Projects
Things to Know When Planning Your IKEA Kitchen
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
Projects
The Ultimate Kitchen Space Planning Cheat Sheet
Projects
The Ultimate Kitchen Space Planning Cheat Sheet
This week at the Fullmer kitchen project, it was so much mapping! Mapping out lighting placement, cabinets, choosing a countertop and overhang, placing the electrical for the hood and the water hookups for the fridge and the sink! Sometimes the spacing and numbers and measurements can be a lot to keep track of so we thought it […]
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April 17, 2019
Projects
Casual Friday, and other fun things like Asbestos
Casual Friday
Casual Friday, and other fun things like Asbestos
Earlier this week, in preparation for laying new floors at the Fullmer Kitchen project, we got a test kit for asbestos. While the creamy white vinyl floor with checks and florals we uncovered during demo was clearly from the late 80s/early 90s, there was another layer of flooring we discovered under the cabinets. Our plan […]
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April 12, 2019
Projects
Demoing the Fullmer Kitchen & The New Layout!
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
Projects
Our Next Project: The Fullmer Kitchen Befores and Mood Board
Design
Our Next Project: The Fullmer Kitchen Befores and Mood Board
In last week's Vlog, you saw how we came to pretty much take over our friends' kitchen renovation. But the short version is after we withdrew from the flip house, it felt like another disappointment. Another roadblock and we were feeling pretty down--even though it was the right choice. Our friends, the Fullmers were already […]
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April 1, 2019
Projects
13 Spring Projects to Tackle This Weekend!
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
Projects
A Flip House Update, What We Look For + What Now?
Projects
A Flip House Update, What We Look For + What Now?
I mentioned in Monday's post that our flip house fell through. A flip house felt (feels?) like the next step right now. Something we could work on to get our creative juices flowing. Feel unattached to. Improve a home on a tight budget, take you along for the ride and then pass it on. We […]
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March 27, 2019
Projects
All the Before and Progress Photos from the Cabin
Other Makeovers
All the Before and Progress Photos from the Cabin
We had to meet with a builder last week for insurance purposes. One of the things that insurance takes into account after a total loss to fire is the cost to rebuild. So we had to sit down with plans of our beloved a-frame and go over every inch and tally up what they would […]
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March 25, 2019
Projects
A Modern & Moody Bedroom Reveal!
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
Projects
Adding A Rich-Toned Board and Batten to a Bedroom
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
Projects
6 Lessons We Learned From Renovating the A-Frame
Projects
6 Lessons We Learned From Renovating the A-Frame
Today marks one month since our beloved A-frame caught fire and burned down. I'll never forget that morning, Chris just got a new truck and was driving Greta to school (as usual) before heading to the gym. It wasn't five minutes after he left that he called, with a shake in his voice and told […]
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March 11, 2019
Projects
The Loft Bathroom: The Last Project We Finished At the Cabin
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
Projects
Where Do We Go From Here?
Projects
Where Do We Go From Here?
Last week, when we initially shared that we lost our cabin in a fire, I mentioned we didn't have any answers. And while we still don't have answers to many of your most asked questions about the fire, I thought I would walk you through the thought process of the question that has been running […]
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February 26, 2019
Projects
What's Going On With the Cabin Kitchen?!
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
Projects
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
Projects
A BIG Semihandmade X Chris Loves Julia Cabinet Collection Giveaway!!!
Projects
A BIG Semihandmade X Chris Loves Julia Cabinet Collection Giveaway!!!
Our cabinet line with Semihandmade launches in 10 days! It's been over a year in the making and now it's almost here and we can't wait. To celebrate, we've decided to do a couple big giveaways leading up to the January 28th launch! To enter, CLICK HERE to enter your name and email address and follow […]
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January 18, 2019
Projects
The 8 Projects We're Going to do in 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
Projects
How We Deal With the Snowy Idaho Winter
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
Projects
For Your Little Homebody
Projects
For Your Little Homebody
Little Propertees are here! Ever since we launched Propertee, there has been a call for a kids line, and as a homebody from a very young age, nothing warmed my heart more. Now our most popular tee, Homebody, is available in black and white from newborn onesies (the most homebody of us all, am I […]
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January 15, 2019
Projects
Hanging Curtains on Bunk Beds
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
