Health & Beauty
Behind Closed Doors
Health & Beauty
March 30, 2012
Behind Closed Doors
We are incredibly blessed. A year ago tomorrow, we bought this house and moved in on April 2nd--which we're calling our official journey (not to get all Bachelor on you) start date. Which means Monday it will be exactly a year! We'll be celebrating our first House-iversary all next week on the blog as we […]
March 30, 2012
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I'm the Map. I'm the Map. I'm the Map. I'm the Map!
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March 29, 2012
I'm the Map. I'm the Map. I'm the Map. I'm the Map!
A couple weeks ago, I came across a vintage and extremely well priced world map in this etsy shop. I put it in my cart and muddled over the possibilities for a couple days and then thought, "It's $10! Just get it!" So I did. And when it arrived the colors were […]
March 29, 2012
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The Big Clash of Progress
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March 28, 2012
The Big Clash of Progress
Sometimes, I wait and wait and wait for things to arrive or to happen or to work out the way I need them to and then suddenly everything falls into my lap at once and I am left frantic and overwhelmed, but real excited. That's me. That's today. The big clash of everything coming together […]
March 28, 2012
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Paint A Pillow. Adler Style.
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March 27, 2012
Paint A Pillow. Adler Style.
I really love this Jonathan Adler pillow that I included in the mood board for our family room. I didn't love that it was $98. So, I used it as my inspiration and decided to make something similar for our family room. I found this dark gray pillow at Walmart for around $10. It wasn't […]
March 27, 2012
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Giveaway Gold: Pouf-erific.
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March 26, 2012
Giveaway Gold: Pouf-erific.
***The Giveaway is now closed*** Congratulations to Jenna, number 140, who said she would love any damask one. Over the weekend, on our Facebook page, I mentioned that we'd be having another giveaway and this time it would be something specifically from our family room's mood board that anyone could enjoy. And then […]
March 26, 2012
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Advertise
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March 26, 2012
Advertise
We are expanding our little family to include more eye-candy for you readers. (That was almost a baby tease again. Man, I'm funny). After nearly a year of living in this home and writing about every last DIY detail--our blog has grown leaps and bounds thanks to you and we feel it is time to […]
March 26, 2012
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Jen's Dilemma
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March 23, 2012
Jen's Dilemma
Since making the announcement that I would start designing for your spaces too, I have been up to my eyeballs in mood boards. At first, I was worried that I would virtually design the same space over and over--but it has been quite the opposite. I feel like I have really connected with so many […]
March 23, 2012
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Welcome to the family, Chaise.
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March 22, 2012
Welcome to the family, Chaise.
Two evenings ago, while I was still trying to get our bookcases styled, but definitely needed a break, Chris suggested we put together our Kivik chaise from Ikea that has been sitting in our garage for about a month. Now that the room is finally to a place where we can start decorating and using […]
March 22, 2012
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Our Styled Built In Billys
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March 21, 2012
Our Styled Built In Billys
I spent my whole day yesterday filling all of these empty shelves: I wanted these built-ins to be a good mix of books and color. I wanted it to not be so serious, as a bookcase completely filled with books or glass objects can be. We are pretty playful people and I think these […]
March 21, 2012
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The Nitty Gritty on Baseboards
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March 20, 2012
The Nitty Gritty on Baseboards
With the built-ins done, we only had one thing left to trim out--the rest of the room was in dire need of baseboards. The is a photo snapped right after our carpet went in: And now, with the addition of baseboards (and the built-ins, and the window, and a few things I have started to […]
March 20, 2012
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Giveaway Gold: Put the Own in Crown Molding
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March 19, 2012
Giveaway Gold: Put the Own in Crown Molding
Giveaway is now closed Congratulations to Lauren2028 who said, "I wish that trying to decorate my house was 'so simple'....I can't make up my mind for the life of me!" We're not afraid to call in the pros when we are faced with a challenge that is above our skill-set, like installing a new window. Crown […]
March 19, 2012
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Curtain Call
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March 16, 2012
Curtain Call
This weekend, curtains are on the agenda. Originally I had pinned down classic white curtains with black trim (pictured below) for our family room, but I am second guessing the decision. This week I have been whipping out mood boards for lots of different spaces and I realized I didn't put a white drape on […]
March 16, 2012
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DIY
Built In Billys Part 3
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March 15, 2012
Built In Billys Part 3
Hey-yo, all of this multi-colored trim is gone: Last night, we painted all of the trim we added to create one, seamless, built-in look: Ta-da!! It is just how we imagined it to look way back when we put together a rough 3D drawing almost a month ago: The real difference between yesterday and today […]
March 15, 2012
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DIY
Built-In Billys Part 2
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March 14, 2012
Built-In Billys Part 2
When we left you after part 1 of our built-in Billy bookcase posts, this is how we were lookin': Although, Monday, you got a sneak peak of the work we got done over the weekend when we revealed the new window: Sadly, this is the photo that is going around Pinterest right now--"DIY Built-Ins!!!" It's […]
March 14, 2012
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I See the Light!
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March 12, 2012
I See the Light!
9 months ago, while painting our staircase spindles and railings (ironic I was doing the same thing this weekend), I took a break and wrote a quick post about something I couldn't stop thinking about: Adding a window in the family room. Our family room looked so different back then, huh?! When we started this […]
March 12, 2012
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Who You Gonna Call
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March 9, 2012
Who You Gonna Call
You may remember our inspiration photo as far as art goes for the family room from our mood board: I originally found this photo here, but of course didn't link the exact post and now I can't find it again. Pet peeve. We have plenty of paintings dabbling the house, and in a relaxed […]
March 9, 2012
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Losing Sleep over Clashing Grays
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March 8, 2012
Losing Sleep over Clashing Grays
When we revealed our new paint color for the family room, we were so happy that so many of you loved it as much as we did. There was one issue that the paint color did bring up, that I was trying to avoid thinking about fixing it. However, when one of our readers brought […]
March 8, 2012
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March 2012 Chalkboard Drawing
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March 7, 2012
March 2012 Chalkboard Drawing
Is it really the 7th already? I admit, I was a bit late getting this month's drawing done and to the printers, but here it is (!): Why a cow butcher chart? I specifically remember watching one episode of Good Eats when Alton Brown was going over the different cuts of meat that come […]
March 7, 2012
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DIY
Built-In Billys Part 1
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March 6, 2012
Built-In Billys Part 1
A large part of this family room renovation is the wall of built-in bookcases that will flank either side of the sliding glass doors that lead out to the back patio. It's our solution to our home's pesky foundation that sticks out into the square footage of the room. The builders built a half wall […]
March 6, 2012
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The Great "Do Your Own Recessed Lighting" Post
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March 5, 2012
The Great "Do Your Own Recessed Lighting" Post
The ceiling fan had to go. Not because we're not fan fans. Because we are. But I can't remember one time when we actually used it. The chains were stuck for awhile so initially we couldn't use the light without also having the fan on--so we opted out of both. So really, this huge, room-shrinking, […]
March 5, 2012
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