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Architecture: The Perimeter Institute
A couple of weeks ago I attended the BrainStem festival at The Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario. The exhibits were very scientific, techy, and kid-friendly. It was an energetic and very...
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Uptown: The Countertop Decision
I still haven’t quite decided about the kitchen countertop. Annoying. I think I’m close though. Here are the issues. 1. I thought that I was going to just go for quartz but then I started hearing...
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Uptown: Window Blinds
One of the things that I liked about my house when I bought it was that there were really simple (and new) window coverings. The previous owner chose really attractive and convenient window blinds and...
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Marketplace: Polishing Silver
I love collecting silver of any kind – jewelry, photo frames, serving dishes, etc. I blame my mom. She has an amazingly beautiful collection. Both of us have built our home collections after many trips...
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Marketplace: An Antique Dollhouse
Over the weekend, I zipped through the antique malls at St. Jacobs and, as always, I came across a lot of interesting items. This dollhouse made me look. I’m impressed by the amount detail that went...
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Real Estate: Multi-Million Dollar Canadian Homes
The latest issue of Toronto Life published another article about Toronto’s crazy real estate game. This time, the article was focused on a section of Forest Hill where home owners/developers/architects...
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Marketplace: Angus and Company in Elora
If you live in Toronto or you read House & Home magazine, chances are you already know about Angus and Company – a beautifully curated shop for housewares, owned and operated by designer Michael...
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Travel: My Waterloo City Guide on Design*Sponge
Another blogging/writing/publishing dream came true for me a couple of weeks ago, and I’m so excited to share it with all of you. I have been reading Design*Sponge since its creator, Grace Bonney,...
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Blog Linkup: Goals for Fall
It’s been a few months since I participated in the B Bar’s blogger linkup. I know I missed a month, and then Victoria and Meg took a summer vacation, but here we are now! Ready to roll! This month, the...
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Waterloo: KW Symphony at the Centre in the Square
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to attend one of Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony’s Beethoven concert at the Centre in the Square, and I’m pretty excited to share my experience with you. This was the...
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Event: What’s Happening These Days in Kitchener-Waterloo
Anytime is a good time to visit (or move to!) the Waterloo region (see my Design*Sponge Waterloo city guide here), but Christmas time is especially charming. The streets and stores are decorated, and...
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Guest Post: Celebrating This Life’s Christmas Home Tour
I’m so happy to welcome fellow Waterloo-region-based blogger, Rox-Anne from Celebrating This Life, to White Cabana this Monday morning! Rox-Anne and I met via Twitter, then in person, and we’ve been...
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Travel: A Luxurious Stay at Langdon Hall
Before 2015 ended, I wanted to take one last vacation. (I’m always up for a vacation!) By the end of December, I had honestly had it with the stresses of life, and I felt like an all-about-Jordana...
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Travel: Dining at Langdon Hall
Yesterday, I took you on a tour of my Cloister room and the main house at Langdon Hall. Today, I’m highlighting all the delicious food I consumed during my stay. Warning – you’ll likely want to make a...
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Beauty: Manicure Time in Waterloo
Soon after making a connection on Twitter with Waterloo’s All My Nails‘ owner, Peter, I stopped in the salon for a gel manicure and pedicure. Gel manicure, I learned, is similar to the Shellac...
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Celebration: Make it a Langdon Hall Wedding
So I’m not getting married. And I don’t work for Langdon Hall. But…seeing as I love pretty things, delicious food, flowers, gorgeous interiors, and parties, it seems very fitting that I bring you news...
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The Friday Five: 5 Reasons Why I Signed Up for the Hourglass Workout
I’m not a gym-aholic. Heck, ever since I moved to Waterloo, and I walk everywhere, my official exercise time is non-existent. I’ve never been a lover of the gym or workouts, but I do like activities...
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Uptown: Working with Pink in my Basement
I didn’t intend to inject my basement with shades of pink, but some things were just meant to be. I couldn’t fight it. I didn’t want to fight it. After I wrote about Minted’s collection of large-scale...
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Exercise: Hourglass Workout Update
As you may recall, I joined Hourglass here in Waterloo a few weeks ago. I’ve been working out regularly (twice per week) for the last three weeks, and things are going well. While the workouts...
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Friday Five: Flowers From the Potting Shed
I first met Elaine of Cambridge, Ontario’s From the Potting Shed a couple of months ago at Langdon Hall. I was in love with so many of the arrangements she and her team made for Langdon’s wedding open...
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