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5 Tips for Hanging a Collected Vintage Gallery Wall

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5 Tips for Hanging a Collected Vintage Gallery Wall

You can find all of our bathroom sources here! One of the most asked questions is, "How do I put together an organic, vintage gallery wall?" We shared the family photo gallery wall we did in our hallway right here, but the gallery wall in our bathroom was different. Did you sense that, too? The […]
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February 1, 2021
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Casual Friday: January 29, 2021

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Casual Friday: January 29, 2021

Cabinet, Fauxdenza, Table Lamp, Glass Box, Vase, Ginger Jar, Candlesticks, Glasses After our bathroom reveal this week, I got this funny question on Instagram: "Did it turn out as planned or are you surprised with how good it looks?" I had to laugh because I think this was meant as a compliment--But it also got […]
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January 29, 2021
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Our Modern Cottage Bathroom Reveal!

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Our Modern Cottage Bathroom Reveal!

It's safe to say that when we demo'd our bathroom last June (say it ain't so!!), we were not expecting the renovation to take this long. But here we are, at the end of January with a new bathroom that we're over the moon to be sharing with you today. We moved shortly after finishing […]
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January 27, 2021
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4 Photoshop/Lightroom Tricks When Design Has You Stumped

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4 Photoshop/Lightroom Tricks When Design Has You Stumped

Andrea Ahedo, our Visual Media producer, is back for another tip! (Check out how to make a mood board here!) If you ever wished you could have your house try something on--whether it be a paint color, wallpaper, light fixture, art!--this post is for you! She's sharing 4 of her tips and tricks to try […]
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January 21, 2021
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Try This: A Blanket over the Back of your Sofa as a Design Element

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Try This: A Blanket over the Back of your Sofa as a Design Element

You can find our living room sources here! After the holidays, I shared how I spent some time playing musical furniture (a favorite game of mine), and suddenly home never felt so good. Even our living room, which has already evolved entirely since we moved in, received some zhushing and now all I want to […]
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January 20, 2021
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All About the Custom Vanities in our Bathroom

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All About the Custom Vanities in our Bathroom

We’ve been officially moved into our bathroom for about a month now (cue celebration music) but we still have a few details to finish up before the reveal. If you are doing any sort of renovating or redecorating right now, you know that shipping times are crazy long, so we're just being patient.  Last week we […]
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January 19, 2021
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Casual Friday: Musical lights, bathroom plans, Kitchen Inspo!, Burn out, What I wore + WEEKEND SALES!

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Casual Friday: Musical lights, bathroom plans, Kitchen Inspo!, Burn out, What I wore + WEEKEND SALES!

light fixture | maple tree | tub | tile We played a little game of musical lights this week around the house. The music room light (which was an extra from our home office) is now in the bathroom (see above! love it!). The lantern that was above the tub was so beautiful, but because […]
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January 15, 2021
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How I decorate seasonally + My Favorite Winter Decor

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How I decorate seasonally + My Favorite Winter Decor

Last week on Instagram I shared how I gave my home the post-holiday reset it so badly craves at the end of the year. One of my followers actually commented “no winter decor?” It really got me thinking about seasonal decor and how I’m not typically the kind of person to decorate my home seasonally. […]
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January 13, 2021
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The Unexpected Solution to Getting My DREAM Shower Door Knob

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The Unexpected Solution to Getting My DREAM Shower Door Knob

In the beginning stages of the designing our master bathroom (all the way back in June!), I shared an inspiration photo of a bathroom with a glass shower door, paired with brass hinges and a brass knob *gasp.* Not a handle or pull--a knob on the glass shower door. I was so inspired and I knew […]
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January 12, 2021
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The 2021 Interior Design Trends to Get Excited About!

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The 2021 Interior Design Trends to Get Excited About!

Trend forecasting is tricky business (for me) because the last thing I want is for anyone to not love their home because they were told something in it is out. So instead, look at these as more of my personal opinions, things I'm excited to see more in interiors and if you've got a few projects […]
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January 11, 2021
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Before and After: Faye's Real Life Princess Room

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Before and After: Faye's Real Life Princess Room

This post is sponsored by Honey Faye's room is done and we're so excited to share a bunch of photos and a video with you today! I would say out of all the rooms in our home, we can feel this room's transformation the most. Although the bones were good to start with (see the […]
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January 7, 2021
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A game of musical furniture and a new grand mirror in the entry.

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A game of musical furniture and a new grand mirror in the entry.

I'm always moving things around in our home. And even when something looks really good, after some time we learn it doesn't always work the best. Our entry is the perfect example of this. I loved our entry that we put together last year, but as soon as we got our new front door installed (that's much […]
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January 5, 2021
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Bathroom Rug Fashion Show!

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Bathroom Rug Fashion Show!

Fashion show! Fashion show! Fashion show at lunch! We're finishing up the final few details in our bathroom and we're realizing there are a few tweaks we might want to make. The lantern in front of the window (I love!) but I think we need a more opaque light in front of the window (so […]
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December 17, 2020
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Our Holiday Home Video Tour

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Our Holiday Home Video Tour

Photos are one thing, but there's nothing like a video to share our home. We are excited to share a short walk-through of our first floor all decked out for Christmas. Not only can you see all the decorations, but you can hopefully better understand the flow. Enjoy the video below and to see photos […]
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December 16, 2020
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Casual Friday: YOUR Favorite Things of 2020!

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Casual Friday: YOUR Favorite Things of 2020!

(See Living room sources here.) This week, we dug deep into our analytics to see what you loved most this year. And I was shocked and intrigued and...proud? With each one, I can clearly see the story and we ordered them for your FAVORITE/most requested/most clicked on products we shared this year. Here are the […]
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December 11, 2020
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Christmas Around Our Home 2020

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Christmas Around Our Home 2020

It feels like the first Christmas in our home, but it's really our second. Last year, we spent December living in a hotel while the big parts of our renovation were underway--replacing windows and walls and flooring. We moved back in on December 23rd and threw up a tree and some garland on the framed-in […]
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December 2, 2020
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The breakdown of all the plumbing fixtures we chose for our bathroom, including one intelligent toilet

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The breakdown of all the plumbing fixtures we chose for our bathroom, including one intelligent toilet

This post is sponsored by Kohler Last week, all of the plumbing fixtures got installed in our bathroom. The water is running! So although we don't have mirrors or a shower door yet, it's technically a working bathroom! Back in February, we had the wonderful opportunity to visit Kohler, Wisconsin (the most charming town I've […]
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December 1, 2020
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The Evolution of our Living Room!

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The Evolution of our Living Room!

We finally got our living room to a point where it feels cozy and comfortable and like us. It didn't happen overnight. In fact, it took almost a year and a half so I thought it would be fun to share the different variations here, as well as where we are now! Here's what our living room […]
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November 23, 2020
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How We Mixed 5 Different Tiles in our Bathroom

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How We Mixed 5 Different Tiles in our Bathroom

This post is sponsored by our The Tile Shop. One of our earliest partners! See our very first kitchen remodel here and the wood tile floors from our last home here! I've been showing a few updates here and there of our bathroom on Instagram and earlier this week, someone messaged me and said "I […]
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November 19, 2020
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20 Cottage-esque Storybook Princess Wallpaper + The One Faye Chose for her Room!

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20 Cottage-esque Storybook Princess Wallpaper + The One Faye Chose for her Room!

We have been working on Faye's room over the last couple weeks, adding trim to the ceiling and walls. There will be a 36" wainscoting on the bottom third of the wall and then the top 2/3 will be wallpaper. We'll paint before wallpapering, but we needed to choose a wallpaper before a paint color! […]
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November 18, 2020
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