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Our Two New Olive Trees (One Real and One Faux) and a Round-up of the best at every price point!

May 19, 2020 - 26 Comments

A couple YEARS ago we did a post–olive trees are the new fiddle leaf. It was shortly after we got this faux one for the living room in our last house. We did a small roundup of favorite faux options …

Design

Our Breakfast Nook has come a LONG way.

May 6, 2020 - 45 Comments

This post is sponsored by Pella. Yesterday afternoon, Faye perched herself on one of the chairs in the breakfast nook and took tiny bites from an apricot for at least 20 minutes. Enjoying it and everything going on outside of …

DIY

How We Completely Updated our Stair Railings by Only Swapping out the Balusters

April 2, 2020 - 42 Comments

In the first phase of our renovation, it felt liked there was a lot connected. The dining room led us to tackle a balcony which led to new windows and doors and doorways which led to floors which led to addressing our …

Decor

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 …

Projects

A Check-In on Our Pre-Christmas Checklist + Will We Be Home For Christmas?

December 19, 2019 - 46 Comments

Last month, November 13th, we laid out all the projects we had lined up to complete before Christmas in this post. At the time, we were making plans to move out for two weeks and group a lot of these …

Design, Mood Boards

Mood Board Monday: A Neutral Living Room Under $5400 (Including a Custom Sofa!)

August 26, 2019 - 21 Comments

Our living room is a part of the major renovation going on at our home, so while it’s currently in shambles, we’re looking ahead a couple months to what we want it to become. And there’s no better time because …

DIY

Black Stain: yes, please!

August 8, 2019 - 28 Comments

This post is sponsored by Minwax. Note: For those that are following our renovation closely, know that this was written and scheduled before we started demo…and even painted. Wow! Maybe you remember and are hearing this for the 25th time …

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 …

Design

Mood Board Monday: A Transitional Small Space Living Room Under $5000!

April 15, 2019 - 21 Comments

After we shared the under $2000 bedroom mood board, including how to tackle it in stages, we got so many requests for more, more more! So I started on a living room one in the same respect, but then I …

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