Home

God

Family
   Melanie
      Photos
      Gardening
      Knitting
   Mishkin
      Photos
   Justice
      Photos
      Art Gallery
      School Work
   Haifa
      Photos
      Art Gallery
      School Work
   Verity
      Photos
      Art Gallery
      School Work    
 Ocean
      Photos
   Photo Albums
     Siblings
     Family
     Our Homes
   Parenting

The interior of our house
Stouffville, Ontario
November 2004 - present

This is the front entry. We often sit on the steps
as we say our final goodbye's to guests.
It faces the open living room to view
the fireplace through an archway and pillars.
There is an open circular stairway to the basement.

This is the living room.
We actually call it our devotional room.
It is where we say prayers every morning.
I wanted to choose a wall colour that would be
bright, friendly, and comfortable.

This is the kitchen. We changed the light fixture,
chose a more neutral wall colour (it's a warm beige,
this photo makes it look more golden than it is
in real life), and added stainless steel appliances.
It has more cupboards than I can fill.
And a lovely pantry with pull-out drawers.

The dining room is informal and a part of
the open concept kitchen. The family room is
to the left through an opening. The living room
can be seen through the opening at the back.
There are glass french garden doors to the deck
on the right of the dining room table.

This is the family room.
This is where all of our homeschooling supplies
and educational toys are.
I feel the shelves look too cluttered
and have contemplated putting doors on them
to make the room look neater,
but I think it would make it harder for the kids
to play - with open doors sticking out everywhere.

This is the other end of the family room.
Guests always end up sitting here rather than
in the living room. I think this corner has a really
cozy feel to it that appeals to people subconsciously.

The main hallway and living room are painted the same colour.
I wanted it to look classic, elegant, open, light.
I think I succeeded with my objective.

This is the powder room.
It is to the left of the foyer,
just before the glass french doors to the bedrooms.
I love the colour I chose for it.

The first room on the left past the french doors is the office.
The walls are painted pale yellow and green.
I like this room, it has an asian feel.
And I love the view out the window.

This is the kids' room. Verity sleeps on the bed
by the window. Justice sleeps in the top bunk
and Haifa sleeps on the bottom. They have a computer
in the corner on which they watch DVD's, play games,
and use education software.

The kids have lots of books. Three bookshelves full
in their room and one in the family room.
The baskets at the bottom are to hold their "stuff".
We do a quick tidy of their room every night after
brushing and before prayers. Yet their room
still looks really messy most of the time!
Notice Justice's bow for archery hanging on
the wall above the bookshelves. He has a target
in the backyard. He loves archery.

Each child has their own dresser. I will be moving the
computer downstairs once we've finished a playroom
down there and Verity's dresser can be moved in from
our room. Justice has some bookshelves in his bed
attached to the wall because most of the time, his bed is
so full of books, pencil crayons and paper that I'm not sure
where he sleeps. He's loving those bookshelves ($5 each
at Ikea!). I also framed some of the kids art work and
put it up on one wall. I think I probably need another
30 frames. It's hard to choose just 2 pictures per child.

This is the kid's bathroom at the end of the hall.
The double sinks are useful at bedtime.

The master bedroom.
This is the same colour we used for our master bedroom
in Markham, we loved it so much we stuck with it.
This room is very calm and relaxing. It's my retreat.
I''m hoping to put some luxurious silk draperies on one day.
I'm looking for something with small red flowers or berries
and small green leaf embroidery on it.
I've been wanting more red accents in my environment
ever since I've been going to therapy.
(I should really write a whole page on colour therapy
and the psychology of colour - it's fascinating.)

The master bathroom.
Call us crazy, but we are very picky about good design
and the old bathroom was all wrong.
It cost about $10,000 to renovate
but it now makes sense spatially.
You really have to see the floorplan
and sit in the space to appreciate the difference.
We put in a roman tub with a tile ledge at one end
(which now holds a mini orange tree and a jasmine plant,
both of which have very fragrant blossoms that fill the bathroom
and master bedroom with heavenly perfume every evening).
We made a much larger shower with marble tile.
We centered the bathroom counter with the doorway.
I love this bathroom. It's my spa.
We're really enjoying it. It was worth every penny.

A guest room in the basement.
January 4, 2009.

Health
   Physical
   Emotional
   Spiritual

Education
   Homeschooling
      Resources
      How to Homeschool
      Homeschooling Journal
   Baha'i Education
      Baha'i Children's Classes

Environment
   Homes
   Clothing
   Office Supplies
   Food
   Toys
   Furniture
   Organic Farming Ontario

Recipes

Email Me