DIY
A New Table + The Dining Room Before & Afters!
DIY
October 28, 2015
A New Table + The Dining Room Before & Afters!
We got ourselves a new dining room table! When we shared the before and afters of our kitchen renovation, so many of you wanted to see how the rest of the great room worked into the new kitchen, specifically the dining room since they are so close in proximity. At the time, we were in […]
October 28, 2015
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DIY
DIY Harry Potter-esque Hanging Candles + Party Decor Details
DIY
October 26, 2015
DIY Harry Potter-esque Hanging Candles + Party Decor Details
We had our 5th annual costume party this weekend and, somehow, each year it manages to be even more fun. Most of our friends and family go all out with their costumes and some we even barely recognize when they show up. It's a complete riot and we are so grateful all of our different […]
October 26, 2015
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Mood Boards
All The Playroom Plans!
Mood Boards
October 19, 2015
All The Playroom Plans!
Since we moved here, two years ago, we've spent most of our blog talking about and renovating the upstairs of our house--with the exception of Greta's room and the guest room last year. We actually live in what is called a rambler style home, where the home is two levels of identical square footage (1700 […]
October 19, 2015
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DIY
Before & After: We have a (Finished!) Coat Closet!
DIY
October 6, 2015
Before & After: We have a (Finished!) Coat Closet!
When we shared our laundry room before and afters, so many people wondered, well…what's on the other side of the room? Oh you mean on the other side of this?? (See all the before and afters of the laundry room here) We conveniently left those pictures out, because, well, it looked like this: Avert your […]
October 6, 2015
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Chris Cooks
The First Recipe From Our New Kitchen - Fennel and Fig Roasted Chicken with Potatoes, Braised Cabbage and Lemon Pan Sauce
Chris Cooks
October 5, 2015
The First Recipe From Our New Kitchen - Fennel and Fig Roasted Chicken with Potatoes, Braised Cabbage and Lemon Pan Sauce
Our new kitchen is the greatest, non-living thing in my life right now. I can't adequately express how much fun it is to cook in this space, on these Frigidaire Professional appliances, and I'm excited to share my first recipe that came from this new place! Well, this "recipe" is actually 4 recipes, which come […]
October 5, 2015
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Entertaining
We'll bob for apples in the toilet…and you'll LIKE IT!!
Entertaining
October 2, 2015
We'll bob for apples in the toilet…and you'll LIKE IT!!
At the beginning of October, we have a family tradition of finding some sort of costume around the house and taking a photo for our annual costume party invitations. Yesterday we did just that! It's our 5th consecutaive year doing this and it's so fun seeing Greta, errr Squints!, get more and more into it. […]
October 2, 2015
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Inspiration
HOW OUR FRIGIDAIRE PROFESSIONAL APPLIANCES TRANSFORMED OUR KITCHEN AND HOW WE USE IT + A VIDEO!
Inspiration
September 30, 2015
HOW OUR FRIGIDAIRE PROFESSIONAL APPLIANCES TRANSFORMED OUR KITCHEN AND HOW WE USE IT + A VIDEO!
Today we are so excited to finally share with you a little more about the Frigidaire Professional appliances we chose for the kitchen. We couldn't be more in love with how they transformed the way our kitchen looks, but more importantly, the way it functions and works for us. Along with a bunch of fresh photos and […]
September 30, 2015
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Decor
A Few Kitchen Details + $500 to Rejuvenation!!
Decor
September 28, 2015
A Few Kitchen Details + $500 to Rejuvenation!!
