by Helen Kain | Feb 12, 2026 | Home, Organization, Recent, Simply Done
One of the most frequent questions readers ask about setting tables involve how to start and when to stop. Starting is easy. Inspiration is everywhere: a beloved china pattern, seasonal flowers, favourite colours, occasions such as birthdays or Christmas. The...
by Helen Kain | Jan 3, 2025 | Ancaster House, Dundee, Organization, Pets, Spring Tablescapes, Winter Tablescapes
A layer of crisp, fresh snow fell overnight, blanketing the trees and delighting the dogs. The gas fire flickers in the fireplace, and a latte beckons. The Christmas trees are still up, which is unusual for us this late in the festive season. But with the world still...
by Helen Kain | Apr 2, 2024 | Organization, Recipes By Season, Recipes By Type
It was time. On my computer is a list of recipes cooked and photographed since I published the first book, Entertablement—The Four Seasons. But as the number of publications grew, it became increasingly difficult to remember where they’d been featured. On the...
by Helen Kain | Mar 24, 2024 | Cape Cod House
At last, we have finished the kitchen and laundry room renovation in the Cape. We’re all unpacked and thoroughly cleaned, with carpets down, furniture back in place, and pictures hung—utter bliss. Let’s start with a kitchen before and after. Here is where...
by Helen Kain | Feb 25, 2024 | Cape Cod House, Organization
The Cape Cod kitchen and laundry room renovation proceeds. How do you like it so far? Yup – that was our “camping” set-up while waiting for the kitchen. Four weeks ago, it looked like this. A week later… We got the final coat of varnish on all the floors...
by Helen Kain | Jan 28, 2024 | Ancaster House, Organization
It was time. Lover of classic design, though I am, there is a difference between gently worn and scruffy. I realized the house looked a bit shopworn when we returned to Canada in the late fall. Nothing drastic was needed, but a good spruce-up was in order. We had...
