golden labs

Picked up this $2 sleeping labrador decor piece at my favourite store Dollarama yesterday.  After priming it and giving it a couple of coats of satin finish gold paint - he's now a proper golden lab.  And he has my golden lab awfully curious...

mirrors & bows

Here's a little DIY to liven your holiday decor... craft store round mirrors adhered to the wall with StickTac in the shape of a festive bow.  Cheap and fun and high impact.

it's beginning to look a lot like...

Yes, the Santa Clause parade has come around so it's time to whip out the decorations for my favourite time of year.  Here's just a quick glance, I've gone much more retro this year than last with some coloured lights on my DIY tree.

sitting pretty

Chair number 2 is now done from this trio of pint sized seats.  Soon Alice will have her full tea party set.

painted rug version 3.0

So that time has come for a new painted rug in the bedroom.

I'm currently deciding between this gorgeous rug from Anthropologie

and this rug that I can not find the source for.

Both have the yellows, oranges, blues and creams that I have throughout the rest of my apartment and the smaller patterns will be a great change from the graphic flowers I have now.  And both are warm options for fall/winter.  Which one do you prefer?