DIY
Weekend Sales! May 18, 2019
Wayfair: all things outdoor + bed & bath up to 70% off Pottery Barn: summer decorating event - up to 30% off Overstock: memorial day blowout - up tp 70% off + free shipping! Rejuvenation: up to 50% off rugs! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. West Elm: summer […]
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May 18, 2019
DIY
New Floors at the Fullmer Kitchen Reno!
The new, engineered wood floors, from Stuga Studio are in at the Fullmers and we're all in love. We ordered a bunch of free samples from Stuga to compare them with the cabinet fronts we had chosen and pick a good coordinating one. We originally landed on Oak Portofino, but it was backordered a little […]
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May 1, 2019
DIY
Weekend Sales
Target: Up to 25% off patio + an extra 15% off with code BREEZY, & 50% off baby online only World Market: 20% off outdoor + free shipping with code 20OUTDOOR Overstock: Spring Clearance up to 70% off +free shipping Pottery Barn: Up to 40% off everything + free shipping with code FREESHIP Allmodern: Up […]
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April 27, 2019
DIY
Things to Know When Planning Your IKEA Kitchen
This post is not in any way sponsored by IKEA. We've used their cabinetry on several projects and are answering questions we've received through all of that. Opinions are 100% ours. Do IKEA Kitchen Cabinets Really Hold Up? This is probably the question we received most. And we totally get it. Straight up, IKEA is known […]
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April 25, 2019
DIY
Demoing the Fullmer Kitchen & The New Layout!
Saturday, we got the Fullmer kitchen project started and demoed it nearly completely. We are introducing a completely new layout, opening up a wall, moving a doorway, resizing a window--there's a lot that's going to happen over the next month and Saturday was a great kickstart. This week's Vlog sums it up (I'm actually exhausted […]
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April 9, 2019
DIY
13 Spring Projects to Tackle This Weekend!
1. The 11 Best Candles for Spring 2. DIY Painted Swing Set 3. DIY Modern Traditional House Number Plaque 4. Upgrade your mailbox for under $100 5. Hanging Herbs in the Kitchen (And here's our favorite faux ones!) 6. 4 Steps to Transition Your Bedding from Winter to Spring 7. Staining Wood Easter Eggs! 8. How […]
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March 29, 2019
DIY
A Modern & Moody Bedroom Reveal!
This post is sponsored by Walmart. Have you even seen Walmart's new private label brand, MoDRN? It's really good and filled to the brim with drool-worthy furniture, decor, textiles, accessories--everything you need for a more modern home at affordable prices. They asked us if we'd want to share a few of our favorite pieces with you--but […]
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March 21, 2019
DIY
Adding A Rich-Toned Board and Batten to a Bedroom
Over the weekend, we did a whirlwind bedroom makeover and we can't wait to show you how it turned out later this week! But first, I wanted to show you the board and batten wall treatment we added that completely transformed the room. Here's how it looked when we started--just your basic, neglected master bedroom: […]
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March 18, 2019
DIY
The Loft Bathroom: The Last Project We Finished At the Cabin
This project was part of an ongoing paid partnership with Lowe's. Our last weekend at the cabin, we worked on the loft bathroom. Of course, if we would have known it was our last, we wouldn't have. We would have gone sledding with the girls and enjoyed more dips in the hot tub and took in […]
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March 4, 2019
DIY
What's Going On With the Cabin Kitchen?!
I know. I knowwww. We were doing so well in the kitchen at the cabin! Making great strides! And then, well, I'm trying to pinpoint where we got side-tracked. I think it was the delay with the appliances before Christmas (remember how I mentioned the cabin was in a no delivery zone?!). With no appliances […]
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February 11, 2019
DIY
Painting the Inside of Exterior Doors Black is Practically Magic & Our New Living Room Rug at the Cabin!
DIY
Painting the Inside of Exterior Doors Black is Practically Magic & Our New Living Room Rug at the Cabin!
When the painters were painting the interior of the cabin, they asked if they should just paint the doors white orrrr? And I said not to worry about the doors or sidelights or accompanying trim because I'll paint them black afterward. The look on their faces! Haha. But just like when I painted the doors […]
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February 7, 2019
DIY
The 8 Projects We're Going to do in 2019
At the beginning of every year, we love to lay out our project goals, things we're aiming to check off! At the end of the year, we look back and see how we did (you can see last year's report card right here). This is already shaping up to be a busy year, which is […]
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January 17, 2019
DIY
How We Deal With the Snowy Idaho Winter
This post is sponsored by Troy-Bilt. We have a lot of questions come in from readers. Mostly about home stuff and projects, which is expected. But Jules and I have also noticed a growing interest in our lives as Idahoans. That's also understandable, since Idaho is a bit of a mystery state; only passively remembered when […]
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January 15, 2019
DIY
Hanging Curtains on Bunk Beds
About a month ago, our girls started taping blankets to their bunks to make forts and hide outs and they were having the most fun ever but it left their room (and the playroom--the source of all the blankets) in complete disarray, and it lasted WEEKS and weeks, not to mention the tape supply was […]
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January 10, 2019
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
DIY
Our 2018 Project Report Card
We're back from the holiday whirlwind (we'll share more about that later this week) but wanted to look back at our goals from last year to gauge how 2018 shaped up. At the beginning of every year, we share a list of projects we hope to tackle, and looking back just one year it's always so […]
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January 2, 2019
DIY
The Cabin Kitchen Plans & Mood Board
This post has been a long time in the making and a long time coming and for me, at least, it was worth the wait and the patience for that--this is it--feeling. With every project we tackle, I start with what I know and then add to it until it feels right and then it usually […]
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November 20, 2018
Decor
Finding the Perfect Lamp for the Living Room and FINALLY Tackling the Honey Oak Game Cupboard at the Bottom of the Stairs.
Decor
Finding the Perfect Lamp for the Living Room and FINALLY Tackling the Honey Oak Game Cupboard at the Bottom of the Stairs.
This post is sponsored by Rejuvenation We are hosting a Friendsgiving this weekend and a bunch of family for Christmas next month and while I'm overall pleased, content, comfortable, happy (!!) with the state of our home now, finally, after 5 years of renovating--there were a couple small things that I wanted to add/do before […]
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November 14, 2018
DIY
One-Day, $300 Fireplace Makeover
This project is sponsored by @Love_The_Room and Lowe's. Yesterday, Chris and I tackled another quick, easy and inexpensive before and after project at our friends' home! The fireplace in their living room, the focal point!, needed some oomph. Here's the thing about this before, it's fine. And I think a lot of times, we live […]
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October 30, 2018
DIY
From Dated to Modern: A Budget-Friendly Exterior Entry Makeover
This post is sponsored by Zabitat. Our friends were struggling with the exterior entry to their house. They weren't crazy about painting the brick (this is actually his childhood home), but they are also young and hip and they were wanting their home to reflect that a little more, while keeping the brick in its […]
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October 25, 2018
