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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Downtown Rental Property - Before and After!

I apologize for the lack of posts since i've been a bit swamped, but I wanted to show the before and after shots for the downtown rental property that I worked on last month. I was hoping to get better and more up to date pictures before showing the end result but unfortunately I couldn't get into the property after I was finished my part. Hopefully I will be able to update the photos soon! It was a great project and we definitely had our share of adventures since the property was right in the downtown core on Yonge south of Bloor!

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Hallway Before & After  
Previously, a stucco dark staircase that was falling apart led up to the second floor.  
Kitchen Before
The cupboards were falling apart, and the outdated appliances just had to go! Plus there was no vent for the stove.
The Kitchen After
After a fiasco with the appliances (dont get me started on futureshop delivery services!), custom designed cabinetry, and a stunning glass and marble backsplash, the kitchen is ready to go! (With a brand new vented hood of course!)

The Living Room/ Dining Room  Before
It was dark, dingy and the carpet was... well, let's not talk about it shall we?
After: Outfitted with potlights, brand new flooring and paint, the space is now bright, clean and (apart from the makeshift tool holder), completely spacious!
The 2nd Floor Master Bedroom - before
After -Bright, clean and spacious, complete with a brand new built in closet. 
 
 
 
 
2nd Floor Bedroom Before - The couch had to be cut in half to remove it!

The 3rd Bedroom / Den Before

 After

Sunday, July 10, 2011

More Progress...

Project downtown is wrapping up! Going through quite a lot of little crises here and there... Sigh... Don't get me started on the Future Shop appliance delivery :S, but all in all it's looking good and almost done!

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Progress Downtown

Living Room Before...
Building a closet in the master bedroom.
New laminate flooring and newly painted master bedroom.
Kitchen has been retiled, painted and ready for the new cabinetry!! The look is pulling together- so exciting!!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Cutting Corners Never Pays!

I will spare you nasty photos of what they're scraping off the floor today (old carpet padding residue laid over strip hardwood floor), and instead post this ridiculous work of a contractor who cut corners with tiling job before installing cabinets on top. Really... That's about $8 worth of tile, less than 20 min of your time.. In fact it probably took longer to cut it like that. Now we have to find a matching tile or, worse comes to worse, retile the whole area! It only goes to show- cutting corners never pays out in the end!

Why not break the rules?

Shopping find of the day... These plate sets from Winners. I loved both the sophisticated graphic design of the dinner plate, and the country French blue stripe of the Ralph Lauren side plate and put them together. Do what you love!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Custom Flowers

Made a custom arrangement for a restaurant opening yesterday with cascading white orchids, chestnut grass and baby artichokes in the company's signature colours.