tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13040995360837807792024-03-12T20:17:15.526-07:00 j and l projectsmy diversion...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-16006134058051178562016-10-18T06:02:00.005-07:002016-10-18T06:05:17.804-07:00What was once a hardware store...So it has been a long time since I posted anything. Lots has changed. New apartment, new jobs, new city... But before we cover that...<br />
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Has anyone else looked at some of the the home decor lines that Canadian Tire carries now (e.g., Canvas, Globe, etc.)? They are really impressive and the prices are exactly what you would expect from CT i.e., reasonable!<br />
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Just to give you an idea, I bought a floor lamp very similar to this one on Saturday.<br />
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This version is $329 at West Elm. Don't get me wrong- it is a beautiful lamp, but that price is kind of steep. Enter CT and the Canvas Quinn floor lamp...</div>
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This lamp is $129.99 regular price but (in true CT way) it is on sale regularly for $97.49. Which is what I paid. And, from what I can tell, the line is good quality.</div>
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The icing on the cake- CT also carries "retro" light bulbs.</div>
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Since the bulb of this lamp is exposed and it is a lamp that is not used all the time, I thought it would be nice to have something unique in it. </div>
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I found this version of a vintage tube filament bulb at Restoration Hardware for $13 (after conversion from US to CAD).</div>
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This is the version I found at CT. The Globe retro tube filament bulb ($6.99). Same look- half the price. For a total of under $105 (versus just under $350) I got exactly what I was looking for.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-31664109643936636632016-05-04T04:49:00.000-07:002016-05-04T04:49:54.781-07:00The Closet Door Conundrum A while back I posted about <a href="http://jandlprojects.blogspot.ca/2016/01/barn-door-yay-or-nay.html" target="_blank">installing a barn door for our bedroom closet door</a>. I loved the idea (and still do) but, unfortunately, the closet opening was an awkwardly large size so we were unable to find a door that would work (or the barn hardware that would fit the width of door we needed). The end result- a quick, easy and inexpensive fix that still looks great and is functional.<br />
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The curtain closet door- <i>Inspiration pics</i><br />
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...soon to come...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-42960278389556252222016-01-07T13:24:00.001-08:002016-01-07T13:24:50.073-08:00Barn Door- Yay or Nay?I have a odd sized, uncovered opening for my bedroom closet seen here in two of the listing photos...<br />
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I have put the bed the other way so that the foot of the bed is partially covering the closet opening. This allows the tiny bedroom to have much more use-able space. The idea I had was to use a barn door (with mirror) for the closet door. Something similar to below...<br />
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I was thinking that I could get an old door for cheap (thrift), put a piece of mirror on it (maybe thrift too...) and frame it in wood painted cream. Hmmm...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-26324672044736623532015-12-16T18:00:00.001-08:002015-12-16T18:00:40.268-08:00Another Kitchen Update #2So this has been a slow process but the end is finally in sight! At this point we have replaced the counter-top, sink, faucet, drain for the sink (well technically all the plumbing going to the sink) and hinges. The cabinets are painted grey and all that's left to do is to put the final coat of matt-finish Varathane on the cabinets and oiling the counter-top (a couple of times).<br />
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We love the the look of the counter-tops, sink and faucet. And (bonus) we had enough wood leftover from the counter-top to make a BIG cutting board. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-87062577081507691062015-09-04T13:58:00.000-07:002015-09-04T13:58:51.559-07:00Another Kitchen Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is how the kitchen looks today. The insides of the cabinets and drawer fronts are all finished being painted. I did all the back-splash touch-ups. Now we just have to finish painting the cabinet doors, buy and install new hinges and put everything back together. Then my favorite part begins... decorating...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-86559193198282653332015-08-21T10:40:00.001-07:002015-08-21T10:40:28.556-07:00Apartment For SaleI realize that I am not done posting the before and after photos of the apartment, but <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/GMmisc-files/Andrea+Callon/49-ridout-2.mp4" target="_blank">here</a> is the amazing virtual tour that our agent had made for the sale of the condo.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-35100564289888421902015-08-21T10:38:00.001-07:002015-08-21T10:38:14.645-07:00Update on Kitchen Mock-upAlthough I had hoped to paint the back of the open cabinetry cream as I said <a href="http://jandlprojects.blogspot.ca/2015/08/kitchen-mock-up.html" target="_blank">here</a>... I have now accepted reality and, in an effort to save myself time (and a lot of frustration), decided to paint the backs the same grey as the rest of the cabinetry. It will still look really nice and be much easier to paint.<br />
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Old church pew (thrift) for the bench seating (to be painted if it`s in bad condition or not a stain that I like)...<br />
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A wood dining table (thrift- can get these for a steal online) that can be extended (painted dark grey- like the kitchen cabinets)...<br />
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A rustic wood mirror (for above the sink; new or thrift)...<br />
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This is what I was originally thinking but it looks like it will be difficult to straighten some of the doors so it may be easier just to remove them.<br />
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If, by some miracle we do not replace the ugly floor tiles, here is what it will look like.<br />
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This is my "new" kitchen (i.e., new to me but not to the world).<br />
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I think/know it needs a lot of love. I am thinking the following jobs are an immediate must:</div>
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1 piece rough cut barn-board (cut to 6" length)<br />
