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Chandelier In The Living Room, or nah?!

March 12, 2020 - 66 Comments

Now that a lot of the major renovations are nearly behind us on the main floor (nearly!), I am turning my attention to furnishings and decor. It’s true–for the most part I haven’t made ANY of those decisions yet because …

DIY

“Why Is This Taking So Long?”: An Update on our Renovation + A Hard Deadline

February 10, 2020 - 42 Comments

When last Friday afternoon rolled around, I had a lump in my throat. Looking around, there wasn’t a lot of visual progress made in the house last week despite workers being on site every day. And being on month 7 …

Decor, DIY

What’s Modern Cottage Style Anyway?

January 22, 2020 - 81 Comments

In 2013, “Fixer Upper” first aired, and over the last seven years we’ve learned what a “modern farmhouse” looks like. Even city dwellers, small spacers, no yarders, and definitely folks without cows or chickens adopted Chip and Joanna’s iconic style. …

DIY

We’re Moving Out Today

December 2, 2019 - 19 Comments

Our family is moving into a hotel for a couple weeks starting today. (Willow is coming, too!) We looked at Airbnbs, month to month rentals and a hotel that allows pets seemed to be the biggest bang for our buck …

Design

A Big Dining Room Update!

November 25, 2019 - 174 Comments

Our new large dining room is completely boarded up and dark, so I don’t have a lot of photos of the actual space right now, but the insulation is scheduled to be sprayed this Friday, which means the electrical WILL …

Decor, DIY

Casual Friday: Magic Leaves, Influencer Starter Pack, A Fun show to binge, Nixing Stone & More!

October 25, 2019 - 14 Comments

Happy Friday! I think everyone in our home is finally feeling better (Chris had pneumonia, along with Greta, and Polly was on the verge–they got her on antibiotics before it got worse) so we’re going to try to squeeze in …

DIY, organization

Our Rich Brown Pantry Makeover!

October 3, 2019 - 63 Comments

This post is sponsored by The Adorne Collection from Legrand Over the last few days, we gave our pantry a rich BROWN paint makeover and got her organized and our lives are changed! Here’s how it looked before. It was …

Decor, DIY

Our New Leather Chairs & 25 Fall Decor Favorites!

September 16, 2019 - 42 Comments

As soon as we sold our last leather chairs with our previous home, we started the hunt for new ones. It wasn’t until 6 weeks ago, that we ordered two of these lounge-y top-grain leather chairs for the living room …

DIY

Should I Just Paint My Window Trim Really Quickly?

August 15, 2019 - 79 Comments

Famous last words. We were going to share after photos of the kitchen today, but the china cabinet we ordered arrived afternoon yesterday and we lost our ideal lighting before I could finish the other task I decided to start–painting …

DIY, Projects

The MAJOR changes underway in the REST of our Home + Progress and Renderings!

August 7, 2019 - 85 Comments

If you’re following along on Instagram, then you’re up to speed on our progress in the kitchen. If not, be sure to check out our stories and follow along – the short version is we have 1 week to turn …

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