Hubby and I bought our first house! We've been DIYing together since we met as teens, so of course we bought a fixer upper. We are introducing our little 1976 townhouse to the new millennium, but have tossed in some vintage furniture and accessories to make sure the house feels at home too.
I use this blog to chronicle all the crafting, thrifting, decorating and renovating (mis)adventures that happen in the townhouse.
I don't know about you, but I am a total snoop and love seeing into other homes. I love seeing the renovation & design process unfold. What inspires people? Do other people have decorating flops too? How do people really live, outside the glossy world of magazines? And, most importantly, what fun DIY projects have they been up to? Do they make stuff in their spare time too? Since I'm so curious about the lives of other people, I figured it was only fair I provide a bit of a glimpse into our life, in the townhouse, for other snoops (hey snoops!).
Want to get to know us better? Here are some random tidbits:
We are Canadian (and call Ottawa our home)!!
I'm a bad wife.
A really bad wife.
I lived for four months in Budapest, doing research.
I spent three months without Hubby.
(Hubby talked about his three months without me here).
We like to laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh.
We don't celebrate Christmas anymore.
We forget most holidays, but we love Family Day.
Hubby and I used to call Thunder Bay home.
I speak Hungarian, so there's splashes of Hungarian text here and there.
I'm also fascinated by Hungarian embroidery, which I taught myself to do!
My Family is also Finn, so I love anything Finnish.
(Hubby's family is mostly of Scottish descent).
We like to make things.
We had a non-traditional wedding.
I'm a feminist - and so is Hubby! It's not hard.
We like peanut butter. It's a problem.
We've started talking about our money problems (and solutions).
What do we do when we're not DIY-ing up a storm? I'm working on my PhD and run an Etsy shop with my Mom & Grandma. Sometimes it's hard to balance my "day job" and "fun jobs". Hubby works in Industrial Maintenance Reliability. But that's snooze-worthy, let's get to the good stuff.
~Tanya
dans.le.townhouse@gmail.com
I'm a huge snoop too! Sometimes I find myself wishing that random people had blogs so I could know what's going on in their lives! I suppose I could just ask... but that would be too easy, wouldn't it?
ReplyDeleteHello from a fellow snoop! Beautiful blog and beautiful house! Glad to have found you :)
ReplyDeletehello! my name is ashlee. i found you through faith pike's blog. i LOVE your cute little blog. i'm going to bookmark it asap. and you & your house are so cute too. good job decorating. talk to you soon!
ReplyDeleteTanya, you have some awesome DIY tips. So glad you stopped by "my place" today. I'm a new follower. Oh, and I totally relate to getting no money for something that is (at times an obsessive) hobby. Can you imagine how awesome it must be for people who get paid to do this??
ReplyDeleteI found your blog tonight and I really like it! Love your style! I'm starting to discover fellow Canadian Bloggers and it's very cool. I'll keep following...and learning! Happy Holidays
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Oh, hello. I just found you because you just found me. I'm so glad!
ReplyDeleteLet's snoop around the 'net together, k?
:)
Hi Tanya,
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to find some fellow Ottawa bloggers! Especially ones who have such great style. I love your House Tour, you have done great work. May I ask where you get your artwork? The two paintings in your living room are beautiful!
Rachel
Hi Rachel, nice to meet you! Thanks so much for your kind words.
DeleteI'm so excited to check out your blog. Much of the artwork is DIY (those are filed under my DIY projects page). The paintings in the living room above the sofa, in the dining room, and above the guest bed and guest bedroom chair are by my Hubby's grandpa: Bert Weir.
Hi Tanya -
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting on my blog - I can't believe I've only just discovered yours! Beautiful house, beautiful style - can't wait to watch the continual evolution :)
Erica
Hi there. I just discovered your blog this weekend (from a post on the Craftzine blog). I'm from Ottawa too! Your house is looking really great and I love those paintings you have in your bedroom. I'm going to try one of my own on a biiiiig canvas (love those 50% off coupons from Michaels)! I'll be reading frequently to get inspired for my own house!
ReplyDeletecheers, Angela
Thanks so much! Great to meet you! Nice to meet a fellow Ottawa crafter. Your Etsy shop is fabulous - you're so creative!!
DeleteJust found your blog and I can't wait to read more of it!
ReplyDeleteI'm also in Ottawa, a former blogger and debating whether or not to start again...we close on our new house next week!
Hi Anne,
DeleteSo nice to meet a fellow Ottawa-er. DEFINITELY starting blogging again and send me the link so I can follow along and add you to my blogroll!
I will let you know if I do for sure.
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI just recently found your blog. I'm in England, and renovating (slowly but surely) an old cottage in the country.
Hungary sounds exciting - must be interesting to look at style in a different part of the world. Look forward to following your adventures.
Jessica
Hi Jessica,
DeleteSo nice to "meet" you. I am so jealous you have a cottage in the English countryside.
It definitely is fun to be in Hungary for four months, because that is a good chunk of time to get to know Budapest. It's my third time here, so I've seen many sites. Now I can focus on daily life.
I'm clicking over to see if there's a blog attached to your profile, because I MUST see this cottage!
I like your style a lot very clean. Where did you get your cream sofa for the living room?
ReplyDeleteMy apologies! I didn't see this question until today. The sofa was purchased used from the Classifieds (it was in fabulous condition). This post has a link to the company to buy it new: http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.ca/2011/11/new-sofa-new-living-room.html
DeleteAnother Canadian blogger to find! I really like all of your DIYs, my favorite being the yellow abstract. I love the pop of colour. Off to browse the rest of your blog :)
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