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DIY – Breakfast nook and dining room
It was about time I started sharing a few improvements we’ve been doing around this sweet home of ours. It’s been fun and busy around here, in DIY universe. This house is a big project, however nothing is in desperate need of repair, so we’re taking it slow. This is one of the reasons we chose this house too, having a lot of room for improvement and customization, but it’s perfectly livable for the time being. Anyway, let’s start with the painting news, shall we? After Alice’s bedroom, the first thing that came across our minds was the rear patio doors, leading to the backyard (just off the kitchen, in…
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Snowy Monday
Another snowy day around here. Slow drive, monochromatic visuals, but beautiful on its own way. If you look on the photos below, can you guess who loves the snow the most around here? Beijos
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Parecendo Natal já…
Vocês acreditam que já é quase Natal? Eu sinto que esse mês vem recheado de coisas boas. Parece que todo mundo começou cedo no espírito natalino esse ano, já vejo árvores de Natal e fotos com o papai noel desde o final de outubro. Agora que é oficialmente dezembro, estamos entrando no clima mesmo. Compras, nossa vez de tirar foto com o bom velhinho, trilha sonora das músicas natalinas do Michael Bublé, família vindo, as festas de final do ano e tudo mais que involve. Eu espero que neste ano eu possa decorar a árvore até embaixo, esperando que a Alice não pegue todas as bolas para brincar. Até agora…
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5 fatos sobre um dia de neve | Ottawa – Canadá
Visão da nossa rua Eu estava com um post semi pronto da primeira neve do ano que caiu no sábado e nosso outono aqui nos presenteou com uma tempestade de neve e por si, tirou todo o propósito daquele post. Pensei que aqueles 5 cm de sábado nem valeram comparados com esses 25cm de terça e quarta. A mídia estava propagando a tempestade desde o final de semana e apesar de se ouvir que começaria na segunda-feira durante o dia, começou mesmo durante a noite de segunda pra terça-feira. A previsão do tempo daqui nem sempre acerta e é só vendo pra crer mesmo, mas 20cm é difícil de errar,…
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Let the painting begin…
I did mention that almost the whole house is painted in a beige/yellow tone, right? Well, I probably didn’t mention the hospital green tone that is covering a few of the bedrooms. Alice’s room is one of them. I just thought her room was the first on our list, since didn’t require that much work and investment to look nice. My plan was to keep the same color scheme we had in her room in the old house, just because everybody was happy with the results. So stripe it is. This is the before… The striped wall – Lines were drawn every 20 cm, with a help of level. Lot…
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How to break tiles – not on purpose
The first and only thing we did so far on our ensuite bathroom was removing the trim for some shower doors they previously had in there. The actual door is nowhere to be seen, so I found no reason to keep the trim hanging around. I started with the unscrew part, then some caulking removal to finally pull the trim out. It was going fine until I pulled the trim a little harder and a tile just came out with it… awww… fail! I could noticed that the tiles around the area are all sort of loose. I just can’t wait to see them all go. Meanwhile, we’ll have to…
