Projects
The Wallpaper is Up in Greta's Room + Carpet Samples (Hooray!)
Decor
The Wallpaper is Up in Greta's Room + Carpet Samples (Hooray!)
Greta's room is all wallpapered and my heart is melting!!!! And she won't stop screaming! She LOVES IT! It was a little process to get to this point--deciding on the wallpaper and whether or not to wallpaper the slant part of the ceiling or not (so glad we did!) And then smoothing out the texture […]
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October 2, 2019
Projects
How's Willow Adjusting? (+ Tips For Bringing A Dog into a New Home)
DIY
How's Willow Adjusting? (+ Tips For Bringing A Dog into a New Home)
This post is sponsored by BISSELL®. BISSELL is taking its love for pets to the next level with the introduction of the ICONpet High-Powered Cordless Vacuum™. Not only is it thoughtfully engineered with powerful features to tackle pet hair and messes throughout the house, but for each ICONpet purchased, BISSELL will help BISSEL Pet Foundation cover the […]
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September 26, 2019
Projects
Dining Room Progress Update - We Have Permits!
Projects
Dining Room Progress Update - We Have Permits!
With all of the little projects and planning we’ve been sharing lately, some of you may be wondering, “What’s going on with the dining room?” And while things never move as quickly as you’d want on a big project like this, we did want to give you some exciting updates and share where things are […]
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September 25, 2019
Projects
Weekend Sales! September 21, 2019
DIY
Weekend Sales! September 21, 2019
Wayfair: 72 hour sale up to 75% off JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Abercrombie: Sale up to 40% off ALLMODERN: Closeout Sale + extra 15% off with code TAKENOTE Bohme: 20% off all dresses GAP: 50% off site wide J.Crew Factory: Stock-up sale Madewell: 25% off fall […]
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September 21, 2019
Projects
Prepping a Textured Wall for Wallpaper
DIY
Prepping a Textured Wall for Wallpaper
Some textures on walls and ceiling are pretty aggressive. This can especially be a problem if you want to put wallpaper over the texture, like we're planning in Greta's room. We have wallpapered over a slight orange peel texture in our last house with no issue but anything more than that, you'll want to smooth […]
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September 18, 2019
Projects
The New Dining Room's Floor: Inspiration and Samples (I can't decide!)
Inspiration
The New Dining Room's Floor: Inspiration and Samples (I can't decide!)
Demo is coming to a close and it's almost time to start rebuilding our new entertaining dining room, among other things. I'm cautiously optimistic that putting it all together is going to be faster because 1. we'll have a larger crew here, and 2. we ran into quite a few surprises in the demo process. […]
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September 17, 2019
Projects
Our New Leather Chairs & 25 Fall Decor Favorites!
Decor
Our New Leather Chairs & 25 Fall Decor Favorites!
As soon as we sold our last leather chairs with our previous home, we started the hunt for new ones. It wasn't until 6 weeks ago, that we ordered two of these lounge-y top-grain leather chairs for the living room and then, boom, demo started unexpectedly. They've been wrapped up and then we finally I […]
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September 16, 2019
Projects
How to Install Faux Wood Beams in Your Home
DIY
How to Install Faux Wood Beams in Your Home
This post is in partnership with Ornamental Moulding & Millwork, available at Lowe's. Moulding and millwork is one of those things that not a lot of people get excited about, but if you've ever walked into a space and thought, "Wow, this is really nice!" It's likely the millwork that's making you think that. It's […]
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September 12, 2019
Projects
Do or Don't: Wallpaper a Slanted Ceiling? (And the Wallpaper we got for Greta's room!)
Design
Do or Don't: Wallpaper a Slanted Ceiling? (And the Wallpaper we got for Greta's room!)
The wallpaper I had been eyeing for Greta’s room went on sale a couple weeks ago and I snatched enough to wallpaper her entire room! Eeee! It arrived over the weekend and I can barely wait to get it hung. We'll get to the choice and all the runner ups in a minute, but there […]
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September 11, 2019
Projects
Casual Friday: Our new dining room light, A Doormat DIY, Where We've Been all Week, Love Letter & More!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Our new dining room light, A Doormat DIY, Where We've Been all Week, Love Letter & More!
Our new dining light is here and it's perfect in it's simplicity. I knew I wanted a large globe light--they're classic and even a little vintage feeling. My grandma had 4 white globe lights hanging over her island in her kitchen and I remember even as a child thinking how cool they were. In my […]
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September 6, 2019
Projects
New Paint and Tile in Greta's Bathroom!
