Projects
Painting Over Canvas Art: An Easy Abstract DIY
Art
Painting Over Canvas Art: An Easy Abstract DIY
I recently bought a canvas print at Target based solely on the frame. I loved the ornate, traditional gold — and at $16, it was a steal (even if it was just for the frame alone). I wasn’t wild about the folksy-looking portrait within but was inspired at the thought of painting over it. Before […]
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June 17, 2020
Projects
Adding Custom Fronts to the IKEA PAX Closet System Drawers
DIY
Adding Custom Fronts to the IKEA PAX Closet System Drawers
A couple weeks ago we shared how our closet looked after painting everything. In case you need a reminder: Yes, those are IKEA PAX closets. We built bases for them to raise them up the height of our baseboards; filled the extra holes and added facing; added base, crown, and a ceiling treatment; and painted everything […]
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June 8, 2020
Projects
Master Closet Update: It's All Painted!
DIY
Master Closet Update: It's All Painted!
Last week we finished putting up all the trim and getting things filled and sanded, and this week has been all about paint. As a reminder... Kind of hard to look at, haha. Clutter, paint samples on the wall, wood floors mixed with wood shelves and wood baseboard and white baseboard and wood filler and […]
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May 28, 2020
Projects
Studio McGee's Design Plan for our Exterior!
Design
Studio McGee's Design Plan for our Exterior!
The day has come. About a month ago, we announced that we had hired a designer for the first time--specifically STUDIO MCGEE (!!!!) to design our exterior. Below you can see our exterior as it looked when we first purchased our home in June 2019. During our renovation over the fall/winter, our contractor found that […]
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May 26, 2020
Projects
Our New Backyard Firepit!
Projects
Our New Backyard Firepit!
This post is sponsored by Walmart Outside of the double dining room doors (those have existed from the beginning), we now have a gorgeous gas firepit area. It’s something we dreamed up and designed last year, sketched out and recently had installed by a local landscaping company, (Outback landscape for you locals). This is on […]
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May 22, 2020
Projects
How to Plank a Ceiling & Install Crown
DIY
How to Plank a Ceiling & Install Crown
We've talked about wanting to give our ceilings a bit more attention in this home than we have in previous homes, and yesterday we did just that! Though things have really slowed down these past few months (for everyone), we're making such great progress and are getting so close! Here's how our closet started out […]
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May 20, 2020
Projects
Two Fun, easy & Inexpensive Ways to Add Interest To A Bedroom
Decor
Two Fun, easy & Inexpensive Ways to Add Interest To A Bedroom
I am definitely someone that prefers to improve and layer and add-to a room over time, never really proclaiming a room "done." This weekend we circled back to Greta's room to add two inexpensive elements that made such a fun difference and it only took about 20 minutes total! Before: Now: The two things we […]
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May 18, 2020
Projects
Closet Update: How to DIY Closet Shelves (for shoes etc.)
DIY
Closet Update: How to DIY Closet Shelves (for shoes etc.)
