DIY
How to Install Faux Wood Beams in Your Home
DIY
September 12, 2019
How to Install Faux Wood Beams in Your Home
This post is in partnership with Ornamental Moulding & Millwork, available at Lowe's. Moulding and millwork is one of those things that not a lot of people get excited about, but if you've ever walked into a space and thought, "Wow, this is really nice!" It's likely the millwork that's making you think that. It's […]
September 12, 2019
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Design
Do or Don't: Wallpaper a Slanted Ceiling? (And the Wallpaper we got for Greta's room!)
Design
September 11, 2019
Do or Don't: Wallpaper a Slanted Ceiling? (And the Wallpaper we got for Greta's room!)
The wallpaper I had been eyeing for Greta’s room went on sale a couple weeks ago and I snatched enough to wallpaper her entire room! Eeee! It arrived over the weekend and I can barely wait to get it hung. We'll get to the choice and all the runner ups in a minute, but there […]
September 11, 2019
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Design
Our Giveaway Winner's Bedroom Mood Board
Design
September 10, 2019
Our Giveaway Winner's Bedroom Mood Board
I’m so excited to share with you the mood board for the winner of our 300K giveaway we hosted a few weeks ago. We had so many wonderful and deserving entries--we wish everyone could have won! In the end, a sweet nurse and school teacher's bedroom won. They had done some work on it already but […]
September 10, 2019
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Chris Cooks
Grain, Gluten & Dairy Free Clam Chowder
Chris Cooks
September 8, 2019
Grain, Gluten & Dairy Free Clam Chowder
Chowders are typically creamy soups thickened with corn starch or flour. Rhode Island Clam Chowder is not thickened, doesn't include cream, and is a great option for those who may love clam chowder but can't eat grains. And though it traditionally calls for butter, it can easily be made dairy free as well by subbing […]
September 8, 2019
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Our new dining room light, A Doormat DIY, Where We've Been all Week, Love Letter & More!
Casual Friday
September 6, 2019
Casual Friday: Our new dining room light, A Doormat DIY, Where We've Been all Week, Love Letter & More!
Our new dining light is here and it's perfect in it's simplicity. I knew I wanted a large globe light--they're classic and even a little vintage feeling. My grandma had 4 white globe lights hanging over her island in her kitchen and I remember even as a child thinking how cool they were. In my […]
September 6, 2019
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DIY
New Paint and Tile in Greta's Bathroom!
DIY
September 5, 2019
New Paint and Tile in Greta's Bathroom!
This post is sponsored by Lowe's We've been moving right along in Greta's bathroom makeover and today we wanted to share the new floors and paint--it looks like an all new space! Greta’s bathroom had hardwood floors to begin with, which were nice, but the wood did not extend under the vanity and was maybe […]
September 5, 2019
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Chris Cooks
Arugula & Prosciutto Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Chris Cooks
September 1, 2019
Arugula & Prosciutto Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Is there anything more "fall" than the taste and smell of mulling spices? But with nearly a month still to go, I can't move away from all this fresh produce yet. This salad is fresh and flavorful, perfectly walking a tightrope between the seasons. It only takes a few minutes to prepare and would be […]
September 1, 2019
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Lifestyle
All the Best Labor Day Sales 2019
Lifestyle
August 31, 2019
All the Best Labor Day Sales 2019
Proper Tee: 15% off with code LABORDAY15 American Eagle: 25-60% off everything! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Anthropologie: Extra 50% off sale + 20% off Furniture, bedding, Decor & More! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Article: […]
August 31, 2019
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DIY
Beginner DIY: How To Change A Light Fixture + 15 Favorite Flush Mounts
DIY
August 30, 2019
Beginner DIY: How To Change A Light Fixture + 15 Favorite Flush Mounts
This tutorial is part of a paid partnership with Walmart. Disclaimer: Changing out a light in a bedroom is a quick and (often) simple project that can make all the difference. That said, working with electrical is never something to take lightly. There are many possible issues you could run into while swapping out a […]
August 30, 2019
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Design
10 Really Amazing Blue-Gray Paint Colors in action
Design
August 29, 2019
10 Really Amazing Blue-Gray Paint Colors in action
I feel like gray paint colors were so incredibly overused a few years ago, but then a lot of people accidentally chose cool grays to paint entire rooms and instead of a trendy living room, they got a nursery and kind of swore off the color. But now cool gray is having a resurgence. We […]
August 29, 2019
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Decor
A Video Walkthrough of our Completed Phase 1 Kitchen Renovation (And why there's going to be a phase 2!!)
