I'm Erin and decorating for dirt cheap is my thing. The curbside, cragislist and the dollar store are my shopping locations of choice and there's nothing I love more than a good low-budget-revamp, especially one that uses unexpected materials. I grew up in London, England (mostly) and moved to Toronto, Canada three years ago. Where I promptly acquired a puppy, a baby and a better-than-I-wanted understanding of brain injuries and their impact. My personal blog is Luck and Bliss, where I write about my kid and the stuff I've made.
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View my blogThe Dollar Store Rental Kitchen Makeover - Again
By lilybeeOnce upon a time, way back when, I became enraged with my ugly rental kitchen. Observe the horror:
I cursed it, I cried, I shook my fists at it. Then I did what everybody does (surely?), I looked for a solution on the internets.
What I found was Curbly. Inspired by the spirit of Curbly Daring-Do I figured out a solution, and posted pictures of it here..
Three (three!) years have passed. My temporary contact paper solution has withstood all kinds of shenanigans and is, I suspect, INVULNERABLE to anything but Robot Laser Eyes.
BUT, it is a New Year, a new decade even, and that always prods the part of my brain that likes things NEW and CLEAN and SHINY. So I turned a beady and critical eye to my kitchen. And decided it was time for a change.
So I did this.
Lego Does Frank Lloyd Wright
By lilybeeLego's architecture series is perfect for those of us who had trouble giving up the blocks as kids. The collection now includes the Guggenheim in all it's crazy-shaped glory (it looks particularly sci-fi in Lego).
Falling Water is also in the range, (though not available yet) and it has me cooing like a lovestruck pigeon (it's like a perfect storm of awesome » READ MORE
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DestinybyDefinition says:
Oh My GAWD! I NEED one of these! Perfect! Did...
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lowquacity says:
this is so lovely... i love old brick buildings
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bruno says:
Please, more pics.
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DIY Maven says:
Congrats! She is a DOLL!
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lilybee says:
This would be my brand new Fur Baby. Her name...
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bruno says:
Cute! What's his/her name?
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DIY Maven says:
I'm in love....
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» All commentsDestinybyDefinition
lilybee, your profile picture intrigues me. it makes me think of holy water and something to do with late night low budget Showcase programming. i mean that in a good way if it isn't obvious. and your name is sweet too. my daughters name is lilly, i call her lillybee. or lillyvanilli or silly miss lilly lol. wanna be friends? ok me too ;)
lowquacity
thanks for the compliment lilybee... i finally found out what 'faucet' means when i looked it up the dictionary..hehehe
lillyblue42
DOes that feel good on feet? it seems like it would, and uv got some great ideas...Friends?
David Rowtree
Hi Lilybee, thanks for the salutations, I'm still feeling my way around here at the moment but hope to be a contender!
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