Projects
Our Fully Dressed (New) Windows + $100 West Elm Giveaway
Projects
March 11, 2015
Our Fully Dressed (New) Windows + $100 West Elm Giveaway
Since our very first walk through of this house we are slowly making home, "There should be a big window to the left there" we said. It's the kind of comment that perked our realtor's ears up. He knew we were looking for a house in a good neighborhood that needed fixed up. Us already […]
March 11, 2015
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Design
Leather Chairs for Every Budget + A new one in the Living Room!
Design
March 10, 2015
Leather Chairs for Every Budget + A new one in the Living Room!
A few months after we finished the reading room, we inherited a very beautiful piano passed down from Chris's great grandmother. So the reading room went from this: To this: And it's been like that ever since, while our cream Lily couch shuffled into the living room. Lots of shuffling. The problem with the set […]
March 10, 2015
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Projects
The New Window Is In!
Projects
March 4, 2015
The New Window Is In!
Earlier this week, I shared the installation of our new window in the living room in real time on Instagram, but I am here to report some more details on the window itself and some progress photos, too! Here's how the wall looked beforehand: And here's how it looks now! The thing I wish I […]
March 4, 2015
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DIY
How Often Do You Change Your Air Filters?
DIY
March 3, 2015
How Often Do You Change Your Air Filters?
Us? Honestly? I think the last time we changed our air filters was a year ago. We had just finished the floors and there was a baby on the way shortly and that was a part of our we're-going-to-do-everything-right check list. And, yeah, we haven't since. It wasn't until FilterEasy reached out to me wondering […]
March 3, 2015
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DIY
How to Patch Drywall like a girl, Our Freshly Painted Room + $100 to Ace!
DIY
February 27, 2015
How to Patch Drywall like a girl, Our Freshly Painted Room + $100 to Ace!
Our bedroom is finally painted, and I can't believe I waited so long to do it. (I say that every time.) But before we get into that, let's first address the gorilla-sized hole in the room, seen in the picture below: See on the wall under the window? Last year, as we were doing the […]
February 27, 2015
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Mood Boards
The Master Plans
Mood Boards
February 25, 2015
The Master Plans
Before Chris had his surgery, we made a list of projects that I could probably tackle myself and our bedroom was at the top of that list. Our poor, sad, neglected room we haven't touched since moving in, with the exception of new flooring. We've since moved those lamps onto the fauxdenza in the living […]
February 25, 2015
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DIY
Before and After: Pugmire Laundry Room
DIY
February 23, 2015
Before and After: Pugmire Laundry Room
The Pugmire's laundry room is done and today we're here to share a bunch of photos with you! For those of you just catching up, we were approached by Wayfair last month about sponsoring our laundry room renovation. Although our own laundry room is on our list this year (and ironically got semi-started throughout this […]
February 23, 2015
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Decor
A Simple, Straight, Clean Way to Display Your Instagram Photos
Decor
February 20, 2015
A Simple, Straight, Clean Way to Display Your Instagram Photos
We finished up the Pugmire's laundry room this week (and just started tearing into ours--I already can't wait to be on the other side) and it is absolutely lovely. I can't wait to share photos with you hopefully Monday if I can get the green light from Wayfair. After everything was in place, I felt […]
February 20, 2015
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Projects
The Walls Came Down!
Projects
February 18, 2015
The Walls Came Down!
We had all intentions of waiting until Chris was fully healed to start demo-ing the old fourth bathroom/new laundry room, but plans changed and we couldn't be more excited to see and share some quick progress in that area. Before we start on the kitchen renovation, we wanted to get the laundry moved to its […]
February 18, 2015
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DIY
DIY Industrial Pipe Shelving
DIY
February 16, 2015
DIY Industrial Pipe Shelving
Last time I updated you on the laundry room project we were working on at our friends', Preston and Corine's home, we got the walls up, textured and painted and the floors started as well. This week we are finishing everything else up (you can check out the mood board for the space here) and […]
February 16, 2015
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Mood Boards
All the Kitchen Plans!!
