Home Decor

Review: AleaSleep Sanctuary Mattress – Foam Mattress

June 5, 2018

For those of you who follow me on Instagram, I’m sure you’re aware by now that I recently got a new mattress. My previous mattress was about 10+ years old. The memory foam was worn out, I swore I was going to get stabbed by a spring every night I went to bed and it was starting to give me really bad back pain too.

I ended up getting a foam mattress from a Canadian company based right here in Toronto, AleaSleep. If you know me, you’ll know that I love supporting local and Canadian brands so I was even more excited when I found out that their mattresses are also made right in Toronto.

DIYs, Home Decor

Affordable DIY faux marble bed-tray

January 6, 2018

I’ve always loved the idea of bed trays. Not only are they functional, but they really can add a little extra something to a room. There is something about a styled bed tray that I really love.

I spent a while searching for the perfect bed tray when I was re-designing my bedroom, but everything I found I either didn’t like or it was too much money ($60-100+) and I couldn’t justify the price. That’s when I decided to make my own!

I made this faux-marble tray only using three items and it cost me under $30.

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Bedroom Makeover + Getting Ready for the Holidays with Urban Barn

November 20, 2017

Ever since I renovated my bathroom i have been itching to give my bedroom a makeover as well. There wasn’t anything really wrong with my bedroom, I just kind of felt like I had outgrown it and it wasn’t really “me” anymore.

The last time I had updated was when I was 19 – need I say more? It was full of bright vibrant colours and mixed patterns. Think Kate Spade meets bohemian.

I actually had only just begun thinking about redoing it, and therefor was in no rush to update it… but that all changed the second I walked in my local Urban Barn store. I fell in love with their current collection. From faux fur pillows, to heavy knit blankets and duvet covers, it was cozy-vibes all around and everything was calling my name.

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Home Decor

My Dream Bathroom Renovation – The Reveal

September 4, 2017

I’m so excited to finally share my bathroom reveal with you guys! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that this has been no small renovation. To be entirely honest, I kind of lost track of how long the whole process took.

A few years ago, I did a mini-bathroom reno, which mainly consisted of a fresh coat of paint and new decor item – basically the entire “reno” was purely cosmetics, where as this time we completely gutted the bathroom: walls, ceiling, new insulation, floors, a new fan system, you name it.

It was a really fun process. I knew going into my bathroom renovation that I wanted to keep the same wall colour, which is “flapper fringe” by PARA paints (more on that later). I originally chose this colour by drawing inspiration from my birthstone, the Amethyst. When it came to choosing the other decor elements of my bathroom’s design, I found inspiration in the littlest details: old perfume bottles from my grandmother, antique mason jars, images of french country-chic cottages on Pinterest. Because all of these little details were sentimental to me, I really wanted to keep them when moving into this renovation.