If you're new at "Design Inside The Box", welcome! My name is Lidia and I'm an interior design lover and an organizational nut who occasionally gets her craft on! The ORC has begun and I couldn't be more thrilled! A big thank you goes out to Linda of "Calling it Home" and "One Room Challenge" who created and organized this all! There's nothing like a deadline to get me motivated to finish something. ;) The Room I've been teasing about what room I'll be working on for the ORC with this design plan, this one, and finally this one! Have you guessed which one I'm going to be tackling for the next 6 weeks?! (Hint: It involves my adorable little helper) It's our little girl's room! It was due. She's turning 4 VERY soon and her room needs an update, pronto! (It still has a ... [ Read More ]
The ORC Starts this Week!!!
Happy Easter (Monday!) That's how I'm justifying my mocha this morning ;) Are you still stuffed full of chocolate?? I'm popping in quick to tell you that my posts for the next 6 weeks will be on Thursday mornings to coordinate with the "One Room Challenge" that starts this week! And while I haven't told you yet what room I'll be making over, you can see I have some cute help to encourage me along the way: See you on April 5th! ... [ Read More ]
DIY Chalkboard!
There's a wall in my dining room that is blank. And this wall is big. I normally don't have any problems decorating walls but with this one, I've struggled. Decorating Options! Artwork: My thought on artwork is that it would have to be something we could all enjoy. It's a tall order given that we all have different styles! (A Paw Patrol mural was out of the question). Gallery Wall: We already have one in the space that I call my "wall of mirrors". Adding another gallery wall would make the room look and feel too busy. Nothing: I considered not putting up anything on that wall. But when you're sitting down at the table, your eyes inevitably glance up at that wall and there's nothing to look at! After brainstorming a bit more, I thought a large interactive piece ... [ Read More ]
Design Plan – Laundry Room Makeover!
When we were trying to sell our home in November, that's when the spaces that needed some design attention caught my attention! I've already laid out my plans for my little girl's room and our master bathroom but today, it's all about the laundry! Here is what our laundry room looks like now, in its current state: Now it isn't a huge space. And originally there was a sink where the washer currently is now. But when the old washer/dryer died, I designed it on the fly and decided on side-by-side front loaders to give myself some counter space, something I had been dying for in this little laundry area. I just wish I had the time back then to have fully decked out the space! But here we are! Here's the design plan I had in mind: I think our Ottawa weather influenced this ... [ Read More ]
Frugal Design Find: Letter Board Light Box!
Are you a letter board/cinema box lover or hater? They are EVERYWHERE right now, have you noticed?! I actually like this trend but I wasn't sure if I wanted to invest $30-60 on it. And then I came across this at my local dollar store: Did you see the price tag? $4! FOUR DOLLARS! You can't beat that! So I caved and bought one. It came with 90 characters (letters/numbers/emojis) and it can be powered with 4 'AA' batteries or by a micro USB cable. Not bad for a little $4 box! I decided to pop it on my kitchen counter using a phrase that's one of my favourites, courtesy of my mother-in-law! This is what it looks like when it's fully lit up: Isn't it cute?! I've just put it in my kitchen with a little bowl to keep the rest of the letters and characters in ... [ Read More ]
An Easy Way to Organize Toys!
The #1 question I'm asked is about toys and how to organize them. It seems like a lot of parents are struggling with the mountain of toys our kids have these days and how to deal with them, and, better yet, how to organize them! Taking a look at my living room, you can see that I've struggled with this issue too. After trying to figure out how to manage the toy craziness, I came to (what I think!) is the key to finally kicking the toy overflow problem. I broke them down into 4 (easy!) steps: 1. PURGE You expected this one, didn't you?! ;) But when I say "purge", I'm talking about evaluating every teeny tiny toy piece you find. In my purge, I found all sorts of little bits that I call the "just in case" pieces. I got rid of them all and so far, my little one hasn't missed ... [ Read More ]
Design Plan – Master Bathroom Gut Job!
Ohhh this bathroom's makeover was a long time coming. It's a generous size, clean and non-offensive (I mean everything is beige!) But it needed a refresh (ok, a gut job!) Here are a few pictures to show you what I'm working with: Photos are courtesy of Andy & Paddy (our awesome realtors!) Did I mention it was ALL beige?! So the plan is to rip it all out. We're talking floor tile, tub, shower, toilet, vanity, everything! Here is an aerial schematic view of the room: Let me take you through it! When you walk in, to your right is a very large double vanity that is butted up to the window. To your left is a privacy wall that shields onlookers from the toilet. In one corner is a full shower and in the other is a jetted tub. To save some $$$, we're going to try and leave all ... [ Read More ]
I Heart Peelable Spray Paint!
Question: Do you decorate for every season? Or do you avoid decorating said seasons because of all the single-use junk you collect afterwards? I'm in the second boat. I typically don't decorate for each season like Easter, St. Patrick's Day, etc because of all the stuff I have to store afterwards. And throwing it out or giving it away feels like a waste on so many levels. But then I found this: a peelable (yup, PEELABLE!) primer spray paint! See those little bunnies? I picked them up from (you guessed it!) the dollar store. And while they are perfect for Easter which is coming up, I thought, couldn't I use them for Valentine's Day? Or for year-round decor? That's when this primer came into my life (Thank you Rustoleum!) The idea is you apply the primer, then apply your spray ... [ Read More ]
DIY White Board (a.k.a. Dry Erase Board)!
This little pantry in our kitchen is used ALL. THE. TIME. It houses soup, pasta, sauces, snacks, you name it. But the outside of the door was looking a little haggard thanks to our resident artist (who's almost 4) and her sticker prowess. Since she loves using that space as an art wall (I can see how she views it as a big white empty canvas), I decided to turn the whole thing into a white board! Here's what I'm starting with, along with the real life mess inside of it! (It desperately needs organizing...) Here are the materials I used (affiliate links are provided): White board wall sticker White board markers/eraser 3M Command Strips IKEA Fiskbo frames (in a variety of sizes) Now for my PSA of the day: take extra care to measure people!!! I'm a math-y and ... [ Read More ]
Design Plan – Nursery No More!
Have you recovered from SuperBowl mania? I'm not a huge fan but the bit with JT and Prince was pretty impressive! While everyone was analyzing passes and plays, I was planning out the swapping out of our little girl's nursery for a big girl room! She's turning 4 (FOUR!!) in May and it's about time!! The reason this plan took so long was because I thought we'd be a new home by now but that didn't work out. So onto plan B - finish designing the rooms I intended on working on in the first place! Thanks to our fabulous realtors Paddy & Andy, here's a picture to show you what the room looks like now (in its cleanest state!): What you can't see is a dresser on the other side of the room that acted as a change table when she was a baby (something we haven't used in years). And ... [ Read More ]
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