When we initially planned the shoe shelves, we thought they'd be angled. But the more we sat with this decision (and the more DMs we got), we decided flat shelves would be more versatile. What if we wanted to put boxes or baskets on the shelves, for example? For this project, we used: • 1 […]
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May 14, 2020
Projects
The Two Master Bathroom Layouts We're Trying to decide between
Inspiration
The Two Master Bathroom Layouts We're Trying to decide between
We were originally going to start our master bathroom renovation April 1st, but that was postponed due to Covid-19. Idaho is entering phase 2 of re-opening this Saturday and we're hoping by June we'll be ready to start on our bathroom renovation! In the meantime, we've been taking the opportunity to tackle our closet, which […]
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May 13, 2020
Projects
"What's up with the mold?" An Update on Our Home's Exterior
Renovations
"What's up with the mold?" An Update on Our Home's Exterior
Our house is getting a facelift. Two weeks ago, we shared the scary news that the plywood under our stucco exterior was completely rotted and riddled with black mold – especially on all of the inside and outside corners, which our house has a lot of. Our contractor and his team have been working diligently […]
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May 1, 2020
Projects
Our Most Loved Before-and-Afters
DIY
Our Most Loved Before-and-Afters
We've said it before, and we'll say it again: We're not a before-and-after blog. We're an in-progress blog. We're a trouble-shooting blog. We're a figure-it-out-and-then-try-again blog. We make mistakes. We change our timelines. We get sidetracked by new inspiration. We embrace project creep. We scratch our heads and ask, "What's not working here?" We're a […]
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April 29, 2020
Projects
What I Learned from Buying a House for the First Time
DIY
What I Learned from Buying a House for the First Time
This is a guest post by Andrea Ahedo, our Visual Media Producer/Head Photographer. See her bio at the end of the post. When our family made the decision to move to the United States, after I had called Monterrey, Mexico home for 10 years, we automatically planned on renting. That's just how we were wired […]
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April 27, 2020
Projects
Master Closet Update: Filling Holes, Adding Trim, and Nixing the Ceiling Beams
Projects
Master Closet Update: Filling Holes, Adding Trim, and Nixing the Ceiling Beams
We've got another master closet update for you! Last week, we built the wardrobes, and this week, we've spent a lot of time trimming them out and making them look really custom, solid, and professional: 1. First, we filled all of the holes. IKEA cabinets come with lots of little holes on the sides so […]
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April 23, 2020
Projects
Why we hired a designer for the first time
Projects
Why we hired a designer for the first time
After a eight-month renovation to our new home, we were looking forward to a little downtime. We planned a summer of projects we could DIY. And with our house structurally where we want it, and we were excited to get our hands dirty making all of the inspiration we've gathered into a reality. And then […]
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April 20, 2020
Projects
Casual Friday: The week we found mold covering our exterior, the Oneders!, Our Closet MVP and Vanity + More
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: The week we found mold covering our exterior, the Oneders!, Our Closet MVP and Vanity + More
After nearly finishing the first phase of our renovation just last month, I felt like I needed a bit of a mental break before diving into something else huge. I know most people wouldn't consider DIYing a closet renovation a "break." But it really has been that for us. (BTW, this DeWalt Gyroscopic Screwdriver has been […]
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April 17, 2020
Projects
Master Closet update: Building up the wardrobes, and a photoshop rendering!
DIY
Master Closet update: Building up the wardrobes, and a photoshop rendering!
It's time for another check-in in the master closet! In case you missed it, we made a double story space (that the previous owners used as a dining room) into our closet by adding a ceiling/floor to the room right off of our bedroom. We loved our last Ikea Pax closet so much, we're doing […]
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April 15, 2020
Projects
Full Length Mirrors Aren't Just For the Closet + A Roundup of Favorites!
Decor
Full Length Mirrors Aren't Just For the Closet + A Roundup of Favorites!
A full length mirror is a household staple, but over the years I've learned it isn't just for the closet. But before we get to those examples, I wanted to give you an update on our closet mirror! We're working on having one custom made to fit our design plan. Where our current arched mirror […]
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April 8, 2020
Projects
Our Home: 10 Months In!
DIY
Our Home: 10 Months In!
Recently I was looking through the archives of our site, and ran across a post called 7 months in. It was from our previous home and showed the updates that we had made in 7 months. I remember feeling like they were DRASTIC...and, I guess the thing is they were. But nothing compared to the […]
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April 6, 2020
Projects
How We Completely Updated our Stair Railings by Only Swapping out the Balusters
DIY
How We Completely Updated our Stair Railings by Only Swapping out the Balusters
In the first phase of our renovation, it felt liked there was a lot connected. The dining room led us to tackle a balcony which led to new windows and doors and doorways which led to floors which led to addressing our stair railings--that were NOT my favorite. But the truth of the matter was, we were […]
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April 2, 2020
Projects
How to Use the IKEA PAX Wardrobe Planner + Our Master Closet Mood Board
DIY
How to Use the IKEA PAX Wardrobe Planner + Our Master Closet Mood Board
Earlier in March, just before everything started shutting down, we were able to run to IKEA and pick up everything for our Master closet. We're so grateful for that, because we have a project we can work on while staying home for the next month! But let's try and remember what this room used to […]
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March 31, 2020