Decor
August 28, 2019
A Video Walkthrough of our Completed Phase 1 Kitchen Renovation (And why there's going to be a phase 2!!)
2 weeks ago we shared our phase 1 kitchen renovation before and after photos and besides it being one of the most fun projects we've ever shared, we also got a loot of questions about why we would you even DO a phase 2? What a nice compliment to our phase 1. The goal of phase 1 […]
August 28, 2019
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Mood Boards
Mood Board Monday: A Neutral Living Room Under $5400 (Including a Custom Sofa!)
Mood Boards
August 26, 2019
Mood Board Monday: A Neutral Living Room Under $5400 (Including a Custom Sofa!)
Our living room is a part of the major renovation going on at our home, so while it's currently in shambles, we're looking ahead a couple months to what we want it to become. And there's no better time because the Charly Sofa we designed with Interior Define two years ago is on sale right […]
August 26, 2019
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Recipes
Gnocchi With Harvest Vegetables
Recipes
August 24, 2019
Gnocchi With Harvest Vegetables
Late August through Mid October are my favorite weeks of the year. Partly because I love wearing light jackets, but mostly because the produce is never better than right now. All of my favorite foods will be at their peak for the next couple months, which makes me so excited to share with you so […]
August 24, 2019
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Decorating for our Audience vs. for Us, a homey living room, fall sweaters and more
Casual Friday
August 23, 2019
Casual Friday: Decorating for our Audience vs. for Us, a homey living room, fall sweaters and more
We had a fun tiling project come up which spurred a mini bathroom renovation in Greta's bathroom (remember when we introduced it here). We got the floors tiled yesterday and today we'll grout and then I'll paint the walls and maybe add wallpaper (or maybe not because I really want to wallpaper her room--I think?) […]
August 23, 2019
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Design
What's In my Camera Bag (Then & Now)
Design
August 22, 2019
What's In my Camera Bag (Then & Now)
This post is sponsored by eBay I've been blogging for over 10 years and my cameras have kind of grown up with me. Being a very visual platform, my first purchase when I started was a beginner's Canon Camera and I've only upgraded twice since, the second time being in the last month when I […]
August 22, 2019
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DIY
How to Build a Simple, Built-in, Sturdy Shelf For Your Kitchen (or anywhere, really)
DIY
August 21, 2019
How to Build a Simple, Built-in, Sturdy Shelf For Your Kitchen (or anywhere, really)
We encourage all DIYers to know their own limits when they take on projects. This tutorial uses power tools that could cause serious harm if operated incorrectly, so please be safe, be smart, and hire a professional if needed. After posting our kitchen phase 1 update, we've had so many requests to share how we […]
August 21, 2019
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Decor
300K! And We're Giving Away A Room!
Decor
August 20, 2019
300K! And We're Giving Away A Room!
Over the weekend, we hit 300,000 followers on Instagram! I remember, in fall of 2015, hitting 10,000 followers. We celebrated that — and every milestone since. But 300,000 is a number that's nearly unfathomable to us, and we couldn't be more excited or more grateful to be doing what we're doing and to be […]
August 20, 2019
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Lifestyle
Last Chance to Enroll in the Good Influence(r)™ Working With Brands Course for Fall 2019
Lifestyle
August 19, 2019
Last Chance to Enroll in the Good Influence(r)™ Working With Brands Course for Fall 2019
A few years ago, Chris and I started noticing a surge of influencers in every niche. And we also started seeing an uptick in the amount of requests from brands we were getting. We worked through them, started setting guidelines for ourselves, establishing our pricing and overall figuring things out as we went. Then two […]
August 19, 2019
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Inspiration
Greta's new bed(s) are here and the start of my design process
Inspiration
August 19, 2019
Greta's new bed(s) are here and the start of my design process
Behind the scenes, we have been playing musical beds 'round here. First Greta's room had a king sized bed and Faye's had a queen and the guest room (in the basement) had a queen. Then Chris's brother's family came to stay with us and with three little kids, it made more sense for them to have […]
August 19, 2019
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DIY
Our Modern Cottage Kitchen Makeover (on the cheap!)
DIY
August 16, 2019
Our Modern Cottage Kitchen Makeover (on the cheap!)
2 weeks ago, we started a phase 1 kitchen renovation. Our goal was simple--to spend only $1000 to bring our kitchen to a place that we could live with for a year or so until we had more time to live in the space and figure out how we want it to function. Our big […]
August 16, 2019
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