This House We Call Home

Julian Austin - The Red and White Julian Austin performed this song for the troops in Afghanistan.

We just finished painting our hallway and plan to move onto our stairs. Since moving in we have lived with stairs that are pretty beat up. T...

We are finally turning our attention to our staircase. I am excited to try out one idea which I haven't seen it anywhere else & I ha...

Over at Flea Market Style you can view a bunch of really cool links to favourite vintage finds by other bloggers. I love this because my w...

I bought this lovely picture at a yard sale a few summers ago. I loved it because I do a LOT of laundry! I enjoy hanging clothes out on the...

For over a year now, I have been planning some changes to my mudroom. One of those changes that I was most excited about was to add wallpape...

As I had mentioned in some earlier posts, we are almost finished our main level bathroom/laundry room. The biggest change being the colour! ...

I recently snagged this beautiful Ikea Pendant lamp on Kijiji for $10!!! The beautiful vintage phone I found at a recent yard sale. I paid...

I was going through some old photos tonight and I just had to post these ones of the kids homeschooling in September of 2004. Last year was...

These are some of my recent finds from local yard sales. The beautiful box with the children on the front is made in Holland by Mulder Spel...

This past winter, we have been working away at little projects around the house (if there is such a thing) and we are slowly seeing the resu...

Ella received an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas. Every parent knows how quickly you go through those expensive little packages of cake mix. ...

We will soon be putting in a new floor in Ella's room and at that time I will be changing her room around and making it more reflective ...

Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on ...

I finally broke down and purchased a slow cooker aka crock pot! It isn't my first one...in fact, I've had two or three over the yea...

Just wanted to mention that Mathew Mead's latest holiday magazine Matthew Mead Halloween Tricks and Treats has hit the store shelves! W...

My amazingly talented sister began her blog Restyled Home over a year ago thanks to my constant nagging that she needed to start one! I kne...

Ben, Connor their cousin and Sam! Wow, after over a year of anticipation we finally reach...

Well, I'm not sure how others will feel about my latest little garden decorating. I have a nice big garage that also includes two huge u...