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Greta is two today!  Part of our date night this past weekend was to get a gift for our little Greta girl.  We got to Ikea 5 minutes before it closed, but we knew exactly what we wanted to get her–this swing for her room:   It was the fastest Ikea run in my history, […]

Last week, I told you that our family room is one of my least favorite rooms in our home.  It is not very family friendly right now or comfortable.  … Or good looking.   Granted, it is an improvement from where we started: But we have recently started talking about putting kitchen plans on hold […]

This bugs.  Every day. : Yes, it is nice to throw Greta’s toys in the storage ottomans before meals (sometimes) and before guests come (as long as it isn’t a surprise).  But every day, this mess haunts me and bugs me and then yesterday I snapped.  I swapped ottomans.  The smaller storage ones went down […]

We love our open shelving in the kitchen.  It is so convenient to have our everyday dishes handy.  That being said, it has been a slippery slope keeping it organized and looking good.  When we put the shelving up back in August (photo on left), we put everything we thought we needed and wanted on […]

Or, “If you need multiple possibilities for your future kitchen reno, we’re your peeps!” Two weeks ago exactly we spilled our new kitchen plans for our upcoming renovation.  Leave it to us to change our minds–again.  We want to make sure we get it perfect before we drop 10K on a project.  Some of you […]

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