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The New Dining Room’s Floor: Inspiration and Samples (I can’t decide!)

September 17, 2019 - 194 Comments

Demo is coming to a close and it’s almost time to start rebuilding our new entertaining dining room, among other things. I’m cautiously optimistic that putting it all together is going to be faster because 1. we’ll have a larger …

DIY, Projects

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

August 21, 2019 - 7 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 - 32 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 - 38 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 - 344 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, Projects

The MAJOR changes underway in the REST of our Home + Progress and Renderings!

August 7, 2019 - 82 Comments

If you’re following along on Instagram, then you’re up to speed on our progress in the kitchen. If not, be sure to check out our stories and follow along – the short version is we have 1 week to turn …

Inspiration, Projects

Colors We’re Considering for Our Phase 1 Kitchen Cabinets Makeover!

July 29, 2019 - 169 Comments

Next year sometime, we’d love to do a full kitchen remodel. We’re taking notes as to what isn’t working for us, but so far the main things are the interior of the cabinetry is too small, the oven behind the …

Decor, Projects

Our Screen Free Summer

July 27, 2019 - 27 Comments

This post is sponsored by Pottery Barn’s Sustainable Collections When school got out at the end of May, we decided we were going to do a screen free summer for the girls. No iPads, TV, stealing our phone to watch …

Projects

The Fullmer Kitchen Reveal, Sources & all the Before and Afters!

July 8, 2019 - 115 Comments

The Fullmer’s kitchen is d-o-n-e and I can’t wait to share all of the photos today! We’ve been sharing progress as we go, so in case you missed it, here are the past posts about… All the before photos and …

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