The living room is an important part of any house! It is a place to hang out with family and friends, relax and de stress. I wanted this living room to be light and inviting while still being functional. The living room has eye lines from the entrance, office and kitchen so it needs to be visually appealing from all angles. Go take a look :) 1. I custom designed this couch at restoration Hardware to make it look exactly as I wanted it to. I love the fabric, its grey but has a subtle purple hue to it and I think its perfect. With the rest of the neutral theme in this room its the perfect jumping off point. 6. I love the pattern on this rug. Its a simple running pattern but it is not too busy to be overwhelming. The colours are neutral to add to the overall vibe of the room. A couple of each of these pillows will be used around the room as decoration! Next up is the office! xo
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I have always been in love with black rooms. I know it not very common to see and the thought is pretty dark and daring but I love the look and the tone it sets. So when I decided to design in hypothetical house that was the first thing I knew I wanted... a black room. At first I wanted it to be the living room, but the living room in this house has basically no walls and it would lose the effect, so I decided to go with the dining room. It's big enough and I have place three large windows to keep the space open and light. This paint colour was definitely my jumping off point for the room so I kept everything else pretty light, with honestly not a whole lot of colour. This paint colour is by Benjamin Moore, called Black Beauty. 4. Here is where the colour starts coming in! I loved this rug for this room because it is a bold accent of colour and add some fun to the room. It has a lot of personality, but the simplicity of the rest of the room allows for it. These plates will be used as the art piece on the back wall between the two windows in the dining room. They will be arranged in a random order in a random arrangement. Enjoy your meal! xo
I think that a white dress is a summer staple! It is clean, polished and perfect for the weather. White is such a summer colour, and its a neutral so its always one of my favourite colours to wear. This is one of my favourite dresses right now. I love the shift style and the eyelet detail is so simple but beautiful. I also do love the hemline on this particular dress. The scalloping is perfect for summer! A white dress could be dressed up or down! I would totally feel comfortable wearing this with heels, flats, or my white converse. I think that dresses are a staple for the summer and while everyone needs an LBD, a little white dress is just as important! So I found a bunch of white dresses that I love and linked them below. I hope you find your perfect LWD! xo
I recently get a NutriBullet for my birthday from my parents and I am completely in love. Since I got it I think I have made at least one smoothie a day and this past weekend I experimented with making a smoothie bowl. I'm sure you have seen them on Instagram and such so I wanted to see what all the fuss was about! It actually turned out really well! It is definitely a super easy breakfast or snack to make and it is super healthy for you. It is essentially just a smoothie with a bunch of toppings. I did a bunch of research before making mine to see what people put in theirs and honestly the biggest thing I found was that it was all personal preference. The best part about this was that we has all of these things in my house! So it was super easy to make and honestly anyone could do it! The first thing I did was chop up and lay out all of my toppings. Since it was my first try I wasn't sure how thick the smoothie would be so I wanted to make sure I had everything ready so I could assemble it quickly (for the pictures obviously). So I used half a mango, half a banana (the other half I put in the smoothie), half an apple, some rice krispies, some granola, some semi sweet chocolate that has been chopped up and finally some flax seed (not pictured). I decided to make two separate smoothies so that the colours were vibrant. The first layer was a smoothie that had ice, half a banana, kale and half of an acai super fruit package (I will link those bellow). The second layer definitely had a better taste to it and added most of the sweetness and fruity flavour. For this layer I put frozen mango, frozen strawberries, frozen raspberries, orange juice, milk and ice. Just throw it all in the NutriBullet and let it do its thing. Finally just throw all of the toppings on and enjoy! The best part about the bowl is that you can really use anything you want for the base and toppings. So experiment and find whatever you like best! xo Recipe: My Smoothie Bowl Green Base Layer: 3-4 large ice cubes 1 cup of kale (frozen or fresh - I used frozen) 1/2 banana (frozen or fresh) 1/2 of a acai super fruit pack (optional) Fruit Layer:
