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6 Beautiful and unique views on Vancouver Residences

Real Estate is all about the location, right? And one of the many incredible benefits that come from living in a Home at a fantastic place is probably a tremendous view!

Who hasn’t dreamed of one day waking up on your dream home, to be greeted by a peaceful and beautiful natural view- or maybe you dream of waking up to beautiful city buildings, traffic, and people walking by. Whatever you fancy, it probably seems like something that usually only happens in movies, isn’t that right?

I am glad to inform you that you may be in luck! This Hollywood-like scenario could happen to you in real life. But of course, this is only possible if you are planning to invest a few million in your dream.

If you have always pictured a fantastic house to call your home where you can be greeted every day by heavenly views and don’t care for how much money it will take, I encourage you to continue reading. Even if you don’t fit all these criteria, keep reading.

 

Scenic Views for Sale

Being based in Vancouver, I would like to show off this city and its surroundings. We have decided to give them a small to provide some homes with fantastic views a bit of a spotlight.

We were looking at hundreds of Listings in different Real Estate websites, and many feature magnificent residences with the incredible views we are looking for.

Makes sense, as we were searching for Real Estate in the very busy, very expensive Vancouver.

Vancouver is a prime example of the most expensive cities to live in the whole world. It would only make sense that this is happening because the location is so beautiful, right? So many things to observe, so many places to visit.

Now, behold! Fantastic views from some of the most exclusive residences in Vancouver.

“Woodwards Building” in Vancouver

Woodwards view in Vancouver

Apartment in Homer Street, Vancouver

Beautiful Interior and view in Vancouver Apartment

“Harbourside Park” Penthouse in Coal Harbour Beautiful Views from Vancouver Residences

“Riversky Tower” in New Westminster

Beautiful Views in Vancouver, New Westminster

“Jameson House” in Vancouver
Jameson House Interior and view

Rustic, yet beautiful nature house in Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island Beautiful scenic views

Feeling like buying any of those beauties? Or maybe your picture dream house with an awesome view differently. Let us know in the comments.

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DIY In Style: Top 5 Home Decor DIY Projects

I often spend my down time working on some sort of DIY project and so I thought it was high time that I curated a list of my top 5 home decor projects. These projects range from the fairly simple to the complex, but each one is tons of fun and will leave you with an amazing piece of decor that you can call your own. Check out my list below.

#5 — Rustic Bookshelf

A beautiful shelf at a beautiful cost.

If you’re anything like us here at HomesJournal, you’ll always have at least one eye open for the next beautiful addition to make to your home. Not only is this rustic bookshelf an absolute beauty, but also it’s a project that won’t leave your wallet empty!

A beautiful DIY rustic bookshelf with the instructions available on the Instructables website.

This bookshelf provides ample storage space and simultaneously adds charm to a room.

 

#4 — Outdoor Movie Screen

Turn the great outdoors into the greatest movie theatre.

Who says summer has to end in September? With this DIY movie screen, it’ll be a breeze entertaining friends and family in an outdoor environment! No room at your place? Not a problem! The instructions include a method to make this movie screen a portable movie screen.

A DIY project that'll leave you with a portable outdoor movie screen. Instructions provided Lifehacker

An outdoor movie screen that’ll create a great viewing experience right from the comfort of your own backyard.

 

#3 — Dining Table

Got an old door you hate? Turn it into a gorgeous table!

This DIY project is unlike any other—it’s your door (pun intended)—to creating an absolutely beautiful dining table. Take any bland door, either from your own home or one purchased from a retailer, such as Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and you’ll be well on your way.

A beautiful dining room table created from an old table and various other materials.

A beautiful dining room table created from an old table and various other materials.

The starting piece of the project; an old door that can be repurposed into a DIY dining table.

The starting piece of the project; an old door that can be repurposed into a DIY dining table.

The finished product. A beautiful dining room table created from an old worn out door.

The finished product. A beautiful dining room table created from an old worn out door.

 

#2 — Mobile Bathroom Storage

If you need some extra storage space in your bathroom, here’s your answer.

Up until a month ago, my bathroom was a disorganized mess. Cologne, shampoo, soap, towels, to mention a few things, were stored in the unreachable crevices of my bathroom closet — that is, until this DIY project. This portable storage unit made a great addition to my home and it turned my bathroom from a disaster into an organized haven (that’s right, a haven).

A DIY storage unit build with nothing but some old wooden crates.A DIY storage unit build with nothing but some old wooden crates.

A small wooden crate is the starting point for this DIY project.

A small wooden crate is the starting point for this DIY project.

 

#1 — DIY Canvas Art

Your shower curtain just became your home’s newest art exhibit.

I absolutely love art (despite how bad I am at drawing/painting) and so it’s no surprise why this project is at the number one spot. I was looking for a DIY project that was easy to do, inexpensive, and yet still produced a beautiful piece of decor for my home and this project was it. Take down that cliché Mona Lisa, my friend and get to work on this project; you won’t regret it!

A DIY piece of canvas art displaying a cartoony version of three balloons and a pointed building tops.

A beautiful portrait created from nothing but a shower curtain and wood.

A DIY canvas portrait created with an octopus shower curtain and wood hung up in a living room.

This octopus portrait just happens to be my favourite; it adds character to a room.

Unusual & Unique Decor Sources

When it comes to inspirational sources, there are a lot of options out there. Even though it’s hard to find unique ideas that will make your decoration more personable, it’s not impossible! Here are some helpful links for you:

Pinterest

If you don’t have a Pinterest account, you should create it now! Pinterest is an amazing visual resource where you can explore the web visually based on your interests. If you are looking for decor inspiration, it’s the perfect place o save everything that you find in one place, keeping it organized and easy to find.

 

HomeStyler App

AutoDesk HomeStyler is a free home design app for interior decorating and design ideas. The app allows you to create your own design, experiment with high quality 3D models of real products and navigate through their catalog. Download the app and have fun watching your home design ideas come to life!

 

Uncommon Goods

Uncommon Goods is an online store with a huge variety of unique gifts. If you are looking for original pieces to your house, under ‘home decor’ you will find decorative accents and all kinds of creative clocks, pillows, rugs, vases, candles and much more!

 

Architecture Art Design

Architecture Art Design is versatile blog where you’ll find articles about, not only architecture, but also interior and outdoor design, product design, art and DIY. Besides all the decor inspiration that you can get from their pictures, their posts will help you without any struggle from all kinds of creative ideas to genius do-it-yourself suggestions.