Design
"Where does the bed even go?"
Design
July 15, 2020
"Where does the bed even go?"
We’ve rearranged the guest room twice already, and we’re going in for round three. There's a lot that's "wrong" with this orientation. For starters, we centered the bed under the window, giving it a little room on the left for a nightstand — but it's so close to the wall on the right that you […]
July 15, 2020
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DIY
How We Built the Dining Room Fauxdenza (and Why It's Not Quite Done)
DIY
July 14, 2020
How We Built the Dining Room Fauxdenza (and Why It's Not Quite Done)
Back in March, we built a fauxdenza in the dining room and it has been a wonderful, budget-friendly way to get a lot of storage for not a lot of money. It's called a "fauxdenza" because although it looks like a credenza (or sideboard), it's actually made with upper kitchen cabinets! It's an easy DIY […]
July 14, 2020
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Renovations
We're Back! A Big Life & Renovation Update!
Renovations
July 13, 2020
We're Back! A Big Life & Renovation Update!
There are ups and downs to every job, but I've always said one of the biggest downsides to this job--sharing our home online every day--is that the Internet never sleeps. It doesn't sleep when the baby sleeps or through illnesses or pandemics or summer. It's always there. So occasionally, we have to force ourselves to […]
July 13, 2020
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Recipes
Grilled Sugar Snap Peas and Mushrooms
Recipes
July 12, 2020
Grilled Sugar Snap Peas and Mushrooms
The flavors of summer are lemon, garlic, fresh herbs, and whatever the grill adds during cooking. This dish takes all of those and applies them to fresh peas and mushrooms, and it's a winner. Make this dish to go alongside any grilled protein, or eat by itself as a light lunch. It just works and […]
July 12, 2020
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: The Painted Music Room & More
Casual Friday
July 3, 2020
Casual Friday: The Painted Music Room & More
Piano bench | Tree art | Landscape | Fox art | Sconce | Pendant In Tuesday's post I mentioned that I got the itch to paint something. We had been planning on turning the music room into a jewel box — a bold, color in the middle of our Alabaster-walled home. I was leaning toward blue/green/gray, […]
July 3, 2020
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DIY
Installing Pocket Doors in the Closet
DIY
July 2, 2020
Installing Pocket Doors in the Closet
Our closet has been a really fun project, and something that added tangible value to our home, both in square footage and utility. But ever since the room was created, we haven't had functioning doors. Until this week! Pocket doors are actually really simple to hang, once the frame is in place. The frame is the […]
July 2, 2020
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DIY
How Do you Keep Your House Clean with a big Dog?!
DIY
July 1, 2020
How Do you Keep Your House Clean with a big Dog?!
This post is sponsored by eBay "How do you keep your house clean with a big dog?!" is a question I get on the daily. I've addressed it here when I talked about all my loves, errr vacuums. (It takes an army), but it always comes down to you have to love your dog/children/lived-in-life more than you […]
July 1, 2020
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DIY
Painting the Music Room + Jewel Toned Inspiration
DIY
June 30, 2020
Painting the Music Room + Jewel Toned Inspiration
We had a different project scheduled for this week, but the weather is so crappy (spoiler alert: it was an outdoor project) that we couldn’t carry it out. But I was so excited to check something off the list that I told Chris I’M DOING SOMETHING THIS WEEK. I HAVE to do something creative. To […]
June 30, 2020
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Recipes
Honey Mint Lemonade
Recipes
June 28, 2020
Honey Mint Lemonade
I love lemonade, but I feel like most store-bought or restaurant-served options are too sweet, too sour, and/or make me more thirsty after drinking them than I was before. This is a simple lemonade that leans on natural sweeteners - honey and stevia powder - to make a refreshing and light drink perfect for summer […]
June 28, 2020
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Lifestyle
Weekend Sales! June 27, 2020
Lifestyle
June 27, 2020
Weekend Sales! June 27, 2020
This rug is one of my favorite pieces in our office. It was one of the first things we got! The neutral tones add a such a soft feel. We always get so many questions about it and it has been sold out everywhere. I finally found it here for such a great price! Run […]
June 27, 2020
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: A Few Favorites from the ORC, My Yellow Obsession, More Charly!, Sandals I love & more!
