Projects
Laundry Room Progress: Paint and Cabinets!
Projects
April 13, 2015
Laundry Room Progress: Paint and Cabinets!
So much has happened in the laundry room the last few weeks, I'm excited to give you an overdue update. Last time I shared the renovation progress with you on the blog (Sidenote: I have started sharing quick project updates on instagram when I don't have too much time to blog--which has been frequently, lately. […]
April 13, 2015
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Lifestyle
One!
Lifestyle
April 7, 2015
One!
Today, Faye is 1! A whole year with our sweet baby Faye and it flew by in an instant. We waited and tried for over three years to get her here and she has been worth it ten times over. She loves us all so freely and gently and so differently. Faye rarely makes a […]
April 7, 2015
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Toolbox
Our Go-To (Tried and True!) Paint Supplies
Toolbox
April 3, 2015
Our Go-To (Tried and True!) Paint Supplies
I have been meaning to put together this post for awhile, so when a reader on our last post reminded me how much I have been painting lately, I thought it's time. So, here it is! The great guide to everything you need to have a really great painting "party." How it works over here […]
April 3, 2015
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DIY
Studio Green, No, Pine Grove Green in the Reading Room. Yeah.
DIY
March 30, 2015
Studio Green, No, Pine Grove Green in the Reading Room. Yeah.
The reading room-turned-music room has been on our minds for a while now. It was the second room we worked on in this house (after the half bath) and it has kind of always been special to us. Greta and I (before Faye came along) used to read on the couch in here and watch […]
March 30, 2015
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Art
Color for the Colorblind
Art
March 27, 2015
Color for the Colorblind
This week I have been repainting the reading room--so many things to talk about there early next week--when this video from our friends at Valspar landed in my inbox. It couldn't have come at a better time. Valspar is on a mission to bring color to those who don’t have it (and to remind those […]
March 27, 2015
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Decor
My Hunt for the Perfect Persian Rug
Decor
March 26, 2015
My Hunt for the Perfect Persian Rug
When searching for the perfect rug for the laundry room, I went through hundreds of options and tried to take my time to find one I thought would be perfect for the space--and then ended up with two at my doorstep earlier this week. Ha! This rug will likely be the only real color in […]
March 26, 2015
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Projects
Turning A Homework Room into A Sweet Retreat
Projects
March 23, 2015
Turning A Homework Room into A Sweet Retreat
During the month of March, our long-time partner, Ace Hardware is helping consumers discover a new love for color through a month-long interactive paint experience called 31 Days of Color. Every day unveils a new “Color of the Day” selected from Ace’s exclusive Valspar and Clark+Kensington paint lines and today's the day we get to […]
March 23, 2015
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Lifestyle
A Paint Color Match to Ikea Bodbyn Off-White Cabinet!
Lifestyle
March 20, 2015
A Paint Color Match to Ikea Bodbyn Off-White Cabinet!
Update: See the finished laundry room, with the Ikea cabinets in place right here! Oh Ikea, just when we had you all figured out, you go and change everything! The previous AKRUM line of cabinets, bloggers everywhere had pretty much pin-pointed exact color matches which is essential if you plan on adding any trim, like […]
March 20, 2015
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Mood Boards
All The Laundry Room Plans
Mood Boards
March 18, 2015
All The Laundry Room Plans
Since you'll be able to see the laundry room/mudroom through the sliding door (that is mostly left open) in the kitchen/dining room, we really wanted the two spaces to complement each other well. Here's a before and after floor plan as a reminder of the major changes that are happening in this area: A few […]
March 18, 2015
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Lifestyle
Greta Turns 5 + The Best Looking Compact Fish Tank
Lifestyle
March 16, 2015
Greta Turns 5 + The Best Looking Compact Fish Tank
A whole month has passed since Greta turned a whopping 5 years old. (How did that happen!?) She woke up on her birthday and ran to the mirror in the entry and stared at herself. After a few moments, she said, "I still look four." And then she paused and said, "And I still feel four." Ha! The truth […]
March 16, 2015
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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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