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Our Bowen Home
  • MEET E&J
  • Renovating on Bowen
  • Inspiration & How To’s
  • Contact Us
20Nov
Design

Rethinking Where our TV Lives…

At some point in late fall, Jill and I talked about the habit we’ve been
16Nov
Projects

Dreaming of a New Staircase Railing

We’ve been thinking about replacing for our staircase railing for the last few months, and
01Oct
Garden, Projects

Transforming our Driveway into a Veggie Garden

Elliot and I balance each other out like two peas in a pod. I like
11Jan
Projects

9 Projects In Store for 2019

2018 is wrapped up and we’re onto a new year! How exciting, eh? We’re kicking
09Jan
DIY, Projects

Our Master Bedroom Update

With my surgery looming, Elliot’s been keen to get our master bedroom ‘finished’ (and as
08Jan
DIY, Projects

We Did It! Our First Bathroom Reno

We learned SO MUCH and we’re so grateful for the pros that we had to
02Jan
Projects

2018: What We Got Done

We moved to Bowen a short 6ish months ago and holy cow it’s flown by.
24Dec
Life

Our First Bowen Christmas

Firsts are always fun and December was full of them. First time putting up the
17Dec
Projects

Derek Saves the Day

To say that we’ve had major plumbing problems would be an understatement. Well actually, we
10Dec
Design

Designing our Home (+ a Mood Board round up!)

In all honesty, we had no idea what we were doing when we designed our
13Nov
DIY

Upgrading our Master Closet with Ikea Pax

When we first bought our house, our realtor and us talked about how the master
05Nov
Decor, Design

A Crisp + Clean Laundry Room Mood Board

Elliot has been working away on making our bathrooms functional and I’ve been daydreaming about
24Oct
DIY, Projects

Turning our Under Stairs Space into a Pantry

One thing we’ve been committed to throughout this renovation has been adding function wherever possible.
30Sep
Decor, Design

Designing our Master Bedroom (+ a Mood Board)

We’ve been daydreaming about how to turn our master bedroom into the sanctuary space we’ve
20Aug
DIY

Levelling an Uneven Floor before Tiling

When Elliot ripped out the flooring in our main bathroom, we quickly realized we had
16Aug
DIY

Creating Cohesion with Flooring

We’ve shared many times that our home had a lot of different types of flooring.
09Aug
Decor, Design

Our Cozy Office Mood Board

We are very lucky to have a number of ‘extra’ spaces in our home —
02Aug
Decor, Design

Remodelling our Master Bathroom (+ a Mood Board)

While Elliot’s been sorting out the asbestos abatement, I’ve been daydreaming about the day we
12Jul
Projects

Hip Hip Hooray…? We Have Asbestos…

The most dated part of our whole house is the bathrooms. Seeing as we had
10Jul
Decor, Design

Ta Da! The Mood Board for our Main Bathroom

Both of our bathrooms have terracotta on the walls, cracked tile on the floors, very
25Jun
DIY, Life, Projects

A Walk Down Memory Lane… our Flip in North Van

At some point in late 2015 we got tired of all the rules of renting
12Jun
Decor, Design

Turning our Living Room into a Relaxation Haven (+ a Mood Board)

One thing we loved about our living space in our last home was that it
05Jun
DIY, Garden, Projects

Building Raised Garden Beds

We’ve been on Bowen less than a week and we’ve already tackled our first landscaping
04Jun
Projects

8 Projects We Want to Tackle in 2018

We’re moving in a couple weeks and we couldn’t be more excited! Since we’ve had
02Jun
Life

Possession Day (and J’s Birthday!)

We took possession of our new home on beautiful Bowen Island today. That’s pretty special,
24Mar
Life

We’re Moving to Bowen!

We’ve been dreaming of a slower life, and this week the stars aligned. ✨ We bought a

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Hi there! We bought an old house on a beautiful little island in British Columbia and we're transforming in into our home. Follow along for DIY, design, laughs and a little peek into island life.
Elliot & Jillian

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