tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.comments2019-02-02T05:24:47.150-05:00The Do-tiqueFilia Artishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17472714935780666886noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-27907026304054962142011-12-29T13:42:36.602-05:002011-12-29T13:42:36.602-05:00My husband and I purchased the tjusig rack and str...My husband and I purchased the tjusig rack and struggled to mount it. Thanks for telling readers that they need to take the rack with them to the hardware store before purchasing the screws. The holes in the rack are smaller than you'd expect, and we had to expand the holes in the plastic to get the screws to fit!R. Klempnerhttp://funfreeorcheapla.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-67228789017548067882011-11-19T15:24:35.333-05:002011-11-19T15:24:35.333-05:00Amen, Sistah. Hook me up! I heard you have connect...Amen, Sistah. Hook me up! I heard you have connections...<br /><br />I should actually hunt him down out here - doesn't he live in Saskatchewan?Filia Artishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472714935780666886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-53752693277885371002011-11-17T09:33:48.416-05:002011-11-17T09:33:48.416-05:00What you need is a Joe Fafard sculpture!What you need is a Joe Fafard sculpture!KathyBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-27677113549776613692011-11-04T00:59:16.476-04:002011-11-04T00:59:16.476-04:00Hi Jane,
So honored to have you stop by! Thanks ...Hi Jane, <br /><br />So honored to have you stop by! Thanks for the comment and thanks for your great blog over at www.atticmag.com - which I read pretty much daily.<br /><br />Your greatest inspiration for me were your posts a while back on shopping for oriental carpets and sizing out the right carpet for a room. I used your tips to buy rugs for my house a few months ago and they came out beautiful.<br /><br />CAFilia Artishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472714935780666886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-16611659925541527312011-11-01T16:15:13.978-04:002011-11-01T16:15:13.978-04:00No one ever said white was easy. But better to go ...No one ever said white was easy. But better to go with sample pots than have an after-shock, I agree. <br /><br />Just repainted our green powder room in taupe so I'm in the "brown" spot along with you. It's a bit odd how paint color moods seem to shift.<br /><br />Thanks ever so much for dropping by and leaving such a nice comment. JaneAtticmaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564678805878671105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-61545389405034503882011-10-18T13:22:23.620-04:002011-10-18T13:22:23.620-04:00Welcome, LC! Good luck with your paint hunt.
I h...Welcome, LC! Good luck with your paint hunt. <br /><br />I had great luck with C2 paints on my last basement project - used Gossamer as the wall colour and Chalk White for trim/doors. I had the Gossamer lightened a few shades by adding shots of white to the gallon. You might want to try it out...<br /><br />Sadly, C2 is unavailable in Regina (my new home).Filia Artishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472714935780666886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-90451251618675903872011-10-18T12:08:34.451-04:002011-10-18T12:08:34.451-04:00Loved this post. I'm in the process of choosin...Loved this post. I'm in the process of choosing paint for our basement reno and will eventually need to repaint our white/cream walls upstairs. I love warm white walls, but as you've mentioned, they're so hard to get right. Thanks for sharing your insights on pitfalls to avoid.Loves Christmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897581699810813604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-84852153069112135372011-10-09T22:07:18.742-04:002011-10-09T22:07:18.742-04:00Laughing at your grill-ovo-wave (once again!).
H...Laughing at your grill-ovo-wave (once again!). <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving to you and hubby as well. <br /><br />Just got home from the Hotel Saskatchewan and can attest that it was a world-class spread! Included a cordon bleu trained chef making saskatoon berry crepes with choice of grand marnier or brandy flambe for dessert. Heaven.Filia Artishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472714935780666886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-76107058763997349982011-10-09T06:34:28.200-04:002011-10-09T06:34:28.200-04:00What a great idea. The turkey dinner without the d...What a great idea. The turkey dinner without the dishes! We won't be having a turkey either as it wouldn't fit in our lovely oven/grill/micro-wave. A roast it is and multiple skype dates! Have a happy thanksgiving.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028793654717056056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-81489502238175252262011-10-07T15:24:22.028-04:002011-10-07T15:24:22.028-04:00Ooohh, excited about the renovations - you'll ...Ooohh, excited about the renovations - you'll have to tell us the details! <br /><br />My extended family in the GTA is heading to Mandarin this year :-) In case you need options...<br /><br />Love to your family!Filia Artishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472714935780666886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-8830405675642354112011-10-07T10:51:58.464-04:002011-10-07T10:51:58.464-04:00We miss you too! Have a good Thanksgiving!