Casual Friday
June 26, 2020
Casual Friday: A Few Favorites from the ORC, My Yellow Obsession, More Charly!, Sandals I love & more!
This week was the One Room Challenge Reveals and there were so many amazing spaces and stories. It feels like forever since we participated creating the girls' bunk room! This season there were a lot of setbacks and delays due to Covid-19, but watching all of these rooms evolve despite the state of the world […]
June 26, 2020
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Design
Would You Buy Something Refurbished? (I do...a LOT!)
Design
June 25, 2020
Would You Buy Something Refurbished? (I do...a LOT!)
This post is sponsored by eBay. A few fun facts: I have purchased five vacuums (two for our home + three for gifts), a fancy blow dryer, three Frame TVs, two Bose speakers (with perfect sound!), countless kitchen gadgets and other electronics over the years from eBay — all of which were "Certified Refurbished." To […]
June 25, 2020
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Cleaning & Organization
Storage and Organization in the Garage
Cleaning & Organization
June 24, 2020
Storage and Organization in the Garage
While Gladiator® sent us some of the products in this post, they did not pay us to write about it. All opinions are our own. All the products and accessories used are linked at the end of this post. All right y'all. I've been chipping away at our garage since before Christmas, though it all […]
June 24, 2020
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Decor
"Decorating My First Apartment": A lesson in budget-friendly classic pieces and creating moments
Decor
June 23, 2020
"Decorating My First Apartment": A lesson in budget-friendly classic pieces and creating moments
Brooke is our social media manager and recently moved into her first apartment in Idaho. We Ooo and Ahh over photos of her place and felt it was high time we shared her California-casual style with our readers. Whether you're in your starter home or looking for a little rental inspo to freshen up your […]
June 23, 2020
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Design
The Order of Events leading up to a Renovation + Our Bathroom Mood Board!
Design
June 22, 2020
The Order of Events leading up to a Renovation + Our Bathroom Mood Board!
A lot of projects in our home are tied together and stem from each other right now, so if it seems like we're bouncing from project to project — we kind of are, but only because they are connected. We also made a goal to finish renovating this home by the end of 2021 (you […]
June 22, 2020
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Recipes
7 S'mores Combinations You Have to Try
Recipes
June 21, 2020
7 S'mores Combinations You Have to Try
Idaho summers are short-lived, but I think it's because mankind isn't meant to experience so much bliss in great quantities. Our minds would explode. All that to say, when the weather here warms up, you gotta jump right to enjoying it because fall and winter are racing toward us and you never really know which […]
June 21, 2020
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Lifestyle
Weekend Sales! June 20, 2020
Lifestyle
June 20, 2020
Weekend Sales! June 20, 2020
I have said it before and I'll say it again, this is my favorite budget-friendly rug. (!!!) Does anyone remember what room it is now in? You can find the rest of the living room sources here. Check out these other great sales happening this weekend! Mix & Match Clearance Finds JavaScript is currently disabled […]
June 20, 2020
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Buying Furnishings that Work in Every Room, House Problems by year, My Lash Secrets, A fun new game and MORE!
Casual Friday
June 19, 2020
Casual Friday: Buying Furnishings that Work in Every Room, House Problems by year, My Lash Secrets, A fun new game and MORE!
Have you ever even seen our "music room"?! Maybe not. Probably not because up until yesterday the electricity hasn't worked in the room. We were finally able to have an electrician come back to look at the wiring and get it working and I feel like I'm seeing the space for the first time! This space is […]
June 19, 2020
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Entertaining
The First Dinner Party in Our Dining Room & All My Tips!
Entertaining
June 18, 2020
The First Dinner Party in Our Dining Room & All My Tips!
Last week, Idaho moved to stage 4 of the reopening which allows gatherings up to 99 people. After months and months of social distancing, my family of 21 got together for the first time this year! It was also the first dinner party in our new dining room! We embraced the opportunity and dreams came […]
June 18, 2020
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Art
Painting Over Canvas Art: An Easy Abstract DIY
Art
June 17, 2020
Painting Over Canvas Art: An Easy Abstract DIY
I recently bought a canvas print at Target based solely on the frame. I loved the ornate, traditional gold — and at $16, it was a steal (even if it was just for the frame alone). I wasn’t wild about the folksy-looking portrait within but was inspired at the thought of painting over it. Before […]
June 17, 2020
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