Design
Leather Chairs for Every Budget + A new one in the Living Room!
Design
Leather Chairs for Every Budget + A new one in the Living Room!
A few months after we finished the reading room, we inherited a very beautiful piano passed down from Chris's great grandmother. So the reading room went from this: To this: And it's been like that ever since, while our cream Lily couch shuffled into the living room. Lots of shuffling. The problem with the set […]
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March 10, 2015
Design
The Master Plans
Mood Boards
The Master Plans
Before Chris had his surgery, we made a list of projects that I could probably tackle myself and our bedroom was at the top of that list. Our poor, sad, neglected room we haven't touched since moving in, with the exception of new flooring. We've since moved those lamps onto the fauxdenza in the living […]
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February 25, 2015
Design
A Simple, Straight, Clean Way to Display Your Instagram Photos
Decor
A Simple, Straight, Clean Way to Display Your Instagram Photos
We finished up the Pugmire's laundry room this week (and just started tearing into ours--I already can't wait to be on the other side) and it is absolutely lovely. I can't wait to share photos with you hopefully Monday if I can get the green light from Wayfair. After everything was in place, I felt […]
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February 20, 2015
Design
All the Kitchen Plans!!
Mood Boards
All the Kitchen Plans!!
It has been a difficult couple of weeks over here since Chris's surgery hence my lack of posting, but we are trying to focus on when he'll be fully recovered and able to lift more than five pounds. While there isn't a lot of reno going on, there's more planning than ever--which is helping to […]
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February 9, 2015
Design
A $500 Laundry Room Mood Board
Mood Boards
A $500 Laundry Room Mood Board
First, thank you for all the well-wishes on Chris's behalf. His back surgery went perfectly, and while he has a pretty strict recovery regimen for the next 12 weeks, he already feels worlds better. We're so happy and feel the love you've been sending our way. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Today I wanted […]
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January 28, 2015
Design
7 Top Bloggers Share What's Trending (and what's over) in Their Homes for 2015
Inspiration
7 Top Bloggers Share What's Trending (and what's over) in Their Homes for 2015
Today, I have an incredible treat for you! Over the past week, I asked several of my favorite home bloggers two simple questions: What is one thing you are absolutely bringing into your home in 2015? And what is something you are definitely getting rid of? Kind of like a trend watch, except more personal […]
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January 22, 2015
Design
Start A Family Photo Gallery
Art
Start A Family Photo Gallery
I have this grandiose idea of plastering our stairwell--nearly floor to ceiling--with our family memories. Vacations, first days of school, dances. I'm making myself tear up already. I found this inspiration photo that kind of captures the gathered feel I really want to achieve. No real certain frame color. Black and whites mixed with color […]
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January 19, 2015
Design
Stairwell Lighting : Drum Vs. Cube
DIY
Stairwell Lighting : Drum Vs. Cube
Ah, I am coming up for air after a bout of food poisoning. Glad to be on the mend! During my down time, I think I finally nailed down a fixture for our stairwell. Well, top two at least. We have been on the hunt for the past 3 months and I wasn't in a […]
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January 14, 2015
Design
Molded Plastic Chairs for Every Style and Budget (and In Our Dining Room, Too!)
Decor
Molded Plastic Chairs for Every Style and Budget (and In Our Dining Room, Too!)
Over the holiday break, we got new dining room chairs! We were hosting my whole family on the 26th and our old dining set we bought when we got married was in rough shape. The table has scratches and paint on it, but even worse, the chairs were starting to break and a couple cross […]
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January 7, 2015
Design
Free Printable! | Blank Family Tree
Art
Free Printable! | Blank Family Tree
Last year at this time I posted about a family tree I made as a DIY gift idea. You can see the whole post here. I just used black india ink to script the tree: And then filled in my family members' names with a black gel pen. The wood frame (from Target!) really makes […]
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December 16, 2014
Design
Quick Tip: Remove Your Jackets!
Decor
Quick Tip: Remove Your Jackets!
File this under: Something you could do right now that would instantly update your shelves. I was reloading the shelves in the reading room after Halloween--truthfully, Thanksgiving day--and it was all looking so busy. I didn't have the energy or time to really redecorate the shelves that day, but I did something simple that changed […]
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December 10, 2014
Design
Video Tour! | Winter 2014
Decor
Video Tour! | Winter 2014
Hey, we have a video tour for you today! In the past month we have been asked to do a tour several times (welcome to all of our new readers!) and I finally had a few minutes with the house to myself yesterday when Chris took the the girls to lunch. The downside is it […]
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December 5, 2014
Design
Pantone's Color of the year, Marsala, for your Interior: I'm a Fan.
Decor
Pantone's Color of the year, Marsala, for your Interior: I'm a Fan.
Pantone announced their color of the year for 2015 and a whole bunch of house-fanatics lost it. "I would never use this color in my home." "The 90s want their color back." You get the idea. It is a departure from the bright hues that have been thrown at us the past few years. Purple! […]
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December 4, 2014
Design
Gifts for the Budding Artist
Art
Gifts for the Budding Artist
Happy Cyber Monday, friends! Happy December! This is the day that Chris and I like to wrap up our Christmas shopping--there are just so many sales going on online! We jotted down ideas of what we'd like to get everyone on our list over the break last week, and today we thought it'd be fun […]
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December 1, 2014
Design
Hopper in the House + The Entry is Done!
Art
Hopper in the House + The Entry is Done!
It feels like we've been tweaking our entry forever. But I am happy to report, the plan we set out to execute a couple months ago is all in place and we couldn't be happier with the outcome. This is how our entry looked when we first moved in: I know it is sometimes hard […]
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November 25, 2014
Design
The Prettiest Blue Paint for an Exterior + A Giveaway!
DIY
The Prettiest Blue Paint for an Exterior + A Giveaway!
Our backyard neighbor's house is the most beautiful blue. One of the first times we met them, I told them how much I loved the color of their house and how it reminded me of the east coast, where I grew up. She laughed and said they went to medical school on the east coast […]
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November 20, 2014
Design
What Are Your Master Closet Must-Haves?
Inspiration
What Are Your Master Closet Must-Haves?
The staircase railing is coming along and we hope to have lots of pictures of that for Thursday's post, but today I wanted to give you an idea of where we're headed project-wise in the coming weeks. We are very eager to get started on our master bedroom, but feel like we need to get a plan […]
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November 11, 2014
Design
A Massive Wood Picture Ledge for the Living Room!
Art
A Massive Wood Picture Ledge for the Living Room!
Last week, we updated you on a little corner of the living room that got a few new accessories and today is what you could call the rest of the story. Some of you even noticed a picture ledge hanging out in a few of those photos. We were waiting to show you some pulled […]
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November 6, 2014
Design
A (Newly Gold) Mirror and Staggered Hooks
Decor
A (Newly Gold) Mirror and Staggered Hooks
Over the weekend we got our mirror and hooks hung in the entry again. As scary as it was to put holes in our newly hung wallpaper (measure 5 times, drill once!), the results were worth it. And the wallpaper looks even better with some life on it, as walls do. Our trusty Ikea mirror […]
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November 4, 2014
Design
Flor'd
Decor
Flor'd
We got a new big entry rug and Charly has a new favorite spot. The runner we got for this space a couple months ago is a perfect fit for the laundry room, so we set our sites on something bigger. Ideally, we were looking for something in the 5x14 range. So, that's nuts. I looked into […]
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October 30, 2014
