{thanks}

Many thanks to:

Tip Junkie for featuring my diamond tufted headboard in How to Make a Headboard and my silver leaf Ikea Rast dresser hack in Repainting Ikea Furniture.

and to 

where Maria listed my Silver leaf Ikea Rast dresser hack in her 10 Interesting Posts post.

Thanks Maria! 

Today I am off to Ikea to source and price out a few things for our newly appointed games room.

Hoping to find something to sit and curl up on, like this:

Ektorp loveseat

and maybe something for a media centre like this:

PS cabinet

Hoping to get the ball rolling on finishing the space as ...

next week I am participating in 10 Rooms 

Also later this week I am hosting a giveaway to celebrate almost 350 followers!

Happy Monday

XO Barbara

{happy thanksgiving to my american friends}

While we lived in the US {Virginia} for only a few years, we embraced and enjoyed Thanksgiving. You Americans sure know how to kick off the Christmas season with a big huge party! 

source: Graphics Fairy

I loved how the neighbourhood became quiet on Thanksgiving, with the aroma of turkey baking in the air. I loved how the next day was a Christmas decorating blitz, both outside and inside homes. After moving back to Canada, I found our Thanksgiving, which is early October, just didn't have the same excitement. Now I enjoy the US Thanksgiving vicariously though all the American blogs and my former Virginia neighbours.

source: Better Home and Gardens

I want to wish all my American neighbours a Happy Thanksgiving. 

Thank-you for following and reading my blog. 

Most of all thanks to those who have become wonderful friends, even though we haven't met, I find that it's through blogging and our love of DIY and design that we have found a common ground and friendship.

Thanks~

I would like to thank Kendall at Finesse Your Nest for doing a little write-up and featuring me and my blog on Feature a Newbie Wednesday! If you want great ideas for your home you need to check her blog out. She is great at re-purposing found objects (you won't believe what she finds in the trash) and creating a wonderful home without spending much. 

Thanks Kendall!

I have also had a busy week. I am getting ready to head out of town to Hawaii for a daughter's track team 12 day training camp trip. I was asked to chaperone and well - gosh darn it -  it is a tough job but somebody has to do it. 

I know life is rough.

 Please don't feel sorry for me.

 I am still going to post how I made the faux roman blinds and chalkboard window for my laundry room. I know I said I would post last week but life has a funny way of getting in the way!