Today I'm excited to share with you our backyard reveal and spill all the numbers about how much it cost since so many of you requested that info. If you missed part 1, where we talk all about our plans, demo and installing the trampoline and play set, as well as a big map of […]
Happy October! It's hard to believe, this is our 7th year (!!) throwing our annual costume party. To be honest, I wasn't sure I was going to be up for it this year. Having just had Polly 2 months ago, and coming off a major photoshoot, I knew I was going to be tired. But, […]
The bathroom downstairs, mostly belonging to our girls (but overnight guests will use it, too!) is finally finished! when we first started in February, we never anticipated it taking this long, but here we are 7 months later having just put the finishing touches on. Between pregnancy and having a baby, and several items being […]
This post is sponsored by WD-40 Company. Our favorite $4 miracle can. When we were first approached by WD-40 about doing a post with them, it seemed like a natural fit. Not because we always have a can handy for those door hinges that won't stop squeaking, or for conditioning our tools that get quite […]
When we were choosing the metal finishes for the room--faucets, lighting, towel rings and bars, toilet paper holders, mirrors and frames--I was all over the map. I knew I wanted to mix a few different metals, but I also wanted to make sure it didn't look crazy. There were a lot of choices to make […]
Boyfriend Jeans | Leopard Flats | Ruffle Sleeve Top If you're a long time reader, you know that our entry has been an ongoing challenge. You can see a few of the evolutions in this post and this post and you saw the latest in last week's video tour, but I thought it was worth its own […]
Do you ever try looking back over your past year and feel like you haven't done anything? I've been feeling that way here and there, focusing on the things we haven't yet started/finished and feeling behind. But in preparations for this year's video tour (embedded below), Jules and I watched the tour from last year. […]
I'm slowly getting back into work after having Polly and we have so many exciting things and projects to share with you! Shortly before she was born, we started our side yard project, which feels more like a traditional backyard really. Our property is an interesting shape consisting of our front yard and then three […]
This post is sponsored by HANDy Paint Products. I didn't think we'd ever get to the point of painting this little bathroom and yet, this week the time came to pick a color and paint that tiny bit of wall this windowless room has. A small room with no windows can present a challenge when […]
The bathroom tile looks so good, y'all, but it wasn't that way until yesterday. Some of you who have been reading longer than 3 years or so probably remember a post about grout haze after we finished laying our faux wood tile floors. So what's the deal with another post on removing grout haze? Well, even […]
This project is sponsored by World Market. Last month, we introduced you to a new project we were working with World Market on--an indoor playhouse--and are so excited to share how it all turned out today! We found the perfect space to makeover, a small 5x9 room in our friends', Preston and Corine's, basement. They […]
A couple weeks ago, we completed a one-day bedroom makeover for a couple that had been having trouble moving their bedroom from a post-college look to a more sophisticated, grown-up, cozy room. It all started when Ralph Lauren Home reached out and asked us to do an Instagram campaign with their bedding--which could have really […]
This post is sponsored by Grove Collaborative. There are some things in your home that require special treatment. They need specific tools in order to be altered, cleaners to come clean, and professional services to function. But there are other things in the home we tend to overthink, when a simple approach is best. I […]
It's been a little while since we checked in with the girls' bathroom, but the tiling is this close to being done so I thought we were due for an update! In our last update, we shared the tile combination we were planning on using for the space--this very budget subway tile (it's on sale!) and ceramic […]
In, literally, less than 20 minutes and for $120 we completely upgraded our curb appeal this weekend. And to be honest, we're so embarrassed we didn't do this sooner! Last summer, I remember pinning a DIY project about building out a standard 4x4 mailbox post with trim and a cap to make it look so […]
This post is sponsored by Legrand. There were three problem areas in our home that were a constant source of frustration for Chris and I. One of them, we've talked about extensively (the bunk bed lighting situation--we'll get there in a minute), but, I'm excited to say, we easily fixed all three of these problems in […]
This post (and giveaway!) are sponsored by Sago Mini. An award-winning app and toy company devoted to play. We don't talk about toys very frequently around here, with the exception of the playroom and the toy storage in there, but when we were introduced to the new Sago Mini playsets, we knew they were definitely […]
When we shared our plans for our own backyard play area a couple days ago, and subsequently the initial renderings of how we'd like to paint/makeover the playset we have headed our way--I made the mistake of saying that there's not a lot of great inspiration out there for good-looking outdoor kids' spaces. While there […]
Last week, we shared with you the new, large, porch swing we found for a great price (bonus! it's an extra 10% off through the 4th with code OUTDOOR10)--the only problem being the wood was a little too orange for our taste. We polled our readers in this post and while the majority in the […]
We basically have two big projects we have to finish before this baby gets here (in about a month!): the girls' bathroom, which we feel confident we can get done now (latest update on that here), and the side yard--something we've only talked about briefly, so let's dive into that a little more. Our property is an unusual […]
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