Projects
(Finally) Making Progress in the Downstairs Bathroom!
Projects
May 16, 2017
(Finally) Making Progress in the Downstairs Bathroom!
This is a post that's been a long time coming and so many of you have asked about it, so we're happy to share some progress in the girls' bathroom downstairs. You may recall our last update, where we moved the vents and drains. Since that was nearly 3 months ago (what?!), here's a refresher of […]
May 16, 2017
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Mood Boards
Budget-Friendly Outdoor Dining Plans
Mood Boards
May 15, 2017
Budget-Friendly Outdoor Dining Plans
One of our most asked about pieces on our deck are our wood framed facing sofas. They are from World Market and ridiculously affordable at just $399 a pop. We got them last year, during one of their outdoor sales and spent just over $500 for both. We love them. I'm actually working on a […]
May 15, 2017
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: May 12, 2017
Casual Friday
May 12, 2017
Casual Friday: May 12, 2017
It's been a jam-packed week and I'm feeling ready for a nap. I'm looking at you, Mother's Day. At the beginning of this week, I had a surge of energy--at last! I cleaned everything from top to bottom and then shopped our house to rearrange a few things in the entry. I pulled this blue bench from […]
May 12, 2017
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Inspiration
A Night In (On the deck!)
Inspiration
May 11, 2017
A Night In (On the deck!)
This special series is sponsored by Article. Once May hit and we were pretty sure the snow was over (#idaholife), we started working on pulling our furnishings out from storage and setting our deck up for the season. In addition to the planter boxes we recently built, we also added two of Article's Sala white lounge chairs […]
May 11, 2017
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Idaho Rambler
A Sweet, Serene and Sophisticated Nursery! | One Room Challenge - The REVEAL
Idaho Rambler
May 10, 2017
A Sweet, Serene and Sophisticated Nursery! | One Room Challenge - The REVEAL
For the last six weeks, we've been working on a nursery for the little girl we're expecting this summer and today we're so excited to share with you what it looks like now! This is our second time participating in the One Room Challenge (last time, we coincidentally tackled a bedroom for our other two daughters) and we're […]
May 10, 2017
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Projects
How to Build a Tiered Garden Planter Box
Projects
May 9, 2017
How to Build a Tiered Garden Planter Box
This Spring has been such a tease. Every time it felt like we were turning a corner, BOOM, more snow. Or just cold rain. And don't get me wrong, we live in a major potato farming community (classic Idaho, amirite?) and I'm happy that the farmers will have plenty of water this year, but sometimes I […]
May 9, 2017
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Lifestyle
Ep 37: Peeling Back the Curtain on the One Room Challenge™
Lifestyle
May 8, 2017
Ep 37: Peeling Back the Curtain on the One Room Challenge™
20 featured bloggers, 200-ish participating bloggers, six weeks. The One Room Challenge is now in its 11th season and Julia and Chris are part of it. We're talking details about how The One Room Challenge works, how bloggers are chosen, how they feel about being involved and what they get out of it. Chris and […]
May 8, 2017
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Gift Guides!
3 Mother's Day Ideas That Will Make Her Cry
Gift Guides!
May 8, 2017
3 Mother's Day Ideas That Will Make Her Cry
Mother's Day is on Sunday (!!) and when I was compiling this year's gift guide, I thought of all the mothers in my life; my own mom, my mother in law, my sisters, my friends, other mother figures--and in thinking of them, I knew I wanted to really focus on ideas, with gifts linked below each […]
May 8, 2017
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Lifestyle
The Guide to Everything We Did Babymooning in Maui!
Lifestyle
May 5, 2017
The Guide to Everything We Did Babymooning in Maui!
