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New Carpet in Greta’s Room–At last!!!

December 16, 2019 - 42 Comments

When we moved in, Greta’s room had the most dizzying carpet in a bold color–RED. We all struggled with it, including Greta and she was anxious to get new flooring in her room. We decided to keep carpet in the …

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The First Annual HOMEBODY AWARDS–Call For Nominations!

December 13, 2019 - 7 Comments

We’re not the only ones that have had a busy year with home projects and this year, for the first time!, we thought it would be fun to recognize outstanding people sharing their extraordinary projects online in the first annual …

Art, Decor, Design, For Every Budget, inspiration, Inspiration, Shopping, shopping guide

Original Art Under $500, $250, and $100

December 12, 2019 - 84 Comments

I’m an art lover, and I’ve often said that hanging art in your home will give it more character and personality than just about anything else. And while I’m a print-lover, through and through, today I’m making a case for …

Inspiration

The Top Staircase Railing Inspiration Photos We’re Using to Design Ours.

December 9, 2019 - 80 Comments

Our staircase railing was not on our list of projects to tackle right now but because we’re doing our floors, which involve the wood on our staircases, we also need to address the railings and fast. Because once they take …

Design

A Few of My Favorite Things 2019

December 6, 2019 - 11 Comments

There was a good portion of this year where I couldn’t light a candle due to a little bit of PTSD from the cabin fire in February. Not that a candle caused the fire, just that I was so worried …

DIY, Projects

Our Secret to Working through Loud Construction Noise for 5 Months and Counting

December 5, 2019 - 14 Comments

This post is sponsored by 3M™ WorkTunes™ Connect Hearing Protector We shared some office progress a couple weeks ago, but every day, we work on it a little more. Hang lights! Hang a picture. Hang a TV. Load up the storage. …

Projects

Answering all of your burning questions about our Renovation.

December 3, 2019 - 51 Comments

What was the total cost? Can we see real numbers? How close have you stayed within budget? I can’t share the total cost, because we aren’t finished yet. But I’m happy to share a few insights around this subject. Before you …

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We’re Moving Out Today

December 2, 2019 - 19 Comments

Our family is moving into a hotel for a couple weeks starting today. (Willow is coming, too!) We looked at Airbnbs, month to month rentals and a hotel that allows pets seemed to be the biggest bang for our buck …

Design

A Big Dining Room Update!

November 25, 2019 - 174 Comments

Our new large dining room is completely boarded up and dark, so I don’t have a lot of photos of the actual space right now, but the insulation is scheduled to be sprayed this Friday, which means the electrical WILL …

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Casual Friday: Selling the Cabin plot & More

November 22, 2019 - 26 Comments

This week, 9 months after the fire at our cabin, the plot finished getting cleared of all the debris. The investigation took MONTHS and in the end they declared the cause undetermined, which was heart-wrenching. It’s a weird thing being …

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