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before and after

One-Day, $300 Fireplace Makeover

October 30, 2018 - 41 Comments

This project is sponsored by @Love_The_Room and Lowe’s. Yesterday, Chris and I tackled another quick, easy and inexpensive before and after project at our friends’ home! The fireplace in their living room, the focal point!, needed some oomph. Here’s the …

DIY

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 …

DIY

5 years of our Living Room

August 29, 2018 - 26 Comments

We are celebrating 5 years of living in and renovating and loving our home. It’s hard to believe it’s been 5 years, but then I think about all the milestones we’ve hit while living here (we brought home 2 babies!) …

Projects

The Reveal: Our Master Bathroom is Finished!

July 25, 2018 - 94 Comments

We’ve been dreaming of this day since we moved into our home 5 years ago. Our bathroom was the very last project we completed and it feels amazing to be done! While we have been anxiously waiting and saving to …

DIY, Projects

A Backyard Makeover in a Weekend

June 14, 2018 - 72 Comments

Thank you to Troy-Bilt for sponsoring this backyard makeover, and providing us with a Hedge Trimmer, along with all the attachments you can imagine, to complete this project. If you follow us on Instagram, you probably already know about the …

DIY, Projects

The Finished Reading Nook at the A-Frame! – FrogTape® Paintover Challenge™ Reveal

May 21, 2018 - 55 Comments

This project is in partnership with FrogTape®. They allowed us to choose a small space to makeover and provided us with painting supplies and $1000 to execute our vision. Vote for your favorite here. We’re so excited to share the …

DIY, Projects

12 Projects We Knocked Out in 2017

December 29, 2017 - 17 Comments

1. The Guest Room. We finished our guest room first thing this year–and I love that we have been able to host so many guests this year. Whether for weeks at a time, or an overnight–it’s been nice to send …

DIY

What’s Our House Worth 4 Years Later?

October 24, 2017 - 71 Comments

We recently passed the 4 year mark of living in our home and we have renovated almost every space in our house (see all the before and afters in one place, here). This winter, we have plans to finally renovate the …

DIY

Vote in Domino’s Design Blog Awards!

October 19, 2017 - 2 Comments

Monday, we got word that we had not only been nominated for Best Home Renovation blog, but we were semi-finalists! Thanks to so many of you (who are you? we love you!) for nominating us for Domino’s Design Blog Awards. …

DIY, Projects

Before And After: The Girls’ Bathroom is finished!

September 21, 2017 - 125 Comments

The bathroom downstairs, mostly belonging to our girls (but overnight guests will use it, too!) is finally finished! when we first started in February, we never anticipated it taking this long, but here we are 7 months later having just …

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