Well, hello! I haven’t missed posting on a Friday in a long time, but summer is throwing me off in a big way. Here we go:

She wrapped her IKEA dresser in fabric. At Sarah M. Dorsey Designs:

* Thank you, Domino for the feature! Go check out 17 fantastic DIY blogs

There is something about white curtains in a master that I am drawn to…Velvet Magazine

Canadian House & Home

* Today is the 70th anniversary of D-Day. I loved this video where this dear veteran said, “kids these days have no idea what we went through.”

* 25 gorgeous summer home tours over at the Shabby Creek Cottage

I fell in love with this picture of a family room from Muskoka Living (here!) and I carried it everywhere with me on on my phone as we were making building decisions. It seems like everyone is painting over brick these days, but I still love it’s classic warmth.

It was the spring board for our fireplace and built-ins in our family room. Except that I found out that a curved fireplace was much more expensive than the standard square fireplace our builder provided. I was set on having that curve though, so here is what we decided to do: