Firstly, I would like to acknowledge how privileged we are to be able to buy in the beautiful city of Vancouver on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
We lived in our one-bedroom 600-square-foot apartment for more than 11 years as we grew from a young couple to a family of four. This allowed us to eventually make the leap to our current 900-square-foot one-bedroom and den condo.
Read MoreWhen we moved we lost our high ceilings and our handy spot above the kitchen cabinets for our books. So I knew I would need to include a place for books in our new space.
Read MoreThis was less of a renovation and more of a re-facing of our galley kitchen in our Beach House. I’m not sure the sweat and tears that went into this project translate in the photos as now it looks like it was an easy and breezy transition. When we moved in to our new place in April I knew I wanted to make the kitchen more us but I had a small budget and wanted to salvage as much of the current kitchen as possible. Renovations to me are a balance of considering the budget versus the dream design while also trying to avoid the wasteful aspects of construction.
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