Our river house

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Welcome, friends, to our river house! So called because the river is just down the end of the driveway.

Here’s our home from outside. That beautiful rendered fence led to a near cardiac incident…. you can read all about it here.

Step inside with me, and you’ll find yourself in the entryway. Here’s where you’ll get your first taste of my cushion obsession.

Turn right from the entry, and you’ll find yourself in the kitchen.

Here’s our chalkboard pantry door, which comes in handy as a giant menu. Don’t we just eat the most delicious things in this house?? Too bad I completely made up this menu for the photo. But I’d like to have those things to eat. That counts, right?

The splashbacks are pressed tin. You can read more about them and other kitchen design decisions in this post.

Tucked right next to the kitchen is a sweet surprise: my compact home office/ family command centre.

The DIY industrial mail baskets I made from a $5 cleaning caddy have been the most popular project on this blog to date. Read all about how I made them here.

Turn right from the kitchen/ study nook, and you’re facing the open-plan living area.

I spackled and stencilled these Ikea Billy bookcases to give them some class – read more about the transformation here.

The couch faces my DIY herringbone artwork. (Tutorial upcoming!)

Just off the living area is a deck that flows down a couple of wide steps to the backyard.

Back inside, let me show you into the playroom, which is open to the living area.

The cheery yellow and white birch tree wall is stencilled – you can find the tutorial here.

I also have a post on how I made-over my daughter’s doll’s house – you have to see some close-up pics! It’s really quite adorable if I do say so myself.

And here’s where you can find a tutorial for my Kids’ art gallery wall with DIY chalkboard frames.

Since we’re talking kids’ rooms, let’s wander down the hallway and visit the kids’ bedrooms.

First up, my daughter Allegra’s nursery…

Find a how-to and sources for this sweet little-girl gallery wall here.

You can also see more pictures of the nursery reveal here.

This is my son Jaxon’s bedroom:

Find the tutorial for this DIY weathered star wall art here:

You can see all pictures and sources in the full bedroom reveal post. It’s one of my favourites so far!

The kids share a bathroom down the hallway. I wanted to create a beachy, relaxed vibe in this room.

Read more about my beachified bathroom in this post.

The laundry room is opposite the bathroom, and features the same VJ panelling to carry through the theme.

Lastly, the Master bedroom!

I talk more about the Master bedroom in this tour.

And lastly, the bedroom flows onto an ensuite.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this tour through our river house. I’m so thrilled with what I was able to accomplish here in less than a year.

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Thanks for reading, friends!

Majority of photos by Living Lens

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