More Great Finds!!!

I was busy all last week shopping up a storm for my project home and I'm excited to share some of my finds. First off, let me say it's hard to shop for finishes when your home is a complete reno mess, but somehow I managed, with a little help from a good friend of mine (Renee Elliott), to help me see the complete vision and be confident in the choices I was making.

Let's start with the paint colours, the pictures of the swatches are not the greatest, but I'm sure you will get an idea of the colours in the home.

The paint colour is from C-I-L, it is a Pewter Grey colour from their Clean & Playful collection and will be used throughout the whole house including basement. I have a lot of chunky window trim and tall baseboards that will all be painted white, so I think this Pewter Grey colour will act as a great contrast against the white and really  make the baseboards and window trim pop!


Next up is Grey Tweed also from C-I-L, this colour will be used in both bathrooms, as I like using a darker colour in the bathrooms and comes from their Deep & Luxurious collection.


Last, but not least, is the accent colour in the master bedroom. I LOVE accent walls, as is evident throughout my previous projects, so of course I decided to do one in this home too. This colour is Dark Cavern from Behr and will be used, you guessed it, in my master bedroom for the accent wall. I can't wait to see it all come together.

Let's move onto the flooring. The main floor and upstairs will have oak hardwood floors installed, whereas the basement will get carpet. Again you don't want to spend to much money in the basement as your focal points are on the main level anyway, so I find carpet is the best, inexpensive option. It also makes the basement feel more cozy and usable. Normally I choose a traditional medium brown colour for the floors as it's not too light (which I don't like at all), not too dark, where every dust particle shows and it's safe. But this time around I decided to live life on the edge and go with this colour.......

I love how this floor colour incorporates warm tones and cool tones, which is perfect for the home considering one whole wall on the main floor is brick (warm tones) and the other walls will be in the grey family (cool tones), how perfect is this? I received a great price for these floors too, courtesy of my good old friends from the Hardwood Liquidation Centre.

Now that I have established the colour palate in the home, here are some of my great finds....

Kitchen

These will be the colour of my kitchen cabinets, which I will be purchasing from Ikea. These stools I bought for my peninsula in the kitchen, from Urban Barn last week for $99 (on sale)!!!!!

A white farmers sink from Ikea will be placed in the peninsula and above it will hang pendant lighting which I haven't decided on yet.


Main Bathroom

I found this vintage beauty last week at one of the antiques stores on Queen St W in Parkdale for only $150!!!! I have been dying to use a vintage dresser as a vanity for my washroom and I finally got the opportunity after scouring the stores. I would normally go to an outdoor antique market, but there aren't many options during this time of year, so I had to stick with stores. This dresser has a long way to go, his and her white bowl sinks will be installed on top and the whole dresser will receive a makeover from Re:Creative Works, I can't wait! That light fixture I found at Home Depot for $79.99 and will go above this bathroom vanity, amazing!

3rd Bedroom


My 3rd bedroom closet is big and was missing closet doors. I really wanted to put up sliding barn doors, but didn't want to go through the hassle of finding ones I liked. Therefore, I had my contractor build these with some pine and a bit of stain, all that's missing is a cool handle. You also can't beat the price, this project came in under $100!!!

Front Porch


I found this great vintage light fixture during my visit to the Queen St W antique stores for $95!!! Upon seeing it, I instantly thought it would be a great front porch light fixture for my new beautiful porch (which still has some work). I love how the exterior of the home will have an old meets new look, just like the rest of the home.

I hope you enjoyed my great finds from last week, and let me know if you have any great finds of your own, I would love to hear about them!