Our cottage was previously a Man-Camp, with a forest in disarray. Clearing it involved chopping down 100-foot pines and dealing with massive wood and brush piles.
Clearing Brush and Eating an Elephant
Refinishing Wood Stairs Old House
We refinished the wooden staircase in our 130 year old home. It was a daunting task, but we are happy with the results.
Painting the Cottage Wooden Floor
Our summer cottage had an old wooden floor painted forest green which we did not love. We gave it a coat or two of neutralizing paint for a quick makeover.
Painting a Brick Fireplace
We painted the fireplace in our Northern Island cottage. A DIY Before and After story.
Ontario’s Ice Harvest History
A mysterious island barn is a legacy of Ontario's historic Ice Harvest industry.
Renovating the Master Bedroom (Part 2)
Part 2 of our Century Home Bedroom Before and After
Renovating our Master Bedroom
Renovating the Master Bedroom in our century home ourselves. Part 1 of a Before and After story.
Family Room Reno – Before and After
A before and after story about our century home family room makeover.
Old House Living Room Before and After
A before and after story about our old house living room renovation
Home Staging 101
Having our home staged isn't fun, but we can definitely learn from it. We have had our homes staged a few times over the years.
3 Bathrooms Before and After
We renovated three bathrooms in our 1890s home and this is a quick summary
The New Old Bathroom
We completed few small projects in our almost complete bathroom reno ourselves - spraypainting a light fixture and installing a vintage doorknob.
Penny Tile Floor – How To
Our DIY penny round tile floor project is finished without too much drama ( why and how to install and cut penny tile and how to avoid bad penny tile installation)
Terror in the Neighbourhood
We evicted our neighbourhood terrors
1990s Gas Fireplace Makeover
We didn't like our shiny green gas 1990s fireplace, so we gave it an inexpensive DIY makeover