We’re back from the holiday whirlwind (we’ll share more about that later this week) but wanted to look back at our goals from last year to gauge how 2018 shaped up. At the beginning of every year, we share a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …