Design
East Idaho Parade of Homes Highlights
Inspiration
East Idaho Parade of Homes Highlights
This past weekend was the Parade of Homes in our area of Southeast Idaho. If you aren't familiar, the Parade of Homes is a showcase of homes held annually in several regions throughout the United States. It is often presented by the local Home Builders Association and typically showcases high-end designer homes, both new construction and remodeled homes. Ours […]
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September 20, 2016
Design
Hanging Herbs in the Kitchen
Decor
Hanging Herbs in the Kitchen
The nights are starting to get cold and in the next town over, they had frost one evening so we knew it was time to get the last of our basil and rosemary from the garden inside to extend their use even longer. We thought about freezing the the leaves (this post has great tips about […]
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September 14, 2016
Design
High / Low : Our ARTERIORS Home Jacob Coffee Table Dupe!
Decor
High / Low : Our ARTERIORS Home Jacob Coffee Table Dupe!
The coffee table we used, and love so much, in our family room has a look-a-like and I can barely believe my eyes! Last week, on Instagram, one of our readers showed off their new beautiful coffee table and tagged me in the caption saying they were inspired by ours. (Update: It was @wendellswartz. You can see […]
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September 13, 2016
Design
Fall 2016 Video House Tour!
Design
Fall 2016 Video House Tour!
Once or twice a year, we like to film a video house tour. It started out as something for us, to keep a moving record of our progress--nothing is more fun/depressing than watching the first one. But sharing it with all of you has become equally rewarding. You get to see how the rooms in […]
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September 8, 2016
Design
11 Favorite Candles for Fall
Decor
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
Design
My Favorite Labor Day Deals for the Home
Decor
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
Design
A Really Good, Modern Exterior Fixture for under $20
Sourcing & Planning
A Really Good, Modern Exterior Fixture for under $20
Well, we haven't painted the brick yet, but this week, we did make a tiny (both in price and in size) update that made the front of our home a little more visually appealing. The light that's just about over my head in the photo above used to be an outdated brass number (see below) that is […]
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August 31, 2016
Design
How We Decided on Window Coverings for the Home Office
Decor
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
Design
A Peek at Our DIY Standing Desk + The Home Office Mood Board
Mood Boards
A Peek at Our DIY Standing Desk + The Home Office Mood Board
We made some exciting strides in our studio over the weekend. After not being overly excited about the standing desks on the market, we decided to build our own. We wanted storage. We wanted it sided so there was room for both of us. And we wanted it about 45" high--the natural elbow height that […]
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August 29, 2016
Design
Our New Modern Chesterfield Black Leather Sofa
Decor
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
Design
A Night In
Decor
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
Design
10 Tips For Buying Home Furnishings Online
Decor
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
Design
Message Art For the Home
Art
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
Design
In My Own Little Corner (Office)
Decor
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
Design
A Modern Ceiling Fan in our Bedroom
Decor
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
Design
Progress Report: 3 Years In
Decor
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
Design
5 Pillow Combinations Under $100!
Mood Boards
5 Pillow Combinations Under $100!
Pillows are the quickest way to change the look of a sofa, but they can add up quickly. So today, I rounded up 5 different pillow combinations that add up to less than $100. And I paired them with budget-friendly sofas, too! Dove Gray Sofa $599 | Ikat Pillow with Tassels $49 + Blue Velvet Lumbar […]
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July 19, 2016
Design
WEDDING REGISTRY ESSENTIALS: What we would register for today (8 years later)
Mood Boards
WEDDING REGISTRY ESSENTIALS: What we would register for today (8 years later)
Our niece is getting married at the beginning of September and we're over the moon for her and the rest of the couples lining our calendar, prepping to tie the knot this summer/fall. It's officially wedding season and it's one of the most wonderful times of the year if you ask me. This year, makes […]
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July 7, 2016
Design
Art Parade On The Range Hood
Art
Art Parade On The Range Hood
I've been thinking for some time it might be nice to have a piece of art hanging on the range hood cover we DIYed last year. It's a large, 60" wide hood that we added some slim, pencil trim to, but other than that it's pretty simple. On one hand, I don't think everything needs […]
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July 6, 2016
Design
Planning our Home Office
DIY
Planning our Home Office
I mentioned last week that we'll be turning one of the downstairs bedrooms into a home office and today we're ready to share that blank-space-of-a-room that's about to get a whole lot of function for the first time since moving in to this home almost 3 years ago. It's a relatively small room, at just 10x11 and […]
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July 5, 2016
