Idaho Rambler
A Half-bath refresh
Earlier this year, I was asked to be a part of IKEA’s Ambassador program, which was the easiest “yes!” If you’ve been reading for any amount of time, you probably have caught on, we’re long-time IKEA fans. Not only did we use their cabinets for our kitchen (and the Pittsburgh kitchen), there is an IKEA […]
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December 1, 2016
Decor
My Hunt for the Perfect Persian Rug
When searching for the perfect rug for the laundry room, I went through hundreds of options and tried to take my time to find one I thought would be perfect for the space--and then ended up with two at my doorstep earlier this week. Ha! This rug will likely be the only real color in […]
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March 26, 2015
DIY
Half Bath: Afters!
We're calling this bathroom done! ... For now. We still need to replace the faucet and eventually the tile floors, but those things will come. You can see lots of befores in this post, but here's a before and after side by side (and lots of photos following with sources at the end): The lines […]
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November 4, 2013
DIY
Painting and Planking the Hall Half Bath--Part II
I feel like we have left you with a few loose ends when talking about the hall half bath. First, we left you with a photo of the paneling installed, but unfinished. And then Friday, we spilled the beans that while painting the paneling, we also repainted the walls. Anyway, without further ado, here's how […]
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October 28, 2013
DIY
A New Fixture and Paint-a-thon
We put in a lot of painting hours yesterday. The good news is, it's done! (The painting part.) The bad news is, it was so late (11pm) that I didn't get to snap any photos for you, so we'll have all of those pictures for you on Monday. Painting the planks took a lot longer […]
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October 25, 2013
DIY
Planking The Bathroom--Part 1
Before I even start trying to break down this process for you from observing and interviewing Chris, I have to note--he did this one all by himself. We planned on adding planked walls to the lower half of this hall bath, but when? When I stopped throwing up all day. I wasn't sure. Last week, […]
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October 24, 2013
DIY
Well, This Looks Crazy
I nearly forgot how much painting happens when you first move into a house. So much painting! We mentioned revamping our half bath before our upcoming costume party and considering that is less than two weeks away, we figured it is time to dive in. A new light fixture, mirror and some accessories are on […]
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October 15, 2013
DIY
The Hall Half Bath Befores
Did you know the difference between a half bath and a powder room is just geographic jargon? Maybe when this room is done, I'll feel fancy enough to call it a powder room, but for now--it's a half bath. A very green half bath. As mentioned in this post, this little bathroom is on the […]
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October 1, 2013
