Tag: Featured
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Creating a Modern Mantel
“Mantel” is one of those simple words that I am embarrassed to admit I always struggle to spell. Mantel? Mantle? They both look wrong. Anyone else? Anyway, here’s how I rebuilt my mantel.
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Painting Kitchen Cabinets
I’ve spent the last six weeks slowly painting our kitchen cabinets and now that the insanity is over (minus a few touch ups), I can finally just appreciate the beauty of what we’ve been working so hard on for months. For everyone intimidated to paint their cabinets, repeat after me: it isn’t complicated, it’s just…
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Operation DIY Some Kid Toys (Part 1: The Sandbox)
I’ve known for a while that I wanted to put a sandbox on the upper portion of our deck, but I started running into problems when I saw the pre-built options. They were too expensive, too bulky, and made of cheap materials that wouldn’t stand the test of time, so I decided to build my…
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The Kitchen: Cabinet Install
I feel like I should be intimidated and overwhelmed by that process, but for some reason I feel oddly calm about it. Maybe I’ve just accepted the chaos of living in a massive construction zone…maybe I’ve just lost my mind.
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The Kitchen Renovation: The Plan
Our kitchen is fine. Absolutely fine. But that’s just it – it’s just…well, “fine”. It’s filled with a lot of little things that annoy me and all add up to a loss of functionality. So thanks to some equity from our home, we’re going to change it up!
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Transforming the Front Yard from an 80’s Office Park to an English Cottage Inspired Garden
When we first bought our current house, we were very aware that it was in need of some serious updating – the entire thing screamed bachelor pad circa 1985. If you like towering, monochromatic structures with the welcoming appeal of an office park, you’d feel right at home. The rest of us (just me?) spent…
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Installing a Stair Runner
Our stairs are made of beautiful hardwood treads, but they’re also steep and slippery, so I’ve spent the last 20 months dreading every trip up and down them. Enter the stair runner.
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Decorating the Nursery
I’ve had to slow down lots these last few months, and while that’s for the best even when I’m not pregnant, it’s been an anxiety-riddled ride for this overachiever. One silver lining, however – it’s been a good reminder that home doesn’t happen overnight and that well-loved, intentional, soul filled spaces can’t be created in…
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The Salmon House
Why did I name it the Salmon House? Easy – the tenant had a penchant for painting EVERYTHING salmon. I’m talking the walls. The ceiling. The baseboards. The vanity. The towel bars. The toilet. YES. EVEN PART OF THE TOILET. I can’t tell if they were just a messy painter or a secret art prodigy…
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Nursery Wall Treatment Reveal
It’s sophisticated, clean, and leaves just enough play for whimsical items to be introduced. Best of all, it’s something that can age well with our daughter as she grows, although who knows how long we’ll be in this house! Plus, the wall treatment can be easily painted if our daughter ends up disliking pink once…
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