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January 10, 2013 - 10 Comments

2013 already feels different. There have been so many changes, yet Chris and I are both itching for some excitement. Greta isn’t napping anymore and really, my world–our world, has been turned upside down. I feel significantly more tired from …

Inspiration

Black and White and Sheer all over.

January 9, 2013 - 16 Comments

First things first. Greta’s cub print pelmet box had a little accident and we are still deciding what to make of the situation. So, until we get that figured out (more details before the week’s up!) forgive me for not …

Decor

Figuring Out This Fiddle Leaf.

January 8, 2013 - 32 Comments

Last August (mmm summertime), we got our hands on a second-hand bench that we cleaned up and stained and it became the hopeful home to four potted plants. Today, one remains–wah wahhhh– and we moved it to a new home …

DIY

A Warm Welcome to Silky Bamboo

January 7, 2013 - 14 Comments

This weekend, we finally FINALLY decided on a grasscloth for Greta’s room and got it ordered (woot!). We realized it was so tough deciding because we were trying to coordinate all of these natural, warm-toned grasscloths with gray paint. Which …

DIY

C is for Cookie. C+ is for LOTS of Cookies.

January 4, 2013 - 14 Comments

A year ago, we blogged about 10 projects that you could look forward to happening in 2012–and today we are here to report back and grade ourselves and laugh at what we thought we would get done, but also celebrate …

Our Life

Us. The Outtakes.

January 3, 2013 - 24 Comments

A big part of our blog redesign, that many of you already commented on, was getting a new photo taken of us for our sidebar and about us page. When I am reading a blog, I really like knowing whom …

Decor

The Bed (And Gold Dot Sheets) Has Landed.

January 2, 2013 - 41 Comments

We spent a portion of our new year’s day doing something we have been itching to cross off our list. Hint. Big hint: We moved Greta’s vintage twin bed from storage to her room and moved her crib-turned-toddler bed out. …

Our Life

A New Blog Look for 2013

January 1, 2013 - 21 Comments

We kicked off 2012 with a new blog look: And not that we want to make it an annual thing–we really, really don’t–but we just weren’t feeling all the pillows against the purple wall anymore–in our house or as our …

Art

Our Season’s Greetings. To You.

December 24, 2012 - 2 Comments

And now, this year’s Christmas card: While we wanted the front to be clear of any text to highlight the art (more on that in a minute), Chris wrote a little blurb for the back as a short kind-of-summary of …

DIY

A Pelmet And Her Cub (Or, The Pelmet is Done!!)

December 20, 2012 - 16 Comments

After we decided pelmets were for us, or at least Greta’s window, we got right to work and busted it out in forty minutes—and then it took me about an hour to upholster it, and two days to find time …

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