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“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 …

DIY

To Baby Gate, or Not? (Plus, 18 Stylish Baby Gates)

April 3, 2018 - 42 Comments

We have a crawler, and she’s getting fast! Polly is 8 months old now and I actually feel like she might be running before too long. The girl loves to move. She takes after our oldest in that respect. Greta …

Design

All the Details on our New Horizontal Stair Railing!

November 1, 2016 - 62 Comments

It’s hard to believe these stairs have been in limbo since March when we tore out all the carpet and hand rail in anticipation of getting a new one–see this post for those details. Although, that span of time was …

DIY, Inspiration

Stairwell Lighting : Drum Vs. Cube

January 14, 2015 - 153 Comments

Ah, I am coming up for air after a bout of food poisoning. Glad to be on the mend! During my down time, I think I finally nailed down a fixture for our stairwell. Well, top two at least. We …

DIY

A DIY Baby Gate

December 15, 2014 - 36 Comments

When we moved into our first home, Greta was about 14 months old and we used one of those cheap baby gates for a brief period of time–maybe a month?–before she got the hang of the stairs. I was so …

DIY

Painting The Stairwell + Plans

December 11, 2014 - 18 Comments

Even when we painted the great room the first time around, we never painted the stairwell for some reason. Well, actually, the reason is probably that it required major ladder acrobatics and I’m not too keen on heights. I guess …

DIY

The Banister is Painted!

November 13, 2014 - 38 Comments

We’re back with pictures of our staircase railings actually painted and not just photoshopped. We could not believe how divided the vote on this post was! Nearly 50/50. And the comment section was brimming with ideas that we hadn’t even …

DIY

The Orange Elephant in the Room

November 3, 2014 - 119 Comments

Now that the entry is taking shape, there are a few elements that are sticking out in a not-so-good way. We haven’t touched the stairwell. The light, walls, stairs themselves and the railings are all just as they were when …