We are coming up to a year with our new kitchen, and I wanted to write a review on the plumbing fixtures. From everything I love, to what I wish I knew before purchasing! 1. the Sink Faucet The sink faucet was one of the pieces I went back and forth on for a while. I had always envisioned a bridge faucet here, but ended up on this single handle faucet and have had no regrets! I love that it has a pull out spray, (It is so handy when I’m cleaning out my sink!) and the single lever makes it easy to set the temperature. I love that the polished finish adds depth agains the unlacquered brass hardware. … Read more »
Sarta Residence Rebuild
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The Terpstra’s Kitchen Reveal
I’m sharing the final room reveal (for now) from our main floor remodel. As far as design goes, this space is my favourite room in our home. I had been dreaming up ideas and saving away images for it over the last few years, and it’s been exciting to see it come together. the Befores If you read the last few posts on our home, you might have seen our original kitchen layout. It was in the middle of our home overlooking the backyard. The overall size felt small, mostly because there were doorways leading into the foyer, dining room and back hall. There were also bulkheads over all the upper cabinets and a tower at the end of the… Read more »
The Terpstra’s Mudroom Reveal
I’m excited to finally be sharing the second part of our main floor remodel. It’s not the craziest before and after, but I love how it transformed one room into a super functional space for our family. the Before When we moved into our home 5 years ago one of the rooms I was excited to gain was an office space. We worked from home at the time, and I loved the idea that we could go somewhere quiet to sit. However over the years both Steve and I gravitated towards working at the kitchen table or at a coffee shop, and the home office became more of a storage room for work items. Once we moved into an office… Read more »
The Terpstra’s Foyer Reveal
I’m so excited to finally be sharing the first room from our main floor reno. We started demo last January, and completely redid every room except for our front living room. (We had made over that room a few years earlier for the ORC. You can see it here!) With some delays and after waiting on some products we were finally ready to photograph it at the end of 2021. To be honest, I didn’t mind waiting a bit longer for some of the pieces I had originally picked out. We had waited 5 years to do this reno, and a few more months to get the products we loved really didn’t bother me! the Before Here is how the… Read more »
Our Family Room Plans
Besides the changes we had planned in the mudroom, reworking this space to make it more functional was at the top of my list. The existing layout included a 5′ doorway from the entry which made the room feel really small and awkward to set up. It was a terrible use of the space, and I always talked about closing in the opening so we could fit a large sectional that would hold our whole family. The change was so simple, but would be so impactful! the Befores Here are the realtor images from when we bought the home. You can see the doorway into the foyer, and then also the built in cabinet that bumped out quite a bit…. Read more »