What's your design style?

With our move in date getting closer, I'm really excited about setting up our new space. What kind of style speaks to you the most? Has your design style changed a lot over the years?

Contemporary:

Eclectic:

Eco Friendly/Green:

French: 

Industrial:

Mid Century:

Modern Country:

Shabby Chic:

bathroom before and after.....

Before......

and after.....

When we moved in, we always wanted to update the bathroom. (Not that I don't love a good fake marble wall). But with it being the only bathroom in the house, it was never easy to time a reno (we tend to enjoy having a functioning toilet). With my parents away for a few weeks, we set up camp in their home (toilets and showers!) and tore apart our little space. We did it all on a shoestring budget (under $2000). My hubby and father-in-law ripped everything out and started from scratch. They did all the dirty work: installations/plumbing/electrical/drywalling.  We bought the toilet/light fixture/tub/tiles/flooring/ showerhead and mirror from Home Depot and the sink is from Ikea. We raised the lighting and tiled the tub up to the ceiling. We put the showerhead at a height that makes sense( our old one used to hit my hubby dead center in the chest). It's amazing how much taller the space feels because of these little adjustments. From our little home to yours, goodnight! xo

kitchen reno

The Before: Beige, beige and a how about a dash of more beige.

The After: We wanted to create a more modern space.

We did our kitchen reno a year ago, but I just found the photos and thought I would share them. Our home is on a street where all the properties are being bought up by developers and mega homes are replacing the 1950s ranchers. I have no doubt that we will be the last family to live in this little house, so we didn't want to spend a fortune on our renos. We opted to do an Ikea renovation ourselves (with the help and expertise of my amazing father in law). Ikea makes renovations easy because you simply take your kitchen measurements in and use their planning software to configure all of the cupboards and drawers that you need. We spent many nights huddled over their computers, and my hubby consumed a lot of swedish meatballs for dinner, but in the end it was well worth it. In total, our reno only cost $7000 (there is also another wall of cupboards with a sliding pantry cabinet that isn't shown in the photos). We cut down costs by opting to have a laminate countertop instead of granite and saved money using black cabinets, which were priced cheaper than white. I just wanted to show you that it doesn't take much to give your space a facelift.