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Something this blog is not–instant before and afters.  I like to take you a long for the complete ride.  Although the “after” pictures are definitely the most exciting, there’s too much work that happens along the way and too many changes and decisions, I think it would be a complete injustice to not share with […]

This week has been all about sprucing up our front entry.  This front entry: While we are not quite ready to do a grand reveal (the door needs to dry before we hang it), there are a few other things that we changed that deserve some attention.  Like our new house numbers.  Those bright gold […]

Have you ever read the book, If you give a mouse a cookie? There’s a little mouse that is given a cookie.  As a result of eating a cookie, he wants a glass of milk and then a straw and a napkin and before you know it he is trimming his hair and mopping the floors […]

That’s how I describe Pinterest.  Everything I love–organized.  I told my sisters over Easter that it has changed my life and they all kinda chuckled and made fun of me a little, and now they are hooked, too.  So, if you haven’t jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon, I urge you to do so.  I would […]

Update: This post is not a true representation of what our home looks like, but merely what it looked like the day this was posted.  For an accurate view of our case–check out the House Tour page.   I finally got around to our “House Tour” tab.  Here you can find the full grand tour complete […]

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