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Painting The Stairwell + Plans

December 11, 2014 - 18 Comments

Even when we painted the great room the first time around, we never painted the stairwell for some reason. Well, actually, the reason is probably that it required major ladder acrobatics and I’m not too keen on heights. I guess …

Decor

Quick Tip: Remove Your Jackets!

December 10, 2014 - 18 Comments

File this under: Something you could do right now that would instantly update your shelves. I was reloading the shelves in the reading room after Halloween–truthfully, Thanksgiving day–and it was all looking so busy. I didn’t have the energy or …

DIY

New Knobs + A Tip for Always Finding the Best Price

December 9, 2014 - 29 Comments

The new hardware for our doors arrived over the weekend and so this little makeover chapter has come to a close. A beautiful, fresh close. Here’s a reminder of how our doors were looking before we dove into spraying them …

Decor

Video Tour! | Winter 2014

December 5, 2014 - 15 Comments

Hey, we have a video tour for you today! In the past month we have been asked to do a tour several times (welcome to all of our new readers!) and I finally had a few minutes with the house …

Decor, Inspiration

Pantone’s Color of the year, Marsala, for your Interior: I’m a Fan.

December 4, 2014 - 31 Comments

Pantone announced their color of the year for 2015 and a whole bunch of house-fanatics lost it. “I would never use this color in my home.” “The 90s want their color back.” You get the idea. It is a departure …

Recipes

Meatballs, Sauce, and a Little Something Called the Meatball Hoagie

December 4, 2014 - 9 Comments

Jules shared a pic on Instagram of some meatball hoagies I made a couple weeks ago. At least two of you requested the recipe, so… I’m gonna share it… Pardon the crappy pics, I wasn’t planning on posting about this …

DIY, Tools

Our Might-As-Well-Be-New Doors

December 3, 2014 - 25 Comments

We don’t want to start any huge projects before Christmas because we’ll be hosting a bunch of gatherings in the next few weeks and the last thing we want is our guests to be walking into a construction zone. They …

DIY, Tools

PSA: Instantly Fix Your Burnt Out Christmas Lights

December 2, 2014 - 14 Comments

We put up our Christmas tree over the weekend, which isn’t really news. I think most people did, right? It’s not really even “blog worthy.” We used silver and gold bulbs we had sprinkled with sentimental ornaments we’ve collected over …

pets

A Gift Guide for the Dogs

December 1, 2014 - 0 Comments

Dogs are simple, really. They love to be walked and fed and if your dog is anything like our Charly, they like to sleep and snore like a freight train all day long, too. But here’s a few ideas that …

Food

A Gift Guide For Someone Who Wants to Be a Great Cook

December 1, 2014 - 9 Comments

Last year I created a gift guide for foodies. Since then, I’ve realized it’s kinda silly to make a gift guide for “Foodies.” Why? Because there are dozens of types of Foodies, each being interested in a different type of …

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