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DIY Easy Wood-Stained Custom Floating Shelves

June 20, 2019 - 24 Comments

This post is sponsored by Minwax®. The Fullmers really wanted some open shelving in their kitchen mixed with closed upper cabinets. This is a great solution for most people who don’t necessarily want to worry about every dish looking beautiful all the …

Custom cover for a recirculating range hood

DIY

Building a Custom, Tiled Cover for a Recirculating Range Hood

May 30, 2019 - 26 Comments

As we come to a close on the Fullmer’s kitchen (aiming to finish tomorrow, with the exception of some stying and pantry organization etc.), we’re so excited to pull together all of the little parts of this project to share. …

DIY

Everything You Need To Know about Using Semihandmade Fronts with Ikea Cabinets (And our Cove Line in the Fullmer Kitchen!)

May 22, 2019 - 57 Comments

Earlier this year, we launched our own line of cabinet doors with Semihandmade that consists of three wood tones: A walnut tone called Saddle, A grayish brown tone called Dusk (we used that one at the cabin!) and a light …

Decor, Design

Ambient, Task & Accent: How to Layer Lighting like a Pro + New Lighting in our bedroom!

April 18, 2019 - 22 Comments

This post is sponsored by Troy Lighting Our bedroom is the one room in our home that has been evolving for years and never really complete, but after this week, I think I’m cautiously calling it done. The cherry on top? …

DIY, photography

Photo Editing Tutorial: Photographing a Bright Space While Also Seeing Outside the Window

March 19, 2019 - 12 Comments

Today we have a very special tutorial by a special guest–this never happens! This tutorial was written by my amazingly talented sister, Andrea, who is a product stylist and commercial photographer living abroad in sunny Monterrey, Mexico for the past 10 years. …

DIY, Projects

Adding A Rich-Toned Board and Batten to a Bedroom

March 18, 2019 - 45 Comments

Over the weekend, we did a whirlwind bedroom makeover and we can’t wait to show you how it turned out later this week! But first, I wanted to show you the board and batten wall treatment we added that completely …

DIY

How to Patch Holes in Drywall, Large and Small

September 24, 2018 - 30 Comments

I hear from a lot of people that have a major fear of putting a hole in their walls. Don’t let a hole keep you from hanging art or curtains or mirrors or anything else! And at the same time, …

DIY

How to DIY an Art Ledge

September 18, 2018 - 37 Comments

This post is in partnership with MINWAX®. Ever since we made the art ledge in our living room four years ago, we’ve loved seeing them pop up in so many of your homes. They are such a functional way to …

DIY, Projects

How To Make your Grout Look New in an Afternoon for $10

July 12, 2018 - 43 Comments

This post is sponsored by Lowe’s. We’ve partnered with them to share how-to’s, from easy to elaborate. This one is an easy one! In preparation for summer guests, some of our friends were talking about replacing their tile in one …

DIY

How We Refinished our Butcher block Countertop

February 14, 2018 - 76 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 …

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