Projects
How to Replace a Garage Door
DIY
How to Replace a Garage Door
This post is in partnership with Lowe's. As we finish up this house and prepare to move our focus to renovating the cabin, we're really trying to figure out how we can maximize the function of this home so we can just settle in for awhile. Perhaps one of the least-functional spaces in our home […]
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February 21, 2018
Projects
The 6 Floating Vanities We Designed + Our Favorite Mirror Options!
Design
The 6 Floating Vanities We Designed + Our Favorite Mirror Options!
We are at odds with the vanity design for the master bathroom. After we feel like we knew what we wanted (check out this post!), we read all of your comments and went to the actual drawing board to sketch out a few possibilities--6 to be exact. Before I get into the vanities, let's talk […]
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February 20, 2018
Projects
How We Refinished our Butcher block Countertop
DIY
How We Refinished our Butcher block Countertop
It's been 2.5 years since we installed our black walnut countertop from CraftArt (more on that here) in our kitchen and this past weekend we took some time to refinish it. The wonderful thing about butcher block is it can be sanded down and made new over and over and over again and it's a pretty painless […]
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February 14, 2018
Projects
The 8 Vanities that Helped Us Design Our Vanity
Inspiration
The 8 Vanities that Helped Us Design Our Vanity
We're going the custom route for the vanity in our master bathroom. It's something we've never done, but we really want to maximize the space we have (between 75"-80") so we met with a contractor who really gets our vision and he quoted us a $2500 allowance for a vanity. That doesn't mean we'll use […]
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February 13, 2018
Projects
Modern, Inexpensive, Large-Scale Portraits--Updated!
Decor
Modern, Inexpensive, Large-Scale Portraits--Updated!
Over three years ago, I photographed our, then, two little girls in a simple and modern way, and blew them up as engineering prints and the result took the internet by storm. The project has been shared and duplicated hundreds of thousands of times and today, I thought I'd share a little update. Because they grew up […]
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February 7, 2018
Projects
Ep 57: CLJ Q&A - Privacy In the Bathroom, Office in the Bedroom, & The Top Tools for DIY
DIY
Ep 57: CLJ Q&A - Privacy In the Bathroom, Office in the Bedroom, & The Top Tools for DIY
It's time for another CLJ Q&A! These episodes are shorter (around 30 minutes) and still have all the same fun and banter, but we answer YOUR questions. Although these are specific questions that come from real listeners, they are either questions we get a lot or we think can be applicable to many homes and […]
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February 5, 2018
Projects
How 6 Different Stains Look On 5 Popular Types of Wood
DIY
How 6 Different Stains Look On 5 Popular Types of Wood
This post is sponsored by Minwax. We've been wanting to do a wood/stain study for years now and in my head, I wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each. But with limited resources (not to mention space), we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by DIYers, with 6 […]
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February 1, 2018
Projects
Our Home Office 2.0
DIY
Our Home Office 2.0
If you listen to our podcast, you've probably heard us talking about how the office just hasn't been working for us. Chris left his office job in June of 2016, and it was right after that when we really started working on it and planning everything out. I had this grand idea of the two […]
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January 30, 2018
Projects
Weekend Sales! January, 27, 2018
DIY
Weekend Sales! January, 27, 2018
Each Saturday, we are posting any deals you won’t want to miss--like the big TV sale going on here. And there are some awesome home and clothing deals happening this weekend, too! Here are my favorites, along with a few picks from each! (You can use the arrows on the right and left to scroll […]
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January 27, 2018
Projects
Casual Friday: January 26, 2018
DIY
Casual Friday: January 26, 2018
via Last night, we had a professional contractor come and take a look at our master bathroom. (See our most recent plans here!) Take measurements, give us advice, and write up a bid. The truth is, we are considering hiring out a good portion of the work. It's really difficult to get a big project, […]
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January 26, 2018
Projects
The Most DIY Friendly Bathroom Renovation We've Ever Done!
