Notes by Meg


  • Good morning wonderful people.The start to another week.Prior to our Houzz shoot,I was looking for a new pretty towel(s) for our upstairs bathroom. I had kept the same white towels on the bar for a few years and was just changing out the top hand towel.I settled on a light new single towel with s...
  • Wine barrel ottoman

    Happy Friday all! More DIYing coming at you today.The post about our backyard patio has received so much love from all of you, it's making me blush. Seriously though we spend a lot of time in our backyard, eating, drinking, reading, gardening, talking, listening to music so it needs to be accomod...
  • A visit to moms house

    Today we are taking a little trip out of my home and into my moms house.My mom and I share a lot of the same taste, anything vintage, silver, wood boxes (we are usually arguing over who saw it first) but, we also have a good variety of differences.She does not share my addiction to the quirky and...
  • Today is the day of book sharing here at MT-Tails.A little while ago I discovered Knack Studios by Barb Blair and developed a deep respect for her furniture makeovers. Although some of her furniture is quite bright and multi-coloured (different styles is all) the finish and technique is so well t...
  • White Provincial Style

    Another before and after for you today.I love these provincial dressers and snap them up whenever I see them especially when they are solid wood.This lovely lady got a lot of wood filler, 1 coat of primer and 2+ coats of Annie Sloan old/pure white mix because I just like them together.but wait......
  • Happy June

    Happy June everyone! I am just popping in today between paint drying to let everyone know for the month of June buy any 2 or more items and receive 15% off of your purchase total.Use shop code: SHOPOLIVER15 I have had a lot of fun things come in and pounced on some neat sales. I have come across ...

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.