Mood Boards
February 9, 2015
All the Kitchen Plans!!
It has been a difficult couple of weeks over here since Chris's surgery hence my lack of posting, but we are trying to focus on when he'll be fully recovered and able to lift more than five pounds. While there isn't a lot of reno going on, there's more planning than ever--which is helping to […]
February 9, 2015
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DIY
A Peek in the Credenza O' Toys
DIY
February 3, 2015
A Peek in the Credenza O' Toys
If you follow me on Instagram, you have witnessed I have been on an organizing spree lately. It started with our junk drawer that I couldn't take one more day of! And from there, we tackled our tool junk drawer (it's normal to have one of those, right?) and most recently the credenza, err fauxdenza […]
February 3, 2015
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DIY
Drywalling, Painting, Flooring--Oh my!
DIY
February 2, 2015
Drywalling, Painting, Flooring--Oh my!
If you've been MIA the last week, we forwarded on a laundry renovation we were given by Wayfair and Ace Hardware to our dear friends who desperately needed it. Chris's back surgery went well last week-- perfectly even--but he has a strict recovery program that doesn't allow lifting more than 5 pounds let alone renovating […]
February 2, 2015
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Chris Cooks
Food Writing and Why I Love It So
Chris Cooks
January 30, 2015
Food Writing and Why I Love It So
In college, my roommate was studying Culinary Arts (he's now the Chef De Cuisine of the Green Zebra in Chicago) and encouraged me to take a culinary fundamentals class. I was hooked. I loved everything about it and decided to take Culinary Arts on as my minor degree, with the goal of becoming a food writer […]
January 30, 2015
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Mood Boards
A $500 Laundry Room Mood Board
Mood Boards
January 28, 2015
A $500 Laundry Room Mood Board
First, thank you for all the well-wishes on Chris's behalf. His back surgery went perfectly, and while he has a pretty strict recovery regimen for the next 12 weeks, he already feels worlds better. We're so happy and feel the love you've been sending our way. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Today I wanted […]
January 28, 2015
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DIY
A Laundry Reno Begins!
DIY
January 26, 2015
A Laundry Reno Begins!
There's nothing that excites me more than diving into a new project. The beginning is the most thrilling time for me. Making plans, maybe tackling some demo and getting the first glimpse of giving a room new life. Ahh, it's a beautiful thing. A few weeks ago I got an email from our long-time partner, […]
January 26, 2015
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DIY
Team Cube, Rejoice!
DIY
January 23, 2015
Team Cube, Rejoice!
Our new light for our stairwell arrived Wednesday and we wasted no time installing it that very night! In this post, we showed you the two options that were at the top of our list. And they were so different but we truly loved them both. Sometimes I post options like that, and almost as […]
January 23, 2015
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Inspiration
7 Top Bloggers Share What's Trending (and what's over) in Their Homes for 2015
Inspiration
January 22, 2015
7 Top Bloggers Share What's Trending (and what's over) in Their Homes for 2015
Today, I have an incredible treat for you! Over the past week, I asked several of my favorite home bloggers two simple questions: What is one thing you are absolutely bringing into your home in 2015? And what is something you are definitely getting rid of? Kind of like a trend watch, except more personal […]
January 22, 2015
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DIY
A New Addition (err subtraction?) In the Great Room
DIY
January 20, 2015
A New Addition (err subtraction?) In the Great Room
Some of you may remember (but I bet most of you won't, because who would want to!) this is what our great room looked like when we moved in almost a year and a half ago. I am pulling this picture out of the archives because it was during this walk through that we […]
January 20, 2015
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Art
Start A Family Photo Gallery
Art
January 19, 2015
Start A Family Photo Gallery
I have this grandiose idea of plastering our stairwell--nearly floor to ceiling--with our family memories. Vacations, first days of school, dances. I'm making myself tear up already. I found this inspiration photo that kind of captures the gathered feel I really want to achieve. No real certain frame color. Black and whites mixed with color […]
January 19, 2015
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