3-4 chunks of frozen mango 3-4 frozen strawberries handful of frozen raspberries 3-6 ice cubes 1 cup of orange juice 1/2 cup of milk Toppings: apple banana mango flax seed (ground) rice kris pies granola semi sweet chocolate Other toppings: (You can really use anything) orange berries chia seeds cocoa nibs kiwi corn flakes almonds coconut honey agave seeds peanuts cinnamon I feel like one thing that people don't do enough is say thank you... I'll admit that I don't say it enough either. But sometimes a conscious act or words of thanks can mean the world to the recipient. I try to thank people in my life often but most of the time things go by unacknowledged. So here is my conscious thank you to my best friends... only for the reason that they mean a lot to me and I am thankful for them on a daily basis <3 1. Thank you for all the bad food and constant cuddles Never was there a time when someone was having a bad day and nothing was done about it! The support is endless and food, cuddles and laughing always seemed to fix any problem. 2. Thank you for always being honest and telling the truth even when it seemed harsh Once you become close to someone this becomes one of the most valuable things about the friendship. It means a lot to know that someone has your back and will always tell the truth no matter how hard. 3. Thank you for reminding me that I know how to make friends The first week at university an honest worry was that I had forgotten how to make friends. I hadn't had to in a long time and it seemed impossible with so many people. Thank you for reminding me how easy it is 4. Thank you for the hours of talking... even though it was usually about nothing I could not count the number of random conversations had. Sometimes those random ones were my favourite 5. Thank you for sincerely loving who I am - just as I love all of you Love is so important in a friendship, it is a type of unconditional love. Even when things are not amazing, that love is always there. 6. Thank you for making me miss you This is an accomplishment when you are only a part of 4 days at the most. But now that it's longer then that I still miss you all the time and get excited for the times we do see each other. 7. Thank you for giving the best advice I think this is pretty self explanatory, but the advice given will never be forgotten (even if sometimes I don't listen) 8. Thank you for being my Instagram husbands on more then one occasion Seriously, THANK YOU! Starting a blog this year was way easier with you all there to help with the photography. 9. Thank you for embracing the weirdness We are all a little weird, and love each other more for it. 10. Thank you for our seemingly joint closets Figuring out outfits seemed like a daily battle... we all won because of the massive inventory of clothes we all suddenly had. 11. Thank you for always knowing if something is up This is like a super power between friends. You always know when anything is going on because we know each other so well. 12. Thank you for being the biggest supporter on social media Seem's silly, actually a valid reason to be thankful! Liking every Instagram is kinda in the best friend code it seems. 13. Thank you for being protective What would I do with out you all... I have no idea! 14. Thank you for all the times when no one was talking This seems to happen often... especially at meals. No talking, just people watching! 15. Thank you for always making it feel like I just saw you Even though the visits are spread apart, when we see each other it feels like no time has passed! Say thank you to someone in your life today! They may appreciate it more then you realize! xo
The perfect little window lined breakfast nook for the perfect little kitchen! This breakfast nook is just off the kitchen so it needed to be similar and cohesive with the kitchen scheme. Take a look :) The floor plan for the nook is super simple. The seats have cushions and line the walls just underneath the windows. The window are from the benches to the ceiling and have white trim. These curtains are currently floor to ceiling but I will trim them down to just fit the windows. They are pretty and delicate and provide just the right amount of protection. This table is from Restoration Hardware and the base is wood to match the kitchen table with a white marble top. The white keeps with the neutral theme of the nook while being easy to clean and bright! Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, may as well eat it somewhere relaxing! xo
I'm (not surprisingly) in a blast the music kind of mood right now. This is not surprising because anyone who knows me knows that I pretty much always have music playing in my room, in the car, or really when I'm doing anything and everything. And the music is not usually at a normal person volume... its loud! I also tend to love to play the same songs over and over again until I'm super sick of it... I'm sure my friends absolutely love me! So here are my 5 favourite songs right now. Enjoy :) 1. Raging - Kygo and Kodaline 2. Rise Up - Andra Day 3. Scars To Your Beautiful - Alessia Cara 4. Wild Sun - The Strumbellas 5. Let It Go - James Bay (Remix by Bearson) Happy Saturday! xo
The kitchen is the heart of the home. Food is extremely important to family and socialization, and to living :) So much time is spent in a kitchen so you want it to be functional and beautiful. Lots of sitting areas and an open plan help this kitchen to achieve great things. The kitchen is located here! Its a big open space connected to both the living room and dining room.
