learned: ESSENTIAL PARIS TRAVEL TIPS Getting around If you [...]
Our last full day in Paris was spent mostly in Versailles. A lot of people told us to set aside a full day (or two) to visit Versailles. If you are traveling with children, I can see why Versailles wouldn't be the destination to spend a full day at. It's a lot of walking, looking [...]
Day 4 was hands down, my favorite day. The next time I go back to Paris, I would want to see a lot of different sights, but I would repeat this day. We took the metro to Montmartre, which is a hilltop district that used to be the home of artists like Picasso and Dalí. [...]
Day 3 in Paris was very interesting. On the evening of our 2nd day there, the metro strike began and continued into our 3rd day. Since we stayed right outside of Paris in Saint-Ouen, walking was definitely out of the question. Our saving grace was the existence of scooter rentals. Paris has a lot of [...]
I call Day 2 of Paris the "look at pretty things" or "boy, that's a lot of stairs" day. In the morning, we took the metro to the Eiffel Tower. We bought the stair access tickets that took you to the 2nd floor. Part of the reason why I decided to forego the elevator access [...]
Last September, Ian and I spent a week in Brussels & Paris for our wedding anniversary trip. I have been meaning to post about the trip, but life is hectic. While it is embarrassing that it's almost 1 year later that I'm writing this report, I bet there are a lot of you itching for [...]
Because of quarantine, I've lost track of all time. So it's hard to believe that we're going on 11 months of being the proud owners of Squirrel Estate. When we got the keys, I immediately painted the walls and trims. Then in January, I chose an accent wall color and painted that. In April, I [...]
One room in our house that really stumped me is the powder bathroom. It's right off the entry, so I knew that I wanted it to look presentable since it's the first thing people will see when they come into our house. Last November, we had the flooring replaced, swapped out the toilet and vanity, [...]
I love a good before and after, and boy, do I have a good before and after for you. Our suburb house (Squirrel Estate) has so many things that scream 90s to me - golden brass hardware, dark granite, cherry and oak cabinets. Since that's absolutely not my style, I've been working hard these past [...]