DIY
The Most DIY Friendly Bathroom Renovation We've Ever Done!
This project and post is sponsored by Lowe's Home Improvement. A couple months ago, we filmed a series of simple bathroom how-to videos for Lowe's Home Improvement (how to tile a floor, how to install a tub insert and surround, how to swap out a vanity, and how to hang a mirror and lighting) and […]
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January 25, 2018
Projects
(More) Layout Options for the Master Bathroom
Inspiration
(More) Layout Options for the Master Bathroom
The master bathroom has been tricky, to say the least. We've gone around and around so many times, finally landed on something we felt good about, posted about it, then had over 100 comments that made us completely rethink and revisit. Which is a great thing, because what we were thinking just wasn't there yet. […]
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January 24, 2018
Projects
Olympic Mountains in the Bedroom
DIY
Olympic Mountains in the Bedroom
Last week, we said goodbye to our dark and moody bedroom. We painted over the Chelsea Gray we had for three years and introduced a brighter beige with some warm, gray undertones called Olympic Mountains by Benjamin Moore--an appropriate name for this time of year, yes? We initially picked up two paint samples for the […]
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January 23, 2018
Projects
Our Plans to Revamp the Master Bedroom
DIY
Our Plans to Revamp the Master Bedroom
In this week's podcast, we mentioned that we were going to paint our bedroom! But that's not all. Over the weekend we brought the speckled shag rug up to the cabin--you saw it in the main living room in yesterday's post. While it might not stay in that exact space forever, the cozy shag can […]
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January 17, 2018
Projects
Ep. 54: 2018 Trend Watch, Predictions, and Let's Be Honest--Harsh Judgments
DIY
Ep. 54: 2018 Trend Watch, Predictions, and Let's Be Honest--Harsh Judgments
We start this episode with a small recap of our time in Seattle visiting the HGTV dream home (read more about that here) and then describe where and what our dream homes would be! They might surprise you! via Then we dive into a new segment, that we eventually decide to call "Cabin Log" (although Cabin of […]
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January 15, 2018
Projects
The New (Tentative) Bathroom Layout
Projects
The New (Tentative) Bathroom Layout
We are diving into our master bathroom remodel and want to be completely transparent and share all the details as we go for a few reasons; first, a bunch of you have reached out saying that you're tackling a remodel, too, and are looking to us for some guidance. Second, it's actually a very overwhelming […]
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January 10, 2018
Projects
10 Free (or nearly free) Things You Can Do To Refresh Your Home Right Now.
DIY
10 Free (or nearly free) Things You Can Do To Refresh Your Home Right Now.
It's a new year and, if you're like me, as soon as all the holiday decor comes down and gets put away you feel an itch to clean, organize and refresh every inch of your house! But in my own rush to redo, I've learned it doesn't have to cost a dime! Here are 10 […]
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January 9, 2018
Projects
2018 Reader Survey
Projects
2018 Reader Survey
It's that time again! We want to hear from you. We need to hear from you. These anonymous reader surveys (100% anonymous!) help us not only understand and get to know a little bit about who checks in here every day, but it also guides our content and sponsor decisions. If you wouldn't mind taking just a […]
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January 4, 2018
Projects
The Projects on Deck for 2018!
Projects
The Projects on Deck for 2018!
It's a shiny new year which means we have a fresh list of project dreams we'd like to complete. We love sharing these lists at the beginning of the year--for 7 years and counting now! Here's the first one we shared way back in 2011--to not only give you a peek into what you can […]
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January 3, 2018
Projects
12 Projects We Knocked Out in 2017
DIY
12 Projects We Knocked Out in 2017
1. The Guest Room. We finished our guest room first thing this year--and I love that we have been able to host so many guests this year. Whether for weeks at a time, or an overnight--it's been nice to send our family and friends to their own space where it's quiet. While I love this […]
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December 29, 2017
