Projects
We rearranged the Living Room!
DIY
We rearranged the Living Room!
I have come to realize, pretty recently, that I like to build up each room to a certain level and them move on to another room and improve that to around the same level, all the way around just nudging each one up a few notches. It's fun and I feel like our money goes […]
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August 13, 2020
Projects
Painted Cabinets + Wallpaper!: A DIY WIN & Fail in the Playroom.
DIY
Painted Cabinets + Wallpaper!: A DIY WIN & Fail in the Playroom.
Surprise!! We've been busy in the playroom the past week! And it's looking like a really cheery space. But before I write any more of this post, I should let you know--this post doesn't end well. We were really pumped about the playroom and the direction and the progress we've made and now? Now things […]
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August 12, 2020
Projects
Windows, Siding, Roof - Progress on the Exterior!
DIY
Windows, Siding, Roof - Progress on the Exterior!
While we've been working on our own DIY projects, the outside of our house continues to move forward, and we're so excited to share some progress! The biggest item - our roof! We've been without any real covering on our roof since middle of June now. There have been a couple rainstorms since then, which […]
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August 11, 2020
Projects
Our Smart Garage!
DIY
Our Smart Garage!
This post is sponsored by LiftMaster A few weeks ago, we shared phase one of our garage makeover. As we got our storage and organization fixed up, and our cars parked inside, we really started thinking about upping the security. For how much we use our garage, it's kind of a blind spot when you're […]
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August 10, 2020
Projects
Casual Friday: Entry update!, Bear Lake, CLJ GIFS!!! & MORE!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Entry update!, Bear Lake, CLJ GIFS!!! & MORE!
Last weekend, we went a couple hours south to the small town of Fish Haven, Idaho right on Bear Lake and spent some time connecting as a family. The Airbnb we rented had access to a private beach and it was peaceful and wonderful to be able to feel like we're on a vacation for […]
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August 7, 2020
Projects
The Playroom Makeover has begun + Mood board!!!
DIY
The Playroom Makeover has begun + Mood board!!!
Excited to be back from a long weekend with family (and then a days of server issues! blergh!). We jumped right into a playroom makeover and I'm so excited about this direction. "Playroom" is a generous term, it's more of a toy room. Or play space. One of the very first spaces I organized when […]
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August 6, 2020
Projects
Our Almost-Black Painted Playset!
DIY
Our Almost-Black Painted Playset!
This week, we worked on a 3-day playset refresh in our backyard and we're all so excited with how it turned out. Our girls are always playing on this playset that was left here (and possibly built by) the previous owners. We gave the playset in our last house a refresh to match our home and we […]
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July 30, 2020
Projects
Painting the Guest Room Dark + My Paint Formula for Walls and Trim!
DIY
Painting the Guest Room Dark + My Paint Formula for Walls and Trim!
Last weekend, we painted the guest room a dark, inky charcoal--Farrow & Ball's Downpipe (this time we had it color matched at Sherwin Williams in an eggshell finish). I wanted to go for something dark in a blueish tone so the headboard would melt right into it and to be honest, the treadmill too. The […]
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July 27, 2020
Projects
Casual Friday: Our Demo'd Bathroom!!!, Cottage Inspo, Exterior Paint Colors & More!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Our Demo'd Bathroom!!!, Cottage Inspo, Exterior Paint Colors & More!
Demo on our bathroom happened this week and it was so shocking to see the space after it was completely cleared. I actually gasped. It seems to have grown 10x! My sister was so sure there must have been a wall cheated out somewhere. Our minds just couldn't get around the fact that this huge, open space […]
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July 24, 2020
Projects
Essential Decor: Simple Frames With Large Mats & Leaning Art in the Music Room
Art
Essential Decor: Simple Frames With Large Mats & Leaning Art in the Music Room
Paint Color: Fading Twilight by Benjamin Moore, Rug, Lounge Chair, Acrylic Stool, Sconces, Pendant Light Art: Abstract Face, Portland, Charcoal House, Landscape - frame, Trees, Faces - frame We made a lot of headway in the music room this week and it's been so fun and we have A LOT to share here, but today I wanted to […]
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July 23, 2020
Projects
Video!! A Closet Walk through
DIY
Video!! A Closet Walk through
"Open the drawers!!!" Okay, Okay, Okay!! Today, we're bringing you along for a casual walk-through every drawer and cabinet and detail in our closet. See my "secret stash" and my one regret. Chris's favorite shirt and see if you can make sense of his organization and lots more! Come check out the closet: A […]
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July 22, 2020
Projects
How Much Did the Closet Cost? A budget breakdown + Look For Less!
