Design: Bathtubs

What are your thoughts about freestanding bathtubs? Do you have a favourite brand or design? What criteria do you have for the perfect bathtub?

I can count on one hand the number of baths I’ve taken since I moved into my house nearly eight years ago. Maybe if I had a more ideal design (rather than a massive corner jacuzzi tub where the water gets cold by the time it’s filled), maybe I’d take more baths. This is one of my hopes as I plan my bathroom reno.

These are the styles that I gravitate toward, but I haven’t seen any of them in person (and prices are way out of budget for some of them, so I need to find other options). Since my bathroom is so square, and the shower will be rectangular, I’m thinking a curvy bathtub would be best.

Styli, $3645USD, Waterworks; Saxby $3863USD, Waterworks; Arcos, $11250USD, Waterworks; Studio S, $3126USD, American Standard; Serin, $2668USD, American Standard; Kipling, $2215USD, American Standard;soaking tub, $1199CAD, Wayfair; soaking tub, $999CAD, Wayfair; Aura, $1399CAD, Tubs; Estelle, $1299CAD, Home Hardware; Juno, $1043CAD, Home Depot; Santry, $5565USD, Waterworks

Design: Bathroom Inspiration

For the past few several many years, I’ve had a bathroom reno on my mind. It’s a really terrible bathroom, and I’ve grown more tired of it over the last year because of, well, being home and using it more than ever before. I am still a little while away from pulling the reno trigger, but here are photos that are serving as inspiration.

Art: Mallory Tolcher

I came across the work of Guelph-based artist Mallory Tolcher in this CBC article. In her Nothing But The Net work, she “explores the beauty of basketball.” The series features beautifully hand-crafted basketball nets using materials such as crystals, silk flowers, lace, and artificial pearls.

all photos via Mallory Tolcher

Aren’t they lovely? It’s hard to look at a regular ol’ basketball net after you’ve seen these, I think.

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Food: Recipes I’ve Tried and Loved

I’ve cooked more this year than I ever have in my life. Anyone else in the same boat?

Here are some recipes I’ve tried that worked out well (and that I’ve made multiple times).

  1. Broccoli potato cheddar soup
  2. Potato leek soup (so many times!)
  3. Sheet pan garlic herb butter chicken and potatoes
  4. Chicken provencal
  5. Roast chicken
  6. Chicken noodle soup
  7. Pasta alla vecchia bettola (a version of pasta alla vodka)
  8. Slow cooker pulled pork
  9. Tuna salad cucumber bites
  10. Berry angel food cake roll (my version)
  11. Falafel (from the Gourmet Cookbook)
  12. Raw Caramel Oatmeal Cookies (which my friend and I call protein balls)
  13. Blistered green beans
  14. Sugar cookies and royal icing (my Christmas cookies, my Valentine’s cookies)
  15. Crockpot pork roast (with chicken broth)

I’ll likely add to this as 2021 progresses. It’ll become a handy recipe reference guide (at least for me, but I hope for you, too!).