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Sarah Haywood
Just a girl who loves old homes, renovations, interior decorating, DIY projects, and gardening.
Recent Posts
siding
What I Hate Most About Our Home's Exterior
By Sarah Haywood on Mar 15, 2013
In all my dreamy dreams of the perfect home, never once did I imagine a house clad with orange brick. Uhhh, yeah. Our house has orange brick. Every time I look at it I cringe.... Continue reading
decor
DIY Front Entry Update
By Sarah Haywood on Jan 17, 2013
Oh how I love when I find the perfect thing. And it totally happened the other night on a way overdue trip to Homesense. I hadn't been shopping there since before Christmas. So yes, I... Continue reading
interior design, furniture, bedrooms
The Search for the Perfect Headboard
By Sarah Haywood on Nov 30, 2012
Searching for the "perfect" headboard, where we live, is virtually impossible. If you forgot, we're way up here in Northern Ontario. It's not so far North that we live in igloos, but it's far enough... Continue reading
interior design, windows
Window Treatment Dilemma
By Sarah Haywood on Nov 21, 2012
I have a window treatment dilemma. For serious. (Do people even say that or did I make that up?) We bought our house because it was old and had lots of that old-house character that... Continue reading
flooring
New Jute Rug in the Living Room
By Sarah Haywood on Nov 10, 2012
If you haven't noticed by now, I'm pretty much the girl who says she will post about stuff and then never does. Well, eventually I do, but usually about a year later than I said... Continue reading
kitchen, diy
Kitchen Quick Fix: DIY Grocery Sign
By Sarah Haywood on Oct 12, 2012
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was hoping to craft up a little sign for the kitchen. Our poor kitchen got no lovin' for the longest time. It's in desperate need of a major overhaul but we're... Continue reading
paint, 1, 2, 3
The Fixer Upper - Paint Colours
By Sarah Haywood on Oct 09, 2012
P.S. I guess I took a bit of a blog break. I'll share why in one of my annoying 25 Things posts (like here, here, here, and here). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So remember when we bought the... Continue reading
You Ask, I Answer - Part Four - About White Furniture
By Sarah Haywood on Sep 28, 2012
Yes I borrowed those yellow cushions from the sunroom for this photo and yes they look weird because they are too big. ;) How do you keep everything so white?!?! I admire your couch, but... Continue reading
windows
A Little Fix in the Sunroom, Plus a Sneak Peek
By Sarah Haywood on Sep 23, 2012
P.S. The pictures in this post are super grainy and terrible. It's been gloomy and rainy all day so it's technically not my fault. Oh, you forgive me? You're sweet. Let's be friends. P.S.S. My blog... Continue reading
Sign Inspiration For My Next Project
By Sarah Haywood on Sep 20, 2012
Image: Country Living Now that we've got both the baby and The Fixer Upper under control (I say that with a smirk)(like either of them will ever be under control, haha), it's time for this... Continue reading
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