Notes by Meg


  • Winter Upstairs Decor

    We are rounding up the winter decor in our home with the upstairs hallway and bathroom.Again I went a little simpler but I was also having withdrawal symptoms from taking down all the twinkling lights so, I added the winter trees from Restoration Hardware in the flocked style and they glow every ...
  • Welcome to all of my new followers as of late from all the lovely house tours out there.I am so happy you are here.I have been inundated with questions about my camera and what editing software I am using especially since Saturday's post about the doozy photo from our laundry room.I bumped out th...
  • Feeling the Love......

    What a lovely week it has been here at Oliver and Rust.I just wanted to send out a few thank you's this morning to people that have been good to us.Our post on Patina Style in the Spare bedroom has received a lot of attention and was featured on Common Ground and French Country Cottage this week....
  • Etsy Updates

    Short and sweet this morning.New goodies in store.Have a great weekend all,Meg
  • Awhile back I was asked along with a group of bloggers as a part of One King's Lane to show a chair in my home that "is me", is a statement in my home and showcases my style. I am a chair lover, maybe it is a genetic code thing as my mom is chair obsessed. She brings chairs home like I bring home...
  • Winter Decor Main Floor

    All the sneak peeks with the latest projects including the chalkboard wall and the whitewashed mantel, how about seeing the rest of the main floor?I went a bit in the neutral whites, black and a bit of green. Not the crazy green of springtime but, who couldn't use that right now with the insane u...

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.