DIY
Painting the Guest Room Dark + My Paint Formula for Walls and Trim!
Last weekend, we painted the guest room a dark, inky charcoal--Farrow & Ball's Downpipe (this time we had it color matched at Sherwin Williams in an eggshell finish). I wanted to go for something dark in a blueish tone so the headboard would melt right into it and to be honest, the treadmill too. The […]
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July 27, 2020
Projects
Our New Backyard Firepit!
This post is sponsored by Walmart Outside of the double dining room doors (those have existed from the beginning), we now have a gorgeous gas firepit area. It’s something we dreamed up and designed last year, sketched out and recently had installed by a local landscaping company, (Outback landscape for you locals). This is on […]
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May 22, 2020
Design
Our Breakfast Nook has come a LONG way.
This post is sponsored by Pella. Yesterday afternoon, Faye perched herself on one of the chairs in the breakfast nook and took tiny bites from an apricot for at least 20 minutes. Enjoying it and everything going on outside of the windows surrounding her. We knew the breakfast nook would be a constant hangout spot […]
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May 6, 2020
DIY
Our Modern Cottage Kitchen Makeover (on the cheap!)
2 weeks ago, we started a phase 1 kitchen renovation. Our goal was simple--to spend only $1000 to bring our kitchen to a place that we could live with for a year or so until we had more time to live in the space and figure out how we want it to function. Our big […]
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August 16, 2019
DIY
The Fullmer Kitchen Reveal, Sources & all the Before and Afters!
The Fullmer's kitchen is d-o-n-e and I can't wait to share all of the photos today! We've been sharing progress as we go, so in case you missed it, here are the past posts about... All the before photos and mood board Demoing the kitchen and the new layout Finding asbestos and course correcting The […]
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July 8, 2019
Other Makeovers
All the Before and Progress Photos from the Cabin
We had to meet with a builder last week for insurance purposes. One of the things that insurance takes into account after a total loss to fire is the cost to rebuild. So we had to sit down with plans of our beloved a-frame and go over every inch and tally up what they would […]
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March 25, 2019
DIY
The Loft Bathroom: The Last Project We Finished At the Cabin
This project was part of an ongoing paid partnership with Lowe's. Our last weekend at the cabin, we worked on the loft bathroom. Of course, if we would have known it was our last, we wouldn't have. We would have gone sledding with the girls and enjoyed more dips in the hot tub and took in […]
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March 4, 2019
Decor
6 Years of Our Reading Room
<a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11577553/?claim=rg9w3qf3pnv">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Last year, I shared an evolution over the years of our living room and then a few weeks ago, I found some old (low quality--sorry!) photos of our home before we bought it and I have been having so much fun walking down memory lane. You know how everyone […]
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January 21, 2019
DIY
Our 2018 Project Report Card
We're back from the holiday whirlwind (we'll share more about that later this week) but wanted to look back at our goals from last year to gauge how 2018 shaped up. At the beginning of every year, we share a list of projects we hope to tackle, and looking back just one year it's always so […]
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January 2, 2019
DIY
One-Day, $300 Fireplace Makeover
This project is sponsored by @Love_The_Room and Lowe's. Yesterday, Chris and I tackled another quick, easy and inexpensive before and after project at our friends' home! The fireplace in their living room, the focal point!, needed some oomph. Here's the thing about this before, it's fine. And I think a lot of times, we live […]
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October 30, 2018
DIY
From Dated to Modern: A Budget-Friendly Exterior Entry Makeover
This post is sponsored by Zabitat. Our friends were struggling with the exterior entry to their house. They weren't crazy about painting the brick (this is actually his childhood home), but they are also young and hip and they were wanting their home to reflect that a little more, while keeping the brick in its […]
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October 25, 2018
DIY
5 years of our Living Room
We are celebrating 5 years of living in and renovating and loving our home. It's hard to believe it's been 5 years, but then I think about all the milestones we've hit while living here (we brought home 2 babies!) and all the changes we've made and it's crazy we haven't lived here longer. Last night, we […]
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August 29, 2018
Idaho Rambler
The Reveal: Our Primary Bathroom is Finished!
We've been dreaming of this day since we moved into our home 5 years ago. Our bathroom was the very last project we completed and it feels amazing to be done! While we have been anxiously waiting and saving to tackle this space for years, we've been putting plans in motion since last October and […]
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July 25, 2018
DIY
A Backyard Makeover in a Weekend
Thank you to Troy-Bilt for sponsoring this backyard makeover, and providing us with a Hedge Trimmer, along with all the attachments you can imagine, to complete this project. If you follow us on Instagram, you probably already know about the backyard makeover we did, but we wanted to share a bit more on that project […]
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June 14, 2018
DIY
The Finished Reading Nook at the A-Frame!
This project is in partnership with FrogTape®. They allowed us to choose a small space to makeover and provided us with painting supplies and $1000 to execute our vision. Vote for your favorite here. We're so excited to share the after photos of our cabin reading nook today, as well as the budget breakdown and […]
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May 21, 2018
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
DIY
What's Our House Worth 4 Years Later?
We recently passed the 4 year mark of living in our home and we have renovated almost every space in our house (see all the before and afters in one place, here). This winter, we have plans to finally renovate the master bath and give our own bedroom the same attention the other rooms have received. […]
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October 24, 2017
DIY
Vote in Domino's Design Blog Awards!
Monday, we got word that we had not only been nominated for Best Home Renovation blog, but we were semi-finalists! Thanks to so many of you (who are you? we love you!) for nominating us for Domino's Design Blog Awards. We feel so honored that you consider us among the best. And now to be […]
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October 19, 2017
Idaho Rambler
Before And After: The Girls' Bathroom is finished!
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 […]
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September 21, 2017
DIY
Before And After: The Sweetest Small Indoor Playhouse!
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 […]
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August 14, 2017
