How To Dry Peony Buds – Cozy Living

I’m FINALLY sharing how to dry peony buds with you all… I mean it’s no secret I am obsessed…

Vintage Inspired Wreath for Canada Day

Hello friends, today I will be sharing how I made this cute Vintage Inspired Wreath for your Canada Day…

Transform a Vintage Frame Into An Antique Mirror – Thrifty DIY

Hello lovelies! I’m excited to share this thrifty DIY with you. This DIY tutorial does come with a warning however!…

Spring Pantry – Cozy Living

Anyone else ready to welcome spring with open arms?  As the warmer weather starts to bless our days, I…

Thrifty Vintage Planters – Springtime Plants

Hello sweet Friends! As we (thankfully) approach springtime,  I thought I would show you some of my thrifty planters using…

Eclectic Vintage – Thrift The Look

Welcome back lovelies!  I am beyond excited to be “hanging out” with my, Thrift the Look friends again. It feels like…

DIY Baby’s Breath Wreath – Thrifty Style Team

Welcome thrifty style lovers! Today I will be sharing how I made this baby’s breath wreath for Valentine’s Day.…

DIY – Oil Lanterns with Vintage Bottles – Cozy Living

Happy February, cozy loving Friends! Today I’m excited to share these DIY oil lanterns I made these using some of…

Cozy Living and The Holiday Season

Happy New Year, Friends! I hope your holiday season has been amazing so far!? Our pre-season was very hectic while…

Create Holiday Magic – Have yourself a Vintage little Christmas!

Hello my Thrifting Besties!!! This month, I’ll be sharing how I create holiday magic with my thrifty vintage finds.  As…

Styling with Vintage for Fall -DIY Vintage Model Boat Stand

Hello my Thrifty Friends!!! I’m back this month sharing how I am styling with vintage for fall AND a little…

DIY Copper Light From A Thrifted Find

Welcome back friends! How can it be October already!??? Don’t mind me while I sit here in shock at how…

DIY Fall Cloche With Thrifted Finds

Welcome Lovelies! Are you feeling it too? The change in the air, the crisp mornings and dare I say…

A Vintage Fall Mantel – 2021 Harvest Home Blog Tour

Hi Besties, welcome to our Vintage Fall Mantel and the fantastic 2021 Harvest Home Blog Tour! I’m so happy to…

Create a Simple Flower Arrangement – Cozy Living

Well, September is here already and our flower garden is looking very scraggly… After a week and a half away on…

DIY Decor Beads – From a Thrifted Beaded Seat Cover

I love to use different things when I create vignettes, decorative beads are one of my favourite ways to…

Styling with Vintage Wooden Pieces – Cozy Living

Can you even believe it’s August all ready, why does summer go so quickly???   It’s that time again friends,…

DIY – Wooden Pendant From Thrifted Tennis Racket

You may or may not know this about me, I love all things wooden. We have so many wonderful…

Vintage Wooden Bowl Decor Ideas – Cozy Living

Hello my friends, it feels like it’s been forever since I’ve  gotten together with my Cozy Living friends, I…

Happy Canada Day – Vintage Potting Bench

I love Canada Day, however I don’t love going all out with the Canada Day decor! Gasp, I know,…

Shopping Your Home – Thrifting With The Gals!

Each Wednesday on Instagram The Thrifty Gals get together and go thrifting! The Gals hit up their favourite thrift shops and antique…

DIY Plant Stands from Vintage Stools – Thrifty Style Team

In all my years of thrifting and vintage hunting, it has become very clear that I am attracted to…

How To DIY Custom Matts With Vintage Cardstock – Cozy Living

Welcome beauties, it’s cozy living time again and this month I am sharing how I make DIY custom matts with…

Cozy Vintage Spring Cabinet – Cozy Living

It’s the first Saturday of the month, if you’ve been hanging out with the Cozy Living team for awhile…

Antique Hutch Mirror Repurposed Shelf – Cozy Living

Welcome friends! Can you actually believe March is here already!? I’m so happy that I’m starting to feel Spring…

Cozy FB Marketplace find – Cozy living

Welcome back gang! I literally can’t believe it’s February already and it’s time for another cozy living post. This month…

