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2 Years of Making Our Modern Cottage

April 13, 2021 - 20 Comments

At the beginning of every year, we make a list of all the projects we plan to tackle that year, and in 2020 (even though we had only been in our house for about 6 months) we made a pretty …

Design

All The Paint Colors in Our House (and why paint colors you see online might look different in person!)

April 6, 2021 - 25 Comments

Have you ever spotted a paint color you love online and tried it in person and it doesn’t look the same? There are so many reasons this could happen. We get asked several hundred times a day “What paint color is that?!,” …

Our Life

Our next chapter

March 4, 2021 - 442 Comments

Chris grew up here in southeast Idaho and I’ve lived here for almost 15 years (on and off) after being born and raised in Pittsburgh. We met and fell in love here. We had two of our three daughters here …

Decor

A few changes in our bedroom!

March 3, 2021 - 22 Comments

In yesterday’s blog post I mentioned that we had a big photoshoot in our house over the last few days. It has been a whirlwind of excitement but the unexpected benefit to come out of it was that I could …

Design, Projects

Polly’s (Big Girl) Modern Cottage Bedroom Reveal

February 24, 2021 - 33 Comments

It’s hard to believe we started Polly’s bedroom makeover when she was transitioning out of her crib because that feels like so long ago. But now, 5 months later, we’re calling Polly’s modern cottage bedroom finished! Here’s how it looked …

DIY

The 24 Projects We Got Done in 2020!

December 21, 2020 - 17 Comments

At the beginning of the year, we laid out the projects we wanted to get done in 2020 and proclaimed we’d rather not be living through a renovation for 10 years (aka, we were putting the gas on this!). Some …

Decor

Christmas Around Our Home 2020

December 2, 2020 - 56 Comments

It feels like the first Christmas in our home, but it’s really our second. Last year, we spent December living in a hotel while the big parts of our renovation were underway–replacing windows and walls and flooring. We moved back …

Decor, DIY

The Evolution of our Living Room!

November 23, 2020 - 19 Comments

We finally got our living room to a point where it feels cozy and comfortable and like us. It didn’t happen overnight. In fact, it took almost a year and a half so I thought it would be fun to share the …

Design, Projects

The Stone is Done on our Exterior!

September 29, 2020 - 38 Comments

Our exterior is this close to being done. It’s been a long PROCESS getting to this point, but we have loved taking you along for the ride in real time on Instagram. Some of the siding (more about our siding here) and …

DIY

How I create a Home Color Palette + All the paint colors in our home so far

September 23, 2020 - 47 Comments

I feel like I’ve been painting non-stop for a year, to be honest. And when I think about what’s next to be painted, I always think about what is already painted, what color and where. And then I try to …

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