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Fireplace Built-Ins Revamp

One of the things I’ve always wanted in a house is built-ins, preferably around a fireplace. Lucky for me, the house we purchased 2.5 years ago came with exactly that! Except it was nowhere near what I had envisioned. The fireplace and built-ins in our family room were original from when the house was built […]

Kitchen Remodel Pt 2: Demo + Progress

A lot has happened since the Pt 1 post! First of all, hats of to the Mr. for being so great about this whole project. The amount of work he has done has far outweighed my contribution to this major project. The Demo While I was on my Scandinavia trip, the entire kitchen was gutted […]

Powder Room Mini Makeover

Psst: This mini makeover got posted on Apartment Therapy! The powder room / half bath on the main level of the house was probably one of the ugliest rooms in this house. We guess that almost everything in the house is original to when it was built 20 years ago, and this bathroom screams 90s. […]

Our To-Do List for the House

I should actually name this post “Ultimate Wish List” because there’s just so much! We’ll change our minds a hundred times, too. We’ve made quite the progress since moving in the middle of September and it’s actually starting to feel like home. Things We’ve Done Painted Everything – we hired painters this time around. They […]

The Nursery

It was decided early on that when we have a kid, the smallest of our three bedrooms would become the nursery. Though small (approximately 8ft x 10ft), it’s still a great size for a nursery and it only has one exterior wall so the temperature is easier to control. Until a few months ago, the nursery was […]

Bedroom Inspiration

Progress in our bedroom has been slow-going after I repainted it earlier this summer. I did rearrange the furniture back to how it was prior to painting, though. Oh, and I did buy a new mirror! I’m going with a green, navy and white color scheme with dark wood. It’s actually a lot harder than I […]