Scandinavian Inspired Candleholder with moss – Cozy Living

Welcome 2021, Happy New Year! Oh boy, 2020 has been quite a year, hasn’t it?  I know that most…

Vintage Christmas Tablescape – Creative Vintage Darlings

Hello vintage lovers! I’m excited to be joining in  with some more of my Creative Vintage Darling friends, we are…

A Very Merry Vintage Christmas – Creative Vintage Darlings

Hello Friends, welcome to a very merry vintage Christmas! Today I will be sharing a little corner of Christmas…

Cozy Christmas Plate Rack – Cozy Living

Welcome back my cozy loving friends! Unbelievably it is December already!!!  This month’s cozy living post I will be…

A Vintage Thanksgiving Wreath – Creative Vintage Darlings

Hello friends, I’m very excited to be joining in with some of my vintage loving friends over at Creative…

Create A Cozy Home With Thrift Store Finds – Cozy Living

Hello October! I’m back with the Cozy Living gang and we are sharing our cozy ways for October with you…

DIY Vintage Thistle Botanical Art – Cozy Living

And just like that September is upon us! That speeding train that just went by, ya that was the…

Simple Fall Porch – Fall Ideas

Welcome friends to our, Simple Fall Porch.  I’m so excited to be joining  in again with my lovely friends for…

Summer Cabinet Style – Cozy Living

Happy August Friends! I hope you’ve been enjoying your summer so far and have been lucky enough to experience…

Beautiful Matte Black – Pantry Door Update – Schlage

Hello Friends! Today I am sharing the “cherry on top” of our pantry makeover with you. If you’re curious about…

Pantry – Laundry Room Makeover – Cozy Living

Hello June! Well, it’s certainly been an interesting 2020 so far… to say the very least! It’s now June…

Cozy Coffee Table Styling – Cozy Living

Hi guys, welcome back! I missed April’s Cozy living post, I was having some real technical issues here, not…

Garden Inspired Decor – Thrift the Look

Welcome back my darling friends! I hope you are ALL well and staying safe! I’m very happy to be joining…

Spring styling – Cozy Living

Hello and welcome! March is here and I’m feeling all kinds of happy about that, aren’t you?! Spring is…

DIY – round labels on vintage bottles – Cozy Living

Adding layers is a fantastic way to create cozy… I love to add coziness into our home through layering, layering in…

Our cozy Christmas – Cozy Living

Hi there! Welcome to our cozy Christmas… In January! 😉 SO, it’s actually a V E R Y Happy…

DIY dried orange slices – Cozy Christmas Decor – Cozy Living

Hello friends! Welcome to December’s cozy living post! Seeing as it’s December I thought I’d share one of my…

Simple gift wrapping using dollar store finds – Christmas Ideas Tour

The holidays are so very hectic, am I right? Being all the things for all the people, and doing…

A cozy gift and so much gratitude – Cozy Living

Hello friends, welcome to October’s cozy living post! O C T O B E R!!! Seriously, how can that be here…

Simple Rustic Autumn Porch – Fall Ideas

Maybe it’s just me but I think Autumn is the most wonderful time of the year!  It’s my absolute favourite! It…

Layering in Cozy – Cozy Living

August, say what??? Holy smokes, I just can’t believe how fast summer is whizzing on by! I’m finding it…

Getting Cozy with Peonies – Cozy Living

My peony obsession started 6 years ago… right around the time I realized the new home we just moved…

DIY Jadeite Cake Stand – Using Antique Lantern Parts – Cozy Living

Hey guys, welcome to June’s cozy living post!!! Goodness gracious, things have been so busy around here, I can’t…

Spring Cabinet Styling – Cozy Living

Happy April Friends! We don’t have any buds popping up in our garden just yet (hello Canadian winters) but,…

DIY Spring with Hyacinth Bulbs – Cozy Living

Welcome back Friends… two posts in less than a month, imagine! 😉 Cozy Living – Hygge The warm sun…

Thrift the look – Boho Inspired

Welcome back my lovely friends, I’m pretty excited to be joining in with some of my Creative Vintage Darling…

Cozy Gallery Wall – Cozy Living Series

How in the heck do you make a wall cozy? 😉 That’s a bit rhetorical but… basically, I think…

