Other Makeovers
Painting The Doors at the Cabin + A big Sneak Peek at the new BLACK Exterior
This post is sponsored by HANDy Paint Over the last week, the exterior of our cabin has been getting a new, slick black paint job. We hired out that part of the painting to avoid getting up on the nearly vertical 25 ft. ladder and we found a crew that would do it all for […]
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October 2, 2018
DIY
Our Moody A-frame Bedroom with Cozy Layers
We have lots of family coming in from out of town this month, so before Chris and I skip town ourselves tomorrow (we were invited to America's Mart in Atlanta!--will anyone else be there?), we spent yesterday finishing up the main floor bedroom at our cabin (that we actually only half painted and threw a […]
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July 10, 2018
DIY
A Backyard Makeover in a Weekend
Thank you to Troy-Bilt for sponsoring this backyard makeover, and providing us with a Hedge Trimmer, along with all the attachments you can imagine, to complete this project. If you follow us on Instagram, you probably already know about the backyard makeover we did, but we wanted to share a bit more on that project […]
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June 14, 2018
DIY
The Finished Reading Nook at the A-Frame!
This project is in partnership with FrogTape®. They allowed us to choose a small space to makeover and provided us with painting supplies and $1000 to execute our vision. Vote for your favorite here. We're so excited to share the after photos of our cabin reading nook today, as well as the budget breakdown and […]
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May 21, 2018
DIY
Small Bathroom Renovation How-To Videos
You may recall a few months ago when we helped our friends renovate their bathroom in about a week for $3000. It was a fun project that we did with Lowe's, and we absolutely love how it turned out. You can read about the project here, but this is what their bathroom looked like after […]
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March 14, 2018
DIY
The Most DIY Friendly Bathroom Renovation We've Ever Done!
This project and post is sponsored by Lowe's Home Improvement. A couple months ago, we filmed a series of simple bathroom how-to videos for Lowe's Home Improvement (how to tile a floor, how to install a tub insert and surround, how to swap out a vanity, and how to hang a mirror and lighting) and […]
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January 25, 2018
Decor
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
DIY
Before and After: A Small, Pittsburgh Kitchen Gets A Complete Makeover in 6 Days
My aunt and uncle's home in Pittsburgh is more than 90 years old and full of character, but the kitchen, like so many other kitchens, definitely had its fair share of challenges: the small 9x9 footprint, the outdated electrical, the radiator in the corner, no dishwasher, the in-swinging door that hindered so much usable space, the lack […]
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June 20, 2016
Other Makeovers
Before and After Fireplace: From Squatty to Stacked Stone
Opportunities outside our home, to pay our time and sponsorships forward to our readers and friends are becoming more frequent and we couldn't be more excited about that. In all actuality, it feels like we've been working on this blog thing for the past 7 years to get to a point where we could help […]
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April 28, 2016
Other Makeovers
Lowe's Spring Makeover Afters: A Modern Lake House Entry/Sitting Room
When we first saw the Freeman's application for the Lowe's Spring Makeover, we were immediately drawn to it. Although dark and dated, it felt warm and charming and there was definitely evidence that they had already poured their own sweat into the adjacent dining and tv room even though they had just moved in a […]
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April 18, 2016