(We...We miss you too! Have a good Thanksgiving!<br /><br />(We'll not be making a turkey either. Our house is being renovated this week, and all of our furniture is piled in the kitchen!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-75080520779646076172011-09-23T19:31:15.595-04:002011-09-23T19:31:15.595-04:00I actually enjoy painting and would willingly do i...I actually enjoy painting and would willingly do it for free (and if I live in your town I would come and help you out). There is quite a stock of rollers, dropcloths, stepladders etc. floating around in our family so I didn't calculate that into the cost.KathyBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-43441260819444632442011-09-19T11:32:06.131-04:002011-09-19T11:32:06.131-04:00K - Thanks! Look forward to sharing the journey an...K - Thanks! Look forward to sharing the journey and glad you're along for the ride!<br /><br />KathyB - Thanks for the good wishes - yes, enjoying this house a lot so far, though it's going to be a big project! <br /><br />I would say that painting is still more affordable than changing out major furniture pieces, but under $100 for a room is unrealistic. The total DIY supply cost will run $200+ for a 10x10 room - my equipment costs were low since I had most accessories like rollers on hand.<br /><br />As with most projects, the labour is still the most expensive part and anyone trying to do the math should understand that just prep and priming took 10-15 hours working pretty quickly and efficiently - ie. Friday afternoon - Sunday evening with toddler and drying time.<br /><br />A Do-tique rule of thumb is to compare the value of your leisure time against the cost of a professional - this time, DIY won out for me since I'm doing the stay-at-home-mom thing right now - it wouldn't have if I were working outside the home!Filia Artishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472714935780666886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-19133718403559569362011-09-18T20:25:31.089-04:002011-09-18T20:25:31.089-04:00Painting is one of the least expensive ways of red...Painting is one of the least expensive ways of redoing a room. Yes, it's a lot of labour if you do it yourself, but really, how else can you change the whole look of the place for less than a hundred bucks (price depending of course, on the amount of primer it takes to undo previous odd colours). I would never feel remorse at painting over a new but ugly colour.<br /><br />Hope you are enjoying your new home!KathyBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-40257694190669463592011-09-18T00:50:23.543-04:002011-09-18T00:50:23.543-04:00I'm excited to watch/see all the progress!!
KI'm excited to watch/see all the progress!!<br />KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-88457520965807348552011-07-14T19:07:52.099-04:002011-07-14T19:07:52.099-04:00Certainly not ice-cream, I'm assuming!Certainly not ice-cream, I'm assuming!Filia Artishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472714935780666886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-6574749350504588742011-07-14T18:51:16.426-04:002011-07-14T18:51:16.426-04:00We too are destocking. In may case,it turned into ...We too are destocking. In may case,it turned into a huge batch of lentil dahl. From that, you can guess what I had a surplus of.KathyBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-91884918002867918732011-07-04T13:22:04.606-04:002011-07-04T13:22:04.606-04:00I went through countless blogs, each different in ...I went through countless blogs, each different in its own way, but by far this blog is far better than the rest. In both content and design, really good job in keeping it up.man and van in Londonhttp://manandvanlondoncheap.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-22464325661865079102011-06-26T21:49:51.333-04:002011-06-26T21:49:51.333-04:00You're totally right - it's just hard to a...You're totally right - it's just hard to accept that lesson (which we learned by having packers once and doing it ourselves other times). The hard part is that estimates are coming in around $2,500 for packing and I keep vacillating between "new sofa?" - "no packing?" - "new rugs?" - "no packing?"!Filia Artishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472714935780666886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-53347281014930701632011-06-26T16:44:59.428-04:002011-06-26T16:44:59.428-04:00For the moving, leave it to the professionals. The...For the moving, leave it to the professionals. These people are fast and they are experts. I don't regret the extra amount this cost when we moved and it saved a LOT of time.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028793654717056056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-70927277471804931182011-03-11T13:26:40.292-05:002011-03-11T13:26:40.292-05:00I too am wondering how people do it. The only thin...I too am wondering how people do it. The only thing that makes it possible for us is that my job is a strict 9-5, so I can be relied upon for looking after the little one, cooking, etc. Still, it is miserable to have to put the child into daycare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-91337473872138376802011-03-08T15:31:13.444-05:002011-03-08T15:31:13.444-05:00This is a great post! I left a comment on my Mille...This is a great post! I left a comment on my Millennial Moms post linking to your blog.<br /><br />Oh, and I can assure you that your children's teachers are no longer expecting June Cleaver to answer the phone if Beaver is sick. (At least most of us know better!) We aren't even counting on June Cleaver to be home and available at night to help with homework anymore! <br /><br />Don Draper, however, is welcome to set aside the after-dinner drink and listen to his kids read for a while! (Heck, the drink might actually help!)This Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802095562046796377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-55606687930384634992011-03-07T09:10:03.700-05:002011-03-07T09:10:03.700-05:00If you want to continue reading in this genre, I w...If you want to continue reading in this genre, I would recommend "Wild Geese" by Martha Ostenso. It is considered a classic in terms of Can-lit and is set in 1920s Manitoba, as well. Welcome to the Prairies, city girl.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028793654717056056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-89666998291881276432011-03-06T11:43:33.501-05:002011-03-06T11:43:33.501-05:00Thanks, Anonymous, for the book tip. That one'...Thanks, Anonymous, for the book tip. That one's been in the back of my mind, but I'd forgotten to look for it...<br />Welcome to The Do-tique!Filia Artishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472714935780666886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593866442873575706.post-76383921562936678722011-03-05T15:10:00.145-05:002011-03-05T15:10:00.145-05:00That looks like a very intersting book. I will hav...That looks like a very intersting book. I will have to see if I can find a copy somewhere. Another good book on a culture very different that ours is I Am Hutterite-about a young woman growing up as a Hutterite and then leaving the colony with her parents when they encounter differences of opinion. It was just written in the last couple of years but it was an excellent view into both life on the colony and being transplanted from one culture to another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com