While outdoor spaces are often overlooked in winter, they can be wonderful places to entertain and enjoy in the cooler months. In fact, with clever design, an outdoor garden can improve the functionality of your home all year round and it’s something that horticulturalist, landscaper and stylist Adam Robinson is well versed in. “Everyone feels […]
You know a big WOW factor is guaranteed with any new Ace Hotel’s architecture and interiors, and their latest Toronto branch doesn’t fail to deliver. My eyes widened at the details that embrace every curve and history the building has to offer. As Ace Hotel often enjoy working with buildings deemed a delightful ‘challenge’, […]
Sponsored by Who Gives A Crap I’ve been intrigued by Who Gives A Crap and their recycled and bamboo, do-good toilet paper for some time, and the pandemic loo roll shortages definitely brought the brand, and toilet paper manufacturing in general, into the spotlight! So, I gave it a go! The 48-roll box is a […]
As we’ve seen many times over the last few years, the trickle-down effects of the pandemic are many and varied. One of many people to have undergone a COVID-induced career pivot, Sydney high school teacher Sabina Contreras decided to put her interior design diploma to excellent use by starting her own renovation business. Passionate travellers, […]
How to make an easy and large sliding Lego or puzzle tray! This simple project gives you a large, flat surface for the kids to put together Lego sets, but also hides away under the sofa or a chair! This flat DIY Lego tray also works GREAT for puzzles and games. (This is a DIY […]
Having built over 50,000 homes since the company’s inception, it’s safe to say that Henley know a few things about home design. And while it’s often one of the smaller parts of the home (for most of us), the walk-in-robe (WIR) holds a special place in our hearts. Over the years it’s a space that […]
It was after my mini meltdown that I moved into gear to update his space into a room fit for a teenager. We talked about what he wanted and decided a few of things needed to be updated to get rid of the little kid vibes. 🙂 When we moved into our home four+ years […]
Somewhere in East London, inside a 1924 shoe factory, sits an apartment that could pass off for a park. Exposed brick emblazons the walls, plants spill out of baskets and a garden-style picnic table masquerades as a spiffy workspace. When climate activists and filmmakers, Jack Harries and Alice Aedy, first got their hands on […]
Today, our friend and interior designer Kathryn Bamford, recaps last night’s room reveals. Whoa what a first week on The Block! Main bathrooms as the first room to complete and a room that could win the contestants $10,000 in cash, a fully mature tree for their landscaping and (wait for it) a $250,000 Winning Appliances […]
My ten top room makeovers over my 14 years as a DIY and decor blogger. This month marks 14 years of blogging here at Thrifty Decor Chick! I started this blog in 2008 to share my DIY and home projects with friends and family…I never DREAMED it would turn into what it has! Blogging has […]