Design
My Favorite Source for Turkish Towels + 30% off code!
Decor
My Favorite Source for Turkish Towels + 30% off code!
This post is sponsored by Olive and Linen Have you heard of Olive and Linen? I've been a huge fan of their Turkish towels and use them all around our home! Not only are their towels gorgeous, like really, if I could imagine a hand towel just for me and our home--these would be them, […]
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April 4, 2019
Design
Our Next Project: The Fullmer Kitchen Befores and Mood Board
Design
Our Next Project: The Fullmer Kitchen Befores and Mood Board
In last week's Vlog, you saw how we came to pretty much take over our friends' kitchen renovation. But the short version is after we withdrew from the flip house, it felt like another disappointment. Another roadblock and we were feeling pretty down--even though it was the right choice. Our friends, the Fullmers were already […]
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April 1, 2019
Design
Mix it up! 10 Ways to Display Art in your Home.
Art
Mix it up! 10 Ways to Display Art in your Home.
I'm an art lover and firmly believe that hanging art in your home will give it more character and personality than just about anything else. But how many gallery walls can a home really handle, you know?! Another point to consider is mixing different types of displays of art in the same space. For instance, […]
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March 26, 2019
Design
4 Steps to Transition Your Bedding from Winter to Spring
Decor
4 Steps to Transition Your Bedding from Winter to Spring
This post is sponsored by Bloomingdale's. With Spring here (or just around the corner--I can feel it!), it means there are a few areas of the home we're ready to shed some layers or lighten up and bedding is a big one! I've talked about coverlets a lot before, which is already saying something (ha!) […]
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March 14, 2019
Design
14 Popular Living Room Layouts + Accent Chairs Under $600
Decor
14 Popular Living Room Layouts + Accent Chairs Under $600
Our own living room (above) went through a few different variations until we landed on this layout--see the somewhat comical evolution here. In the end, this sofa with these two oversized leather chairs across from it worked so well with our large, open layout, defined the living room and allowed for lots of different kinds […]
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March 12, 2019
Design
How To Style a Room with Carpet as the Foundation
Design
How To Style a Room with Carpet as the Foundation
This post is sponsored by The Carpet & Rug Institute. Visit www.beautyofcarpet.com to enter the Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $500 Visa Gift card! I often get asked, "What's the best way to design a room with wall-to-wall carpet?" We know all about carpet! In fact, when we renovated our downstairs 3 years ago, […]
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March 7, 2019
Design
A $500, $1000 and $2000 Bedroom Makeover! Plus, A FRESH take on "Budgets"
Mood Boards
A $500, $1000 and $2000 Bedroom Makeover! Plus, A FRESH take on "Budgets"
Anytime I get a request to do a budget ______, (insert kitchen, bedroom, living room) I always ask, "Well, what's the 'budget'?" Because here's the thing--"budget" now has almost become synonymous with "cheapest possible" and I'd love to correct that. I don't know anyone personally (although I am sure there are people, way above my […]
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March 6, 2019
Design
The 6 Decor Essentials Every Room Needs
Decor
The 6 Decor Essentials Every Room Needs
No matter if you own or rent or have a sprawling house or a tiny one, I've learned that every space can benefit greatly from the same 6 things. I started realizing this after I noticing my recommendations to questions like "what would you do here?" or "I'm stuck!" or just simply looking at every […]
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February 28, 2019
Design
The Plans for The Lake Room at the A-frame
Art
The Plans for The Lake Room at the A-frame
This post is sponsored by Artfully Walls Our a-frame has undergone a lot of big changes over the last few months but perhaps the one we're most excited about is the addition of an entire bedroom/bathroom downstairs. Not only can we sleep additional people, but this one large open space seems to have a lot […]
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February 6, 2019
Design
2019 Reader Survey
Design
2019 Reader Survey
It’s that time again! We want to hear from you. We need to hear from you. These anonymous reader surveys (100% anonymous!) help us not only understand and get to know a little bit about who checks in here every day, but it also guides our content and sponsor decisions. If you wouldn’t mind taking just a […]
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February 5, 2019
Design
Do You Have Salt Lamps in your Home? (We can't get enough!)
