This post is about transforming an ordinary fresh wreath into something more festive, one that works with your decor and style. One of my friends loves decorating her porch for the Christmas season and this year I was so impressed with her DIY wreath and planters that I had to share what she did…. It […]
DIY, INSPIRATION, ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, RENOVATIONS, Uncategorised
Hello! It is week 5 of the One Room Challenge and I have some good updates and tips for you! Here are the past weeks to see what I have been up to. Week 1 (Plans and inspirational pictures) | Week 2 (What type of paneling to use) Week 3 (Choosing wallpaper) | Week 4 (Update on lighting) I’ll […]
DIY, INSPIRATION, ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, RENOVATIONS
Welcome to week 2 of the One Room Challenge! If you are new to Sweet Maple, I am giving my powder room a little facelift. I knew it needed more character but didn’t realize how much it was missing until I posted the inspiration pictures and the current pictures of my bathroom in week 1. […]
INSPIRATION, ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, RENOVATIONS, Uncategorised
Hello! I’m very excited to say that I’m back to do another One Room Challenge… I did this challenge for our master bedroom in spring 2015 and it was a bit crazy but I still love how it turned out. I like this challenge because it forces me to finish a room in 6 weeks. […]
Want a quick way to update something in your home? You should go ahead and paint something! I have painted many things in our house – a dish rack to hold books for my son’s room, bathroom tile, our kitchen counter (when we first moved in), wood paneling, multiple items in the nursery, a bookcase that […]
INSPIRATION, kids, Uncategorised
Things are moving ahead for my son’s big boy room. I just picked out a print from Minted to go above a dresser and it is on its way! I can’t wait to show you what I picked in the reveal! Minted is my favourite online art resource because their site isn’t too overwhelming and […]
INSPIRATION, MASTER BEDROOM, RENOVATIONS
Welcome back to the One Room Challenge, we are at the end… week 6!!! Hard to believe the challenge is over. I’m pretty excited I made it, not that I didn’t think I wasn’t going to but this last week was crazy. I would like to thank Linda from Calling it Home for putting on […]
INSPIRATION, MASTER BEDROOM, RENOVATIONS
I’m thrilled to say that I will be participating in the One Room Challenge which is led by Linda from Calling it Home. The idea behind the semi-annual challenge is to transform a room in your home in only 6 weeks! I first heard about it through Vanessa from Decor Happy. She transformed her builder […]
I revealed our kitchen and now I would love to show you our living room which connects to the kitchen. We wanted one big open space at the back of the house. So we started off with a floor plan like this: This is our floor plan now. Much more functional for our family. I love […]
Bedrooms, INSPIRATION, Uncategorised
As Christmas is only days away, I’m finding myself thinking of the new year and what I would like to accomplish. At the top of my list is redecorating our master bedroom. It’s just not working for us, it looks fine the way it is but I know it can be MUCH better. I’ve been […]
