Projects
The Desk Nook Before and After, Plus How To Install a Floating Desk!
Design
The Desk Nook Before and After, Plus How To Install a Floating Desk!
The bonus room is wrapping up over here! Today we wanted to share more about the floating desk area we DIYed for the girls' computers that turned out so well! We wanted to give the girls their own little corner of the room to have for playing computer games, doing homework, and storing their backpacks […]
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December 8, 2021
Projects
How We Made Our Hidden Door in the Bonus Room
DIY
How We Made Our Hidden Door in the Bonus Room
When Jules gets an idea in her head, it's not a matter of "if" so much as "when". So when she brought up the idea of making the extra door in our family room, that leads into the playroom, hidden, I knew I had to figure a way to make it happen. Though this was […]
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November 30, 2021
Projects
Our New Marble And Soapstone Countertops in the Kitchen!
Projects
Our New Marble And Soapstone Countertops in the Kitchen!
Yesterday was countertop install day (so basically Christmas) in our kitchen! We are so so happy with how the install went, and honestly, I feel like I can take a deep breath. When we were designing our kitchen with Stoffer Home, from the very beginning, it was designed with a mix of marble and soapstone. […]
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November 24, 2021
Projects
6 Tiny Tweaks to make around your home.
DIY
6 Tiny Tweaks to make around your home.
I share a lot of home projects and design here on the blog, but sometimes all you need to upgrade your home is just a few tiny tweaks. These are just little changes that I've made over the year and have made a world of difference! The best thing about these tweaks is that they're […]
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November 22, 2021
Projects
Installing Our Pocket Door & Transom Window
DIY
Installing Our Pocket Door & Transom Window
Before removing or altering any walls in your home, please be sure to consult with a licensed structural engineer and, if required, obtain the proper permit from your city. When we made the decision to add a transom window above the door between our family room and the girls' bedrooms, we kept our fingers crossed […]
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November 8, 2021
Projects
Progress in the Bonus Room
DIY
Progress in the Bonus Room
It's been 2 weeks since I shared all the lighting I chose for the bonus room, and we have made so much progress in that space since then. We started with installing the paneling, but rerouted when we decided to install a transom above the door. A follower suggested we put in a pocket door […]
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October 26, 2021
Projects
Missy's one-day Dining Room Makeover
Design
Missy's one-day Dining Room Makeover
This post is sponsored by Article As you know, our entire team relocated with us to North Carolina. We've been visiting each other's homes, getting inspired and talking through all of the unique features. (Who doesn't love a good home gush?!) It has been so fun and special for our team. Missy, our Editorial Assistant […]
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October 11, 2021
Projects
A First Look At Our New Kitchen Selections + Mood Board!
DIY
A First Look At Our New Kitchen Selections + Mood Board!
Last we reported, we were going to have a working kitchen by Thanksgiving (more on that in a minute--because ehhhhh). I got really excited this week when a bunch of boxes started showing up. Boxes of lighting, hardware, and plumbing fixtures for our new kitchen and it's starting to feel more like a reality! A […]
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October 7, 2021
Projects
The New Balusters are Painted Black... And White!
DIY
The New Balusters are Painted Black... And White!
Last week I took some time to slow down and this week I'm hitting the ground running, or rather the stairs. When I shared an update on the grand staircase and entryway, I mentioned that I might want to paint the balusters black and we even did a fun mock-up. Well, the entryway got painted, […]
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October 5, 2021
Projects
DIY: How To Add Planking to Any Wall or Room
DIY
DIY: How To Add Planking to Any Wall or Room
A while back, I shared in this post that I wanted to add planking to the entire bonus room (or family room), wall-to-wall-to-ceiling. We've added planking many times before, but to never an entire room. The bonus room is where we're finding ourselves hanging out together as a family. We love to pile in on […]
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September 30, 2021
Projects
Andi's Story: Selling a House for the First Time
DIY
Andi's Story: Selling a House for the First Time
This is a guest post by Andrea Ahedo, our Visual Media Producer/Head Photographer, who is sharing her experience with selling a house, her previous home in Idaho, for the first time. First Time Homeowners We bought our very first house in October 2019. Built in 1960, it was a four-bedroom ranch-style home with creaky wooden […]
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September 21, 2021
Projects
Progress on The Grand Staircase and Herringbone Floors!
