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Father's Day Gift Guide 2019

Gift Guides!

June 4, 2019

Father's Day Gift Guide 2019

Gift guides are one of those things that I love doing and spend hours and days thinking about and perhaps my favorite one to put together is the Father's Day Gift Guide. There's just nothing better than nailing a gift to the hardest person to shop for, haha. Here are 18 ideas he'll love--guaranteed. 1. […]
June 4, 2019
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Lifestyle

Introducing: Our New Home!!

Lifestyle

June 3, 2019

Introducing: Our New Home!!

We're so pleased to introduce you to our new home. We've been on the hunt for a place that we could see our girls grow up in, maybe host their wedding receptions in the back yard, somewhere we could spread out and breathe a little bit and we found it 30 minutes down the road […]
June 3, 2019
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Casual Friday

Casual Friday: Closing on Our New home, Selling our Home Furnished, and the Best of May

Casual Friday

May 31, 2019

Casual Friday: Closing on Our New home, Selling our Home Furnished, and the Best of May

We closed on our new-to-us house yesterday! It still feels so surreal or maybe my long to-do list has helped keep me numb to a lot of the emotions that are running through my mind: excited, grateful, overjoyed, sad, stressed, nervous, overwhelmed. I'm feeling it all. Sometimes tears just start rolling down my cheeks and […]
May 31, 2019
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DIY

Building a Custom, Tiled Cover for a Recirculating Range Hood

Custom cover for a recirculating range hood

DIY

May 30, 2019

Building a Custom, Tiled Cover for a Recirculating Range Hood

As we come to a close on the Fullmer's kitchen (aiming to finish tomorrow, with the exception of some stying and pantry organization etc.), we're so excited to pull together all of the little parts of this project to share. One of those parts we wanted to share today - building out their custom, tiled […]
May 30, 2019
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DIY

We Sold Our House! + A Master (Printable!!) List of To-Dos before Listing Your House

DIY

May 29, 2019

We Sold Our House! + A Master (Printable!!) List of To-Dos before Listing Your House

This post is part of a paid partnership with Lowe's.  We will be moving into a new home next week!! That's crazy and emotional and exciting to write. When my parents decided to downsize and move from next door, we started casually looking at Zillow at night. It took some time, but we found the […]
May 29, 2019
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Chris Cooks

Tips for Hosting an Easy Outdoor Pizza Party!

Chris Cooks

May 28, 2019

Tips for Hosting an Easy Outdoor Pizza Party!

This post is sponsored by World Market With the official start of summer, and the deck officially broken in, it’s time start the outdoor entertaining (err, just eating and drinking outside…)! Even though we’re selling our house (more on that tomorrow!) and are prepping for a big move, we couldn’t resist a weekend of rolling […]
May 28, 2019
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Decor

Our Deck Styled by Studio McGee!

Decor

May 27, 2019

Our Deck Styled by Studio McGee!

It's official, our deck has never looked better! The Studio McGee team drove/flew up a week and a half ago to style our deck and shoot a few of their new outdoor pieces. The furnishings are ours but they layered in all of their beautiful new outdoor pillows, rugs, planters and some fun entertaining pieces. […]
May 27, 2019
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Lifestyle

ALL the best Memorial Day Sales 2019

Lifestyle

May 24, 2019

ALL the best Memorial Day Sales 2019

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! There are so many amazing  sales happening we thought we'd round up a big directory for you with all the codes and discounts you need! We combed through hundreds of pages of sales and found the best of the best (and bought too many things, too) so we'll be sharing our […]
May 24, 2019
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DIY

Our Color Story Filter Pack, INTERIOR is live!!!

DIY

May 23, 2019

Our Color Story Filter Pack, INTERIOR is live!!!

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Today is such a big day! We're so excited to share that we collaborated with A Color Story (the amazing photo editing app by Emma & Elsie from A Beautiful Mess)  to bring you a a filter pack perfect for interiors. In fact--we called it INTERIOR. A Color Story is free to […]
May 23, 2019
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Lifestyle

The Best Finds from Wayfair's BIG Memorial Day Sale

Lifestyle

May 23, 2019

The Best Finds from Wayfair's BIG Memorial Day Sale

This post is sponsored by Wayfair Wayfair's big Memorial Day Clearance sale is happening NOW and the prices are unbeatable. This sale is one of my favorites because it covers everything from outdoor to appliance, decor, rugs to mattresses and more. It's a great one stop shop with FAST free shipping on orders over $49 […]
May 23, 2019
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DIY

Everything You Need To Know about Using Semihandmade Fronts with Ikea Cabinets (And our Cove Line in the Fullmer Kitchen!)

