A storytelling home by Léa Plourde-Archer

Modern tales of a messy abode

Category: Furniture

  • Hi there! It’s been a while… I’m at a turning point in my life. I just got back from a two month trip in South America (Chile, Argentina and Uruguay) and I’ve now officially started my life as a full time freelance writer and translator. Exciting stuff! In order to get a nice start on…

  • Furniture makeover: the dresser

    These last few weeks I’ve been busy working on my home’s decor. I have been gluing, stapling, painting and mod-podging almost non-stop. I’ll be sharing the results of these makeovers with you, because many of these are drastic and I’m quite proud of how they came out. Let’s start with this dresser. It was given…

  • Easy crafts for lazy people: Ikea Bekvam step stool hack

    The title is a bit provocative but is every bit the truth. I love crafting, but I’m lazy about it. If something becomes too complicated, I try to find another, easier way to do it, even if this means that it will come out mostly pretty but also imperfect. When I was in art school,…

  • The bedroom

    We have a tiny little bedroom. Some people would say that it’s too tiny. I don’t care; I’ve had tiny rooms all my life. Those that weren’t tiny, I shared. I’m used to cramped spaces and my man doesn’t mind either. He just needs a bed and a bit of floor space to throw his clothes on.…

  • The desk

    I moved to the city 5 years ago, mainly for school, but also because I had always idealized living in an urban environment. Two of my friends from my hometown were already here, yet I consciously made the choice to get a room in an apartment that I would share with 2 roommates whom I…