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Casual Friday: The Best of July & Buyers’ Remorse

July 31, 2020 - 46 Comments

July was filled with highs and lows. It was the month that really felt like summer filled with eating outside and swimming and soaking in family time. But it was also the month our emotions got the best of us. To be …

DIY, Projects

Our Almost-Black Painted Playset!

July 30, 2020 - 30 Comments

This week, we worked on a 3-day playset refresh in our backyard and we’re all so excited with how it turned out. Our girls are always playing on this playset that was left here (and possibly built by) the previous owners. We …

Decor, Inspiration

Are You Hanging Curtains Correctly?? (Plus, our favorite curtains and rods!)

July 29, 2020 - 28 Comments

My friend Marco Polo’d me from her new house earlier this week. She walked me through room by room showing me everything they have done and wanted to do. When she got to her daughters’ room, she stopped, “Look at …

Inspiration

12 Dark Exterior Paint Colors We’re Loving–In Action!

July 28, 2020 - 19 Comments

We’re very close to choosing an exterior paint color. We have gone from wanting something charcoal to deep black and back to charcoal again. We’re going to do a trial run of one of these colors today! But I couldn’t …

DIY

Painting the Guest Room Dark + My Paint Formula for Walls and Trim!

July 27, 2020 - 84 Comments

Last weekend, we painted the guest room a dark, inky charcoal–Farrow & Ball’s Downpipe (this time we had it color matched at Sherwin Williams in an eggshell finish). I wanted to go for something dark in a blueish tone so …

Inspiration, Projects

Casual Friday: Our Demo’d Bathroom!!!, Cottage Inspo, Exterior Paint Colors & More!

July 24, 2020 - 24 Comments

Demo on our bathroom happened this week and it was so shocking to see the space after it was completely cleared. I actually gasped. It seems to have grown 10x! My sister was so sure there must have been a wall cheated …

Decor, DIY

Essential Decor: Simple Frames With Large Mats & Leaning Art in the Music Room

July 23, 2020 - 4 Comments

Paint Color: Fading Twilight by Benjamin Moore, Rug, Lounge Chair, Acrylic Stool, Sconces, Pendant Light Art: Abstract Face, Portland, Charcoal House, Landscape – frame, Trees, Faces – frame We made a lot of headway in the music room this week and it’s been …

DIY

Video!! A Closet Walk through

July 22, 2020 - 13 Comments

“Open the drawers!!!” Okay, Okay, Okay!! Today, we’re bringing you along for a casual walk-through every drawer and cabinet and detail in our closet. See my “secret stash” and my one regret. Chris’s favorite shirt and see if you can …

Design, DIY

How Much Did the Closet Cost? A budget breakdown + Look For Less!

July 21, 2020 - 31 Comments

Occasionally, after finishing a big project like the Fullmer Kitchen or our bathroom renovation or the backyard–we share a budget breakdown. We get asked for them often and we get it, you’re curious what it costs to do projects like …

Design, Exterior

Our Exterior Siding Decisions that might Surprise you!

July 20, 2020 - 180 Comments

Last week we met with our contractors to decide once and for all what siding we were going for on our house and my goodness, there were a lot of decisions. The original design plan called for James Hardie Aspyre …

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