Anyone Ever Eaten One?

I'm back from my trip to Halifax! Loved the Maritimes as always. Unfortunately, a couple of my meetings fell through, but I'm staying on the positive side because this meant more time with the boyfriend. I also started a second job today, serving at a local sports bar! Between these two jobs and school, I'm a busy bee, but I'll always find time for blogging.

One of the best restaurants that I ate at was the Five Fishermen. This place has a really cool history, and is rumoured to be haunted! The building was once a mortuary where many bodies off the Titanic were kept! While I didn't see any ghosts, this little (big)guy definitely creeped me out when he showed up on my plate! Sure I ordered lobster but in Ontario, it never comes in full form like this! After getting over my fears of touching it and alot of hard work, I was so satisfied. Yummy and fresh. Have any of you ever eaten a whole lobster like this?

xox Tiffany Leigh

Strolling in Halifax

Yesterday was a beautiful winter day in Halifax, but today is back to fog and rain. I took advantage of the nice weather by taking a walk and admiring the beautiful housing and architecture which is characteristic of the Maritimes. Painted in bright colours, not a brick in sight, and cape cod styles with white pickets and columns, these houses are sure to remind you of the sea.

My favourite house was this black number with a bright pink door. Notice that neat little crescent window on the roof!:

Imagine being able to say "It's the one with the pink door" to visiting guests. This house totally my style! In fact, it matched the outfit I wore for my walk perfectly!:

 Here are some other houses I saw and liked, and a few ideas of how you can incorporate exterior ideas in your interior design plans!

What do you think of the housing style out East? Could you paint your house bright blue? What about a hot pink front door? I think I could settle in quite nicely here. SO charming.

xox

Tiffany Leigh

This One's for the Fellas: Perfect Bachelor Pad Accessory

This week I'm staying with my boyfriend in Halifax, and let me just state that the apartment is the epitome of student bachelor pad. While the boys might not be getting the award for super chic (or super tidy for that matter), their place showcases an eclectic mix of leather furniture, big screen TVs, and sports memorabilia.

One piece of theirs that I am especially drawn to is an old Alexander Keith's chalkboard that they have hung up on the wall. This piece was being thrown out by a local pub due to damage in one corner, and so the roomies claimed it for their very own. You can find similar items by inquiring at local pubs, restaurant suppliers, antique shops, and online vendors.

Alexander Keith's is a famous beer brewed in Nova Scotia, so the piece incorporates the area's history, along with style and function all in one. I can see the boys getting a lot of great use out of this piece:

They haven't styled around the piece in any real way, so I got a little bit creative and put together a board of how to really polish off this look:

Create a masculine, purposeful vignette by adding a dark bar cart that can easily be wheeled around for entertaining. A black lamp helps to break up the whiteness of the rental walls, and a metal bar stool and pendant emphasize a manly, industrial vibe. Stack some sports books and cocktail recipe books on top.  Finish off the look by adding a stainless steel  ice bucket, beer glasses, and of course alcohol to compliment the restaurant theme of the chalkboard.

What do you think? The perfect bachelor pad accessory or what?

 xox

Tiffany Leigh

ps. Thank you so much to Drew and Dana for their amazing airport attire guest posts!

Leaving on a Jet Plane

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go.

I'm officially on Spring Break! My school calls it 'Reading Week'...but let's be serious. Rather than cracking open the books I'm jetting off to Halifax tonight to visit my guy! Words cannot express my excitement, firstly because I haven't seen him in 6 weeks, secondly because it's such an amazing city (I hope to do a post on the unique and colorful houses!) and finally because I have some very exciting and promising meetings with some amazing people (more on this later).

I expect to be pretty busy the first couple of days out there while I settle in, but you're in for a treat! I've got the amazing and truly talented sisters, Dana from Southern Inspired and Drew from Coral Cafe doing some amazing posts solving the dilemma of what to wear when traveling by plane. Am I the only one who struggles with this? Stay tuned for those tomorrow and Saturday!

In the mean time, have a wonderful few days, and seriously y'all, go check out their blogs! You won't be disappointed.

xox

Tiffany Leigh