DIY

May 22, 2019

Everything You Need To Know about Using Semihandmade Fronts with Ikea Cabinets (And our Cove Line in the Fullmer Kitchen!)

Earlier this year, we launched our own line of cabinet doors with Semihandmade that consists of three wood tones: A walnut tone called Saddle, A grayish brown tone called Dusk (we used that one at the cabin!) and a light oak looking option called Cove--that's the one we're using in the Fullmer kitchen and I'm […]
May 22, 2019
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Design

The White and Brush Bronze Cafe Appliances that have my whole heart in the Fullmer Kitchen

Design

May 21, 2019

The White and Brush Bronze Cafe Appliances that have my whole heart in the Fullmer Kitchen

We have been moving at a quicker pace over at the Fullmer Kitchen and I owe you so many updates--and as fast as I can carve out a few minutes to type, I want to get them to you. We have been really soaking up actually doing this renovation. It has been a therapy of sorts and […]
May 21, 2019
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Chris Cooks

Entertaining 101: Our Favorite Practical Serveware

Chris Cooks

May 20, 2019

Entertaining 101: Our Favorite Practical Serveware

We are huge proponents for inviting people over. Not only does it always keep us on top of the house chores, but it also you to start making memories which makes your house feel more like a home. It doesn't have to involve a fancy menu or elaborate plans. In fact, our favorite nights involve […]
May 20, 2019
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DIY

Weekend Sales! May 18, 2019

DIY

May 18, 2019

Weekend Sales! May 18, 2019

Wayfair: all things outdoor + bed & bath up to 70% off Pottery Barn: summer decorating event - up to 30% off Overstock: memorial day blowout - up tp 70% off + free shipping! Rejuvenation: up to 50% off rugs! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. West Elm: summer […]
May 18, 2019
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Casual Friday

Casual Friday: May 17, 2019

Casual Friday

May 17, 2019

Casual Friday: May 17, 2019

It has been the most amazing, busy, exhausting week. We've had non-stop showings of our home every day which means I wake up at the crack of dawn every morning and reset the house to show worthy. (I have a post coming next week that goes into more detail on what that entails!). We made […]
May 17, 2019
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House Tours

The Very Last House Tour in This Home!

House Tours

May 15, 2019

The Very Last House Tour in This Home!

Our home has been on the market for 2 days now (hooowwwww has it only been two days?! see the listing here!) and we are swamped with showings and keeping it ready, while juggling kids and working on finishing the Fullmer's kitchen before Kelsi has her baby any minute now. But in the midst of […]
May 15, 2019
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Decor

Staging the Office as a Bedroom!

Decor

May 9, 2019

Staging the Office as a Bedroom!

This post is sponsored by Walmart After our announcement Monday that we'll be selling our home and moving, we have been busy getting it prepped for listing this upcoming Monday. Fortunately, we have no major projects on our list, but hundreds of little projects. Paint touch ups, deep cleaning, de cluttering! The only room that […]
May 9, 2019
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Design

Listing Our Home For Sale

Design

May 6, 2019

Listing Our Home For Sale

Yes, it's true! We're excited to share the news that we are moving! We are under contract on a home about 30 minutes from where we currently live and are closing on it later this month. Of course we'll share all the details after we close, but we won't be moving until we sell our […]
May 6, 2019
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Casual Friday

Casual Friday on a Sunday | Best of April

Casual Friday

May 5, 2019

Casual Friday on a Sunday | Best of April

We just returned home from a fun couples' getaway to Chicago to visit our friends Kim & Scott (yellowbrickhome.com) along with John and Sherry (younghouselove.com)! It was a trip that we had been planning since January when we decided we were all such good friends that come from three vastly different places--how amazing would it […]
May 5, 2019
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All My Vacuums

This post is sponsored by eBay I have 5 vacuums (technically 4, since we lost our Shark in the fire) but choosing a favorite would be like choosing a favorite child (jk, I totally have a favorite vacuum). But I really love them all for different reasons. Since we have talked a lot about vacuums […]
May 2, 2019
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