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How We Refinished our Butcher block Countertop

February 14, 2018 - 82 Comments

It’s been 2.5 years since we installed our black walnut countertop from CraftArt (more on that here) in our kitchen and this past weekend we took some time to refinish it. The wonderful thing about butcher block is it can …

Decor

Real Life: What’s on Our Kitchen Counters

February 15, 2017 - 48 Comments

We’ve done a tour of what’s inside all of our kitchen cabinets (way back here), and although you’re probably used to catching peeks at what we keep on our kitchen counter, I thought it would be fun to give you …

Inspiration

A Night In the Kitchen (Plus, our favorite gluten free dessert recipe)

November 15, 2016 - 20 Comments

This A Night In is sponsored by Anolon. Welcome to the second installment of A Night In where we rally a few of our favorite bloggers together to share a space in their home after that photogenic afternoon light goes down. It’s intimate. It’s real. …

Decor

Hanging Herbs in the Kitchen

September 14, 2016 - 21 Comments

The nights are starting to get cold and in the next town over, they had frost one evening so we knew it was time to get the last of our basil and rosemary from the garden inside to extend their use …

DIY, Projects

Behind the scenes of our Food Network Magazine Shoot!

August 1, 2016 - 17 Comments

Pinch me! We’re in September’s issue of Food Network Magazine, on stands now. Earlier this year, Food Network Magazine contacted us about featuring us in our kitchen after seeing it on Instagram. Chris’s sister gifted us a year’s subscription to Food Network …

Art

Art Parade On The Range Hood

July 6, 2016 - 138 Comments

I’ve been thinking for some time it might be nice to have a piece of art hanging on the range hood cover we DIYed last year. It’s a large, 60″ wide hood that we added some slim, pencil trim to, …

DIY, Projects

A Budget Breakdown of the Pittsburgh Kitchen

June 30, 2016 - 42 Comments

Last week, we shared all the before and afters of the Pittsburgh kitchen we did with Frigidaire Professional right here. We also shared a fun, behind-the-scenes video (okay, I cried) of the 6-day renovation process right here. Since we shared …

Ask Julia, Projects

How Much Did the Kitchen Cost?

March 22, 2016 - 65 Comments

It came as a big surprise to us that the number one search on our site is “kitchen cost.” We never planned on breaking down the total kitchen cost in its own post, since we did share costs of projects …