Notes by Meg


  • It is hard to believe it is already July 31st and tomorrow begins the last summer month.With all the summer heat and constant things to do housework and fun, there is still time to fit in some inspiration. Whether that inspiration is just nice to look at or going into the "to-do" file, here are m...
  • Etsy Update

    Just a quick note to say some goodies have been added to my etsy shop and some others have been relisted now that our summer vacation is over with ( insert sad face here) these vintage warehouse baskets are an amazing greige colour. don't you doubt i kept a bunch for me!A few more of the goodies:...
  • Sorry for the lack of posting this week. We are taking a much needed break.Still connected and reading but, a little less creating right now.I am working on my social media icons in the sidebar and once I finally figure it out, there will be a tutorial for all the other like minded non-html coder...
  • Laundry Love

    I have never wanted to do laundry so much ever. I waited somewhat patiently for this wall mount laundry dryer to go on sale for 3 months at Canadian Tire as, the regular price was slightly more than I wanted to spend. This dryer made by Brabantia (nobody asked me to write this post, I just wanted...
  • I was a hold out on the world of Pinterest but, my mom roped me in and now I keep finding awesome ideas I want to try in my own home.I came across the below amazing farmhouse table found here. The plans to build it were found at ana-white. I did not need a farmhouse table but, this was really clo...
  • My story is the same as many. We bought bicast leather chairs in our original move in to our home because the price of genuine leather club chairs was astronomical (which I have since learned Kijiji can fix quite nicely). Not 1 of those nice salemen have cats obviously. Did you know bicast leathe...

Blogging Since 2015

This blog is written by Meg and includes tales of the renovations/ decor changes of her home and the shop she owns in Fonthill, Ontario. It goes back many years, much before the shop was born. It is like one of those stacking dolls. It started with a couple of kids buying their forever home. It snowballed into renovations, which turned into garage shows and then a store. If you are new here, welcome! We are glad you stopped by.