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From Dated to Modern: A Budget-Friendly Exterior Entry Makeover

October 25, 2018 - 106 Comments

This post is sponsored by Zabitat. Our friends were struggling with the exterior entry to their house. They weren’t crazy about painting the brick (this is actually his childhood home), but they are also young and hip and they were …

Projects

A Front Yard Facelift and a New Parking Pad

October 24, 2018 - 22 Comments

First things first, exterior improvements take tiiimmmeeee and money. Holy Moly. While the majority of our blog chronicles our interior renovations, every year we tackle a little more of our exterior and we’re finally at a place where I imagined …

Design

First Look at our Cabinet Line with Semihandmade! (Plus, Which one We’ll Be Using in our Cabin Kitchen)

October 22, 2018 - 52 Comments

Today is a very exciting day for us. I briefly mentioned back in this post about all the major finishes in the cabin, that we had been working on our own cabinet line with Semihandmade for over a year now. …

Recipes

Chris Cooks: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (Dairy-Free)

October 21, 2018 - 8 Comments

Everyone loves a warm bowl of butternut squash soup as the temperature drops. This version uses roasted vegetables to add a little more depth of flavor, and coconut milk to bring in some richness. 5 from 4 votes Print Dairy-Free …

DIY

Affordable & Easy to Install Garage Organization Options

October 18, 2018 - 39 Comments

This post is part of a paid partnership with Lowe’s. Over the past year we have swapped out our garage doors, garage door openers, and put an epoxy coat on the floor. The saga finally came to a close this …

Design

The One Surprising Thing We Would Change about our Bathroom

October 16, 2018 - 69 Comments

We’ve been using our newly remodeled master bathroom for 5 months now and it still feels like a dream. Almost every day, either Chris or I comment on how wonderful, beautiful, functional or worth it it was. All the painstaking planning really …

DIY

Chris Cooks: Classic Marinara Sauce

October 14, 2018 - 10 Comments

I always have a few cups of this sauce in my freezer, because it can be used for dozens of quick, delicious dishes. And when you make the sauce yourself, you get to control the salt and sugar content, which …

cleaning

A Task a Day to Get Your House Completely Holiday Ready by Thanksgiving

October 13, 2018 - 18 Comments

This post is sponsored by eBay Why isn’t Fall cleaning more of a thing? There’s so much emphasis around Spring Cleaning, but for me, the urgency, appreciation and desire for a deep cleaned house comes stronger in the fall. With …

Decor, Our Life

Casual Friday

October 12, 2018 - 5 Comments

Projects

The Wood Floors at our Cabin

October 10, 2018 - 38 Comments

This week, our contractors finished installing the new wood floors on the main level of our cabin and it CHANGED EVERYTHING. We really debated and mulled over flooring options before landing on these. We wanted something rustic (because, hey, it’s …

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