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How to Build a Simple, Built-in, Sturdy Shelf For Your Kitchen (or anywhere, really)

August 21, 2019 - 4 Comments

We encourage all DIYers to know their own limits when they take on projects. This tutorial uses power tools that could cause serious harm if operated incorrectly, so please be safe, be smart, and hire a professional if needed. After …

Decor, Projects

300K! And We’re Giving Away A Room!

August 20, 2019 - 21 Comments

Over the weekend, we hit 300,000 followers on Instagram! I remember, in fall of 2015, hitting 10,000 followers. We celebrated that — and every milestone since. But 300,000 is a number that’s nearly unfathomable to us, and we couldn’t …

Our Life, Projects

Last Chance to Enroll in the Good Influence(r)™ Working With Brands Course for Fall 2019

August 19, 2019 - 1 Comment

A few years ago, Chris and I started noticing a surge of influencers in every niche. And we also started seeing an uptick in the amount of requests from brands we were getting. We worked through them, started setting guidelines …

Inspiration, Projects

Greta’s new bed(s) are here and the start of my design process

August 19, 2019 - 36 Comments

Behind the scenes, we have been playing musical beds ’round here. First Greta’s room had a king sized bed and Faye’s had a queen and the guest room (in the basement) had a queen. Then Chris’s brother’s family came to stay …

DIY, Projects

Our Modern Cottage Kitchen Makeover (on the cheap!)

August 16, 2019 - 337 Comments

2 weeks ago, we started a phase 1 kitchen renovation. Our goal was simple–to spend only $1000 to bring our kitchen to a place that we could live with for a year or so until we had more time to …

DIY

Should I Just Paint My Window Trim Really Quickly?

August 15, 2019 - 76 Comments

Famous last words. We were going to share after photos of the kitchen today, but the china cabinet we ordered arrived afternoon yesterday and we lost our ideal lighting before I could finish the other task I decided to start–painting …

DIY

Starting a Room with Art (& A few Favorite Pairings)

August 14, 2019 - 13 Comments

This post is sponsored by Artfully Walls. The task of designing, renovating, and DIYing a whole house can be daunting. Even when I’ve tried to narrow it down to one room, it’s been hard to pull the trigger on the …

DIY

HOW TO PAINT YOUR CABINETS IN A WEEKEND (WITHOUT SANDING THEM)

August 13, 2019 - 207 Comments

This post is sponsored by Lowe’s Our week-long phase 1 kitchen refresh is all but done now. The most dramatic change besides rearranging the cabinets (did you even know you could do that?) was painting the cabinets this past weekend. …

Decor

Progress in Our Bedroom + Wayfair’s 48 Hour Blowout Sale!

August 10, 2019 - 3 Comments

This post is in partnership with Wayfair I’m sorry I’ve been a little absent on the blog this week. We’ve been busy trying to wrap up our kitchen for a big Thanksgiving shoot next week and I’ve been mostly sharing …

DIY

Black Stain: yes, please!

August 8, 2019 - 21 Comments

This post is sponsored by Minwax. Note: For those that are following our renovation closely, know that this was written and scheduled before we started demo…and even painted. Wow! Maybe you remember and are hearing this for the 25th time …

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