Walls

We spent about a week moving into the new house before spending our first night sleeping here and we wanted to have the girls' rooms finished to make the transition easier, especially for Lila. With the new carpet in, it was time to paint. We like to do things out of order. Keeps things exciting. 

The old paint was yellow and had to go. Nothing against that colour but the last time I painted with yellow, it turned out to be Safety Yellow and I've been against it ever since. My ideas for the girls rooms have all been based on art and colourful accessories so I knew that I wanted the walls to be white. I never thought I would want white walls since I've always been drawn to colour but I knew that with the right white, it would be perfect. After a bit of research aka Pinterest and Google, we decided to go with a white called Milk Moustache by C2. I'm very happy with the choice and it's definitely my go to white from now on.

Slowly but surely I am working on getting art on the walls so we'll save that post for later. 

Cereal Milk Ice Cream

Our first house warming gift was an ice cream maker. Best. Gift. Ever. This flavour is based on the Cereal Milk ice cream made famous by Momofuku's Milk Bar. 

Wordless Wednesday

First things first

It didn't take us long to start discussing all of the things we wanted to change in our new house. The absolute most important thing? The carpet. The existing carpet in the bedrooms came straight out of the 70's. All 3 bedrooms, all different styles. We were going to extend the existing hardwood into the bedrooms but decided on a plush, cozy carpet to help us through our long winters. The installer was ready to come the minute we got the keys to the house. When I say the minute, I'm not exaggerating. He was pretty much waiting outside when Travis got the keys and by the time I arrived at the house for the first time, the old carpet was gone. We should have planned it a bit better and painted FIRST but it all worked out in the end.

There's no denying that the old carpet doesn't have style. Just not the style we are going for.

Before

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After

Welcome home

The idea for this blog has been floating around for a while now. After living in the little brown house on the corner for the last 15 years, it was time to pack up our two girls, two dogs, and two cats. We saw a lot of potential to make our new house our home, so why not blog about it? Renovations, decorating, cooking, BBQing, sewing, and everything else that we love . Welcome to our life at home!

Andrea and Travy D