8 flanges (galvanized steel)<br />
8 x 3" pieces of pipe (galvanized steel with threaded ends)<br />
4 x 1" pieces of pipe (galvanized steel with threaded ends)<br />
4 corner tees (galvanized steel with female fittings)<br />
1 4' piece of pipe (galvanized steel with threaded ends) <br />
1 can matte black spray paint (galvanized steel with threaded ends) <br />
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Screw together all the threaded ends in the below configuration. Make sure that all the joints are fashioned securely together and laying flat on the floor.<br />
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Wipe down the metal with soap and water to remove any residue on the pipes. Once the pipes are dry, spray paint the bench base in a well ventilated area. I used matte black paint to give it a rod iron look. </div>
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Next, secure the barn-board to the bench base via the upper flanges attached to the bench base.</div>
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Stain the barn-board bench surface any colour you like. I choose a dark walnut stain.<br />
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Sand down the surface of the bench if it is rough. I liked the colour of the wood after only one coat of stain so I left it at this point. Lastly, add a coat of polyurethane/urethane to protect the bench top. That's all... Ssssoooo happy with the results!<br />
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Total cost= $70 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-3928751638286174432015-07-09T13:40:00.000-07:002015-07-09T13:40:58.755-07:00Our Apartment Made it onto Apartment Therapy!This is very exciting for me! I have been a fan of <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/" target="_blank">Apartment Therapy</a> for years but since most of my places have been under reno this whole time, I have never had anything to post. Well that wait is over...<br />
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Before- Obviously staged to sell just like the living room. Great bones though.</div>
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After- Repainted a lighter shade of beige. Feels much brighter now. You can't see them in this photo but their are curtains across the whole wall making it look like a wall of windows. A very pretty and functional space. <br />
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Before- Staged to sell with a very large, modern, alcohol burning candle where (I think) a traditional fireplace should be. <br />
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After- Lighter and brighter. Best bang for our buck was the fireplace. Stu and I installed the fireplace which we got for free from the apartment across the hall. We painted it grey, had a mirror cut, created the slate surround and drove 1 hour to buy the cast iron, art nouveau fireplace insert (which we found on Kijiji). Total project cost around $200... totally worth the effort for such a great focal point! <br />
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The most practical project in the room was the landing strip we created behind the sofa. Stu made the hooks and shelf himself and we had a carpet runner bound to the size that fit perfectly in the long space. There is a long bench made from barn board and plumbing that I made behind the sofa with show storage underneath. By doing this we turned a negative (i.e., having no front closet or proper entryway) and turned it into a positive. </div>
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I will miss those floors! Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-73025952564788059152015-05-24T17:50:00.000-07:002015-05-24T17:50:04.972-07:00New House!While our brief time in a condo was lovely... I do not think that condo life is for us. So we bought a beautiful little cottage just around the corner.<br />
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The Before Photos (with someone else's things inside it...)- <br />
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The house from the street... lots of curb appeal!<br />
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The front vestibule... surprisingly large but no built-in closet.<br />
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The dining room... really good size with terrific floors and trim.<br />
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The living room... <br />
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The kitchen... needs some tlc. Floors have to go and the wall colour is not working for me. <br />
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The eat-in kitchen... lots of unrealized potential. That cabinet has to go!<br />
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The back porch... clearly a prevously underused space. Would make a perfect and functional mudroom. Lots of built-ins.<br />
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The master bedroom... small but functional. Closet needs a door!<br />
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Bedroom #2... again small but functional. Wallpaper is going!<br />
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The front porch... the floorboards needs to be sanded but everything else is in good shape!<br />
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The garage... really cute little space!<br />
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The bathroom... panda window...hmmm?<br />
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The backyard... long, well landscaped and maintained. Basically all you can ask for.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-1231604561540797222015-05-21T09:54:00.000-07:002015-05-21T09:54:17.484-07:00What's Left for Jenn's New PlaceWell I haven't posted most of the after photos for Jenn's new place yet but they are on their way. Other than Jenn's master bedroom we are getting to the finishing touches everywhere else in the house... and it has really come a long way!<br />
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1) Finish the front closet. Not much needs to be done here but take down the old cheap looking hooks and put up the nicer (already purchased and in the house) hooks. Maybe even take down the old closet pole in lieu of the new hooks.<br />
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2) Add big peace lily to the living room. Not only do they look great and let you know when they need to be watered but they also clean the air in your home. Love peace lilies. The pot is already there but still needs to be painted cream.<br />
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3) Paint all remaining elements that need to be cream e.g. coffee table, plant pot and saucer, magazine stand, bench, curtains rods, etc. I think a painting party is in our future...<br />
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4) Add a lovely white floor lamp to the living room. The floor lamp she currently has is really ugly and darkens the room more then anything else.<br />
