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Our Pendleton Covered Buck has Arrived (& Big Changes We’re making to the Interior of the A-frame)

December 5, 2018 - 127 Comments

A couple weeks ago, our custom deer from Faraway Lovely arrived and last week we hung in on the main fireplace at the cabin. The pictures don’t do it justice (the renovation debris doesn’t help), but I couldn’t keep it …

DIY, Projects

The Cabin Kitchen Plans & Mood Board

November 20, 2018 - 50 Comments

This post has been a long time in the making and a long time coming and for me, at least, it was worth the wait and the patience for that–this is it–feeling. With every project we tackle, I start with what …

Decor, Projects

New Carpet in the Cabin Loft!

November 19, 2018 - 22 Comments

This post is sponsored by Lowe’s. Friday, Chris and I spent the day up at the cabin working on the kitchen and the loft. It was the first time in months that we were there working with no contractors present. It …

Projects

The Finished Fireplaces at the Cabin

November 13, 2018 - 14 Comments

Both of the fireplaces at the cabin are finished and we’re one step closer to being able to start furnishing this cabin of ours. Last week, in addition to celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary, we celebrated 1 year of …

Projects

Is The Water in Your Home Healthy?

November 12, 2018 - 12 Comments

This post is sponsored by A.O. Smith water treatment systems, available at Lowe’s. Toward the end of our master bathroom renovation, we made the mistake of turning our shower on for a brief second to test it as soon as …

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Our Freshly Painted Black A-Frame

October 31, 2018 - 24 Comments

Painting our A-frame black was one of the best decisions ever! Even though I pinned 50 black houses and cabins, when it came time to pull the trigger, I was still so nervous–but as soon as they started, it was …

Projects

A Front Yard Facelift and a New Parking Pad

October 24, 2018 - 22 Comments

First things first, exterior improvements take tiiimmmeeee and money. Holy Moly. While the majority of our blog chronicles our interior renovations, every year we tackle a little more of our exterior and we’re finally at a place where I imagined …

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The Wood Floors at our Cabin

October 10, 2018 - 38 Comments

This week, our contractors finished installing the new wood floors on the main level of our cabin and it CHANGED EVERYTHING. We really debated and mulled over flooring options before landing on these. We wanted something rustic (because, hey, it’s …

DIY, Projects

16 High-Impact DIY Projects Under $100 from our Archives

October 8, 2018 - 5 Comments

We’ve done thousands of DIY projects over the near decade we’ve been blogging. But some of our most favorite ones fall in the quick, cheap and easy. Here are 16 of our favorite easy, but high-impact DIY project that won’t …

Projects

Painting The Doors at the Cabin + A big Sneak Peek at the new BLACK Exterior

October 2, 2018 - 21 Comments

This post is sponsored by HANDy Paint Over the last week, the exterior of our cabin has been getting a new, slick black paint job. We hired out that part of the painting to avoid getting up on the nearly …

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