A DIY Winterlicious

So excited for dinner tonight! Bryan and I are going to Ouzeri, a Greek restaurant on The Danforth, for dinner. We'll be trying their Winterlicious menu. For those who are unfamiliar with Winterlicious and Summerlicious it's 2 weeks (in winter and summer) where over 100 restaurants around the city offer a pre-fix lunch or dinner menu at a set price, either $25, $35 or $45. It's a great time to try new restaurants or more expensive restaurants you might not usually be able to dine at.

I found it a little difficult to find a place to go this year since I was looking for a menu that served great veggie dishes for me and something meaty for Bryan. We've never been to Ouzeri and certainly haven't been to the Danforth in a while, but we both love Greek food so it looked like a great option. I'll try to take a picture of my meal if I remember, if only to make you jealous!

We're headed up north this weekend to hopefully find some snow! I'm dying to get in a hike and there really is no better way to get your exercise in than being outdoors.

Now if I may geek out on something a little different today...

We're looking to spruce up our apartment a little more this year. We've been here for just over 7 months now but we agreed it doesn't feel quite like home yet. Since we can't paint we need to come up with some other ways to turn our cookie cutter rental into a personal paradise. We're thinking some new curtains, pillows and lamps might do the trick. I'd also like to do some little DIY projects.

Last fall I repainted an old desk I had, it was my mothers when she was a kid so I just couldn't bring myself to getting rid of it. I sanded it down and repainted it a cream colour then lined the drawers with some fun patterned paper and hodgepodge. I'm really happy with it now! Anyway, that project really gave me the DIY bug.

I'd thought it would be nice for me to have a corkboard next to the desk but since my desk is in the corner of the living room I'm thinking I need something a little more stylish than one you can buy at an office supply store. I did some digging and found a really cute idea from mint love social club!

Best of all it incorporates plants! I think it'll add some colour to the room, which is exactly what we're looking for, and give me a little but more office space.

While I was poking around the DIY world I checked out Mollie's blog Wild Olive as I so frequently do because her stuff is so adorable, and I found the most adorable project I MUST complete! I have left over felt from some Christmas crafts and would love to pull them out again and make this sweet slice of smiling cherry pie. Wouldn't you love to have this little guy looking back at you!

Have a great weekend!