DIY
New Paint and Tile in Greta's Bathroom!
This post is sponsored by Lowe's We've been moving right along in Greta's bathroom makeover and today we wanted to share the new floors and paint--it looks like an all new space! Greta’s bathroom had hardwood floors to begin with, which were nice, but the wood did not extend under the vanity and was maybe […]
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September 5, 2019
Projects
Beginner DIY: How To Change A Light Fixture + 15 Favorite Flush Mounts
DIY
Beginner DIY: How To Change A Light Fixture + 15 Favorite Flush Mounts
This tutorial is part of a paid partnership with Walmart. Disclaimer: Changing out a light in a bedroom is a quick and (often) simple project that can make all the difference. That said, working with electrical is never something to take lightly. There are many possible issues you could run into while swapping out a […]
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August 30, 2019
Projects
A Video Walkthrough of our Completed Phase 1 Kitchen Renovation (And why there's going to be a phase 2!!)
Decor
A Video Walkthrough of our Completed Phase 1 Kitchen Renovation (And why there's going to be a phase 2!!)
2 weeks ago we shared our phase 1 kitchen renovation before and after photos and besides it being one of the most fun projects we've ever shared, we also got a loot of questions about why we would you even DO a phase 2? What a nice compliment to our phase 1. The goal of phase 1 […]
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August 28, 2019
Projects
How to Build a Simple, Built-in, Sturdy Shelf For Your Kitchen (or anywhere, really)
DIY
How to Build a Simple, Built-in, Sturdy Shelf For Your Kitchen (or anywhere, really)
We encourage all DIYers to know their own limits when they take on projects. This tutorial uses power tools that could cause serious harm if operated incorrectly, so please be safe, be smart, and hire a professional if needed. After posting our kitchen phase 1 update, we've had so many requests to share how we […]
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August 21, 2019
Projects
300K! And We're Giving Away A Room!
Decor
300K! And We're Giving Away A Room!
Over the weekend, we hit 300,000 followers on Instagram! I remember, in fall of 2015, hitting 10,000 followers. We celebrated that — and every milestone since. But 300,000 is a number that's nearly unfathomable to us, and we couldn't be more excited or more grateful to be doing what we're doing and to be […]
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August 20, 2019
Projects
Greta's new bed(s) are here and the start of my design process
Inspiration
Greta's new bed(s) are here and the start of my design process
Behind the scenes, we have been playing musical beds 'round here. First Greta's room had a king sized bed and Faye's had a queen and the guest room (in the basement) had a queen. Then Chris's brother's family came to stay with us and with three little kids, it made more sense for them to have […]
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August 19, 2019
Projects
Our Modern Cottage Kitchen Makeover (on the cheap!)
DIY
Our Modern Cottage Kitchen Makeover (on the cheap!)
2 weeks ago, we started a phase 1 kitchen renovation. Our goal was simple--to spend only $1000 to bring our kitchen to a place that we could live with for a year or so until we had more time to live in the space and figure out how we want it to function. Our big […]
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August 16, 2019
Projects
Should I Just Paint My Window Trim Really Quickly?
DIY
Should I Just Paint My Window Trim Really Quickly?
Famous last words. We were going to share after photos of the kitchen today, but the china cabinet we ordered arrived afternoon yesterday and we lost our ideal lighting before I could finish the other task I decided to start--painting the windows. The task of painting the window sashes black wasn’t even on the original […]
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August 15, 2019
Projects
HOW TO PAINT YOUR CABINETS IN A WEEKEND (WITHOUT SANDING THEM)
DIY
HOW TO PAINT YOUR CABINETS IN A WEEKEND (WITHOUT SANDING THEM)
This post is sponsored by Lowe's Our week-long phase 1 kitchen refresh is all but done now. The most dramatic change besides rearranging the cabinets (did you even know you could do that?) was painting the cabinets this past weekend. Everyone knows how transformative paint can be, but one of my favorite aspects is one […]
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August 13, 2019
Projects
Black Stain: yes, please!
DIY
Black Stain: yes, please!
This post is sponsored by Minwax. Note: For those that are following our renovation closely, know that this was written and scheduled before we started demo...and even painted. Wow! Maybe you remember and are hearing this for the 25th time or maybe you aren't aware, but we sold 99.9% of our furnishings with our last […]
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August 8, 2019
