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DIY Bathroom Towel Pegs

Well. Woops. I didn’t intend on skipping a post on Monday, but it just happened that way. Blame it on daylight saving time. But mostly blame it on the fact that we had a lot of fun this weekend and didn’t quite finish the projects...

Inspiration: Some Favorite Nurseries

Welcome to Friday, guys! Woo! We’ve had a pretty crazy week around here, hence the missing post on Wednesday, so I’m reeeeallly looking forward to the weekend. And a nap. That brings me to today’s topic. When we made our big announcement last week that we’re...

DIY Paper Flower Wreath

Hi guys! Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend. I was feeling pretty sore a lot of the weekend (I guess the third trimester arrives with a bang!), but we still got a ton done around the house(s) and even managed to hang out with...

Style: Spring Forward

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 After a long, hard winter, the first thing I want to do — no, NEED to do — is treat myself to something new, even if it’s just a new everyday bag or a blush pink faux leather...

Removing Trees From Our Backyard

It’s been a busy couple of weeks around here! Besides taking care of a newborn and a toddler, we’ve also been trying to finish as many projects as we can before Andy has to go back to work, and last week we had two trees...

Unexpected Home Renovation Costs to Plan For

When you’re starting a home renovation, everyone will tell you, “it’ll take twice as long and cost twice as much.” That’s just a fact. Case in point: our contractor estimated five weeks and it took eleven (and technically he still needs to come back to...

Plans for the first floor guest bathroom

Last week I told you how excited we are that a) our bathroom isn’t quite as scary as we thought, and b) we’re sooooo happy to be getting a new one! Today I wanted to give you a little idea about what we’re doing in...

JOEY LULU, ONE YEAR OLD!

Our little Joanna Lulu turned one a couple of weeks ago! She celebrated by getting her first tooth and three shots. Worst birthday presents ever. Hence the sad face in the photo above. This was one of the least tearful pictures we were able to get,...

Checking on the Halloween checklist

OK, so our Halloween party is four days away. Let’s check in on that Halloween checklist I posted a few weeks ago. find lights or fans for the bedroom  — done, we got really cute lights… that are still in boxes paint bedroom ceiling/trim/walls — yeah, this...

Refreshing the Rumpus Room

The other day I mentioned that we have decided to repaint 5 rooms. Ugh! Are we suckers for punishment or what?? Seriously, it’s like a compulsion. But after repainting the dining room from red to light blue last year and then the little hallway from black and yellow...