Design
Our Bedroom Today (And where we started!)
This post is sponsored by Boll & Branch Our bedroom has been through a lot of transitions since closing on our home at the beginning of May. Before moving in, we had our contractors remove the tray ceiling, board up the doorway on the right leading to the front room and patch and paint. (The walls […]
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July 28, 2021
Design
Our new bedroom plans + Skirted Beds at every price point
Our canopy bed in our bedroom was my dream bed. I still remember walking around a crate and barrel a decade ago and seeing a beautiful canopy bed and just knowing one day I'd have one. This home was the first time we had ceilings that felt tall enough to accomodate the bed of my dreams […]
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May 24, 2021
Decor
A few changes in our bedroom!
In yesterday's blog post I mentioned that we had a big photoshoot in our house over the last few days. It has been a whirlwind of excitement but the unexpected benefit to come out of it was that I could no longer delay adding some finishing touches to our room. It has been a bit […]
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March 3, 2021
DIY
4 ways Windows & Doors transformed our spaces
This post is sponsored by Pella Soon after we moved in, I remember looking out our bedroom windows at a slanted roof (it was a bandaid-colored soft-ish covering) overlooking our property and thinking, "I wish we could go out here!" We haven't talked about the new balcony off of our bedroom much, but the vision […]
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October 22, 2020
Decor
Faye's Bedroom Transformation and her dream "Princess Bed"
This post is sponsored by The Company Store Faye hasn't slept in her bedroom for months. When we replaced the windows and drywall and added the closet in our bedroom, Chris and I slept in Faye's room, and Faye slept in Greta's room. Then, we replaced the window in Faye's room and restructured the turret […]
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October 1, 2020
Decor
A Living Room Update + A Few Pieces You'll NEVER regret buying
This post is sponsored by Lulu & Georgia. They just launched their fall collection, check out the beautiful pieces here! Last week, I got the itch to rearrange our living room. It's my favorite thing to do and I really wanted to come up with something that was better for flow and conversation. I tweaked […]
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August 19, 2020
Design
"Where does the bed even go?"
We’ve rearranged the guest room twice already, and we’re going in for round three. There's a lot that's "wrong" with this orientation. For starters, we centered the bed under the window, giving it a little room on the left for a nightstand — but it's so close to the wall on the right that you […]
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July 15, 2020
Decor
Two Fun, easy & Inexpensive Ways to Add Interest To A Bedroom
I am definitely someone that prefers to improve and layer and add-to a room over time, never really proclaiming a room "done." This weekend we circled back to Greta's room to add two inexpensive elements that made such a fun difference and it only took about 20 minutes total! Before: Now: The two things we […]
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May 18, 2020
DIY
Behind-the-Scenes Reveal Video of our Lowe's Bedroom Makeover with The Makerista!
Two weeks ago, we shared the before and afters of the Lowe's bedroom makeover we did with The Makerista in Scottsdale, Arizona. But this week's behind-the-scenes video shows a lot more, including the powerful reveal to the homeowner, Cori. We're so grateful for this opportunity and experience. To the family for allowing us […]
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March 18, 2020
Decor
Our New Canopy Bed--How it got here and why it's never leaving.
When we were living in our first home in Utah 9 years ago, we have a photo of me laying on a canopy bed in a Crate & Barrel store, dreaming away. The reality was, a canopy bed wasn't going to work with our barely 8' ceilings and the same story applied in our last […]
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March 10, 2020
Design
Before & After: A Mid-Century Bedroom Makeover with Lowe's!
This post is sponsored by Lowe's Home Improvement. *Whew* What a makeover! What a room! What wonderful people! What a great team! But, I'm getting ahead of myself :) In January, we put the call out: Win a bedroom makeover with CLJ and The Makerista! I have been a fan of Gwen's for years, and […]
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March 5, 2020
Decor
Nightstands For Every Budget
I remember going YEARS without a nightstand. It felt like maybe we didn't need one, or the tiny stool or chair was working fine, or even more so--a big expense because we needed two! Then I came across a vintage pair on Marketplace for $25--for two!! They served us so well for many years before […]
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February 11, 2020
Design
A Casual Traditional, Serene and Earthy Bedroom Moodboard (in Arizona!)
This post is sponsored by Lowe's Home Improvement. A few weeks ago, we teamed up with The Makerista (Gwen! I love her!) and Lowe's Home Improvement to find a bedroom in the country in need of some TLC and a family that could use some respite. We had hundreds of bedrooms flood in and we […]
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January 28, 2020
DIY
Mood Board Monday: A $2500 Master Bedroom (We're Installing This Week!)
This week, we're installing a master bedroom we designed in a model home for Clayton Homes. They're in the business of affordable, manufactured homes and they wanted us to show how luxurious it can feel--while still on a budget. So we took $2500 and designed a bedroom that feels like a million bucks. We'll be […]
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November 4, 2019
Inspiration
Greta's new bed(s) are here and the start of my design process
Behind the scenes, we have been playing musical beds 'round here. First Greta's room had a king sized bed and Faye's had a queen and the guest room (in the basement) had a queen. Then Chris's brother's family came to stay with us and with three little kids, it made more sense for them to have […]
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August 19, 2019
Decor
Progress in Our Bedroom + Wayfair's 48 Hour Blowout Sale!
This post is in partnership with Wayfair I'm sorry I've been a little absent on the blog this week. We've been busy trying to wrap up our kitchen for a big Thanksgiving shoot next week and I've been mostly sharing on Instagram. I saved the whole thing in my highlights if you missed it! Then […]
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August 10, 2019
Mood Boards
Our Bedroom Fireplace Make-under + A Mood Board!
I mentioned Monday (when we shared a bunch of great high-low bed options) that we were starting on our bedroom makeover this week, but it actually started with a make under. The fireplace in our bedroom was a little intense when you walked into the space, but I knew that if we just took off […]
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July 3, 2019
Decor
High Style Beds at Every Budget
It's time to stop using a moving box as a nightstand and it's time to stop re-situating our mattress on its base every night. We are starting our bedroom THIS week and I'm committed to ordering a bed and a nightstand. A rug. A dresser. I want to do a make-under on the fireplace and […]
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July 1, 2019
Decor
Staging the Office as a Bedroom!
This post is sponsored by Walmart After our announcement Monday that we'll be selling our home and moving, we have been busy getting it prepped for listing this upcoming Monday. Fortunately, we have no major projects on our list, but hundreds of little projects. Paint touch ups, deep cleaning, de cluttering! The only room that […]
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May 9, 2019
Decor
The 6 Year Evolution of Our Bedroom
Some rooms in our home have barely changed over the 6 years we have lived here, and some are constantly evolving--our bedroom is definitely the latter. (Along with the living room evolution and the reading room--talk about a glow up!) Last week, we cautiously deemed our bedroom finished, so I thought it would be fun to […]
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April 22, 2019
