Recipes
Shepherd's Pie With Ground Beef (Cottage Pie, I Guess)
Recipes
September 18, 2014
Shepherd's Pie With Ground Beef (Cottage Pie, I Guess)
You know what's crazy? Life! Goodness, I haven't posted a recipe for quite awhile. But the weather around here has been cooling quickly, which always makes me want to slow down and cook something hearty. My first Fall-feeling meal of the year? Shepherd's pie. Ok, well it's not exactly shepherd's pie, because I used beef […]
September 18, 2014
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Art
They're Ba-ack! | Chalkboard Drawing Downloads
Art
September 17, 2014
They're Ba-ack! | Chalkboard Drawing Downloads
At the end of 2011, my personal project was chalkboards. I was itching for a new medium, as I often do, and I decided to draw on a chalkboard every month. It was my creative outlet, if you will. By 2012, there was some interest in purchasing prints and after some hesitation, I decided to […]
September 17, 2014
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Cleaning & Organization
Exterior Maintenance: Clean and Brighten those Window Wells
Cleaning & Organization
September 16, 2014
Exterior Maintenance: Clean and Brighten those Window Wells
When the rain came down and the flood came up earlier this summer, we stayed nearly dry and we are so grateful. Greta's room was the only room that had some water damage so we moved her room up on our list. We fixed some drywall under her window, replaced carpet pad and recently tackled […]
September 16, 2014
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DIY
Our Barn-Style Door Part 2 | It's hung!
DIY
September 12, 2014
Our Barn-Style Door Part 2 | It's hung!
To catch you up, we found 2 of these large (two!) solid oak doors next to the dumpster--you can read the rest right here. We hung up our barn door this week and have a slew of photos to show you and probably too many words about the process, too! We never really wanted a […]
September 12, 2014
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Decor
Bright Lab Lights | An Unsolicited Review
Decor
September 11, 2014
Bright Lab Lights | An Unsolicited Review
As soon as Bright Lab launched, I knew that I wanted a strand for Greta's room. Ca-ute! Their "Sorbet" strand matched her floral duvet almost perfectly. Sold. I thought I'd give you a little unsolicited review since they are new and a hot item. The strands come in 2 different sizes--24 balls ($29.95) and 48 […]
September 11, 2014
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Art
One Tip That Will Improve Your Gallery Wall
Art
September 9, 2014
One Tip That Will Improve Your Gallery Wall
I was helping a friend hang a gallery wall in her home a few weeks ago. She had a stack of frames (mostly from Ikea and Target) filled with all beautiful things and memories, but for some reason, she couldn't make her layout feel effortless and casual. Upon looking at the mix of frames and […]
September 9, 2014
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Decor
Would You Rather: Green or Black Chalkboards?
Decor
September 8, 2014
Would You Rather: Green or Black Chalkboards?
I am working on a chalkboard for Greta's room this week! I really wanted something that we can hang on the wall rather than painting the wall directly. Chalkboard walls in interiors have been around for a decade or more in the design world and they have come a long way, but chalkboards have been […]
September 8, 2014
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DIY
30 Minute Project: Paint on a Globe!
DIY
September 3, 2014
30 Minute Project: Paint on a Globe!
Now that Greta's room is painted, we're diving right in to decorating it. A globe was definitely on our must-have list for Greta's room. She loves pointing out where we live and we like to show her where her friends, cousins, and relatives live all over the world, too. I fell for this globe when […]
September 3, 2014
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DIY
3/4 Painted Pink Walls in Greta's Room
DIY
September 2, 2014
3/4 Painted Pink Walls in Greta's Room
We painted Greta's room this weekend! She has wanted a pink room ever since we moved here, and it seemed like something little we could do for her. Even though pink? I thought it wouldn't fit into our home's color palette, but as it turns out, it totally does. We all love her room now. […]
September 2, 2014
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Toolbox
Our Garden Tool Storage + Creative DIY Ideas!
Toolbox
August 29, 2014
Our Garden Tool Storage + Creative DIY Ideas!
