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Casual Friday: The Best of July & Buyers’ Remorse

July 31, 2020 - 46 Comments

July was filled with highs and lows. It was the month that really felt like summer filled with eating outside and swimming and soaking in family time. But it was also the month our emotions got the best of us. To be …

DIY, Projects

Our Almost-Black Painted Playset!

July 30, 2020 - 30 Comments

This week, we worked on a 3-day playset refresh in our backyard and we’re all so excited with how it turned out. Our girls are always playing on this playset that was left here (and possibly built by) the previous owners. We …

Inspiration, Projects

Casual Friday: Our Demo’d Bathroom!!!, Cottage Inspo, Exterior Paint Colors & More!

July 24, 2020 - 25 Comments

Demo on our bathroom happened this week and it was so shocking to see the space after it was completely cleared. I actually gasped. It seems to have grown 10x! My sister was so sure there must have been a wall cheated …

Design, DIY, Projects

Our Closet Reveal: From Thin Air to Dressing Room (The Ultimate IKEA PAX Hack!)

July 16, 2020 - 104 Comments

Pinch me. This is our closet now. And although this is a before photo, below, it’s not really THE before photo, because this room didn’t exist before! We added a ceiling/floor to a two story space and made it our …

Our Life, Projects

We’re Back! A Big Life & Renovation Update!

July 13, 2020 - 47 Comments

There are ups and downs to every job, but I’ve always said one of the biggest downsides to this job–sharing our home online every day–is that the Internet never sleeps. It doesn’t sleep when the baby sleeps or through illnesses …

Our Life, Projects

We’re Selling Our Land

June 15, 2020 - 5 Comments

We’ve been back and forth on this, selling the land the cabin was on. It’s a stunning acre overlooking the Palisades on the Idaho/Wyoming border. Initially it felt like the only thing TO DO was to rebuild the cabin after …

Custom Drawer Fronts for IKEA PAX Closet Drawers

DIY, Projects

Adding Custom Fronts to the IKEA PAX Closet System Drawers

June 8, 2020 - 57 Comments

A couple weeks ago we shared how our closet looked after painting everything. In case you need a reminder: Yes, those are IKEA PAX closets. We built bases for them to raise them up the height of our baseboards; filled the …

Design, Projects

Studio McGee’s Design Plan for our Exterior!

May 26, 2020 - 206 Comments

The day has come. About a month ago, we announced that we had hired a designer for the first time–specifically STUDIO MCGEE (!!!!) to design our exterior. Below you can see our exterior as it looked when we first purchased …

Design, Exterior, Projects

Our New Backyard Firepit!

May 22, 2020 - 24 Comments

This post is sponsored by Walmart Outside of the double dining room doors (those have existed from the beginning), we now have a gorgeous gas firepit area. It’s something we dreamed up and designed last year, sketched out and recently …

Inspiration, Projects

The Two Master Bathroom Layouts We’re Trying to decide between

May 13, 2020 - 523 Comments

We were originally going to start our master bathroom renovation April 1st, but that was postponed due to Covid-19. Idaho is entering phase 2 of re-opening this Saturday and we’re hoping by June we’ll be ready to start on our …

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