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Yes folks, the latest Home & Delicious is out and it is yet another delicious issue! Beautiful homes…yummy recipes…unreal photography by Gunnar Sverisson. Go get yourselves a copy here. (Thanks Halla Bára!)

I have TONS of photos left to share of Kathrin and her family’s home in the Glebe. This time it’s the dining room, kitchen and backyard. (The tour is the afternoon of September 15th and if you’re in the Ottawa area you’ve got to check it out! Details are here, and you’ll get a chance to tour this home for yourself, and several others! Oh – and Kathrin’s carpenter is Phil Robilliard in case anyone wants to use him to build all sorts of goodies like Kathrin has).

{ that’s Sasha trying to hide from my wide angle lens 🙂 }

{ this desk was a trash find }

{ the kitchen was very dark and narrow so the wall was opened up to make it more open and bright – SUCCESS!!! }

{ some stripping happened here – brought down to some blues and the wood beneath }

{ pails = $8 scores from Benjamin Moore }

{ this is Mishka telling me to go to her level so she could lick my face } 

{ how cute is this ?! }

{ if the basement wasn’t enough to get your craft on, there’s this garage turned woodworking shop }

As I mentioned on Friday, it’s almost time for the Glebe House Tour (for those of you living in or near Ottawa). I was asked again this year to embark on some personal tours of the homes…but this time I only managed to score one due to homeowner’s hectic schedules. I have to say that am I ever glad this house was the one! It is the eclectic, bohemian chic home of Kathrin, her husband Sebastian, daughter Bella (6),  son Sasha (13), daughter Sophie (now living in Vancouver), their son Nicky who passed away in 2009 (he would be 17) and totally adorable dogs Mishka and Ziggy. The 3-story home of this family is a dream, located in one of the most desirable neighbourhoods in Ottawa with tons of space and a beautiful property. What makes this home so incredible is that it’s filled with thrift finds, pieces destined for the dump, and lots of handmade bits and bobs. It’s all done on a budget, and the creativity and warmth that exude from this home is really beyond words. I did not want to leave. (And when I did leave I made my husband suffer through all the photos with me – LOL). I took a ton of photos and had a hard time deleting any of them because there was so much to photograph, so this post will be a LONG one, and there will be a part 2. Here I’ll focus on the front of the home, the entryway, lounge/living room, the basement turned craft area and a couple corners of the upstairs (might not be part of the tour). 

{ this furry thing is Ziggy }

{ the artwork above was found in the trash }

{ this Eames chair would not fit in my backpack DAMMIT!!! }

{ the floor in the basement was dug down 2 feet and the tiles are heated }

{ and now a little peek at upstairs… }

{ this is Sasha’s room }

 { this is a 3-season sunroom that is a future project not yet tackled }

{ this is a piece of mirror from a cheap sliding closet door leaning on the wall and a handmade frame leaning against it }

{ she wouldn’t fit in my backpack either! }

Ditch the garish bubble gum pink townhouse. You movin’ on up. Dollhouses scandi style or should I say Polish style. The perfect minimalist pad for anyone who is 1:6 scale. That’s you Barbie or you Yasmin, Cloe, Jade and Sasha or you Blythe. You too if your child is clambering for a dollhouse and you just can’t bring yourself to let anymore pink plastic into your place. Miniko by Miniio.

P.S. What’s up with Barbie in pic 3? 😉

Alexandre Loueiro

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For all you fellow Ottawans out there, it’s coming up to Glebe House Tour time! The date is September 15th and details for tickets can be found here. I was asked to do some personal tours again so this morning I photographed Kathrin’s “bohemian chic” home on First Ave. The tour is so much fun and I’ll definitively be attending again this year. What’s not to love about spending up to 3 hours poking around some fab homes in a fab neighbourhood?! (Check out homes from last year’s tour here and here)