Linda’s Blog
A little treat….
A dinner group that we belong to, that is held between homes of friends in Qualicum Beach, on Denman and Hornby Island’s, had it’s...
Closing in…..
This house is almost at full lock up now, the windows are all in, the exterior doors will arrive any day and more solid plywood covering the garage...
A blank canvas…..
At this point of a new home it looks like a blank canvas that is ready for a creative artist to begin working on……, and in a sense it...
Entry doors…..
We made a decision awhile ago to change our front entry door unit to one that would allow more light into our front entrance hall. We had made a...
Bamboozle…..
Whether for Christmas shopping or simply for a treat for yourself, a trip out to Bamboozle and The House of Leaves in Coombs is a delightful way to...
Foundation…..
This stage of the foundation looks so much tidier! With the forms all stripped off and taken away and the footings all stripped of their wood, the...
Shot of colour…..
While taking our drive around a snowy, brown & green Hornby Island a couple of weeks ago, we were so pleased to come upon a huge shot of colour....
One more foundation for 2010…..
This will be the final foundation to be poured for our company in 2010 for a new custom home. You may recognize the site from a previous post about...
Winter is upon us…..
Winter has hit us suddenly and hard this weekend, and as I write this the snow is falling heavily again, blowing sideways creating the beginnings of...
Variables….
Like I mentioned in my last post, there are so many variables when it comes to paint colours & fabric, mixing the new with what you have can be...
Time to repaint…..
Our house is 10 years old now and we are ready to start repainting some of the rooms, we have always been happy with the original colours but it is...
Stainless steel kettle…..
We were in need of a new kettle because the one we were using was the type you boil on the stove – it was slow to boil, noisy and of course,...