Why Gratitude Is Always My Word For The Year – Cozy Living

I posted this image to Instagram on January 1st and this was my caption. “2019, it’s here! What are some…

Creating a Cozy Home With Thrifted Finds – Cozy Living Series

Hello my lovely friends! Things have been interesting around here lately… real life mixed in with projects makes for…

Creating Cozy Vignettes with Cake Stands

Hello Friends, welcome back! Today I’m going to chat about creating cozy vignettes with cake stands. Yep, I simply…

Thrift the Look – Vintage Lake House Decor

Hello Friends and welcome to a brand new blog series – Thrift The Look!  To say that I am excited about this…

A Porch Picnic for Two – Vinyet Etc.

Hello and welcome – I’m happy to be back with you today, we are sharing more of the charm…

Our Vintage Front Porch – Cozy Fall Ideas

Hello and welcome to our vintage front porch – it’s all ready for Fall – even though the weather…

Vintage and Cozy Fall Living Room – Vinyet Etc

Hello friends, welcome to the 2018 Canadian Bloggers Home Tour, Fall edition! I’m so excited to be here with…

How to bring drama into your home without the DRAMA – Cozy Living

Hello lovelies, welcome back to another Cozy Living post brought to you by the month of September!!!!! Holy cow,…

Making Your House a Home – Just Be Yourself – Cozy Living 

Oh boy, it’s been forever since I’ve posted to the blog! How are you? What’s new? How ya been?  How’s…

Vintage Potting Bench – Styling with function in mind

Have you ever looked at a beautifully styled photo and wondered, how does that work IRL? I know I…

Making your cut lilacs last longer – Cozy Living

Hello friends! Welcome to June! W H A T? Yes you heard (or read) that right, it’s already June…

Pretty summer colours on a rustic porch – Vinyet Etc

Hello my friends, welcome! Today I’m excited to be bringing you the NEW Summer Colors Home Tour – this series is…

A Romantic Summer Mantel – Seasonal Simplicity

Hey guys, I’m excited to be back again this week for another Seasonal Simplicity, summer series. My creative friends and I…

Vintage Rulers Repurposed into an Adorable Succulent Planter

Hey guys! It’s no secret around these parts that I’m kind of into vintage (that may even be a…

Vintage Potting Bench – DIY – Outdoor Extravaganza

Guys, since forever I’ve wanted a potting bench! Some girls want diamonds… fancy clothing but not I (truthfully I won’t…

DIY – flowered Summer wreath – Seasonal Simplicity

Hi Friends, welcome! Summer-time vibes are happing around these parts lately and I’m looking to pull the reins in…

Our Romantic Getaway – Outdoor Extravaganza

Our idea of a romantic getaway may be a bit different than what your idea of a romantic getaway…

Planting Succulents For the Porch – Outdoor Extravaganza

Hello and welcome! Ah Spring, there is a real sense of renewal in the air and I think this…

DIY Stands for Vintage Crocks – Cozy Living

Happy May friends! I say this VERY tentatively but I think Spring might just be here – like all the…

DIY bleaching wood – restoring precious vintage pieces

Hi friends! Thanks for popping in today, I hope you like how I’ve refinished my Dad’s vintage chair? I’ll…

Use it or lose it! How to incorporate vintage into your home.

Use it or lose it… haha that sounds very hardcore, doesn’t it?  I’m not actually trying to be hardcore…

Cozy Living April – Shop your own home

Happy April friends! I wish I could say our Spring is here… but it’s not, not quite yet. BUT,…

Simple Spring Living Room – Vinyet Etc.

Spring is in the air – even if it’s not quite outside just yet! I’m back again (are you…

Simple Spring Entrance – Vinyet Etc.

Wow guys, just WOW! I am so thrilled to be included in this Spring styling home tour hosted by…

Springtime Vignettes – Cozy living

Our Cozy Living series is back for March, yay! I must say this every single month but, what the…

Cozy living in February – Cozy Living Series

February is an odd month for me – Christmas decor is all gone and I find my mind drifting…

Homemade Tarts For Your Sweetie – Never Fail Pie Crust

Homemade tarts for your Sweetie – a heartfelt and yummy way to celebrate Valentine’s day with that special someone. …

My obsession with cozy continues into 2018

Hi there! Happy New Year and welcome (Dodi welcomes you too but she’s having a cozy nap first)! I…

A Romantic New Year’s Eve – My Wish For You

Hello friends, welcome back! What a crazy busy time of year for everyone, am I right?! I truly do…

Christmas Home Tour – Vinyet Etc.

