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A Master List: What’s Left to do on the Exterior??

September 3, 2020 - 31 Comments

Several weeks ago, we gave our contractors a hard end-of-September deadline to get the exterior done. We have a large video shoot here at the beginning of October and realistically, it could start snowing at ANY moment here in Idaho …

DIY, Projects

Our Almost-Black Painted Playset!

July 30, 2020 - 37 Comments

This week, we worked on a 3-day playset refresh in our backyard and we’re all so excited with how it turned out. Our girls are always playing on this playset that was left here (and possibly built by) the previous owners. We …

Inspiration

12 Dark Exterior Paint Colors We’re Loving–In Action!

July 28, 2020 - 24 Comments

We’re very close to choosing an exterior paint color. We have gone from wanting something charcoal to deep black and back to charcoal again. We’re going to do a trial run of one of these colors today! But I couldn’t …

Inspiration, Projects

Casual Friday: Our Demo’d Bathroom!!!, Cottage Inspo, Exterior Paint Colors & More!

July 24, 2020 - 28 Comments

Demo on our bathroom happened this week and it was so shocking to see the space after it was completely cleared. I actually gasped. It seems to have grown 10x! My sister was so sure there must have been a wall cheated …

Design, Exterior

Our Exterior Siding Decisions that might Surprise you!

July 20, 2020 - 183 Comments

Last week we met with our contractors to decide once and for all what siding we were going for on our house and my goodness, there were a lot of decisions. The original design plan called for James Hardie Aspyre …

Our Life, Projects

We’re Back! A Big Life & Renovation Update!

July 13, 2020 - 50 Comments

There are ups and downs to every job, but I’ve always said one of the biggest downsides to this job–sharing our home online every day–is that the Internet never sleeps. It doesn’t sleep when the baby sleeps or through illnesses …

House Tour

Our first ever: Exterior House Tour!

May 27, 2020 - 15 Comments

Yesterday we shared the plans for the exterior of our home, but one request we consistently get is to share more of our property! We figured now would be a fun time to share that, plus a little view of …

Design, Projects

Studio McGee’s Design Plan for our Exterior!

May 26, 2020 - 214 Comments

The day has come. About a month ago, we announced that we had hired a designer for the first time–specifically STUDIO MCGEE (!!!!) to design our exterior. Below you can see our exterior as it looked when we first purchased …

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 …

Projects

Why we hired a designer for the first time

April 20, 2020 - 142 Comments

After a eight-month renovation to our new home, we were looking forward to a little downtime. We planned a summer of projects we could DIY. And with our house structurally where we want it, and we were excited to get …

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