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
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First Look at our Cabinet Line with Semihandmade! (Plus, Which one We'll Be Using in our Cabin Kitchen)
Design
First Look at our Cabinet Line with Semihandmade! (Plus, Which one We'll Be Using in our Cabin Kitchen)
Today is a very exciting day for us. I briefly mentioned back in this post about all the major finishes in the cabin, that we had been working on our own cabinet line with Semihandmade for over a year now. We were hoping to launch this fall, but we have decided to push it to […]
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October 22, 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
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: September 21, 2018
So much progress was made on the cabin this week! I'm actually having trouble sleeping because so much is happening at one time and being not right in the middle of it is both very exciting and also a little nerve-wrecking. The main fireplace is completely framed in, the HVAC is done and the floors […]
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September 21, 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
Projects
Our Plans for the Cabin Basement
Last week marked the real beginning of renovations up at the cabin. Even though we have brought up a few furniture piecesbrought up a few furniture pieces, and even built the reading nook in one of the bedrooms, it's still felt very much on hold because of the heating and cooling issues up there (and all […]
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August 6, 2018
DIY
Our Moody A-frame Bedroom with Cozy Layers
We have lots of family coming in from out of town this month, so before Chris and I skip town ourselves tomorrow (we were invited to America's Mart in Atlanta!--will anyone else be there?), we spent yesterday finishing up the main floor bedroom at our cabin (that we actually only half painted and threw a […]
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July 10, 2018
Decor
The Cabin Deck + Arhaus Giveaway!
This post is sponsored by Arhaus, who we've partnered with to give away a $200 Arhaus gift card to one lucky reader! Details at the end of the post. Though we have some big things coming up for the cabin that are preventing full room renovations right now (lookin' at you, flooring), we love to […]
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June 11, 2018
Casual Friday
Casual Friday + Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale Picks
It's been the most bizarre week over here. If you follow me on Instagram Stories then you know that yesterday I had to have an emergency surgery for a hernia that popped up ...or out..on Wednesday night. My stomach had been hurting the better part of the day, but it wasn't until we were having […]
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June 1, 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
Painting and Adding Shelves to the Reading Nook - FrogTape® Paintover Challenge™ Week 2
This project is in partnership with FrogTape®. They allowed us to choose any space to makeover and provided us with painting supplies and $1000 to execute our vision. Last week we showed you our plans for this little nook, then showed you how they changed with the discovery that the ceiling in the nook was actually a […]
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May 14, 2018
DIY
The Start of Our First Project at the A-Frame | FrogTape® Paintover Challenge™ Week 1
This project is in partnership with FrogTape®. They allowed us to choose any space to makeover and provided us with painting supplies and $1000 to execute our vision. We're so excited to share that we have been selected to compete in the FrogTape Paintover Challenge® this year, alongside 5 other talented bloggers! We have been […]
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May 7, 2018
DIY
The First Video Tour of our A-Frame Cabin
While we shared before photos of our new cabin back in November (check out those here), we realized we never took or shared a before video tour of the A-frame we bought last Fall. So last week, we drove up for that specific purpose. It's a quick hour to get there and the drive is […]
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March 5, 2018
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: February 9, 2018
Chris and I are headed to the cabin this weekend, just the two of us. We're calling it our Valentine's day getaway. A few pieces have arrived for bedrooms and I've never been so excited to make a bed. I came across the bedroom above (via) and it felt a lot like the cabin vibes […]
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February 9, 2018
Decor
A Sectional For the A-frame, and an Article Sofa for You!
We haven't done any major renovations to our cabin yet--but we're learning, once again, there's so much you can do even before you dive into full renovations. And while the snow (so much snow!) is still falling in the Palisades--where our A-frame sits on the side of a steep hill--we're focusing on those things. The […]
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January 16, 2018
DIY
Ep 50: Designing a Home For Airbnb Vs. To Live In & Which Minimalist Are You?
via Though we've talked about our new dog, Willow, on the blog, we share a few thoughts and details about her to start of this episode. We share some comments and messages we received from her previous family, and some stories about rehoming a dog. She's seriously such a sweet dog and was definitely made […]
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November 20, 2017
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: November 10, 2017
Earlier this week, we had a dinner and game night with some of our friends at our cabin and it could have been the mountain air, or how we left all of our 8 kids (excluding Polly) at home with babysitters, but it was exhilarating playing games, acting silly and making an pyramid a-frame in […]
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November 10, 2017
DIY
We Bought a Cabin!
After 1 year and 3 months of searching, and a few close calls along the way, we finally found the cabin of our dreams and were fortunate enough to close on it this week. It's a beautiful A-frame in the Palisades of Idaho, nestled in the trees overlooking the reservoir and mountains--pinch me! Our hearts […]
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November 8, 2017
