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We’re Selling Our Land

June 15, 2020 - 5 Comments

We’ve been back and forth on this, selling the land the cabin was on. It’s a stunning acre overlooking the Palisades on the Idaho/Wyoming border. Initially it felt like the only thing TO DO was to rebuild the cabin after …

DIY

Casual Friday: Selling the Cabin plot & More

November 22, 2019 - 27 Comments

This week, 9 months after the fire at our cabin, the plot finished getting cleared of all the debris. The investigation took MONTHS and in the end they declared the cause undetermined, which was heart-wrenching. It’s a weird thing being …

Our Life

Would We Have Moved If the Cabin DIDN’T Burn Down?

June 10, 2019 - 30 Comments

We’re halfway through the year and normally we would be chugging along on our projects we laid out to accomplish at the beginning of every year. You can read 2019’s project list that we wrote three weeks into January right …

DIY

The Loft Bathroom: The Last Project We Finished At the Cabin

March 4, 2019 - 33 Comments

This project was part of an ongoing paid partnership with Lowe’s. Our last weekend at the cabin, we worked on the loft bathroom. Of course, if we would have known it was our last, we wouldn’t have. We would have gone …

Decor, DIY

Painting the Inside of Exterior Doors Black is Practically Magic & Our New Living Room Rug at the Cabin!

February 7, 2019 - 78 Comments

When the painters were painting the interior of the cabin, they asked if they should just paint the doors white orrrr? And I said not to worry about the doors or sidelights or accompanying trim because I’ll paint them black …

Art, Decor

The Plans for The Lake Room at the A-frame

February 6, 2019 - 16 Comments

This post is sponsored by Artfully Walls Our a-frame has undergone a lot of big changes over the last few months but perhaps the one we’re most excited about is the addition of an entire bedroom/bathroom downstairs. Not only can …

Projects

The Craziest 6 Days leading up to Hosting our First time at the Cabin

January 9, 2019 - 13 Comments

6 days before hosting over Christmas, the painting finished. Then countertops went in. I had my mom and sister spend the day up there one day just deep cleaning and then two days before we hosted family for …

Decor

18 Amazing Budget-Friendly Beds (and the Ones we Bought for the Cabin!)

December 10, 2018 - 15 Comments

Our cabin has three levels, the main level, basement and loft. The bedrooms were spread out, one to each level, but we have added one additional bedroom where there used to be a giant pool table (can’t wait to show …

Decor

Trundle Beds in the A-frame Loft!

November 29, 2018 - 35 Comments

This post is sponsored by Walmart. Our goal to spend Christmas at the cabin is inching closer and every passing day we’re making more progress on the spaces there. We’re not aiming for done-ness–more like safe, cozy, clean, livable. We …

Decor, Projects

New Carpet in the Cabin Loft!

November 19, 2018 - 22 Comments

This post is sponsored by Lowe’s. Friday, Chris and I spent the day up at the cabin working on the kitchen and the loft. It was the first time in months that we were there working with no contractors present. It …

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