I’m sharing our home tour over on Jennifer Rizzo’s link party too, fingers crossed I’ll be in the 2018’s…

DIY cedar topiaries – Christmas greenery

Oh boy, we’ve been busy little elves around here! It happens every single year, December gets here and I’m…

That Christmas feeling – a cozy Christmas

I can’t believe it’s been one month since the debut of the “Cozy Living Series”! Someone must have put…

Refurbished Vintage Extension Ladder and Cozy Blankets!

Hello friends, welcome! Can you even believe it’s November already? How the heck did that get here so fast?…

A Thanksgiving Picnic and a Vintage Truck

Hello friends, welcome! I’m finding it hard to believe that it’s that time of year again already… Canadian Thanksgiving…

Autumn on the Front Porch – Canadian Home Tours

There is just something special about Fall… I know it’s not just me that feels like this, right?  Who…

High – Low Design Ideas – Mudroom Inspiration

Hello friends, welcome back to another episode of, High-Low Design Ideas. We are a tiny bit late this month…

Outdoor Fall Dining – beautiful rustic tablescape

Happy September friends!!! I really love Fall truly I do but that was one fast Summer, am I right?…

High-Low Design Ideas – Pantry Inspiration

Hello friends, welcome back to this month’s High-Low design ideas. This month we are sharing some pantry design ideas…

High – Low design ideas – Patio Inspiration

Hello friends, welcome back to this month’s High-Low design ideas. This month we thought we’d share some patio design…

High-Low design ideas – MCM inspired

Hello and welcome back friends and if this is your first time here you are in for a real…

DIY Copper Terrarium – There For The Making

Welcome to – There For The Making – April’s Challenge! Hey guys, welcome back to April’s #ThereForTheMaking challenge! There…

Date night – raclette dining for two

A year of feasting! Hey guys, welcome back! If this is your first time here hello my name is…

DIY barn board mirror – Ikea hack

Hey guys! So glad you could join us today… we have so many exciting things happening around here. Welcome…

Easy DIY valentine’s wreath

Hello and welcome friends, this is my very first post for 2017, I’ve been a bit of a slacker…

A cozy Christmas porch with VinYet Etc.

Hello and welcome to our humble abode! If this is your first time here, thanks for stopping in, even…

12 Months of DIY – favourites

Hi guys and welcome to the last instalment of #12MonthsOfDIY post! I won’t be sharing a new DIY with…

Easy DIY faux macrame with Yarn

Hi guys… don’t faint… two posts in one day!!! HAHA I’m just as surprised as you are – don’t…

A cozy Christmas home with VinYet Etc.

Hello and welcome to our cozy Christmas home tour! I had so much fun with my blogging buddies for…

DIY chalkboard paper – Christmas art

Whoa, it’s time for November’s #12MonthsOfDIY already! Is anyone else overwhelmed by all of the Christmas everywhere, I mean…

DIY string art using ribbon

Hello and welcome back to October’s #12MonthsOfDIY brought to you by, ribbon. This month’s Instagram challenge was really a…

DIY wooden terrarium – #swapitlikeitshot

When I first started blogging in 2013 I was perusing Pinterest one day and I came across some really…

Canadian fall home tour – Our rustic porch

See more of that feather garland here Wow, is it Thursday already?! Have you been drooling over all of…

DIY vintage succulent centrepiece

DIY vintage succulent centrepiece. Hello Friends, welcome back to #12MonthsOfDIY Instagram challenge,  this month we are using faux florals…

DIY personalized throw pillow – home is where the heart is

DIY personalized throw pillow – home is where the heart is. Even though I am not technically from Newfoundland…

DIY felt feather garland – Vin’yet Etc.