Decor
Do You Have Salt Lamps in your Home? (We can't get enough!)
This post is sponsored by Walmart Are you on the salt lamp train? Admittedly, at first I thought, "are these the new lava lamps...orrrr?" And then Chris reminded me that he switched to cooking with only Himalayan salt years ago due to all the benefits. So, I'm here today to shout from the rooftops that, okay, […]
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January 22, 2019
Design
6 Years of Our Reading Room
Decor
6 Years of Our Reading Room
<a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11577553/?claim=rg9w3qf3pnv">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Last year, I shared an evolution over the years of our living room and then a few weeks ago, I found some old (low quality--sorry!) photos of our home before we bought it and I have been having so much fun walking down memory lane. You know how everyone […]
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January 21, 2019
Design
All the Faux Plants all over our Home
Decor
All the Faux Plants all over our Home
It's like this--we have a lot of faux plants around here. Nothing gives me greater joy than a real bunch of freshly cut branches or a small potted plant, but the truth is I'm not the best at keeping them alive. And with a bunch of little kids and a dog--extra dirt sounds like more […]
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January 16, 2019
Design
The New Cabin Chandeliers + What's Working and What's Not!
Decor
The New Cabin Chandeliers + What's Working and What's Not!
Just when everyone was getting used to the bladeless ceiling fans, we go and upgrade them. Previously, there were two ceiling fans here--the blades were removed for painting and we never put them back up because we had already ordered two of these large, round 12 light chandeliers for the main area at the a-frame. […]
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January 14, 2019
Design
The Easiest Way to Hang a Rug on A Wall
Design
The Easiest Way to Hang a Rug on A Wall
Right before Christmas, we shared the progress we've made in the dark green basement room at the cabin (Side note: we're 95% sure we're calling it the forest room with the other two rooms being the lake room and the mountain room) including paint, bed, squeezing in a nightstand!, etc..see that full post right here! […]
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January 8, 2019
Design
The Den Bedroom at the A-frame
Decor
The Den Bedroom at the A-frame
This post is sponsored by Walmart. We're hosting 15 family members at our cabin for Christmas so we've been working double time over the past couple weeks to make it a cozy place to all be together. We're not aiming for finished or "afters" at. all., but it has allowed us to get rooms headed […]
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December 24, 2018
Design
18 Amazing Budget-Friendly Beds (and the Ones we Bought for the Cabin!)
Decor
18 Amazing Budget-Friendly Beds (and the Ones we Bought for the Cabin!)
Our cabin has three levels, the main level, basement and loft. The bedrooms were spread out, one to each level, but we have added one additional bedroom where there used to be a giant pool table (can't wait to show you!!) and an adjoining bathroom to maximize the number of people we can accommodate. In […]
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December 10, 2018
Design
Our Pendleton Covered Buck has Arrived (& Big Changes We're making to the Interior of the A-frame)
Decor
Our Pendleton Covered Buck has Arrived (& Big Changes We're making to the Interior of the A-frame)
A couple weeks ago, our custom deer from Faraway Lovely arrived and last week we hung in on the main fireplace at the cabin. The pictures don't do it justice (the renovation debris doesn't help), but I couldn't keep it to myself any longer. It's such a special, hand-crafted piece--hand-crafted right here in Idaho!-- that […]
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December 5, 2018
Design
Trundle Beds in the A-frame Loft!
Decor
Trundle Beds in the A-frame Loft!
This post is sponsored by Walmart. Our goal to spend Christmas at the cabin is inching closer and every passing day we're making more progress on the spaces there. We're not aiming for done-ness--more like safe, cozy, clean, livable. We have always envisioned the loft at the cabin being the landing spot for kids. We […]
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November 29, 2018
Design
Christmas Around Our Home 2018
Decor
Christmas Around Our Home 2018
Over the weekend, we finished putting Christmas touches around our home and it feels like just the right amount this year. Festive, but there's still room to breathe everywhere--I need room to breathe with seasonal decor. Our reading room got the most decor since the shelves are so easy to swap decor out. I love decorating […]
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November 27, 2018
