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Before and After: Faye’s Real Life Princess Room

January 7, 2021 - 93 Comments

This post is sponsored by Honey Faye’s room is done and we’re so excited to share a bunch of photos and a video with you today! I would say out of all the rooms in our home, we can feel …

DIY

The 24 Projects We Got Done in 2020!

December 21, 2020 - 17 Comments

At the beginning of the year, we laid out the projects we wanted to get done in 2020 and proclaimed we’d rather not be living through a renovation for 10 years (aka, we were putting the gas on this!). Some …

Decor, DIY

The Evolution of our Living Room!

November 23, 2020 - 19 Comments

We finally got our living room to a point where it feels cozy and comfortable and like us. It didn’t happen overnight. In fact, it took almost a year and a half so I thought it would be fun to share the …

Decor, Projects

Before and After: The Girls’ Office Reveal!

October 20, 2020 - 68 Comments

Over the last couple months, we’ve been working on the girls’ office/homework/art room and we’re excited to share some after photos with you today!! We get a lot of interesting comments when we say it’s the “kids’ office” because it’s …

Design, DIY, Projects

The Little Girls’ Bathroom Phase 1 Reveal!

October 6, 2020 - 29 Comments

We generally don’t do back to back reveals, but consider yourself spoiled, because TODAY we’re showing you the phase 1 makeover we did in the little girls’ bathroom!! (If you missed yesterday’s playroom reveal, check it out here.) Last week, …

DIY, Projects

The Playroom is Finished!

October 5, 2020 - 46 Comments

We have a lot of large projects going on that are kind of out of our control as we’re depending on contractor’s timelines. But! We also have a LOT of small projects in the works that we started and have …

DIY

Before & After: The Pugmire Living Room with Article!

August 24, 2020 - 18 Comments

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DIY

Painting the Guest Room Dark + My Paint Formula for Walls and Trim!

July 27, 2020 - 111 Comments

Last weekend, we painted the guest room a dark, inky charcoal–Farrow & Ball’s Downpipe (this time we had it color matched at Sherwin Williams in an eggshell finish). I wanted to go for something dark in a blueish tone so …

Design, Exterior, Projects

Our New Backyard Firepit!

May 22, 2020 - 31 Comments

This post is sponsored by Walmart Outside of the double dining room doors (those have existed from the beginning), we now have a gorgeous gas firepit area. It’s something we dreamed up and designed last year, sketched out and recently …

Design

Our Breakfast Nook has come a LONG way.

May 6, 2020 - 60 Comments

This post is sponsored by Pella. Yesterday afternoon, Faye perched herself on one of the chairs in the breakfast nook and took tiny bites from an apricot for at least 20 minutes. Enjoying it and everything going on outside of …

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