Nicola Lindsay's (nicolalindsayredesign) Blog

My name is Nicola Lindsay of Nicola Lindsay ReDesign & Tacks"N"Tapestry . I am a member of the Canadian Redesigners Association (CRDA). The CRDA has designated October as "Get Redesigned Month" and we are launching the campaign in conjunction with our annual national conference which will be held...

    Truly I feel like summer just began and I am not ready for fall in any way. I am going to have to move to a climate where summer lasts a few more months. Except I love fall and all it brings and I still get excited over the first snowfall in winter. I give up I just love all the seasons. As w...

    Zoomers or Boomers with zip as some of us are called are coming to a time of life when it is time to get rid of all the extras we have collected around us. It’s time to downsize to a smaller house or move into a condo /apartment. Now my zip isn’t always engaged but in my mind it is. I can see...

I recently had a grandson preparing for dorm life and as always it seems the need to cut costs was on our mind. Here is a column I wrote on the subject of getting ready to leave the nest.     Off to a Dorm?   Many of us have someone off to a dorm this fall. First time “dormers” have a whole new w...

  Fire up the Barbeques; summer is here!   With gas prices going upwards all the time people are beginning to view their own homes and community differently. You may already have your vacation home in front of your eyes. It is time to create fun right around you and enjoy your friends and neighbo...

I was helping my daughter do some fixing up and decided to stain her fireplace that had beem just unfinished plywood and some soft wood trim. Here is the before and after.     For lack of space we used river rock for a hearth,works very well!

This is one of the columns I write each week in my local paper. You see we are just seeing green grass in this area of Canada. Today I am not just speaking about ReDesigning to sell but also to ReDesigning to dwell and also ReDesigning to LIVE. This time of year the yards and houses look dreadfu...

     We all rush around today trying to get the important things done in our lives, work, school, groceries, gas, shopping, sports, after school involvements of all kinds and sometimes we even stop to breathe. Someone along they way said we could do it all and still have a perfect life, they shou...

Here are more pictures of the redesign/reno of the Mom's home. I bet she will be afraid to leave next winter. Not really, I know she is thrilled. This is more of the bathroom. I am not one who thinks flushes need to be shown in pictures but I do think the job done here is great.  Next of kitchen ...

I just finished a job for 3 daughters of a very unsuspecting lady who left on New Year's and had no idea what they were scheming. Here are a few before and after pictures for you. Also be aware we were down to minutes of her return. So every detail was unable to be fine tuned. Carpenters left one...