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Pretty Couches and almost Not Couch-less

May 4, 2012 - 12 Comments

Thanks for excusing my absence yesterday. We have had a few set backs this week–all three members of our little family got the flu. When it came and went with Greta on Monday, we thought we escaped it. Oh no. …

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Painted Ceiling and Reader’s Choice: Which FLOR?!

May 2, 2012 - 18 Comments

Let me just take a moment to say, you readers are doing a fabulous job designing my studio. Painting a ceiling anything other than white was a first for us and we are thrilled that you all voted to see …

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When The Maroon Carpet Goes…

May 1, 2012 - 13 Comments

A lot of you have been wondering what in the world we are going to do with that maroon carpet in the studio. Yikes–us, too! We knew it needed to go and the grave was officially dug when we took …

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White Walls and Reader’s Choice: Ceiling Paint Color

April 30, 2012 - 14 Comments

After you readers decided you would like to see the studio painted with white walls and a colored ceiling (check out the poll in this post), we decided to take care of getting the walls painted a crisp white over …

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Reader’s Choice: From the Ceiling to Wall

April 26, 2012 - 24 Comments

This morning, before Chris’s alarm even went off, I nudged him awake and said, “Wouldn’t it be fun to get the readers involved in designing the studio?” Even half asleep, he seemed enthusiastic about the idea. It’s not that I …

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A Starting Point for the Second Nursery

April 25, 2012 - 14 Comments

This morning, after breakfast, I told Greta she was going to help me do one of her favorite things–clean up! We went upstairs and opened the door to that third upstairs bedroom that we haven’t touched or used (other than …

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Built In Billys Part 3

March 15, 2012 - 38 Comments

Hey-yo, all of this multi-colored trim is gone: Last night, we painted all of the trim we added to create one, seamless, built-in look: Ta-da!! It is just how we imagined it to look way back when we put together …

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Built-In Billys Part 2

March 14, 2012 - 18 Comments

When we left you after part 1 of our built-in Billy bookcase posts, this is how we were lookin’: Although, Monday, you got a sneak peak of the work we got done over the weekend when we revealed the new …

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Built-In Billys Part 1

March 6, 2012 - 7 Comments

A large part of this family room renovation is the wall of built-in bookcases that will flank either side of the sliding glass doors that lead out to the back patio. It’s our solution to our home’s pesky foundation that …

Mood Boards

The Family Room Mood Board

February 10, 2012 - 14 Comments

We received an especially helpful comment yesterday from one of our readers, Diane. She said in regards to our family room renovation plans: You’ve obviously thought a lot about how you want the room to work for you..but what about …

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