Lifestyle
We're Selling Our Land
We've been back and forth on this, selling the land the cabin was on. It's a stunning acre overlooking the Palisades on the Idaho/Wyoming border. Initially it felt like the only thing TO DO was to rebuild the cabin after it burned down last year. We talked to one of our favorite architectural designers, Katie […]
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June 15, 2020
Lifestyle
A Tell All: The 11 Months Post-Fire.
It's been 11 months (and a couple days) since our cabin burned down our cabin burned down and a monumental thing happened over the weekend--we finally got a check from our insurance. It actually arrived on the 11 month mark and there was a lot of relief that came with it, too. There's not a […]
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January 14, 2020
Lifestyle
Would We Have Moved If the Cabin DIDN'T Burn Down?
We're halfway through the year and normally we would be chugging along on our projects we laid out to accomplish at the beginning of every year. You can read 2019's project list that we wrote three weeks into January right here if you want. We outlined 8 projects we wanted to accomplish--6 of them were […]
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June 10, 2019
Art
Mix it up! 10 Ways to Display Art in your Home.
I'm an art lover and firmly believe that hanging art in your home will give it more character and personality than just about anything else. But how many gallery walls can a home really handle, you know?! Another point to consider is mixing different types of displays of art in the same space. For instance, […]
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March 26, 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
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: March 1, 2019
Happy March and goodbye, February! This week, we washed the inside and outside of all the windows in our house and everything felt brighter. (There's definitely a lesson there) We looked at a few flip houses and watched The Parent Trap (the Lindsay Lohan version which is NOT as good as the Hayley Mills version, […]
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March 1, 2019
Projects
Where Do We Go From Here?
Last week, when we initially shared that we lost our cabin in a fire, I mentioned we didn't have any answers. And while we still don't have answers to many of your most asked questions about the fire, I thought I would walk you through the thought process of the question that has been running […]
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February 26, 2019
Design
The Easiest Way to Hang a Rug on A Wall
Right before Christmas, we shared the progress we've made in the dark green basement room at the cabin (Side note: we're 95% sure we're calling it the forest room with the other two rooms being the lake room and the mountain room) including paint, bed, squeezing in a nightstand!, etc..see that full post right here! […]
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January 8, 2019
Decor
The Den Bedroom at the A-frame
This post is sponsored by Walmart. We're hosting 15 family members at our cabin for Christmas so we've been working double time over the past couple weeks to make it a cozy place to all be together. We're not aiming for finished or "afters" at. all., but it has allowed us to get rooms headed […]
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December 24, 2018
Decor
18 Amazing Budget-Friendly Beds (and the Ones we Bought for the Cabin!)
Our cabin has three levels, the main level, basement and loft. The bedrooms were spread out, one to each level, but we have added one additional bedroom where there used to be a giant pool table (can't wait to show you!!) and an adjoining bathroom to maximize the number of people we can accommodate. In […]
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December 10, 2018
cabin
Our Pendleton Covered Buck has Arrived (& Big Changes We're making to the Interior of the A-frame)
Decor
Our Pendleton Covered Buck has Arrived (& Big Changes We're making to the Interior of the A-frame)
A couple weeks ago, our custom deer from Faraway Lovely arrived and last week we hung in on the main fireplace at the cabin. The pictures don't do it justice (the renovation debris doesn't help), but I couldn't keep it to myself any longer. It's such a special, hand-crafted piece--hand-crafted right here in Idaho!-- that […]
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December 5, 2018
Decor
Trundle Beds in the A-frame Loft!
This post is sponsored by Walmart. Our goal to spend Christmas at the cabin is inching closer and every passing day we're making more progress on the spaces there. We're not aiming for done-ness--more like safe, cozy, clean, livable. We have always envisioned the loft at the cabin being the landing spot for kids. We […]
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November 29, 2018
Decor
New Carpet in the Cabin Loft!
This post is sponsored by Lowe's. Friday, Chris and I spent the day up at the cabin working on the kitchen and the loft. It was the first time in months that we were there working with no contractors present. It was rejuvenating and motivating and the fact that we're seeing so much progress is making […]
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November 19, 2018
Projects
The Finished Fireplaces at the Cabin
Both of the fireplaces at the cabin are finished and we're one step closer to being able to start furnishing this cabin of ours. Last week, in addition to celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary, we celebrated 1 year of owning our A-frame. We dreamed and schemed for awhile before really diving in. Major renovations […]
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November 13, 2018
Other Makeovers
Our Freshly Painted Black A-Frame
Painting our A-frame black was one of the best decisions ever! Even though I pinned 50 black houses and cabins, when it came time to pull the trigger, I was still so nervous--but as soon as they started, it was clearly the right choice. The painters finally wrapped up last week and I'm here to […]
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October 31, 2018
Projects
The Wood Floors at our Cabin
This week, our contractors finished installing the new wood floors on the main level of our cabin and it CHANGED EVERYTHING. We really debated and mulled over flooring options before landing on these. We wanted something rustic (because, hey, it's a cabin), but all the dark options felt TOO rustic and almost cliche. We went […]
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October 10, 2018
Other Makeovers
Painting The Doors at the Cabin + A big Sneak Peek at the new BLACK Exterior
This post is sponsored by HANDy Paint Over the last week, the exterior of our cabin has been getting a new, slick black paint job. We hired out that part of the painting to avoid getting up on the nearly vertical 25 ft. ladder and we found a crew that would do it all for […]
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October 2, 2018
Projects
Cabin Update - Exterior Stain & New Fireplaces
Up to now, "progress" in the cabin has looked more like destruction. Lots of things needed to be ripped out and redone, as a lot of the previous updates weren't exactly up to code. Would you like an example? You'd like an example: That's one of the bigger ones. A huge no-no. This is the […]
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September 26, 2018
Projects
All the Major Finishes in the A-frame Renovation
Big renovations started on our A-frame at the beginning of August and by the end of September, I think/hope all the major players will be in place. It's going to be another busy month up there but I thought I would give you a big update on everything that has been done and will be done […]
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September 10, 2018
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: August 10, 2018
This has been a roller-coaster week! First of all, thank you SO much for the overwhelming response to the CLJ Design Services we launched with Modsy yesterday! It's honestly such a dream come true and something we've been working for months on. To see so many of you just as excited has been so rewarding. […]
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August 10, 2018
