Projects
The BIG Projects Comin' Atcha | 2015
DIY
The BIG Projects Comin' Atcha | 2015
I hope you all had a great holiday. Ours was truly amazing. We unplugged and spent time with family and now reality is hitting me like a ton of bricks this morning. I must do a recap on the highlights later this week--Friday? Friday. We have a couple updates to share with you this week […]
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January 5, 2015
Projects
The Most Popular Project from Each Month | 2014
DIY
The Most Popular Project from Each Month | 2014
Happy New Year! When I think about 2014, I get overwhelmed. It was a good year and a hard year, too. We couldn't feel more grateful to be on this end of it. I plan on diving back into another VERY FULL year of renovating and blogging--ohhhh I can't wait to share with you what […]
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December 31, 2014
Projects
Yearly Report Card: 2014
DIY
Yearly Report Card: 2014
We have made it a tradition around here to make a post in the first week of the year about what projects we'd like to get done over the course of the year. They are our very favorite to look back on (and sometimes laugh about) because although we have a general plan and timeline […]
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December 19, 2014
Projects
Free Printable! | Blank Family Tree
Art
Free Printable! | Blank Family Tree
Last year at this time I posted about a family tree I made as a DIY gift idea. You can see the whole post here. I just used black india ink to script the tree: And then filled in my family members' names with a black gel pen. The wood frame (from Target!) really makes […]
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December 16, 2014
Projects
A DIY Baby Gate
DIY
A DIY Baby Gate
When we moved into our first home, Greta was about 14 months old and we used one of those cheap baby gates for a brief period of time--maybe a month?--before she got the hang of the stairs. I was so happy to put that thing away! Now, Faye is 8 months old and getting very […]
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December 15, 2014
Projects
Painting The Stairwell + Plans
DIY
Painting The Stairwell + Plans
Even when we painted the great room the first time around, we never painted the stairwell for some reason. Well, actually, the reason is probably that it required major ladder acrobatics and I'm not too keen on heights. I guess it all worked out because we ended up repainting the great room and now that […]
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December 11, 2014
Projects
New Knobs + A Tip for Always Finding the Best Price
DIY
New Knobs + A Tip for Always Finding the Best Price
The new hardware for our doors arrived over the weekend and so this little makeover chapter has come to a close. A beautiful, fresh close. Here's a reminder of how our doors were looking before we dove into spraying them with a coat of white paint: And now, new knobs, too! We went with a […]
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December 9, 2014
Projects
Our Might-As-Well-Be-New Doors
DIY
Our Might-As-Well-Be-New Doors
We don't want to start any huge projects before Christmas because we'll be hosting a bunch of gatherings in the next few weeks and the last thing we want is our guests to be walking into a construction zone. They half expect it from us, but we'll just say that's part of our present to […]
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December 3, 2014
Projects
PSA: Instantly Fix Your Burnt Out Christmas Lights
DIY
PSA: Instantly Fix Your Burnt Out Christmas Lights
We put up our Christmas tree over the weekend, which isn't really news. I think most people did, right? It's not really even "blog worthy." We used silver and gold bulbs we had sprinkled with sentimental ornaments we've collected over the years. But, this post is about how every year our pre-lit tree sends us […]
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December 2, 2014
Projects
Hopper in the House + The Entry is Done!
Art
Hopper in the House + The Entry is Done!
It feels like we've been tweaking our entry forever. But I am happy to report, the plan we set out to execute a couple months ago is all in place and we couldn't be happier with the outcome. This is how our entry looked when we first moved in: I know it is sometimes hard […]
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November 25, 2014
Projects
Perfectly Putty Paint
DIY
Perfectly Putty Paint
We got the great room and entry painted (again) last week and I'm back to show you photos! I made myself sick trying to pick the perfect paint color. I really wanted something warm and muddy. I test 5 different grays (you saw those last week) and ended up at the last minute going with […]
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November 24, 2014
Projects
The Prettiest Blue Paint for an Exterior + A Giveaway!
DIY
The Prettiest Blue Paint for an Exterior + A Giveaway!
Our backyard neighbor's house is the most beautiful blue. One of the first times we met them, I told them how much I loved the color of their house and how it reminded me of the east coast, where I grew up. She laughed and said they went to medical school on the east coast […]
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November 20, 2014
Projects
(Re)painting the Great Room + Tips on working with Swatches
DIY
(Re)painting the Great Room + Tips on working with Swatches
Several weeks ago, we posted a photo over on Instagram of a few swatches painted on our great room walls. We stared at them for a while, probably too long because we ran out of time to actually paint the walls before our Halloween party. Now the project has resurfaced again and with Thanksgiving next […]
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November 19, 2014
Projects
The Banister is Painted!
DIY
The Banister is Painted!
We're back with pictures of our staircase railings actually painted and not just photoshopped. We could not believe how divided the vote on this post was! Nearly 50/50. And the comment section was brimming with ideas that we hadn't even thought of. Here's a reminder of what the railing looked like beforehand. This photo was […]
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November 13, 2014
Projects
The Orange Elephant in the Room
DIY
The Orange Elephant in the Room
Now that the entry is taking shape, there are a few elements that are sticking out in a not-so-good way. We haven't touched the stairwell. The light, walls, stairs themselves and the railings are all just as they were when we moved in. You can't tell in pictures, but the paint job is done in […]
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November 3, 2014
Projects
Wallpaper!! + $100 Ace Giveaway
DIY
Wallpaper!! + $100 Ace Giveaway
We got the wallpaper in the entry up and it is dreamy and just what we hoped! It actually made the area look bigger (hard to portray in photos--you really must stop by) and so much more interesting. As a refresher, here's how the entry looked last month. For our Ace Hardware project for October, […]
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October 29, 2014
Projects
Pendleton Skirt to Pillow!
DIY
Pendleton Skirt to Pillow!
Ahh! Tomorrow is our party! We have been doing a few projects on the house that I can't wait to show you next week. But I wanted to pop in and show you a pillow I made from an unlikely source. While I was at the thrift store searching for last minute costume necessities, I […]
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October 24, 2014
Projects
Frosted Window Spray vs. Etched Window Film
DIY
Frosted Window Spray vs. Etched Window Film
We knew after we hung our barn door in the great room, we'd want to frost the windows. The door leads to our future laundry/mud room which sounds like a potentially messy combination even if we plan to add as much storage and organization as we can. And until that point, it's a construction zone of missing […]
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October 22, 2014
Projects
Baseboards--Finito!
DIY
Baseboards--Finito!
The last project we did before having Faye was installing baseboards in her room. In fact, we are pretty certain that was a factor in Faye's early arrival. I love Chris's update at the end of that post. While we were so so grateful we were able to finish her room, the last 6 months […]
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October 10, 2014
Projects
Honey, I Blew Up The Kids | Tips for Making Engineer Prints Look Their Best
Art
Honey, I Blew Up The Kids | Tips for Making Engineer Prints Look Their Best
I mentioned in yesterday's post we were switching some art around in the living room. I purchased a few new prints that I've been eyeing for awhile and we are moving the main art wall to the larger wall behind the couch in the coming weeks. And while I love art, I love our girls […]
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October 7, 2014
