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According to Cole Porter, in his song Let’s Do It, “even oysters down in Oyster Bay do it.” So let’s do it. Let’s fall in love… with this Oyster Bay house by BHDM Design. Lousy pun, lovely home.

I am smitten with this home designed by Charleston, SC based Jenny Keenan. So colourful and bright and playful. Jenny’s combination of incredible light fixtures, original artwork, patterned textiles and one of a kind decorative objects makes for a bold and unique space.   

Big view. Big mountains. Big fireplace. Big seats. Big Sky Land. Pearson Design Group.

I had the pleasure of touring a home on Sunday in the Ottawa neighbourhood of the Glebe that will be part of this year’s Glebe House Tour. The tour is September 17th and I look forward to this event every year. Getting to wander through people’s homes that they have lovingly restored/remodeled/redecorated in this incredible neighbourhood is soooo much fun! And I get the added bonus of a couple of personal tours each year. This home is the first of 2 I will be featuring on the blog. This one is extra special because it just so happens that my husband and I visited this home 2 years ago just before the current owners bought it. This home was built in 1912 and the current owners are only the second to have owned it. When we first saw the home 2 years ago it was virtually untouched from its original state and was quite a frightening grouping of small, cramped rooms. The current owners basically gutted the entire 4300 sq ft home, including the doctor’s office addition at the rear, in a 13 month renovation. There is now a 3rd floor apartment accessed through the right side of the house, and the main floor and basement of the addition at the rear is now a functioning Airbnb (I was unable to tour it as there were people renting it). The owners acted as general contractors and designers during the renovations. The transformation of this home is incredible, it is soooo spacious and I love that it is now open-concept on the main floor. Also love that they managed to reuse some of the old doors. 

A quick note that most, if not all, of the art in the home was painted by the homeowners’ mom who took up this hobby late in life. 

I nearly passed out when I walked into this kitchen. So bright and spacious and functional. LOVE!!!!

I had the pleasure of touring a home on Sunday in the Ottawa neighbourhood of the Glebe that will be part of this year’s Glebe House Tour. The tour is September 17th and I look forward to this event every year. Getting to wander through people’s homes that they have lovingly restored/remodeled/redecorated in this incredible neighbourhood is soooo much fun! And I get the added bonus of a couple of personal tours each year. This home is the first of 2 I will be featuring on the blog. This one is extra special because it just so happens that my husband and I visited this home 2 years ago just before the current owners bought it. This home was built in 1912 and the current owners are only the second to have owned it. When we first saw the home 2 years ago it was virtually untouched from its original state and was quite a frightening grouping of small, cramped rooms. The current owners basically gutted the entire 4300 sq ft home, including the doctor’s office addition at the rear, in a 13 month renovation. There is now a 3rd floor apartment accessed through the right side of the house, and the main floor and basement of the addition at the rear is now a functioning Airbnb (I was unable to tour it as there were people renting it). The owners acted as general contractors and designers during the renovations. The transformation of this home is incredible, it is soooo spacious and I love that it is now open-concept on the main floor. Also love that they managed to reuse some of the old doors. 

A quick note that most, if not all, of the art in the home was painted by the homeowners’ mom who took up this hobby late in life. 

I nearly passed out when I walked into this kitchen. So bright and spacious and functional. LOVE!!!!