DIY
Painting Windows Using a Mask and Peel
I know we're already juggling so many projects right now but with my parents visiting and Chris's parents visiting immediately after, we've been spending a bit of time in the guest house. Not doing anything crazy but the new bed arrived just a couple weeks ago and we are updating the windows. Seems like we've […]
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April 25, 2022
DIY
DIY Picture Frame Trim on a Frameless Mirror
Major spoiler alert! Because the home gym is just a quick phase one, it's nearly finished. It's been painted a couple fresh coats of white flour (bye, bye burnt orange), the ceiling fan is hung, and we're well on our way to being finished. Promise you'll get a closer look at that pretty ceiling fan […]
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April 21, 2022
DIY
We added Beadboard to our Bedroom Ceiling! (Here's how!)
Back in 2019, I wrote a post call Look Up, Ceilings Matter. It was filled with inspiration and thoughts on how I wanted to stop neglecting our ceilings and really start incorporating them into my design plans for our spaces. Since then, we've wallpapered ceilings and painted them and planked them and added beams. And just […]
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March 3, 2022
DIY
DIY Custom Layered Wainscoting
The wainscoting in the study is finished! When we do a project like this, we always like to bring it back to our DIY roots and share a tutorial! The fun thing about wainscoting is that there's really no wrong way to do it, and you can customize it however you'd like. We've done wainscoting […]
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January 27, 2022
DIY
How to: DIY Over-Grouted Stone Fireplace! (For Under $200!)
This post is sponsored by Lowe's. Our bedroom has undergone a lot of changes in the last six months, but I think our fireplace has gone through the most changes. We initially thought about tearing it out completely and re-doing it in a far simpler fashion, but against all odds--I'm attached to it. It's real […]
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January 30, 2020
Lifestyle
Photo Editing Tutorial: Photographing a Bright Space While Also Seeing Outside the Window
Today we have a very special tutorial by a special guest--this never happens! This tutorial was written by my amazingly talented sister, Andrea, who is a product stylist and commercial photographer living abroad in sunny Monterrey, Mexico for the past 10 years. She taught Digital Photography and Advanced Photoshop for five years at a private school before […]
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March 19, 2019
DIY
Building a Custom Standing Desk Using IKEA Cabinets
If you've been reading for the past few months, you're probably at least a little familiar with the standing desk we've been working on for our office. Well today we're gonna share how we did it, and it was actually pretty easy. Especially since IKEA did most of the hard stuff. You may be wondering […]
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November 21, 2016
DIY
How To Make An Outdated Fireplace Insert Look Like A Million Bucks
We haven't had a playroom update in some time, but we've made some real progress down there recently. We tore up all the carpet, painted the walls two different colors (I'll share that soon, but there's a peek on Instagram!), bought all the material for our built-ins and over the holiday, we revamped the fireplace. […]
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February 16, 2016