This kitchen has so many places to sit and eat, hang out, do homework, and cook. The flooring is the same in the entire house and it will look beautiful here as well. 2. The island is a huge part of the kitchen! This is where most of the prep work for meals happens and is a great place for eating and socializing. The side of the island facing the stove will have the cabinet base with the sink in the centre (2) and it will be flanked by the pull drawer base (1) on either side. The other side of the island will have no cabinetry so it can be comfortable for seating. The island will be painted in Wedding Veil (4) fro Benjamin Moore. Finally the pot rack (5) will hang over the island in the centre and the lights (3) will hang on either side.
The lowers under the counter top will be a mixture of drawers (1) and (2). The area above the windows by the sink with be lined with cabinets like (3). These add open storage to display pretty pieces and kitchen plates etc. Finally all of the drawers and cabinets will have these pulls (4). All of the cabinetry will be painted in the same colour as the island. 8. This area will be open storage to hold everything that the kitchen needs that won't be going in drawers. I decided against doing upper cabinets because I wanted to ;eave the kitchen open and have lots of natural light with the window. This area adds a lot of interest and is a great way to display things while being organized. The area will have 4 of these shelving units. Now to add a little colour into the room :) I purposefully kept most of the kitchen in neutrals and light colours so that it can grow with the family and over time. But to add some colour and some personality I've chosen the colours teal (like the walls) and red. Hope this gives you some cooking inspiration! xo
Easy outfit for the day! Boyfriend jeans are my new go to when I'm in a rush or out doing things. You can dress them up a bit, with this peplum top from Urban Outfitters, or dress them down. Honestly my favourite way to wear them may just be with a hoodie... definitely not the most fashion forward but perfect for running errands. I had to run up to Kingston for the day to go to a doctors appointment and it was pretty strange to be back in town for a couple of hours. It definitely made me miss my friends a whole lot, school and Kingston would not be the same without them. I truly am loving this time at home! Its the best feeling to be able to have some time off, visit with friends and family and also work a bit! I have also been working to get blog posts sorted out for the summer while I'm gone... three months is a very long time. Even though you can't see it there is actually a safety pin in the back of these shoes haha! These shoes are pretty special to me, I wore them to my grade 8 graduation and they were the perfect pair in my opinion! They are a little beat up but I think it adds to the charm! Hope you all had a fabulous beginning to your week! xo
People always say that the first impression is always important... the same goes for a house. The entrance should be inviting, clean and reflect your personal style. It also needs to be functional in for certain things. Here is my take on the perfect entrance. First of all here is the flooring I picked out for the entire house. I like dark flooring because I think it looks more modern and also I am biased towards a white or light wall colour so the dark floors help to ground the light colours. This flooring will be laid in a straight herringbone pattern. I love this wall colour! It is called Quiet Moments from Benjamin Moore. This colour is both a grey and a teal, and is the perfect soft colour for the entrance. I chose to tile the first part of the entrance for two reasons. A) it looks really pretty and light when you first walk in and B) it is very easy to clean and is durable against shoes and mud or dirt that is brought in. The tile I chose for this space is a grey limestone in a hexagon lay. The tiles have their own variations which is a nice change from manufactured tile which can look uniform in appearance. This is what I want to staircase to resemble but with a different layout (seen above). I love the openness and the clean lines. Since the entrance has a direct view into the living room this staircase is the perfect piece to highlight the space without blocking eye lines. 1. This rug is definitely a statement when you walk into the house. It is set back a little but so that guests and family members can take off their shoes and get settled before they reach this point. I love the colours, they are muted but still add a lot of impact to the entrance. There is something whimsical about this rug. I started designing the room around this rug, and I think it was the perfect jumping of point. 2. This console is the perfect piece to leave the room open and airy. also love how it mirrors the open staircase. The mirror below hangs about the console and adds a space to get ready right before you head out the door. 3. I chose to hang pendants instead of a table lamp because I think it frames the mirror better and leaves more space on the console for anything that you may bring in with you. Less clutter and more light with two pendants. 4. The perfect little bench to sit and put your shoes on. This bench would be upholstered in white leather but this was the only picture I could get! 5. This art wall will mirror the the mirror and hand on the opposite wall. These pieces are all full of colour but compliment each other! The white and wood frames also compliment the mirror. Hope you make a great first impression sometime today! Next up is the kitchen xo
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