I WANNA live there Wednesday # 139

Good morning everyone !

This week I thought we'd explore Lachine ( Montreal ) 

It's a beautiful neighborhood in Montreal - bordering the Lachine Canal - which is part of Parks Canada national historic sites - being one of the oldest pioneer villages in Canada.
If you're a history buff you can read it's history HERE - it's pretty interesting - dating back to the time of Native Indians ( Iroiquois ) and forward..................

PINTEREST

PINTEREST

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Lachine ( pronounced LA SHEEN )gets it's name from the French words La Chine ( China ) when explorers were trying to find a route from New France to China..............and so the canal was named Lachine !

I'm showing 2 properties today - here's the first one !

Built in 1877
7 beds - 6 baths
Detached garage
2,500,000
Realtors - CHARLENE GRABOWSKI AND ERIC TARANOWSKI

Remember price reflects Location Location Location !
And it's a beauty - I love how they've kept a lot of the original features -
Here we go !

Master Bedroom

And if that one was a little pricey - there's always this condo/loft !

Price - 184,900

Realtor - DANIEL MACKAY

Wonder where that staircase leads too ?

What an incredible bonus for the price - just love this space !

Hope you all have a wonderful day !
Hugs,
Me
P.S - someone mentioned that the pics on this post are " shaky - as in you'll get motion sickness looking at them "  please let me know if this happens to anyone else?  Many thanks !

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LIFE ON LAKESHORE DRIVE                         DWELLINGS - THE HEART OF YOUR HOME
BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH                  CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT
A STROLL THRU LIFE                                      AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY
KATHE WITH AN E                                           FLUSTER BUSTER
SAVVY SOUTHERN STYLE

WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE ( as I walked by )

Shabby perfection

Stone cottage

Ivy

a garden

Abundance

A tree

Birdhouses

Red

Yellow

A top floor balcony

A Grocer's

A chair

A tin roof

Did I mention the shabby perfection ?

and charm

Une promenade à Montréal

( a walk in Montreal )
Section of the city : Ste Anne de Bellvue

Have a wonderful day everyone !
Hugs,
Me


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FLUSTER BUSTER                                                SAVVY SOUTHERN STYLE
HAVE A DAILY CUP OF MRS. OLSON             NO MINIMALIST HERE
LAMBERTS LATELY                                            I GOTTA CREATE
FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE                         THE SHABBY ART BOUTIQUE
LOVE GROWS WILD                                           MY TURN FOR US
LITTLE MISS CELEBRATION                             ONE MORE TIME EVENTS
LIFE ON LAKESHORE DRIVE                            DWELLINGS THE HEART OF YOUR HOME     
BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH                    COASTAL CHARM
SAND & SISAL                                             A STROLL THRU LIFE
CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT             AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY
MEMORIES BY THE MILE                                  KATHE WITH AN E

TURNING A CHRISTMAS WREATH INTO A FALL WREATH

Good morning everyone !

Our house doesn't have much curb appeal.
At. All.
We've been focusing on renovating the interior and the back yard took a lot of our energy and money this summer so I haven't given much thought to the front at all (well I DO actually think of it constantly  but until it's painted and some windows are replaced I kind of just dart in and out and try not to look at it very much)
I painted the interior of the door - but never got around to painting the other side - you know - the one that every single person in the neighborhood sees as they walk by?  It's faded and blotchy and really crying out for a makeover.
But I've yet to see a door that didn't look nicer with a wreath on it.

I mentioned in my last post that I don't decorate for Fall on the inside ( or very little anyway ) but I DO try to do a little on the outside - I live in a 4 season climate after all  ( whether I like it or not )

I think probably everyone has a Christmas Wreath ( or 2 or 3 or 15 - I'm obsessed with Christmas Wreaths)
and it's SO easy to convert one of them into any seasonal wreath.
I bought all the foliage and berries from the dollar store and just poked them through ( there's a couple of twist ties where it didn't cooperate with me ) and ended up with a pretty welcoming fall wreath that can very easily be converted back to a Christmas one when THAT season arrives

I started with this - it's one of those sparkly glitter ones - but any kind will work since you're covering most of it up anyway !

Not only is the below wreath selling for 83.99 ( cdn ) on Amazon - it's also temporarily out of stock ( 'tis the season of Fall wreaths don't you know ? )  It's gorgeous - but I can't justify spending that on a wreath when the entire outside needs a makeover................

AMAZON

And when I can create one for under 15.00

I can see now - through the photos - that I still need to " tweak " a couple of areas - but you can see how easy it was to create, right?  A simple can of spray paint ( in orange or gold or red ) could even take it one step further so that the background isn't noticeable at all - for me it's fine
I picked up the wreath years ago at a garage sale for 3.00 - keep an eye out for them because they can so easily be transformed.

As a diy'er - how on earth did we ever even  function before the dollar stores came along?
For a few extra dollars I FALLified the mailbox too

I hung all this up yesterday - even though it was 33 degrees here in Montreal ( a little under 92 degrees American ) with the humidity because I had the items on hand and I simply can't wait..............for anything   So it looks like July everywhere except my front door -

And that's it.................the fall foliage is mixed up with summer flowers - hopefully it'll be so confusing to passer-bys that they won't even notice how badly the building is in need of repair

Ok folks - Miss Sodapup wants in

And I may or may not have a front door to paint !

Have a wonderful day everyone !!!
Hugs,
Me




LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION?
JOIN ME AT THESE FABULOUS PARTIES !

BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH                              COASTAL CHARM
MY UNCOMMON SLICE OF SUBURBIA                   A STROLL THRU LIFE
CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT                       MEMORIES BY THE MILE
AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY                                        KATHE WITH AN E
HOMESTORIES A TO Z                                                FLUSTER BUSTER
SAVVY SOUTHERN STYLE                                         LEHMAN LANE
MY SALVAGED TREASURES                                      CRAFTY ALLIE
HAVE A DAILY CUP OF MRS. OLSON                      NO MINIMALIST HERE
LAMBERTS LATELY                                                     I GOTTA CREATE
GRACE & GOOD EATS                                         FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE
COOKIN & CRAFTIN - my 2 favorite things           TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS
LOVE GROWS WILD                                                    MY TURN FOR US
THE PIN JUNKIE                                                           LITTLE MISS CELEBRATION
ONE MORE TIME EVENTS                                          LIFE ON LAKESHORE DRIVE
DWELLINGS THE HEART OF YOUR HOME             KEEPING IT SIMPLE
CARRIE THIS HOME                                                    FEARLESSLY CREATIVE MAMAS
THE CRAFTED SPARROW                                          REDHEAD CAN DECORATE
THAT'S WHAT CHE SAID