We got back from our babymoon Wednesday evening, so in lieu of our normal Casual Friday post, I wanted to share a little bit about how we spent our 4.5 days in beautiful Maui (the other two days were mostly traveling). This isn't an expert's guide--we were first timers!--but I did want to make it […]
May 5, 2017
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Art
Personal and Non-Traditional Art in the Nursery | One Room Challenge Week 5
Art
May 3, 2017
Personal and Non-Traditional Art in the Nursery | One Room Challenge Week 5
I can't believe next week is the reveal! The nursery has definitely come a long way in 5 weeks and today, we're so excited to share with you a few of our favorite artistic touches we've added to the room. I will say, there was an internal struggle for some time when deciding what we […]
May 3, 2017
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Chris Cooks
The Next Step in Meal Prep
Chris Cooks
May 1, 2017
The Next Step in Meal Prep
This post is sponsored by Blue Apron. Every blogger it seems takes their turn writing a post that is essentially their own version of a "How to have your act together, like me!" post. We've all read them, and they're equal parts inspiring and depressing, sometimes with little relevance to our own personal set of daily […]
May 1, 2017
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: April 28, 2017
Casual Friday
April 28, 2017
Casual Friday: April 28, 2017
Aloha! Chris and I flew to Maui yesterday for some much needed R&R and a little babymoon he surprised me with for Valentine's day. The funny thing is, we have never taken a babymoon before, but I guess it's our last one so we're living it up before becoming a family of five! We've never been […]
April 28, 2017
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Decor
A Rug and Dresser for the Nursery (and Beyond!) | One Room Challenge Week 4
Decor
April 26, 2017
A Rug and Dresser for the Nursery (and Beyond!) | One Room Challenge Week 4
It's time for another update on our One Room Challenge, where we're making over our nursery for our 3rd little girl due this summer. Week 4! How did we get here?! So far, we have added loads of pretty trim in week 2 and dreamy wallpaper in week 3. And if you missed the before, […]
April 26, 2017
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Health & Beauty
We Got A Sleep Number Mattress (And We're Giving One Away, Too!)
Health & Beauty
April 25, 2017
We Got A Sleep Number Mattress (And We're Giving One Away, Too!)
This post is sponsored by Sleep Number®. This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Stacy Mehan! We're so excited to not only share a big bedroom update that happened around here (we got a Sleep Number® mattress!) but WE'RE ALSO GIVING ONE AWAY! We have had such a positive experience with the brand and we […]
April 25, 2017
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Lifestyle
Ep 36: The Woman's Place in DIY, Broken Noses and Giving Yourself Some Credit
Lifestyle
April 24, 2017
Ep 36: The Woman's Place in DIY, Broken Noses and Giving Yourself Some Credit
"I could never do that." Almost every time we share the final photos of a project, we have someone make this comment. We start this episode by talking about it, and how people need to give themselves a little credit. "I've never done that" sometimes becomes "I can't do that," but it shouldn't be that way. […]
April 24, 2017
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday: April 21, 2017
Casual Friday
April 21, 2017
Casual Friday: April 21, 2017
(Old photo snapped of our group. Me, mid-story, looking only a little nuts. Haha) It's not news that one of our favorite things to do is to have people over. It started a long time ago, before we even had kids or a mortgage. Shortly after we were married, we hosted our first Friendsgiving. We didn't […]
April 21, 2017
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Decor
The Be All, End All of Cloud Wallpaper | One Room Challenge Week 3
Decor
April 19, 2017
The Be All, End All of Cloud Wallpaper | One Room Challenge Week 3
If you're just tuning in, we're making over our nursery in 6 weeks as part of the One Room Challenge (check out the before here). It's week 3, and just like last season when we participated, we're doing it and sharing it in real time. Meaning, the progress you see, is right where we're at. Last […]
April 19, 2017
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Decor
25 REALLY Cute Crib Sheets
Decor
April 18, 2017
25 REALLY Cute Crib Sheets
I'm so glad that one crib sheet is not enough, because even if it were...it could NEVER be. There are too many cute crib sheets out there to only buy one. And while I'm mostly content with white sheets in my own room, give me all the cutest patterns for the baby's. They add personality and a splash […]
April 18, 2017
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Toolbox
Paint Pails, Playlists and Painting the Nursery
Toolbox
April 17, 2017
Paint Pails, Playlists and Painting the Nursery
This year, we've partnered with HANDy Paint Products, our favorite painting tools that make the job so much easier, to tackle four paint projects in our home. Naturally, the first project on deck was painting the wainscoting we added to the nursery last week before the wallpaper had to go up. Since the main walls, above the […]
April 17, 2017
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Casual Friday
Casual Friday + 24 week update!
Casual Friday
April 14, 2017
Casual Friday + 24 week update!
I haven't had the chance to put up a Casual Friday in a couple weeks due to traveling and projects, and there's so much I am excited to chat about today, including a little pregnancy update later in the post. While I don't share a ton about my pregnancies generally, I thought it would be fun […]
April 14, 2017
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