Welcome to July’s 12 months of DIY challenge! In case this is your very first visit here I’ll fill you…

DIY – Simple patio makeover – Extend the life of your outdoor space

Hello friends! How is summer treating you so far? We’re gearing up for a long weekend around here, yahoo…

Farmhouse summer porch tour

Hello and welcome! I’m excited to be teaming up with my Farmhouse friends again for June! We are a…

Repurposed antique crib – DIY secret garden gate

I’ve always wanted a secret garden… it seems so intriguing and romantic don’t you think? Maybe you feel that…

How to use mod podge – a beginner’s story

I hope I don’t break the internet but it’s confession time. I’ve never used Mod Podge before, before this…

Repurposed antique bakers rack

I’m pretty excited to be teaming up with some new friends… Not just any friends though, new Farmhouse friends.…

DIY Roll-N-Go travel bag

Welcome to April’s #12MonthsofDIY challenge! This month’s fun task was to #ReThinkReuse something from a thrift store… this my…

Wood slice art – tutorial

Yipee, I’m back for March’s #12MonthsDIY challenge with my Canadian blogging friends… this month our challenge was to build,…

DIY chenille blanket with pom poms

I’m joining  in with my Canadian bloggy friends again this month and the challenge for February’s #12MonthsofDIY is fabric…

DIY Farmhouse light – with a mason jar

Ever since I saw these lights at my favourite little shop I’ve wanted them, aren’t they awesome!? I posted…

Thank-you Dad

January seems to be turning into a month of reflection for me, for more than the usual, Happy New…

A Christmas gift Giveaway ~ Enter to win a $100.00 shopping spree at UncommonGoods!!!

I’m really excited to be collaborating on a giveaway with a wonderful, trendy company, UncommonGoods is? Don’t you worry,…

Rustic Farmhouse Christmas Mantel – Home for the Holidays

Hello and welcome back… today I will be sharing our rustic farmhouse Christmas mantel with you and I am…

A pinecone Christmas ~ DIY ornament

Pinecones and buffalo check have been my inspiration this Christmas season, buffalo check because, buffalo check! And pinecones because…

DIY maple candle – Roots knock-off

This DIY maple candle is a Roots knock-off and making this particular candle has been on my bucket list…

Christmas gift – DIY cheese board

Christmas prep is in full swing around here and I must admit getting ready this early is one of…

DIY rustic Christmas wreath

Hi Guys, can you believe that it’s already November and thoughts of Christmas are entering into our brains!? I’m…

Master bedroom retreat ~ The Plan

The plan, what the heck does that mean? Actually the real plan is to have a less hideous place…

Simple vintage glass insulator suet feeder

I think this will be the fastest and the simplest post in the history of blogging… I debated if…

Nature Inspired Fall Wreath

Hello friends! September 23rd marks the first day of Autumn and to say I’m happy about that is a…

Master Bedroom Retreat ~ Intro

Hello and welcome to project, master bedroom… some of you may already know that this project has been in…

Ikea hack – from dark to Farmhouse fab

We’ve had this black Ikea cabinet for a loooooong time, so long in fact that I don’t even remember…

20 Sleek Industrial furniture designs

I’m a “bit” of a geek when it comes to Industrial furniture… I can’t help myself!  There isn’t just…

Vintage Inspired furniture ~ hall tree

We are terribly excited to introduce our very first piece of Vin’yet Etc. furniture…  and we are equally as…

Christmas 2014 ~ Rustic Porch

Winter storms, cozy blankets and some hot chocolate… this particular day it decided to snow like a bugger… I…

Home for the Holidays ~ 2014 Christmas Home tour

Hello and welcome to my very first legit Christmas home tour, ta daaaaa… I am hosting a virtual open…

DIY vintage wool blanket Christmas pillow

Hello and welcome to my madness! Do you have ideas falling out of your pockets? Wonderful, beautiful ideas? I…

EASY DIY – Winterberry branches for Christmas

Ever since I first saw these beauties I’ve been in love, these gorgeous little berries are called, Winterberry. They…

November

Welcome to you November! Via There is real beauty all around us, my plan this month is to see…

Let’s talk trim

Let’s talk trim… what kind of trim do you like? There are so many different types out there it’s…

Fall decorates for us

Do I decorate for fall? I’m always torn…should I or should I not? Why do I struggle with something…

Hello October

This image was taken on a beautiful evening walk out to our “back yard” beaver pond… this lovely place…

How to disguise a thermostat wall ~ DIY

For as long as I can remember I have disliked thermostat walls and any part of the home that…

When life throws you a curve ball…

Actually when it throws you more than just ONE curve ball, try like 12 all at once, super fast…

Happy Hunting ~ Antique Alley

I haven’t done one of these posts in what seems like forever, I love to scour little and big…

Summertime porch tour ~ antique headboard bench – new seat DIY

A new seat for our antique headboard bench has been on my to-do list for a very long time,…

Help me pick the next DIY project ~ vote!

