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2 Years of Making Our Modern Cottage

April 13, 2021 - 12 Comments

At the beginning of every year, we make a list of all the projects we plan to tackle that year, and in 2020 (even though we had only been in our house for about 6 months) we made a pretty …

DIY

Our Loloi Rugs are Restocked!!!

April 12, 2021 - 8 Comments

When we launched our rug line with Loloi in November, we were all blown away by how fast you all sold them out–everywhere!! So I’m really happy to announce there’s a huge restock available now right here! Jules is restocked in …

DIY

Casual Friday: What we’re doing on our new house before moving in, fav sunnies under $25, the playroom, backyard inspo and more!

April 9, 2021 - 11 Comments

See all the playroom sources here. Chris and I are flying to Raleigh as you read this (well, if you’re reading this on Friday morning-afternoon)! We close on our new house in May and we are meeting with a contractor …

Projects

Before and after and in between: The Entry has been through it all! And is finished!!

April 7, 2021 - 20 Comments

The entry is the one space in our home that has been under a constant renovation ever since we moved in. From updating the floors to the banister. The upstairs looks dramatically different thanks to a wall (that’s our …

Design

All The Paint Colors in Our House (and why paint colors you see online might look different in person!)

April 6, 2021 - 25 Comments

Have you ever spotted a paint color you love online and tried it in person and it doesn’t look the same? There are so many reasons this could happen. We get asked several hundred times a day “What paint color is that?!,” …

DIY

Well, we finally finished the Fauxdenza in the Dining Room!

April 5, 2021 - 14 Comments

An entire year ago, we hung a “fauxdenza” in the dining room as part of a video project for GM that actually never ended up seeing the light of day because Covid hit. We hung our first floating credenza (“fauxdenza”) …

Our Life, Projects

Casual Friday: Best of March

April 2, 2021 - 8 Comments

March was the busiest month of life and work, I think ever? We made some major decisions and announcements about moving across the country and then all the subsequent projects that came with that. The funny thing is, dozens of …

Art, DIY

New DIY Art for the Living Room!!

April 1, 2021 - 36 Comments

Sources I loved the framed trees on the mantle in the living room, but for the sake of simplifying in preparation to sell, I thought one large canvas would be better to really show off the scale of the fireplace. …

DIY, Projects

Before and After: Our Small changes, Big Impact Laundry Room Redo

March 31, 2021 - 34 Comments

When we decided that we were going to move, there were many spaces that weren’t “done” in our house and we accepted they wouldn’t be under our watch (we’re definitely not moving for “content”). But most of the spaces in …

Decor

Essential Decor: 6 reasons you can never have too many BENCHES!

March 30, 2021 - 5 Comments

Sources We did a furniture reconfiguring in the entry now that the entry side is all finished (doors still need painted and we’re missing a few baseboards in the office), and some people were very concerned that we got rid …

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