Happy Monday! (Is that an oxymoron?) Well, I personally think the best cure for the Monday blues is a good before and after! Or in this case, a before and sort of after-ish/in-progress update of our back yard. The previous owner of our house was a very impressive,...
Well, the living room isn’t actually done, but the paint is — and that’s really half the battle, right?! To recap, our living room used to be pink — really, really pink — and we decided to paint it white — really, really white. It was a big decision for...
Aww, look at this sweet face. So cute. So innocent… Then look at what this same girl did to our guest bed. Not cute, Mocha! NOT CUTE! Anyone want a cat? She answers to the name Mocha. She sleeps all day, loves a...
In our quest for the perfect kitchen, one big decision was what kind of counters we wanted. We didn’t know too much about counter materials. Going into a place like Home Depot and seeing all the counter options didn’t really help us either. Quartz, granite,...
Moving into my first solo apartment was very exciting… and a little terrifying. The thing is, I had NO furniture. I was about 23, living far from home, going to grad school, totally broke, and all of my worldly possessions fit in my Dodge Shadow. The tiny...
At some point in the not-so-distant past we told you that’d we’d have today’s post ready for you by last Wednesday. Well, we are a little late, but we are finally going to show you how we built the floating shelves in our kitchen. I’ll start...
You didn’t think I’d go straight into the new deck pictures already, did you? No way. First you get to see the new deck construction in action. After a couple weeks of false starts, postponements and weather delays, I was honestly starting to wonder if the deck...
I’m so excited to share what might be my favorite room plan for the cabin!! Of all the rooms, the master bedroom is the one I have the clearest vision for … i.e. the one that I’ve changed my mind about the least! (Because, whoops,...
I have a bad case of Spring Fever. The only cure is new stuff. I don’t know about you, but as soon as March 1st hits, I want to go shopping. Every change of season is an exciting time to add a few new things to...