Live Edge Harvest Table

We’ve been wanting one forever! With a cottage renovation in the works, we have been thinking about large family/friends get-togethers.  One thing we both dreamed of is having a large, beautiful harvest table that will seat all of our guests. Eureka!  Gord found live edge pine!  I must say, it’s great to have a super talented […]

Reverse Advent Calendar-We Love This Idea!

Make Christmas Merry for Everyone! We love the Christmas season, the fun and festivities and food, but not everyone in our community is as fortunate. Millenium Shutter and Blinds has decided to help make Christmas better for others in our community by creating Reverse Advent Calendars. Reverse advent calendars work by you filling them every […]

DIY Advent Calendar Ideas for the whole family!

Christmas is coming and we thought it would be great to post some ideas for filling homemade advent calendars. These are some of our favourite choices for 24 days of filling fun. For the Kids: Stickers Mini Play-Doh Match Box Cars Beads Rub-on Tattoos Skittles Bubbles Toothbrush Fun Stamp Glow Sticks Mini Ornament Chap Stick […]

Eagle Project

Gord fashioned this eagle from a 2 x 10 board! Originally he perched on top of our flagpole at the cottage (for many years!).  Then, we needed to fell a dead birch tree and unfortunately, he was in the way! (poor guy).  Several pieces of him were broken and he was quite weathered anyway… We […]