We'd really like to get to a point where we can sell our shed and downsize to a smaller one, or be rid of one all together. Ours takes up so much of our yard (it's huge!), that we are starting to think the extra storage space is just not worth it. That has lead […]
August 29, 2014
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DIY
Our Barn-Style Door (Part 1)
DIY
August 28, 2014
Our Barn-Style Door (Part 1)
After deciding we wanted a sliding modern barn door leading from the kitchen to the future laundry room/mudroom, the search was on! We kept our eyes on Craigslist. We went to a ton of thrift stores and the ReStore. We hunted and hunted and nada. Nothing even close. So, we decided to not waste any […]
August 28, 2014
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Toolbox
A Colossal Garage Upgrade (and $100!)
Toolbox
August 26, 2014
A Colossal Garage Upgrade (and $100!)
It's been a busy year, full of projects and...boxes, apparently. Last month, my mom and I tackled our garage that has been holding a lot of evidence of the past few months--all of which had been haunting me. It only took a few hours, if you can believe that!, and the next day, my dad […]
August 26, 2014
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Decor
Do You Have TV?
Decor
August 25, 2014
Do You Have TV?
Back in May, when we rearranged a few things, we moved our only television to this wall in the living room. The only problem was, that wall didn't have a cable hook-up. The plan was to move a cable line there and/or look into wireless cable. Here we are, 3 months later and, turns out, […]
August 25, 2014
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Art
Painting of the Week | Harvest
Art
August 22, 2014
Painting of the Week | Harvest
The air is getting cooler here in Idaho. Already! The farmers are all getting ready to harvest and some have even started. Did you know that the schools here in Idaho are out of school for a week or so at the end of September for potato harvest?? A lot of the kids, of all […]
August 22, 2014
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DIY
A Trick To Get The Crispest Paint Lines Ever!
DIY
August 21, 2014
A Trick To Get The Crispest Paint Lines Ever!
I was in Sherwin Williams a couple weeks ago, getting paint for the entry wall. When I was checking out, the clerk asked me if I needed any painter's tape for my project. The thing is, I have the worst time with painter's tape. In our last house, I remember getting the delicate surface stuff […]
August 21, 2014
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Mood Boards
Greta's Feminine Schoolhouse Bedroom Mood Board
Mood Boards
August 20, 2014
Greta's Feminine Schoolhouse Bedroom Mood Board
We're slowly getting started on Greta's room. I thought for a long time about it, and I interviewed her about what she wanted (not a ton of help there!). Haha. And ultimately, I decided to go for a feminine schoolhouse feel. Of course some of this could evolve as we start putting things together, but here's […]
August 20, 2014
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DIY
About A Bench
DIY
August 18, 2014
About A Bench
Last week we showed you our entry that got a little makeover, but is still very much in progress. We have baseboards to install, grout to fix, a light switch and doorbell to move, art to add above the hooks--but we're getting there. And it really is a drastic change in a week's time, both […]
August 18, 2014
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Decor
The Entry Gets a Makeover!
Decor
August 14, 2014
The Entry Gets a Makeover!
The entry has been on my radar for awhile, but when August hit, I knew it was time to seriously start thinking about it. Jacket weather here is just around the corner and we'll be working on the mudroom throughout the winter, so we needed to get something in place here. I went back and forth on […]
August 14, 2014
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Health & Beauty
Do You Have a Snack Bin? + NatureBox Giveaway!
Health & Beauty
August 13, 2014
Do You Have a Snack Bin? + NatureBox Giveaway!
Giveaway is now closed. Congrats to our winners, Tanya and Paulina! You have both been emailed. Greta is growing like a weed. I mean, she has been for four years straight (!!) but it doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Always growing means always eating and I am always in the kitchen making […]
August 13, 2014
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Lifestyle
The Good, The Bad and Would We Do It Again?
Lifestyle
August 11, 2014
The Good, The Bad and Would We Do It Again?
I get frequent emails, comments and facebook messages about certain purchases we've made, or how things are holding up that we've DIY'd. Sometimes these things we bring in our home, we talk about once and then live with forever and you only ever see it again popping up in photos--so, I get it. You want […]
August 11, 2014
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