River House dining room with banquette seating I have always been a big fan of the banquette. For those of you that don’t know, a banquette is a raised bench along a wall. Banquettes are ... Read More about Use A Banquette In A Small Dining Area
How Not To Plan Raised Garden Boxes
The new plants look so beautiful, ready for another season in the raised garden boxes. This blog is about my experience with raised garden boxes. I am going to preface this by saying that I am a ... Read More about How Not To Plan Raised Garden Boxes
Making the Hot Tub A Well-Used Destination For Your Family
Our hot tub is well-used by family and friends. A hot tub is not an inexpensive investment, so to make the most of it has to be conveniently located and easy to use. There was an old hot tub ... Read More about Making the Hot Tub A Well-Used Destination For Your Family
Building a Screened-in Porch
Our new build screened-in porch overlooking the Rideau River We are so pleased with our new-build screened-in porch. In our former house, the screened-in porch was the most-used room in the house, ... Read More about Building a Screened-in Porch
Designing a Pax Wardrobe to Suit Your Needs
Ikea’s Pax wardrobe has been around for years. But I did not really appreciate it in full, until we installed it in our bedroom in the River house. Pax wardrobe in our bedroom in the river ... Read More about Designing a Pax Wardrobe to Suit Your Needs
Functional Redesign Results in Bright and Cheery Laundry Room as Part of the ORC
Our bright and functional laundry room will make accomplishing this necessary task much more pleasureable. If you want to make six weeks go by quickly, do a one room design challenge, that’s for ... Read More about Functional Redesign Results in Bright and Cheery Laundry Room as Part of the ORC