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More bedroom updates

After wrapping up our headboard project (read all about it here if you missed it!), I wanted to talk a little more about the bedroom. We’ve changed a few things other than the bed, and there’s still some things on my to-do list. Bear with...

Construction update

Just a quick update on the state of things around here… This is what the pantry/laundry area is looking like right about now: I had no idea that’s what the inside of my walls looked like! And I’m really, really glad this is not a DIY...

Modern California Renovation

I just have to interrupt whatever regularly scheduled programing we were going to have today to show you this incredible modern kitchen renovation designed by Veneer Designs in California. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this one for days, and when I showed it to...

Maternity Styles: Wear to Work

We’ve been talking a lot about the new house lately, so today let’s change gears and talk about what else is occupying my mind these days: maternity clothes! Sigh. A couple of weeks ago I was really excited to find myself at the mall with free time and...

Midcentury sunburst mirror DIY

Happy Monday! We hope you guys had a great long weekend! We’re excited to have a new DIY project to share with you today that I’m pretty excited about. It’s been a long time in the making… over two years, actually! One of the most fun DIY...

2015 Burritos and Bubbly Year in Review

Hi guys! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas! We had such a great long weekend, doing lots of relaxing and also working on lots of projects around the house. No baby yet! 2015 will forever go down as the year when EVERYTHING happened. It’s also the...

It’s a Trap!

I remember when Kerry bought this house, my dad told me, “A house is a never ending project list.” We quickly found that to be true, and when the house was built in 1890, the projects are a little scarier. I’ve never considered myself handy,...

Good Golly, Olly is Nine Months Old!

This little guy is nine months old! Oliver is so happy, so laid back, rarely cries, frequently giggles. Basically he’s just a wonderful kid! (Not that we’re biased or anything!!!) He’s also a giant, in the 97th percentile for height, and the 67th percentile for...

Visiting Traverse City With Little Kids

Traverse City, Michigan, is one of our favorite places and somewhere we try to go just about every year. You can read about our past trips in 2016, 2014 and 2013. Last week we went again, this time with two kids and Andy’s parents, and had...

IKEA’s Summer 2019 Collection Is So Cute

Ok, so our last post was all about relaxing into this in-between season and embracing the spirit of hygge… but now I have to switch gears completely because IKEA’s “Sommar” 2019 collection just launched, and it’s so adorable I have to make sure you see...