Shabby Chic Parisian Bathroom

My friend Moxie (my diy inspration here and the proprietress of merrilymerrily.ca) has a very small bathroom in her house- one of only two bathrooms for a family of six! In spite of the fact that the second floor bathroom is a very high traffic area, it is one of my all time FAVORITE rooms! … Continue reading →

I heart Roncesvalles!

We love this area and not just because you don’t get the evil eye going around with a stroller in tow! Here are some of my favorite spots on the strip! Lit Espresso Bar– The coffee is so good and they have the best muffins. Aris Place– We go for breakfast there at least once … Continue reading →

Modern Karibou- Canadian Website Awesomeness!

It is my biggest pet peeve to find an amazing website, browse around, excitedly fill up my cart only to find out upon attempting to check out that the site doesn’t ship to Canada. This is SO frustrating. This happens a lot with furniture and home decor sites which is why Modern Karibou is a … Continue reading →

My Husband is a cookbook addict!

My husband loves to cook and he is really good at it. He has a bit of a problem with cookbooks- he LOVE them and we have a lot of them… in fact, they are starting to take over our kitchen. They are threatening to overtake even the number of records in our house. Here … Continue reading →

This years Christmas wrapping theme

I was inspired by some Pintrest posts and the merrilymerrily.ca delivery packaging for my Christmas gifts this year. Everything I used is from IKEA Santa Clause Gift Bags Brown Wrapping Paper (one roll goes a really long way!) Ribbon Labels

Attempting some Holiday DIY’s from Pinterest

I love the holidays and this year I actually have some time for a few DIY’s. These two ideas are from Pinterest (original pins located for your viewing pleasure on my Christmas board) “Snow” Candles I used Mason Jars I already had (not all the same size as was used by the original pin), Epsom … Continue reading →