My fella as well as I gotten our very first home this past fall. It’s a wee semi-detached in the east end of Toronto. We like our neighbourhood as well as street, however I believe I can state without bias that our loveable bit abode is still extremely solidly in its awful duckling stage. a lot of of our embellishing budget plan (sniff, sniff) is going into: all the stuff you can’t see (wiring), have to get however don’t want to (like a dehumidifier), or is urgently needed (a new roof) — this truly hurt.

I have found that treating myself to some little embellishing hits assists to keep me from focusing as well difficult on all the “wow, that’s so ugly” bits of my home (swirly pink laminate kitchen area countertops, anyone?). My recent retail therapy hit is this incredible 100% cotton Kajsa Blad duvet cover as well as pillowcase set, $25 (for Queen size) new from Ikea. $25 — seriously, exactly how might I state no? After pulling the set on my bed, I stepped back, as well as squinted truly difficult at my bedroom walls (in determined requirement of a coat of paint). I understand someday these linens will look great against a natural linen headboard (like in the photo below) as well as dark wall colour (maybe something like Iron mountain (2134-30) by Benjamin Moore). up until then, (sigh), at least I have a quite location to lay my head.

Photo credits: 1-2. Sarah Hartill 3. Ikea Kajsa Blad