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Tilemageddon and the Point of No Return

March 11, 2014 - 13 Comments

Right now we’re in the “what were we thinking?!” phase with this project. We just started week 4 of what we’re calling “tilemageddon” and we haven’t even started laying tile yet. We finished up laying a second subfloor of OSB …

Art

Painting of the Week | 07 Moody

March 7, 2014 - 6 Comments

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, these pregnancy hormones have me swinging from mood to mood with hardly any notice. It seems like I experience absolute joy, anger, frustration, heart-breaking sadness, peace–everything–every day! Since my paintings are inspired by my …

Our Life

Pregnancy Update: 34 weeks

March 6, 2014 - 11 Comments

The last time I gave a pregnancy update on the blog was when I was a mere 16 weeks. Still puking daily. Still wearing all of my pre-pregnancy clothes. Sigh. It feels like so long ago. While this pregnancy has definitely …

DIY

A Glider and a Revamped Ottoman

March 5, 2014 - 22 Comments

Last week our glider for the nursery arrived! I shared several I was deciding between here and ended up going with one I didn’t list–the Graham glider from West Elm. I almost went with the Sweep Swivel chair that I …

Tools

Our Latest Indispensable Find + $100 Ace Giveaway

March 4, 2014 - 7 Comments

Chris and I have always been very selective about the sponsors and partners we work with. Our main goal of our blog is to document our home renovation and to share a little peek into our lives occasionally. We look …

DIY

A Sneak Peek at the Floors

February 28, 2014 - 21 Comments

It’s been a really hectic week over here. I thought I could get a painting in, but I am glad I didn’t push it. I haven’t been feeling the best (pregnancy-wise) and Greta, Charly and I were stuck in the …

DIY, Inspiration

Upgrading the Boob Light

February 27, 2014 - 24 Comments

Our home has standard height ceilings. We have looked into having the great room vaulted, but at a staggering cost of no less than $30K due to the way our roof is supported, our 8′ ceilings are suddenly looking a-okay. But …

DIY

Snowballing Projects

February 26, 2014 - 12 Comments

Last week, in this comments portion of this post, reader Jacqueline wrote: In a similar vein to your post about painting the ceiling, do you think now would be the time to paint the cabinets too (if you’re planning on …

DIY

Why Particle Board Subfloors Are Bad

February 24, 2014 - 34 Comments

Let me first preface this post by saying, DIYers sometimes get a bad rap. But honestly, sometimes we earn it. We cut corners, we find shortcuts, we think to ourselves “Oh this is good enough. You aren’t going to see this or …

Art

Painting of the Week | 06 Swept Away

February 21, 2014 - 9 Comments

Despite the dusty conditions surrounding me, I managed to lock myself in a room (keep Greta busy) and painted until I was swept away to another place. I almost took a break this week, because things are so crazy right …

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