      Help me pick the next DIY project… vote for the one you want to see me…

Play-date part 3: Bring nature into your home

This is the final installment of my visit to Tin Barn Market. I am sad! 🙁 But, I am…

Thoughts of gratitude…

The willow on our property provides so much inspiration at all times of the day… sunset. Dusk… finding gratitude…

Playdate part 2: Think outside of the box…

 Think outside of the box… or the container or the cloche, or whatever you are using for display purposes,…

Playdate part 1: Tin Barn Market

I’ve been away from Tin Barn for a bit now… it’s a strange thing really how attached you can…

Gratitude

There have been some deeply personal things happening in my life that are making me want to stay in…

Vignette fun ~ Christmas tour 2013

Hi there, Santa! I just loved this image and thanks to the generosity of, Karen AKA The Graphics Fariy…

Easy Delicious Almond Brittle | Vin’yet Etc.

This is a Christmas tradition around our place… let me start by saying that I’m not, by any stretch…

All I want for Christmas ~ Giveaway!

Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would most love to see… what would you most love to see?…

Happy Hunting ~ Barnfull O’ Goodies

For those who know me know I have a barn obsession (there I said it) AND I love goodies…

Homestead tour ~ Before | Vin’yet Etc.

Well here they are,  in all their “glory”, the before pictures of the new – to us – house. …

What did you do this summer?

Well hello there strangers!  For the few that have been waiting on a post from me, I apologize! Life…

Buzz off

Industrial style desk ~ reveal 3/3

How To build an Industrial style desk ~ or 2 To recap, we built our son Michael, 2 Industrial…

$180 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

Drum roll please… We have a winner of the $180.00 Amazon gift card giveaway!!! Entry # 6867 won the…

Weekend recap

Happy Monday everyone! Is that really ever true, is Monday ever a happy day? I’ve decided to extend my…

Industrial style desk ~ reveal 2/3

Welcome to part 2 of this 3 part series, the second industrial desk is built and I must say…

Project ~ Summer Kitchen

What is a summer kitchen? Before moving into our 1854 farm house I had no idea what it was,…

DIY ~ Influenced by…

There are so many influences and inspirations out there… this series will be dedicated to what makes me want…

Industrial style desk ~ reveal 1/3

Happy Birthday Munk! Munker, is the nickname we gave to our baby boy Michael, “baby” is a relative term…

DIY ~ influenced by…

Since I’ve been blogging (a month and a bit), I’ve been extremely influenced by the creativity out there… inspired…

Tin Barn Market

“Create. Re-purpose. Re-invent. LOVE again.” This concept isn’t new, it isn’t something we haven’t heard before… so what makes…

Confessions of a Newbie…

It’s been one month exactly since I became a blogger! Happy anniversary to us! Over 3 1/2 months since…

DIY clock

My love of re-purposing and antiques, added to that a slight obsession with clocks, (alright “slight” may be an…

My Catch # 4

Metropolis Living, my 4th and final stop on what I am touting as my dream day! In my last…

Our first DIY

Hi There… This is our very first DIY post and it’s kind of terrifying. SO many good blogs out…

My Catch #3

My 3rd stop of the day was just down the street, no moving of the car! Awesome!!! Jaws Antiques……

My Catch #2

Driving into the heart of the city I had no idea what to expect. I’ve done city driving, I’m…

My Catch #1

Hey there, as some of you may know I had a pretty huge adventure on Saturday! While Bud was…

Happy Hunting!

“Be vewy vewy quiet, I’m hunting wabbits”. Okay maybe not wabbits per say, but goodies… I’ll be cruzin’ vintage,…

Happy Valentine’s Day! <3

This is our first post, thought I would launch the site with a Valentine tribute to my Mr. Mans……