Notes by Meg


  • So, that is a bit of a white lie. This technically isn't project #3, it is just the order it landed into my blog schedule.Prior to Christmas actually, Trevor and I went to meet a guy through a friend that had a load of Ontario wood pear crates he needed out of his garage. We definitely helped and...
  • Thank you for your wonderful comments yesterday about our patina style spare bedroom.In following the first project of the year with our chalkboard wall, as I took down the Christmas mantel in our living room I whitewashed our brick.I have wanted to change the brick for quite some time and didn't...
  • Finding my Patina Style

    It's no secret if you follow me on Pinterest that I love Brooke Giannetti and her blog Velvet and Linen. I think a blog post of my favourite sources of inspiration is forthcoming.Anyways, the book she and her husband authored Patina Style is hands down my favourite decorating and design book. ...
  • So I got myself up to a bit of mischief this Christmas holiday. I took a break from blogging but not because I was leaving my house alone.I had a few projects creep out of my head and onto our walls etc and this one is up first.The wall by our main floor bathroom was just begging for something mo...
  • Ah, our last inspiration set of 2013.I have been a slight bit lazy with regards to the blog this week. I have given myself a bit of a hiatus. I have still been reading others, but just took a step back from mine to reboot my inspiration brain and it seems to have worked because I am getting set t...
  • It is hard to believe another year is coming to a close.Oliver and Rust has bloomed wonderfully this year (namely in transferring from MT-Tails into Oliver and Rust) and as such has had some successful posts that you all enjoyed. Here's a roundup of the posts you loved in 2013#5 Back to the offic...

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.