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February 13, 2013 - 17 Comments

Today is Greta’s birthday! We had a hard, hard day yesterday (if you follow us on Facebook, you know all about the paint catastrophe), but today we are celebrating, and maybe tomorrow I’ll work on removing more evidence of pink …

Decor

Happy Habitat Eco-Throw Giveaway!

February 12, 2013 - 577 Comments

**Giveaway is now closed. Congrats to our winner, Whitney, who said, “Beautiful throws! My favorite would have to be the Coral & Cerulean Trellis throw. We are working on our basement “man cave” and I’m pretty sure it needs that …

Decor

A Good Throw’s Job

February 11, 2013 - 26 Comments

This weekend, Greta’s room got another dose of whimsey: You can see from Greta’s original mood board below, we were planning on adding a bold pink throw with pom poms to the bottom of her bed. But, when the pelmet …

Our Life

Ten things You probably don’t know about us.

February 8, 2013 - 22 Comments

I know it’s strictly DIY around here 95% of the time, but since it is Friday–we’re letting loose. I have been tagged no less than 12 times on Instagram to share 5 interesting things about myself, but Chris and I …

DIY

Answering: Which Gold Spray Paint Is Best?

February 7, 2013 - 127 Comments

The age old question. Am I right? Or am I right, or am I right? Right? Right? Right? This week I did some experimenting with four different gold spray paint brands I had in my possession–so we could educate ourselves and …

DIY

Be Fun–Add Pom Pom Trim to Curtains.

February 6, 2013 - 26 Comments

A few weeks ago, when we hung a few sets of Ikea curtains in Greta’s room, I knew we’d be revisiting them in an effort to make them more special/quirky/fun. I casually looked for pom-pom trim (because, really it is …

Art

Greta’s Art Wall!

February 5, 2013 - 28 Comments

When I first started browsing art for Greta’s room, two prints became my springboard. This shiny, gold letterpress print from Sugar Paper (That whole site is…gorg. I’m crushing on everything they have.) that carries a message I wanted our girl to …

Mood Boards

The Kitchen Pliz-ans.

February 4, 2013 - 28 Comments

Ah, the kitchen. We have been thinking about it ever since we moved in nearly two years ago, when it looked like this: We did a few, very simple, cheap and even temporary updates to get us where we are …

Our Life

Big News All Around

February 1, 2013 - 14 Comments

Bye-bye, January! Get. We are welcoming February with open arms and lots and lots of plans and news!!! Before yesterday our plans for this month and this year, really, were up in the air. Chris accepted a new, wonderful job …

Art

5 Tips To Help your Child Create their Best Painting Ever.

January 30, 2013 - 9 Comments

One of Greta’s favorite things to do is paint (I’m so proud), so we spend a lot of time in the studio together. Greta is currently working on a painting for her own room and I thought it would be …

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