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This certainly isn’t our first time having pocket doors installed, and it won’t be our last because they solve so many design problems! After pivoting from our initial plans to source some antique French doors to lead into the study, we realized we could add just as much charm with pocket doors. And it turns […]

In true renovation spirit, things in the study have gotten a bit worse before getting better. But all the pieces are getting put back together, and we’re in the home stretch! To catch you up, we’re in the process of narrowing the opening into the study, adding pocket doors, and building shelves and cabinets on […]

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Patching peel & stick floor tiles - Chris Loves Julia

Good news, our Bonneville Peel & Stick Floor Tiles are restocked! It’s been almost ten months since the first launch broke their website and sold out within minutes, and they’ve done a few small restocks between then and now, but we’re hoping they’ll last longer this go-around! We had a couple of boxes left from […]

The time has come to share our annual list of home projects we plan to do in 2023. Along with setting family goals, personal goals, and financial goals, Chris and I take the time to get on the same page regarding all the things we’d like to accomplish in the home! In 2022 we took […]

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This is something we’ve never ever done before and something we didn’t even plan to do! But as we were talking through our hopes and dreams for the bunk room, Chris brought up removing the staircase entirely, and suddenly everything clicked! Pendants The entrance into the bunk room/play room is through a breezeway from the […]

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