Small Home Tour x Kate and family of 4 in 800 square feet

I’ve had my eye on Kate’s West End Vancouver apartment since I first saw that round window in her kids’ room on instagram, many years ago. Over the years I have watched her and her husband slowly and beautifully update this apartment.

600sqft home toursAlison MazurekAugust 17, 2026shared kids rooms, ikea, Ikea Hack, bunk beds Comment

Update on the Kids' Room Shelf Divider

We have had the kid’s shared room “split” for about a year and half now. We used the Elvarli shelf from IKEA in our desire to make it look as much like a Vitsoe system as we could. I wanted to report in on how it has been working for us.

Beach House, shared kids roomAlison MazurekAugust 3, 2026ikea, room dividers

Packing for 3 weeks in Europe

We spend 3 glorious weeks in France, 3 nights total in Paris and a home exchange just outside of Aix en Provence. We packed quite light for a family of 4. We knew we would have a lot of city days walking 20-25,000 steps a day. We also would be lounging by the pool and beach and we knew we were walking into a heatwave.