Design
How Much Did the Closet Cost? A budget breakdown + Look For Less!
Occasionally, after finishing a big project like the Fullmer Kitchen or our bathroom renovation or the backyard--we share a budget breakdown. We get asked for them often and we get it, you’re curious what it costs to do projects like these! For some projects, it wouldn't make sense because labor varies so much from area […]
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July 21, 2020
Projects
Our Closet Reveal: From Thin Air to Dressing Room (The Ultimate IKEA PAX Hack!)
Design
Our Closet Reveal: From Thin Air to Dressing Room (The Ultimate IKEA PAX Hack!)
Pinch me. This is our closet now. And although this is a before photo, below, it's not really THE before photo, because this room didn't exist before! We added a ceiling/floor to a two story space and made it our closet. (Below is the music room for reference). The idea came in as we were […]
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July 16, 2020
Projects
How We Built the Dining Room Fauxdenza (and Why It's Not Quite Done)
DIY
How We Built the Dining Room Fauxdenza (and Why It's Not Quite Done)
Back in March, we built a fauxdenza in the dining room and it has been a wonderful, budget-friendly way to get a lot of storage for not a lot of money. It's called a "fauxdenza" because although it looks like a credenza (or sideboard), it's actually made with upper kitchen cabinets! It's an easy DIY […]
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July 14, 2020
Projects
We're Back! A Big Life & Renovation Update!
Renovations
We're Back! A Big Life & Renovation Update!
There are ups and downs to every job, but I've always said one of the biggest downsides to this job--sharing our home online every day--is that the Internet never sleeps. It doesn't sleep when the baby sleeps or through illnesses or pandemics or summer. It's always there. So occasionally, we have to force ourselves to […]
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July 13, 2020
Projects
Casual Friday: The Painted Music Room & More
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: The Painted Music Room & More
Piano bench | Tree art | Landscape | Fox art | Sconce | Pendant In Tuesday's post I mentioned that I got the itch to paint something. We had been planning on turning the music room into a jewel box — a bold, color in the middle of our Alabaster-walled home. I was leaning toward blue/green/gray, […]
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July 3, 2020
Projects
Installing Pocket Doors in the Closet
DIY
Installing Pocket Doors in the Closet
Our closet has been a really fun project, and something that added tangible value to our home, both in square footage and utility. But ever since the room was created, we haven't had functioning doors. Until this week! Pocket doors are actually really simple to hang, once the frame is in place. The frame is the […]
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July 2, 2020
Projects
How Do you Keep Your House Clean with a big Dog?!
DIY
How Do you Keep Your House Clean with a big Dog?!
This post is sponsored by eBay "How do you keep your house clean with a big dog?!" is a question I get on the daily. I've addressed it here when I talked about all my loves, errr vacuums. (It takes an army), but it always comes down to you have to love your dog/children/lived-in-life more than you […]
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July 1, 2020
Projects
Painting the Music Room + Jewel Toned Inspiration
DIY
Painting the Music Room + Jewel Toned Inspiration
We had a different project scheduled for this week, but the weather is so crappy (spoiler alert: it was an outdoor project) that we couldn’t carry it out. But I was so excited to check something off the list that I told Chris I’M DOING SOMETHING THIS WEEK. I HAVE to do something creative. To […]
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June 30, 2020
Projects
Storage and Organization in the Garage
Cleaning & Organization
Storage and Organization in the Garage
While Gladiator® sent us some of the products in this post, they did not pay us to write about it. All opinions are our own. All the products and accessories used are linked at the end of this post. All right y'all. I've been chipping away at our garage since before Christmas, though it all […]
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June 24, 2020
