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Life

Why I Quit Blogging (and Why I’m Back Again)

Dutchie Love Quit Blogging Back Again

My love of storytelling and blogging began in kindergarten, with riveting tales of girls named Sophie.  This is Sophie. Sophie made the stars. She turned purple. She had long legs. Sophie had nineteen eyes. The End. In grade 3 I wrote letters to my parents in a weekly home journal. It’s hilarious to look back […]

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Books, Home Decor, Local Love

The Rutherford House Tour (Plus a Giveaway!)

Rutherford House | Dutchie Love

As a huge admirer of local heritage homes, when the opportunity to take a private tour of the Rutherford House presented itself I couldn’t resist! Built in 1909, this stately and picturesque home was the private residence of Alberta’s first Premier, Alexander Rutherford. It stands proudly on the University of Alberta grounds, […]

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Duplex

The Duplex: House Tour

A lot has already changed since Nathan and I moved into the duplex, but I thought I would share a “before” house tour so that people can see the progression of our home projects as they happen. After almost 9 months of living here, we are still absolutely loving our […]

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Condo, Home Decor

The Condo: Master Bedroom

Welcome to the Master Bedroom! I painted the walls a warm grey to make the room feel cozy, and kept the rest of it light and cheerful with pops of white and yellow. Nathan is terrible at painting, either very honestly or on purpose so that he doesn’t have to help […]

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Condo, Home Decor

The Condo: Office

In case you hadn’t noticed, I love colour! Our office was no exception with a bright turquoise wall, cheerful art, quirky accessories and funky sofa bed. This room packed a lot of punch purpose-wise, as it is where Nathan did freelance, where I blogged, where friends stayed the night after having […]

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Condo, Home Decor

The Condo: Kitchen & Dining

Welcome to the kitchen and dining room! Living in a condo meant that our living room, dining room and kitchen were all in one big wide open space, which Nathan and I loved because we had our friends over for BBQ’s, games and socializing quite often. The boys usually hung out […]

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