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A Little Hallway Update with Lowe’s

The hallway has a brand accessory: a modern coastal mirror with a beachy, hand waxed finish on reclaimed wood.

After moving to the lakehouse, Hubby and I tackled a ton of budget-friendly, temporary makeovers to make this house feel bright and modern – and “us” – while we planned and saved for major renovations.  I’m so glad we took the time to do those spit & polish type projects because, other than the main bathroom, all of our major renos (full kitchen, laundry room and powder room gut, new roof and siding, new fireplace and secret door, fish room to laundry room conversion, etc.) had to take a back seat to some major life upheavals.  Although I love the temporary changes we made, I have to admit that I have been feeling a strong urge to pick up a sledgehammer and demo something!  I really want to renovate – probably motivated by motivated in part by the fact that all of our appliances are failing at once – but I have to cool my jets a little bit longer.  I’m so excited that I have had this fish room makeover to work on to satisfy my need for change.

In the meantime, I’ve been focusing on making small tweaks to our decor.  I’ve been eyeing the kitchen for a little upgrade and I have been dedicated to finding some missing puzzle pieces to finish the budget-friendly makeovers we did early on.  There are definitely some decor pieces that we have needed to help make our home more
functional and help some spaces feel more complete.

Luckily, I have Lowe’s Canada to help me out!  They have new home decor themes and one collection – “Modern Nostalgia” – definitely has my name on it, so I brought home a few accessories that are as practical as they are beautiful, in the hopes of putting some finishing touches on previous makeovers – and satiating my urge for change!

I’m sharing the piece with the biggest impact today, but come back to see a few more peeks into the fabulously curated decor finds from Lowe’s Canada.

After painting the hallways walls, trim, and doors white, upgrading all of the interior levers and exterior door hardware, we replaced all of the boob lights and even switched out the dated door for one with a more mid-century modern inspired look.  We hung up some art and added the only piece of furniture the small space can afford: a little hand carved stool.  Most recently the floors were painted, along with the kitchen, but there was still a missing puzzle piece: a mirror!

Whenever I wanted to fuss with my scarf or check my lip gloss before heading out the door, I’d either run back to the bedroom to use the full length mirror in there, or dash through the laundry room to the half bath and use that mirror.

I had forgotten what a wonderful thing it is to have a mirror by the door!  Plus the hallway can be a little dark at times because even with the wonderful windows, our exterior door is often sheltered from the sun thanks to our carport.  So this Columbia Frame mirror helps bounce a little light around.

It’s a beautiful addition to the space, adding warmth to my cool color palette of blues and whites.  It’s made from solid reclaimed wood with a hand waxed finish, which adds a lot of gorgeous texture and interest.

After I ordered it, I was worried it would be too chunky or too rustic, but although the diameter of the frame is very substantial in size (31/5″), it still feels delicate.  Plus I just love how the hand waxed finish plays on the lakeside vibe with its driftwood feel.

In my city, Lowe’s Canada took over a lease at one end of our shopping mall and that’s where the BEST parking is, so I always park there and slowly loiter my way through Lowe’s to enter the mall.  I am so excited that Lowe’s stocks beautiful home decor in addition to renovating supplies because I love browsing the aisles but I’m not quite ready to start appliance shopping or picking out tiles yet!

Soon, though, soon…

I was provided product and compensation by Lowe’s Canada, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

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7 Comments

  1. Beth D.
    November 23, 2017 / 6:23 pm

    I also live in rural Canada (other end of the country, BC) and a Lowes opened up in the mall in the town where we do our big shopping. It is so fun to wander around seeing the variety that they offer! I am hoping to do a kitchen renovation in the spring so I am sure I will get to know the store even better!

    • Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse
      November 24, 2017 / 1:27 am

      I love that Lowe’s helps us rural folks out. So many of the big home improvement stores can’t be bothered with us so I’m so grateful. I am so jealous you’re renovating your kitchen!! So exciting!!!!!

  2. Kerri Muffin
    November 23, 2017 / 8:21 pm

    Beautiful mirror! Lowe's is my favourite!

    • Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse
      November 24, 2017 / 1:26 am

      Thanks Kerri!! Lowe’s is really on fire with the home decor. I was eyeing up some baskets and I also bought a light fixture there recently. So happy you like my new pick!

  3. Anonymous
    November 24, 2017 / 6:09 pm

    I like your entryway mirror waaay more than my clunky one–nice choice.

    • Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse
      November 25, 2017 / 2:28 am

      Thank you! I do love how nice and flat this one is. It’s still delicate even thought it’s big. I hope you find the perfect one 🙂

  4. Ivory Jean
    November 26, 2017 / 6:50 am

    I love it all. Beautiful job, beautiful results. Wow!

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