Category Archives: Unique Outdoor Design

Creative ideas to build your own Funky Outhouse or Wooden Throne

March 7th, 2013 | 59 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, DIY, Interior Design, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

Need some inspiration for creating an outhouse ~ small garden shed ~ or small outbuilding ? All three buildings are the same same but different. Outhouse – toilet + gardening tools = Very cool garden shed DIY OUTHOUSE IDEAS : …

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15 Ways to Decorate with TWIGS. Simple. Gorgeous. Just like Pocahontas.

May 12th, 2012 | 51 Comments | Posted in Beach, DIY, Unique Outdoor Design

There is something to be said about decorating with sticks. It makes you feel a bit like Pocahontas. A wild child. Living in the woods. It also causes you to think outside the decorator box. Keeping it simple. Yet beautiful. …

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Rain Chains Are Sexy & Cheap AND Won’t Get You In Trouble With Your Spouse

April 17th, 2012 | 45 Comments | Posted in DIY, Interior Design, Unique Outdoor Design

Except my spouse. Rain chains get me in trouble with him. I don’t know why. { insert ‘pretend’ innocent face } TRUTH: Rain chains are sexy and they are cheap. I was going to say that about my spouse too. …

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Is Your Neighbour a Jerk face? Green Moss Graffiti to the rescue…

April 5th, 2012 | 31 Comments | Posted in DIY, Random Craziness, Unique Outdoor Design

********************************************** GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBOURS ********************************************** and Green Moss Graffiti makes them even BETTER neighbours. You got that right, Charlie Brown. I had a bad neighbour. ONCE. Been there. Done that. Don’t want the jerk face poster again. Time …

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A Unique Outdoor Landscape- A pool built in an old Stone Barn Foundation.

October 10th, 2011 | 13 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

I am a designer. Nothing boring ever happens. Ever. Well, one exception: Excel spread sheets. B*O*R*I*N*G However, in design, so many things are EXCITING !!! I like to jump outside the box a little. CASE IN POINT : Our pool …

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How to create stunning outdoor lighting with grapevine

October 6th, 2011 | 7 Comments | Posted in DIY, Interior Design, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

Do you love these as much as I do? Clearly, not only am I a white cotton sheet hussy, I am a grapevine lighting trollop too. Are you a floozy just like me? I love them almost as much as …

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IDEAL WORLD : Everyone should have an adult tree house

September 28th, 2011 | 25 Comments | Posted in Our Treehouse, Unique Outdoor Design

You know, I started to do some serious thinking Uhhhumm, a rare moment indeedy : thinking YES, serious NO I bet most writers plan their blog writing. Well, not me. I am one of those “fly by the seat of …

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Up In the Tree House with a Friend

September 25th, 2011 | 13 Comments | Posted in Our Treehouse, Unique Outdoor Design

It seems, every single day….someone truly amazes me. Have you had that happen ? The absolute kindness of a stranger. Or a new friendship that happens almost instantly? An authentic, down to earth friendship and support of a friend…whether they …

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The CARTOONATIC app is where it’s at

September 16th, 2011 | 11 Comments | Posted in My Favourite Apps, Our Treehouse, Unique Outdoor Design

~ A DAY IN THE TREE HOUSE ~ with my handy dandy favourite app. I have declared FRIDAY as app loving friday. There you go, I have a habit of creating national holidays. Everyone, leave work, and go and download …

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I am a white cotton ~ white loving ~ natural fiber hussy

August 27th, 2011 | 9 Comments | Posted in Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

I didn't give these ones away...they are WHITE :-)

It is official. I am an all cotton, white linens lovin’, funky outhouse crazed – hussy. A natural fibers hussy is my new official title. I think I will have it printed on my biz cards. Jokes, Mom, jokes. Join …

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HOME IS WHERE I KEEP MY HAT~ MY HEART~ MY EVERYTHING

August 8th, 2011 | 11 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Our Home, Our Treehouse, Unique Outdoor Design

Design life has always been a super busy life for me. How does everyone else have time to brush their hair?! Taking time to just stop and enjoy the quiet moments can be a challenge. Please tell me that everyone …

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HAVE A DREAM? My goal is to have our home published~oh how dreamy that would be~

August 5th, 2011 | 29 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Mosaics, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

There is no place like home We recently had a photo crew come to our home. What an absolute privilege on this earth to have an incredible photographer and team (!!!) come to our place. ANDREW GRINTON, can you feel …

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A SNEAK PEEK OF THE POOL PHOTO SHOOT

July 19th, 2011 | 3 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

That’s it. It’s official. Andrew Grinton is one adorable, talented, kind, incredible soul of a photographer. Just sayin…. Check out his work. Here is a sneak peek of our latest photo shoot at our pool. The link to his …

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Home Sweet Home

July 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

Well, the time has come. We will make our journey onward and upward to HOME SWEET HOME ~ Canada. Someone better hide the maple syrup, s’mores, crispy crunch chocolate bars, homemade pie, crispy bacon, and ketchup potato chips. Now, as …

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