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New DIY Art for the Living Room!!

April 1, 2021 - 36 Comments

Sources I loved the framed trees on the mantle in the living room, but for the sake of simplifying in preparation to sell, I thought one large canvas would be better to really show off the scale of the fireplace. …

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The ProperTee Office and Warehouse Reveal!

January 22, 2021 - 39 Comments

In our 2020 roundup, I slipped in the fact that we moved our apparel line, ProperTee, “in house” and renovated a warehouse and the office space attached to it to set up shop. Although it was casually said, it was …

DIY, Projects

Hiring Contractors vs DIY: Breaking down the Pros and Cons

January 18, 2021 - 21 Comments

These past 19 months since moving into this house have been big. Bigger than we anticipated when we moved here – perhaps bigger than we would have knowingly taken on, so it’s probably good we didn’t know what we were …

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A Ceiling treatment and box trim in Our Daughter’s Bedroom!

December 14, 2020 - 22 Comments

Finish carpentry, though slow and enigmatic, is the definition of “craft.” It really makes a room special, and we knew from the very beginning of our life in this home that we wanted every room to have some kind of …

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How we layered stain to take a wood countertop from dark cherry to a white oak look!

October 7, 2020 - 31 Comments

We still have a few finishing touches to put on the girls’ office (see all the plans here!), but over the last week we tackled a really fun DIY that transformed the dark cherry stained wood countertop that was there into …

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How To: Laying Peel and Stick Tile over the Bathroom Floor!

September 28, 2020 - 44 Comments

We have been doing a quick phase 1 renovation of the girls’ bathroom (read more about the plans here!) over the last week and it’s coming along so well! We painted the countertops last week using the same countertop paint …

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How We Built the Dining Room Fauxdenza (and Why It’s Not Quite Done)

July 14, 2020 - 44 Comments

Back in March, we built a fauxdenza in the dining room and it has been a wonderful, budget-friendly way to get a lot of storage for not a lot of money. It’s called a “fauxdenza” because although it looks like …

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Installing Pocket Doors in the Closet

July 2, 2020 - 31 Comments

Our closet has been a really fun project, and something that added tangible value to our home, both in square footage and utility. But ever since the room was created, we haven’t had functioning doors. Until this week! Pocket doors …

Art, DIY

Painting Over Canvas Art: An Easy Abstract DIY

June 17, 2020 - 7 Comments

I recently bought a canvas print at Target based solely on the frame. I loved the ornate, traditional gold — and at $16, it was a steal (even if it was just for the frame alone). I wasn’t wild about …

Custom Drawer Fronts for IKEA PAX Closet Drawers

DIY, Projects

Adding Custom Fronts to the IKEA PAX Closet System Drawers

June 8, 2020 - 68 Comments

A couple weeks ago we shared how our closet looked after painting everything. In case you need a reminder: Yes, those are IKEA PAX closets. We built bases for them to raise them up the height of our baseboards; filled the …

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