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11 Favorite Candles for Fall
It's unofficially fall around here! The weather has dropped into the 60s, we're sipping (whole30) soups, and I've swapped out some decor in the living room--more on that in a later post. But perhaps my favorite home related switch that occurs every year are the scents. Doesn't fall have the best-smelling candles? The best! Over the weekend, I […]
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September 6, 2016
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My Favorite Labor Day Deals for the Home
It's been a crazy 24 hours around here. We got home from my niece's wedding just in time for Greta to get what seems to be a 24 hour flu. She told me last night after an especially bad episode, "I feel like a wrecking ship." This morning she is feeling better and we're all […]
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September 5, 2016
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How We Decided on Window Coverings for the Home Office
This post is sponsored by Blindster.com Now that all the paneling in our home office is done (I keep calling it the "hardscaping" even though I know that's an exterior term), we're focusing on bring in furnishings and soft textiles to soften the space a bit. I wafted between curtains and blinds or a combination for […]
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August 30, 2016
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Our New Modern Chesterfield Black Leather Sofa
When we were still living in our last home, we purchased an off-white mid-century style sofa that has now lived in our reading room since we moved here. It fit nicely size-wise, but as the room and our style has evolved, it fit less and less in with the vision. We've been on the look out […]
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August 23, 2016
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A Night In
Today’s a big day, er night, on the blog. For years, I have felt there was a void in the home blogging world of photos and details of our spaces at night. You’ve seen bright, airy kitchens and light pouring into our bedrooms. We set our watches to photograph a room around the sun, and […]
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August 17, 2016
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10 Tips For Buying Home Furnishings Online
We live in a pretty remote area of the country, in a small town in Idaho. So while we love to support our local economy through grocery shopping, eating out, and frequenting the hardware stores 8 times a week, when it comes to furnishing and decorating our home, I would say 90% of it comes […]
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August 15, 2016
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Message Art For the Home
A couple weeks ago, I ordered this light up marquee sign and it has been a fun addition to our decor, and at night, it's extra special to have the light on. It runs on batteries, or you can plug it in, so it doesn't have to be close to a cord which is nice. This […]
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August 10, 2016
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In My Own Little Corner (Office)
Last week, when I shared the evolution of our home after the three years moving in, I shared this current photo below of our study. It's at the very front of our house, directly to the right when you open the front door. It has a full wall of windows and although it's small in […]
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August 4, 2016
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A Modern Ceiling Fan in our Bedroom
While a lot in our bedroom has changed in the last three years, there's one thing that hasn't changed, but I've been conveniently cropping out of photos--our ceiling fan. Yes, we've been secretly rocking this beauty: I am not usually one to wait so long to swap out something that doesn't align with our design […]
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August 2, 2016
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Progress Report: 3 Years In
This week, we've lived in this home for 3 years. Three! I have been saying two and then Chris reminded me that I was just barely pregnant with Faye when we moved here and she is over 2 years old now--forget the fact that the year was 2013 (haha!), I do better with gauging my […]
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July 26, 2016
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Before and After: Little Girls' room goes Tween + a Bedding Giveaway!
My nieces, Anna and Elsie ages 12 and 8, have shared a room their entire lives and a queen bed for the past 6 years. It works well for them and their family of 6 kids. But lately, although their room was nice, they have been expressing to their parents (and to cool Aunt Julia […]
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June 28, 2016
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Really Good Persian and Oriental-Inspired Rugs that AREN'T One-of-A-Kind
Oriental and Persian rugs are big right now, but the truth is, they'll always be in. They've been around for several hundreds of years and they'll be around that many more. They work across all styles--modern, traditional, farmhouse, bohemian, industrial--and add a great deal of interest, pattern, warmth and charm to a room. We have a few […]
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June 23, 2016
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28 Things for Your Home that Won't Break the Bank
We live in a very small city in the middle-of-nowhere Idaho. It's where Chris grew up and where we happily call home now. There are two grocery stores, about 15 fast food options, Brigham Young University-Idaho, countless potato fields and a Super Walmart. Everything else is about 30-40 minutes away so we're used to working with […]
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June 4, 2016
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Thoughts on Picking the Right TV for Your Home and Family
Weird topic for a post, right? What are we, CNET? Odd it may seem, though, we've had dozens of requests for a post on how we chose our TV and why. I feel a bit out of my element talking about this, because I'm definitely not an expert. Heck, we hadn't bought a TV for 7 years […]
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May 26, 2016
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Little Workhorses Around our Home
Over the past couple months, as the larger areas of our home have finally taken shape and we really start using them as we have only dreamed of in the years since moving in, I have been especially mindful of the tiny little workhorses that help each room function, or have made our lives easier, or maybe just […]
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May 23, 2016
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DIY Pom Pom Curtains
A few weeks ago, in this Casual Friday post, I mentioned I was on the hunt for some curtains for the playroom. I narrowed it down to two; these more masculine/sophisticated/slightly 90s in a good way (I think) plaid drapes or these simple and whimsical pom-pom trim curtains. I actually think both could have worked, but I […]
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May 17, 2016
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Our New Sectional from Interior Define
A couple weeks ago, the Ainsley sectional from Interior Define was delivered, unboxed and put together in the basement family room by two men in shoe covers wearing white gloves. It felt really luxurious, but then, like nothing, compared to the way the actual sectional feels. We've been enjoying movie nights, letting the girls run around […]
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May 11, 2016
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Styling A Family-Friendly Coffee Table
Back in November, we ordered a coffee table for the living room from ShopCandelabra.com--seriously drool-worthy pieces over there (this affordable planter basket is in my shopping cart)--after seeing it in my dear friend Jane's home (here). It was on back-order until March, but we loved it so much, we decided it was worth the wait […]
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May 3, 2016
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All Flowers Remind Me of You, Mom + Free Printable!
Every year for Mother's Day, my mom always asks for a letter. It used to make me roll my eyes, Can't I get you a new purse or something!? But now I totally get it. She has a stack that she's collected from each of us over the year. And what a treasured collection that must be. […]
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April 26, 2016
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DIY Shiplapped Built-Ins: Finished and Styled!
We got word that our sectional will be here next Tuesday! That mixed with finishing the built-ins this past weekend has us just about ready to stick a fork in our downstairs family room. It's hard (for even me!) to believe that the last time we showed you our built-ins downstairs they looked like this: […]
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April 20, 2016