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5) Find a thrift coffee table (preferably with a lower shelf for computer/television set-up) and paint it cream. Something similar to this:<br />
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6) Add bamboo blinds to the front window for extra privacy and their good looks. I especially love when they are hung with cream curtains (which these will be).<br />
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7) Remove the old phone jack from the kitchen wall then plaster, sand and paint.<br />
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8) Remove the awkward shelf above the kitchen peninsula.<br />
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9) Finish the mini mud room in the kitchen (at the back door).<br />
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10) Put up the new curtains for the patio doors and hem them... actually hem all the curtains in the house.<br />
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11) Start and finish jenn's master bedroom makeover.<br />
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12) Come up with a vignette for the landing at the top of the stairs. <br />
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13) Do something with the very blue (but newly renovated) bathroom.<br />
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14) Hang the closet door in the girls room.<br />
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I think that covers everything!<br />
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The unfinished basement needs a ton of work but that is another story...<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-31535571659536573832015-05-05T13:00:00.001-07:002015-05-05T13:00:33.628-07:00Small CoolI love the <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/contests/smallcool/2015" target="_blank">Small Cool Contest</a> at <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/" target="_blank">Apartment Therapy</a> and this year is off to a bang! Check out this amazing tiny space... and there are only 9 entries so far. I think I found my winner!<br />
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loosely packed (with some variation)<br />
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tightly packed (with mostly large frames)<br />
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somewhere in between (with a little bit of everything)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-6240823498697435582015-04-09T05:09:00.001-07:002015-04-09T14:05:29.767-07:00Girls Bedroom- Before & AfterMy nieces room is finally finished. I'm (and she and my sister are) really happy with the end result.<br />
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Before- It was a tiny bedroom packed with unwanted furniture and a double bed. The walls were cream with a grouping of large purple hearts??<br />
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After- So my pictures aren't the best 1) I'm not a great photographer and 2) the photos were taken at night and aren't sufficiently lit. Either way, the walls are lavender. The inspiration for the room colour scheme came from the pastel paisley background of the 2 owl pictures I made. All the furniture was bought via online thrift for really reasonable prices. I painted the dresser and bedside table myself. I made all the art work (including the flag banner) and had it printed at a big box store on heavy weight paper for a small fee. Altogether, I think it looks great and, most importantly, so does she! <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-63210977955727611952015-04-08T05:10:00.000-07:002015-04-08T05:11:14.500-07:00Re-upholstering A Thrift Find Occasional ChairSo I bought <a href="http://jandlprojects.blogspot.ca/2012/03/latest-online-thrift-find.html" target="_blank">this chair</a> at least 5 years ago. I spray painted it then and ripped off the upholstery (which was not nice) thinking that this would rush me to re-upholster it.<br />
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Flash 5 years into the future and I finally just got around to re-upholstering it. Mind you it was still sitting in my living room all this time... and people were sitting on it.<br />
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Steps to reupholstering:<br />
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1) I created a paper template to use to cut the foam.<br />
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2) Cut the fabric to fit over the foam and down to be tacked onto the chair itself.<br />
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3) Fold the corners of the fabric around the foam and chair legs.<br />
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4) Using two people to hold the fabric tight, tack the fabric in place all around the chair. <br />
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5) Use a glue gun and glue the trim over top of the tack heads.<br />
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Finished product- Beautiful! I am actually really impressed with the how it turned out... I was very skeptical in the beginning. It was more work then I had planned but the result was worth it. After everything it cost about ~ $70 to re-upholster. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-19126376152782579052015-03-29T06:11:00.000-07:002015-03-29T06:11:38.135-07:00Girls Room InspirationSo today is the big day. Jenn and I are finishing my niece's room. Before I post the before and after pictures, here are some of my inspiration photos for the room.<br />
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In this room I loved the idea of wall art matching fabric used in the room. <br />
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In this room I loved that they painted out the bracket legs in the fuchsia. <br />
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In this room I love the flag banner. <br />
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She asked for pastel paisley and this was what I found and used as my jumping off point...<br />
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Front and back (mini) mud rooms<br />
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Living room <br />
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Girls room<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304099536083780779.post-67526699146197678442014-10-31T13:10:00.000-07:002014-10-31T13:11:08.268-07:00So long to Young House Love...I have been reading the <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/" target="_blank">Young House Love</a> blog for years (and years...). Unfortunately it looks like blogging has become to much for the young family and, a few weeks ago, they said good-bye the their followers. A quick search of my blog archives told me that I have never actually written anything about them, they have been a part of my "my favorite blogs to visit..." list since I began this blog in 2009.<br />
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...since their house looked like this...<br />
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