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19 Apr, 2013

Fishbowl Reno post #56 – the breakfast bar!

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Home/reno|Oh! Things!|Ottawa

Show and tell time! Here’s a bit more information about our lovely breakfast bar made by naCoille Studio.

18 Apr, 2013

Fishbowl Reno post #55 – mostly about the kitchen

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Home/reno

A bit about the kitchen renovation of our war-time home in Ottawa. Plus a video walkthrough!

I’m slowly coming to the end of what has officially become The Longest Series Ever here on the Fishbowl.The remaining posts will be a summary of each room. Each post will contain as much information as I can possibly share. If I have regrets I will mention them, as well as things that make me […]

06 Jan, 2013

Fishbowl Reno post #53 – Sarah’s bedroom

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Home/reno

I’m slowly wrapping up the Fishbowl reno series with more detailed room-by-room posts. This one is about my youngest daughter’s bedroom, which contains a few interesting things. (At least I think so.)

26 Nov, 2012

Reno post #52: Numbers with curve appeal

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Home/reno|Oh! Things!|Ottawa

The mail carriers and UPS dudes and All Other Delivery People will FINALLY be able to figure out which house is ours again: Can I just take a moment to tell you how much I love our new house numbers? I love the curve of the belly of the five, the straight-as-arrows lines of the […]


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