You know what is silly? Doing a kitchen update before demo has even started in there--but here we are. We have almost everything ordered--and some things have even arrived--but there have been a few changes to the original plan to catch you up on: First up, the backsplash. We were really excited about a moody […]
There is one question--maybe even a concern--that we have been getting a lot of lately: Where are all of Greta's toys?! Sometimes it is out of genuine curiosity and sometimes it is a little condescending, but either way it shows up in some form (my inbox, facebook, a comment, instgram, etc.) at least once a […]
Last week, I busted the single shelf and clothing bar out of Greta's closet to prep for paint and her closet makeover. The shelf and bar came out pretty quickly, but I was reminded of how bad the walls were in the rest of her room when we moved in. Answer: ba-ad. In addition to […]
That tragic story from two days ago, goes something like this: On Greta's last day of two-dom, we ran to the Benjamin Moore store in the morning (this was after she covered my entire lamp with my lotion from Hawaii) to pick up a quart of "Peony" and supplies to paint her closet. When we […]
Today is Greta's birthday! We had a hard, hard day yesterday (if you follow us on Facebook, you know all about the paint catastrophe), but today we are celebrating, and maybe tomorrow I'll work on removing more evidence of pink paint. No more sad tears today. I feel like Greta has been in our lives […]
**Giveaway is now closed. Congrats to our winner, Whitney, who said, "Beautiful throws! My favorite would have to be the Coral & Cerulean Trellis throw. We are working on our basement "man cave" and I'm pretty sure it needs that dose of sophistication. Also, Cerulean was my very favorite crayon growing up. Ha!"** Remember yesterday […]
This weekend, Greta's room got another dose of whimsey: You can see from Greta's original mood board below, we were planning on adding a bold pink throw with pom poms to the bottom of her bed. But, when the pelmet box changed from green cub print upholstery to plain white velvet (among other changes the […]
I know it's strictly DIY around here 95% of the time, but since it is Friday--we're letting loose. I have been tagged no less than 12 times on Instagram to share 5 interesting things about myself, but Chris and I thought it would be fun to share these little silly/embarrassing facts with you readers right […]
The age old question. Am I right? Or am I right, or am I right? Right? Right? Right? This week I did some experimenting with four different gold spray paint brands I had in my possession--so we could educate ourselves and answer this thing once and for all. Obviously there are more than four different brands […]
A few weeks ago, when we hung a few sets of Ikea curtains in Greta's room, I knew we'd be revisiting them in an effort to make them more special/quirky/fun. I casually looked for pom-pom trim (because, really it is the most fun trim there is) to add to the edges for a couple weeks […]
When I first started browsing art for Greta's room, two prints became my springboard. This shiny, gold letterpress print from Sugar Paper (That whole site is...gorg. I'm crushing on everything they have.) that carries a message I wanted our girl to see and feel and know every day: The second was this pink balloon photo print […]
Ah, the kitchen. We have been thinking about it ever since we moved in nearly two years ago, when it looked like this: We did a few, very simple, cheap and even temporary updates to get us where we are today. We painted our cabinets and muave pink countertops and even our previously bisque oven […]
Bye-bye, January! Get. We are welcoming February with open arms and lots and lots of plans and news!!! Before yesterday our plans for this month and this year, really, were up in the air. Chris accepted a new, wonderful job (he's in marketing) a few weeks ago and he started this past Monday. He really […]
One of Greta's favorite things to do is paint (I'm so proud), so we spend a lot of time in the studio together. Greta is currently working on a painting for her own room and I thought it would be a good time to share some tips on how to help your child create their […]
Greta's room is packing a lot of neutrals (or was)--but the art opposite the butterfly wall will hopefully balance that with lots of little punches of color. And then there is the closet color that you all voted on, which is currently leaning toward a bold pink--a nice big splash of color that will coordinate […]
While I have been adding the final touches on the art for Greta's room, I have been working on some paintings for the gallery shop. Woot. This 24x36 painting was just added and is available for purchase here. Also, since Valentine's day is upon us, our two most lovey-dovey prints are on super sale at […]
Remember when we were renovating the studio and you readers picked everything from the curtains to the paint colors!? That was such a cool experience and experiment on our end. A little nerve-wrecking (cue nervous laughter), but mostly a lot of fun. And really, you did an amazing job! When we talked about our plans […]
As I wrap up the art wall in Greta's big-girl room and track down some trim for the curtains and a few other final details, I can feel this room revamp coming to a close. Or at least all the big projects feel done. And then last night, right before I fell asleep--I whispered, we […]
We ended yesterday's post saying we decided to trim out the grasscloth wall. Luckily we were able to get most of it trimmed out on Saturday after we finished wallpapering, but I had to finish spackling holes and caulking before giving you the full reveal. Here she is: We used the same simple trim […]
The grasscloth is up. Hallefreakinlujah. You could say we were very naive going into the process. We figured it would take us about an hour and that would be that. Ha! We averaged about an hour per panel! Granted, this was our first time ever dealing with wallpaper--so there was a major learning curve--but we […]
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