Design
Progress on The Grand Staircase and Herringbone Floors!
This is not a reveal post. We did that yesterday. But I couldn't wait another day to update you on the staircase and herringbone floor progress. Remember when it looked like this?? Before I redesigned this entire staircase and entry before we moved and shared all about that process here. And it looked like this […]
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September 15, 2021
Projects
7 Renovation Projects We're Finishing This Year
DIY
7 Renovation Projects We're Finishing This Year
At the beginning of every year we share a list of home renovation projects we want to work on for the year. You can really tell from our 2021 project list we shared in January that life can really change in an instant. We started the year off on the hunt to buy a little […]
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September 9, 2021
Projects
How to DIY your Own Penny Tile Patterned Floor
DIY
How to DIY your Own Penny Tile Patterned Floor
I'm so excited to share with you our powder bathroom floor today! We've been working on laying a cute little pattern in penny rounds over the last week and we're so happy with how it turned out! The powder room is really squared off: At 22 square feet, it’s small, so the angles feel especially sharp, […]
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August 24, 2021
Projects
Answering: What Size TV should I get?! (And how high do I hang it?)
DIY
Answering: What Size TV should I get?! (And how high do I hang it?)
We are unofficially officially dedicating this week to the TV room. When it comes to TV size — bigger is better, right? Who doesn’t want a home theater? Well, let's pump the breaks. The general rule of thumb is the tv should be about 2/3 of the width of whatever piece of furniture is anchoring it. […]
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August 17, 2021
Projects
4 Ways To Hide Your TV Wires (and a Bonus Room Mock-up!)
DIY
4 Ways To Hide Your TV Wires (and a Bonus Room Mock-up!)
The bonus room has already evolved from the playroom since we moved in. I quickly realized that it was far too central to have toys emptied on the floor, so we swapped the girls playroom where the theatre room was going to be. Funny how much has changed since we first pictured our family living […]
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August 16, 2021
Projects
The First Smart Lock I've Ever Loved
DIY
The First Smart Lock I've Ever Loved
This post is sponsored by Level Smart locks aren't often seen as a necessity - even for us, and we've used 'em all! There's just usually something about them that doesn't quite click - usability, quality, design! But I'm ready to say we've found the first smart lock we feel good claiming is a must-have […]
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August 5, 2021
Projects
Painting the floors and Setting Up the Guest House!
DIY
Painting the floors and Setting Up the Guest House!
I didn't think the very first thing I would be painting in our new home would be the guest house and I really didn't think it would the floor! But that's just what I did on move-in day. We had all of the Brazilian cherry flooring replaced in our main home, but we left the […]
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August 2, 2021
Projects
Casual Friday: Start of the guest house!?
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Start of the guest house!?
We decided to continue to live in a hotel down the street from our house until our moving truck comes on 7/21 (and the floors are ready for us!). However, my mom just booked a ticket to come see us on July 23rd! So the guest house needs a good scrubbing and we need to […]
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July 16, 2021
Projects
Casual Friday: First Look at the Kitchen Design, Summer School Kick off, Colorful sofas, and more!
DIY
Casual Friday: First Look at the Kitchen Design, Summer School Kick off, Colorful sofas, and more!
We shared about our kitchen design meetings with the Stoffer Team earlier this week, even though they were done about 2 weeks ago. But in that short time frame, WE ALREADY GOT BACK THE INITIAL DESIGNS on Wednesday night!!! Chris and I are still reviewing every detail, because they include so so so many things […]
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July 2, 2021
