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Vintage Trailer Makeover Reveal
If you follow along on Instagram, you may recall that I acquired this adorable vintage camper last year. Well life got a little busy…hello! global pandemic and first season as an Air BnB host. So one year later, I finally had the time to give this minty nugget (current but not necessarily permanent name) a…
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Mid-Century Modern Holiday Village
Create a throw back to a simpler time or pretend you’re in Palm Springs with this mid-century modern laser cut holiday village.
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LIVING ROOM MAKEOVER: my new Loloi Rug
In typical Melissa style, I’m taking my sweet (no pun intended) time making my living room makeover happen. This isn’t going to be as dramatic as my kitchen makeover, but more of a refresh with some new pieces and new art to shake things up. I’m happy to say that things are happening with the…
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DIY: Lace String Lights
If you follow along on Instagram or Facebook (please do!) you would’ve seen that I had the extreme pleasure of staying at heaven on earth for a fews day, also known as The Knowlton’s amazing Treehouse Retreat. You can visit these posts from last Summer to see it in all it’s glory. I went with…
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SPACES: a boho rooftop affair
Unless this is your first ever visit to the blog, you’ve probably heard – Merry Mag Summer is out!! For one of the bigger features we hosted an intimate and colorful Boho-inspired rooftop affair (p.40). I know, sometimes I think it’s just not fair that I’m so lucky to have a huge rooftop in the middle…
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Merry Mag Summer Issue – Call for Contributors!
Fridays are already great but I have an extra Merry announcement for you today. I know it’s hard to think about spring & summer when it’s so freezing out but that’s what I’m talkin’ about. I’m super pumped to announce that after such a great response to the holiday issue of Merry Magazine that we’ve…
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Winter Fun in the Country
Hey there Monday. How was your weekend? I admit there’s some irony to me writing a winter fun post while kicking back in sunny Florida while it’s – 20 degrees at home. I know, not fair. For the record, I actually don’t hate winter but to me, winter must come with snow. Without the snow,…
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PRETTY TECH: drop dead gorgeous free desktop wallpaper download
In case you missed it, I posted my own little Drop Dead Gorgeous photo series last week. I was inspired by these stunning dead flowers that I had hanging around from Valentines day. I have to say, I’ve kinda fallen in love with the photos. So much so that I created some wallpapers for y’all…
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{GOOD EATS: supper club}
Happy Monday y’all. Hope you have some family fun planned for Family Day today. Being single and without children I realized that having Valentine’s Day and Family Day on the same long weekend had potential to be a pretty big bummer of a weekend. Luckily that wasn’t the case for me :) I had the…
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{STYLE: in love with keeping warm}
Even if you’re more of a summer person, you can’t deny that one of the best parts of the weather getting cooler is the whole world of outerwear and accessories. Sure flip flops & a sundress is easy but it’s not nearly as fun as a hat, scarf, gloves, knee high socks, leggings and most…
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BEFORE & AFTER: an old tray gets a new makeover
Can you believe I found this wicker tray in the garbage room of my condo? Ok, ok, so it looks like it’s had better days and maybe it wouldn’t catch your eye but that’s why you have to have a DIY imagination. So even though the finish on the tray was worn it was actually…
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{ STYLE: everyday vintage style }
Here’s part 2 of 3 from my vintage style shoot in Kensington Market. Today I’m wearing a fabulous dark green suede A-Line skirt I found at a thrift shop for under $10. I love it! You can have a lot of fun with this skirt but I decided to keep it classic with a retro-style…
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{ DIY: getting creative with tonic living fabric}
One of the great sponsors that I got introduced to at BlogPodium was Tonic Living. They specialize in designer fabrics, throw pillows and more. Tonic Living ran a great contest for a group of creative bloggers. They had a selection of large fabric swatches and you had to choose 2 of the fab patterns and…
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{STYLE : everyday fall vintage}
This is a first of hopefully more vintage style posts coming your way. As you may have picked up if you follow along, I have a love for almost all things vintage. I’ve always been drawn to those people with great vintage style and didn’t realize that one day I would have a closet full…
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{STYLE: wearing vintage, a sneak peek}
Here’s a sneak peek for you of a fun style shoot I did with Maya Visnyei in my own neighbourhood of Kensington Market. I’ll show you how I incorporate wearing vintage in everyday style. Coming soon!