Decor
A Few Good Lights
Replacing builder grade lighting with something you love, that you pick for the space specifically will go a very long way in adding value and personality to your home, I think. We love replacing fixtures! So far, we've replaced the one in the half bath, Faye's room, added sconces to the reading room, the guest […]
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September 30, 2014
Art
DIY Vintage Poster Frame for Greta's Butterflies
Alternate Title: Greta's Butterflies You see, Greta has a thing for butterflies. Her last room had a wall of butterflies above her bed and when we moved I packed them carefully back in the box to be used in her new room and I. cannot. find. that. box! Greta and I opened every unopened box […]
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September 26, 2014
DIY
DIY Vintage Green Chalkboard (Paint and all!)
There were a lot of opinions flying around when we asked you if you preferred a black or green chalkboard in this post. I think it really depends on the application, but to us and for this project, green felt right for Greta's room. I really wanted to give making my own chalkboard a try […]
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September 22, 2014
Decor
Bright Lab Lights | An Unsolicited Review
As soon as Bright Lab launched, I knew that I wanted a strand for Greta's room. Ca-ute! Their "Sorbet" strand matched her floral duvet almost perfectly. Sold. I thought I'd give you a little unsolicited review since they are new and a hot item. The strands come in 2 different sizes--24 balls ($29.95) and 48 […]
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September 11, 2014
Decor
Would You Rather: Green or Black Chalkboards?
I am working on a chalkboard for Greta's room this week! I really wanted something that we can hang on the wall rather than painting the wall directly. Chalkboard walls in interiors have been around for a decade or more in the design world and they have come a long way, but chalkboards have been […]
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September 8, 2014
DIY
30 Minute Project: Paint on a Globe!
Now that Greta's room is painted, we're diving right in to decorating it. A globe was definitely on our must-have list for Greta's room. She loves pointing out where we live and we like to show her where her friends, cousins, and relatives live all over the world, too. I fell for this globe when […]
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September 3, 2014
DIY
3/4 Painted Pink Walls in Greta's Room
We painted Greta's room this weekend! She has wanted a pink room ever since we moved here, and it seemed like something little we could do for her. Even though pink? I thought it wouldn't fit into our home's color palette, but as it turns out, it totally does. We all love her room now. […]
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September 2, 2014
Mood Boards
Greta's Feminine Schoolhouse Bedroom Mood Board
We're slowly getting started on Greta's room. I thought for a long time about it, and I interviewed her about what she wanted (not a ton of help there!). Haha. And ultimately, I decided to go for a feminine schoolhouse feel. Of course some of this could evolve as we start putting things together, but here's […]
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August 20, 2014
DIY
A Decor Interview with Greta
We are getting ready to renovate Greta's room and I can't help but feel, didn't we just do this?! Kind of. We had finished her last room shortly before we moved here. Her new room is a little dark, made darker by the current paint color. Made more depressing by the lack of anything. We are in the […]
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August 5, 2014
DIY
Before And After: Greta's Big Girl Room
Today is the monumental day when we call Greta's "big girl room" done-zo. We have been working on it since the end of November. And now, four months later, we are so happy our girl has a beautiful room that makes her (and us) happy. It's warm and playful and calm and fitting for Greta […]
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March 26, 2013
DIY
An Easy Closet for Greta Part III: It's Finished!
Greta's closet is complete (!!) and we're stoked to share with you the outcome with lots and lots of pictures today. That's the same closet. That's the sa-ame closet! I'm going to say we helped it rise to its full potential. I'm also going to say that "before" photo is embarrassing. I am hanging my […]
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March 15, 2013
DIY
An Easy Closet for Greta--Part II
The last time we visited Greta's closet, it was just after we painted it a bold pink--Benjamin Moore's Peony. While it certainly looked good, Greta's clothes have been hanging out in our closet and we were ready to get some function back in place. And this weekend, with an Easy Closets closet system we did. […]
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March 11, 2013
DIY
An Easy Closet for Greta--Part 1
Remember this mess that was Greta's closet? Of course that was taken before the paint job (nice color choice, guys!): Although tearing everything out and painting it really helped the aesthetic, the whole point of this closet revamp was to make it more functional. Well, it took us a few weeks to get it figured […]
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February 26, 2013
DIY
Ben's Peony in the Closet!
Last week, I busted the single shelf and clothing bar out of Greta's closet to prep for paint and her closet makeover. The shelf and bar came out pretty quickly, but I was reminded of how bad the walls were in the rest of her room when we moved in. Answer: ba-ad. In addition to […]
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February 18, 2013
DIY
The Spill Heard 'Round the World
That tragic story from two days ago, goes something like this: On Greta's last day of two-dom, we ran to the Benjamin Moore store in the morning (this was after she covered my entire lamp with my lotion from Hawaii) to pick up a quart of "Peony" and supplies to paint her closet. When we […]
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February 14, 2013
Decor
A Good Throw's Job
This weekend, Greta's room got another dose of whimsey: You can see from Greta's original mood board below, we were planning on adding a bold pink throw with pom poms to the bottom of her bed. But, when the pelmet box changed from green cub print upholstery to plain white velvet (among other changes the […]
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February 11, 2013
DIY
Be Fun--Add Pom Pom Trim to Curtains.
A few weeks ago, when we hung a few sets of Ikea curtains in Greta's room, I knew we'd be revisiting them in an effort to make them more special/quirky/fun. I casually looked for pom-pom trim (because, really it is the most fun trim there is) to add to the edges for a couple weeks […]
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February 6, 2013
Art
Greta's Art Wall!
When I first started browsing art for Greta's room, two prints became my springboard. This shiny, gold letterpress print from Sugar Paper (That whole site is...gorg. I'm crushing on everything they have.) that carries a message I wanted our girl to see and feel and know every day: The second was this pink balloon photo print […]
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February 5, 2013
Art
A Shadow Box for the Ages.
Greta's room is packing a lot of neutrals (or was)--but the art opposite the butterfly wall will hopefully balance that with lots of little punches of color. And then there is the closet color that you all voted on, which is currently leaning toward a bold pink--a nice big splash of color that will coordinate […]
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January 29, 2013
DIY
Reader's Choice: Closet Color!
Remember when we were renovating the studio and you readers picked everything from the curtains to the paint colors!? That was such a cool experience and experiment on our end. A little nerve-wrecking (cue nervous laughter), but mostly a lot of fun. And really, you did an amazing job! When we talked about our plans […]
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January 25, 2013
