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  • FAQ: Do Fable dishes scratch?
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    FAQ: Do Fable dishes scratch?

    September 3, 2024September 3, 2024

    I have been a fable affiliate partner for years however they have not sponsored this post and as always, all…

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  • 5 Ways to Update Your Countertops
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    5 Ways to Update Your Countertops

    June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

    In the 8 years since buying our home I have updated our countertops using FIVE (yes, five!) different methods and/or…

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  • 3 Tips for Creating a Kid Safe Gallery Wall
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    3 Tips for Creating a Kid Safe Gallery Wall

    April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

    This post is sponsored by OOK however all opinions and views are my own.  I love adding art in kids’…

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  • 5 Tips for Designing Kids’ Rooms
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    5 Tips for Designing Kids’ Rooms

    March 21, 2024March 21, 2024
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    When my oldest daughter was 4.5, she said to us out of the blue, “We can never have another baby…

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  • The Best Faux Florals for Spring
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    The Best Faux Florals for Spring

    March 11, 2024March 15, 2024

    My birthday falls on the first day of spring and my favourite gift every year are the bundles of tulips…

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  • Limestone Look Tiles for Less
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    Limestone Look Tiles for Less

    February 23, 2024February 23, 2024
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    Natural stone pavers are having a moment right now – You can see this style in many designers’ work –…

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  • How to Care for Marble Countertops
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    How to Care for Marble Countertops

    January 29, 2024January 29, 2024

    Let me start this off by saying, marble is not for the faint of heart. If you want your countertop…

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  • How to Plan, Budget & Save for Renovations
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    How to Plan, Budget & Save for Renovations

    January 24, 2024January 28, 2024

    Let’s face it, renovations are not cheap. And while there are many opportunities to use your home equity to re-invest…

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  • How to Create a Collected Gallery Wall
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    How to Create a Collected Gallery Wall

    January 14, 2024January 14, 2024

    Creating a gallery wall that feels collected and effortless, often takes a lot of effort! After hanging multiple gallery walls,…

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  • 4 Reasons You Should Consider a Phase One Renovation
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    4 Reasons You Should Consider a Phase One Renovation

    January 13, 2024January 14, 2024

    Some people think a Phase One renovation is a waste of time and money. But I disagree! Here are 4…

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I’m telling you, he will make every excuse to fire I’m telling you, he will make every excuse to fire up the grill if you build him a dream outdoor kitchen! I’m reaping all the benefits! 😂

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I think he forgets we bought a fixer upper 😂 But I think he forgets we bought a fixer upper 😂 

But on the bright side, we’ve almost renovated the entire house sooo the projects will be over soon! (Except you know I will come up something for us to work on right!?) 

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We bought this house in 2016… and the backyard cam We bought this house in 2016… and the backyard came with a 30’ satellite dish 😬 (obviously the first thing to go!)

It had lots of perks: it was huge, backed onto a creek… but it was completely unusable (also mildly terrifying with little kids because it was so un-level).

We tried to clean it up at first, but in 2020 we realized if we were going to spend all our time at home…we wanted to actually love it! 

So we decided to go all in! What followed was 3 years of:
– ripping up pavers and concrete stairs 
– cutting down trees
– renting heavy machinery
– regrading the entire yard instead of rebuilding the crumbling retaining wall 
– installing a fibreglass pool 🏊 
– pouring A LOT of concrete (this one hurt 💸)
– planting over 30 hydrangeas 
– building a structure… and abandoning it for a year so we could buy a van 👶🏼
– then finally finishing it with an outdoor kitchen!

We were quoted $250–300k to do this by local landscaping companies.  By doing as much as we could ourselves, we saved well over $150k!

It took way longer than we planned. 
It was way more work than we expected.
And it cost way more than we would have liked! 

But now…it’s our favourite place to be! ☀️ 

Would we do it again?
In a heart beat! 

Save this if you’re planning a backyard project! Drop any questions you have in the comments 👇🏻

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