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Our Go-To (Tried and True!) Paint Supplies

April 3, 2015 - 15 Comments

I have been meaning to put together this post for awhile, so when a reader on our last post reminded me how much I have been painting lately, I thought it’s time. So, here it is! The great guide to …

DIY

Studio Green, No, Pine Grove Green in the Reading Room. Yeah.

March 30, 2015 - 22 Comments

The reading room-turned-music room has been on our minds for a while now. It was the second room we worked on in this house (after the half bath) and it has kind of always been special to us. Greta and …

Art

Color for the Colorblind

March 27, 2015 - 15 Comments

This week I have been repainting the reading room–so many things to talk about there early next week–when this video from our friends at Valspar landed in my inbox. It couldn’t have come at a better time. Valspar is on …

Decor

My Hunt for the Perfect Persian Rug

March 26, 2015 - 18 Comments

When searching for the perfect rug for the laundry room, I went through hundreds of options and tried to take my time to find one I thought would be perfect for the space–and then ended up with two at my …

Projects

Turning A Homework Room into A Sweet Retreat

March 23, 2015 - 8 Comments

During the month of March, our long-time partner, Ace Hardware is helping consumers discover a new love for color through a month-long interactive paint experience called 31 Days of Color. Every day unveils a new “Color of the Day” selected …

Ask Julia, Design

A Paint Color Match to Ikea Bodbyn Off-White Cabinet!

March 20, 2015 - 47 Comments

Update: See the finished laundry room, with the Ikea cabinets in place right here! Oh Ikea, just when we had you all figured out, you go and change everything! The previous AKRUM line of cabinets, bloggers everywhere had pretty much …

Design, Inspiration, Mood Boards

All The Laundry Room Plans

March 18, 2015 - 10 Comments

Since you’ll be able to see the laundry room/mudroom through the sliding door (that is mostly left open) in the kitchen/dining room, we really wanted the two spaces to complement each other well. Here’s a before and after floor plan …

Decor, Our Life

Greta Turns 5 + The Best Looking Compact Fish Tank

March 16, 2015 - 6 Comments

A whole month has passed since Greta turned a whopping 5 years old. (How did that happen!?) She woke up on her birthday and ran to the mirror in the entry and stared at herself. After a few moments, she …

Projects

Our Fully Dressed (New) Windows + $100 West Elm Giveaway

March 11, 2015 - 57 Comments

Since our very first walk through of this house we are slowly making home, “There should be a big window to the left there” we said. It’s the kind of comment that perked our realtor’s ears up. He knew we …

Design

Leather Chairs for Every Budget + A new one in the Living Room!

March 10, 2015 - 26 Comments

A few months after we finished the reading room, we inherited a very beautiful piano passed down from Chris’s great grandmother. So the reading room went from this: To this: And it’s been like that ever since, while our cream …

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