Thank you for all the love last week when we shared our kitchen reveal. We wish we could have you ALL over for a big meal and to see it in real life! The goal was always to make our kitchen one that felt lived in and comfortable, and a lot of that came from […]
September 28, 2015
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Inspiration
Lovable, Livable Home
Inspiration
September 25, 2015
Lovable, Livable Home
Young House Love's new book, Lovable Livable Home came out this week! I was lucky enough to get my copy a little early (I know some people...THE people) and I can't say enough good things about this book. The Petersiks put into such eloquent, approachable and, naturally, funny words how we can all feel about […]
September 25, 2015
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DIY
It's Done! : The Full Kitchen Reveal
DIY
September 23, 2015
It's Done! : The Full Kitchen Reveal
The day has come! Our kitchen renovation is finished 7 weeks after we started tearing out our old tile countertops and I can't wait to share with you photos of what it looks like today. I've put all the sources at the bottom of the post for your convenience. When we moved into our home […]
September 23, 2015
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DIY
Sealing our White Concrete Countertops
DIY
September 17, 2015
Sealing our White Concrete Countertops
Definitely one of the most popular projects of our kitchen renovation so far has been our DIY white concrete countertops. You can read the whole post here (if you scroll down to the bottom of that post, Z Counterform has even offered up a discount code to our readers after the post went live). There was […]
September 17, 2015
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DIY
Customizing Our Ikea Kitchen Island
DIY
September 14, 2015
Customizing Our Ikea Kitchen Island
This weekend, we finally paid some much needed attention to our island. Up to this point, it has been mostly covered with tools and supplies in photos bearing its bad, fake brown wood interior for all of you to see. We had always planned to cover those sides with the coordinating Laxarby cover panels that […]
September 14, 2015
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DIY
Our DIY Reclaimed Wood Open Shelving + Fresh Flowers
DIY
September 10, 2015
Our DIY Reclaimed Wood Open Shelving + Fresh Flowers
This project tutorial is sponsored by The Bouqs Company--a new flower delivery service that’s easy, fresh, and beautiful. We hung open shelving in the kitchen this week! It was a decision I touched on in this post, and we're so glad we went this route. After living in a construction zone for the past 5 […]
September 10, 2015
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Projects
Appliances Are Going In Today!
Projects
September 9, 2015
Appliances Are Going In Today!
Last night we built and hung the supports for our vent hood insert that is being installed today, along with the rest of our appliances. A crew of three hilarious, kind, knowledgable guys from Frigidaire flew in last night and stopped by to get to know us and the kitchen before the big install day […]
September 9, 2015
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DIY
A Fresh Take on a Classic Tiled Backsplash
DIY
September 8, 2015
A Fresh Take on a Classic Tiled Backsplash
The backsplash is in! Last week, after we put the girls to bed, Chris and I tiled the whole back wall of the kitchen and a little bit on the left sink wall. It took us about 8 hours total over a few nights, including grouting which is nothing compared to the 20+ hours it […]
September 8, 2015
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Recipes
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Recipes
September 4, 2015
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Hey e'rbody! Jules and I are busy busy over here, trying to keep this kitchen moving along. I wanted to share a food post today but between work, spending time with the girls and working on the kitchen every night from the time the girls go to bed until Jules and I are on the […]
September 4, 2015
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Projects
The Doors+Drawers, Hardware and What's Left To Do in the Kitchen
Projects
September 2, 2015
The Doors+Drawers, Hardware and What's Left To Do in the Kitchen
This past weekend, we tackled putting together all the drawers, attaching the 32 drawers and 8 doors to the cabinet boxes followed up by adding shiny new hardware. The drawers weren't hard to put together, but there were so many, both of our hands had blisters on them before we were finished Saturday night--which is […]
September 2, 2015
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Projects
Lights On In the Kitchen!
Projects
August 31, 2015
Lights On In the Kitchen!
This weekend, we got all the cabinet fittings in, which amounted to about 40 doors and drawers!, and all the hardware on and everything cleaned up (again). I can't wait to share those details and photos with you later this week, but today I wanted to circle back around to a project we did a […]
August 31, 2015
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DIY
DIY White Concrete Countertops
DIY
August 27, 2015
DIY White Concrete Countertops
Ever since we came in contact with the Pugmire's concrete countertops in their kitchen, we have had it in the back of our minds for ours--except in white to contrast our dark cabinets. We love to mix traditional and modern with an industrial edge in our home and white concrete countertops around the perimeter of […]
August 27, 2015
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Chris Cooks
My New Char-Broil Smoker + My Killer Smoked Ribs Recipe
Chris Cooks
August 25, 2015
My New Char-Broil Smoker + My Killer Smoked Ribs Recipe
Ok, so it's no secret that I'm a Char-Broil guy. From their Tru-Infrared grills, to their new Kettleman grill, I feel like Char-Broil is the most innovative company in the domestic grilling market. I was using and loving Char-Broil stuff long before I started partnering with them because their products are second to none and the […]
August 25, 2015
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