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Gazebo update! Comfy outdoor furniture with Cambridge Casual
We have spent a couple of afternoons recently after work playing in the backyard! I love it and the kids love exploring and looking for bugs and pouring water on things. But, there’s nowhere...
View ArticleBeautiful basement bathroom from scratch! ORC Week 1
We are in the middle of our biggest house project yet, and it’s stressful and hard and expensive BUT! I get to design some really pretty rooms from scratch! We are renovating our 1,200 SF basement...
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Breakfast nook paint reveal! And the importance of proper prep
I did it! I painted our breakfast nook, which involved not only a lot of edging (so many windows!) but also sanding and priming to fix some texture issues on the walls. Our house is from the 1930's and...
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Choosing electrical locations for our new bathroom! ORC Week 2
Things are moving along in the basement bathroom (part of the 8-week One Room Challenge), and I got to do something I’ve never done before: decide on the placement of the electrical work! Week 1:...
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It looks like a bathroom! Week 4 ORC
One Room Challenge Week 4! I didn’t have much of an update last week so I’ll catch you up on the past two weeks of progress. The bathtub is now installed and we have drywall up, though not finished, in...
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My 1-year-old's favorite books
Been a little quiet on this blog the past week or two and I'm giving myself a pass on One Room Challenges every week... still planning to finish the bathroom on time but not much has been happening...
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Wallpaper, tile, beadboard, and a door: Major bathroom progress, ORC week 7
One Room Challenge Week 7! We have finally picked up the pace and are now getting so close to being done.Week 1: Design, plans, and before photosWeek 2: Choosing electrical locations and sconce...
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English country-inspired basement bathroom REVEAL! And budget/costs
PHEW! Our basement bathroom is DONE--AND I am so, so happy with how it turned out! Sorry for all the caps. I wasn't sure for a while there if I would wrap this up in time, and how I would feel about...
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Top 5 One Room Challenge room reveals!
The spring One Room Challenge is over, and there were hundreds of incredible design and home improvement projects as usual. (See them all here.) I've shared a handful of favorites in my Instagram...
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From-scratch sink skirt tutorial
The sink skirt is back! It's not just to hide unattractive plumbing; it can add so much charm and softness to an otherwise standard-feeling bathroom. I added a floral block print sink skirt to the...
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Old house small closet update!
I did a closet project last year--I repaired the walls and reconfigured things in a medium-sized somewhat funky hall closet that I used as mine. That worked great but it was down the hall from our...
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Living room update: new custom ottoman, coffee table solution!
I said back at the beginning of the year that a goal for my home was figuring out the living room. I knew it would probably take all year! I've been updating the curtains, creating attractive toy/book...
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Thrifted and vintage gallery wall living room update
We have a long, skinny living room and the wall opposite the front door/entry has always stumped me. We tried the TV there, tried a wall of bookcases (looked so cluttered)... no good solution. Until...
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English-inspired guest room makeover, week 1 One Room Challenge!
I need a kick in the pants to wrap up this big basement renovation project, so here goes--my 117th (kidding) One Room Challenge. (See all my others here.) We started turning this little extra room into...
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Historic home statement front window replacement
One super prominent feature of this home is its long living room with (approx.) 7'x7' window at the front. It lets in tons of sun in the morning (it faces east) and a good amount of light most of the...
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Moody English-inspired basement guest bedroom REVEAL! + costs and sources
Hooray, my One Room Challenge is done! I 100% did not have time or capacity to do this project (hence the lack of blog posts long the way, unlike how I've done my previous ORCs) but I have to say it...
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2022 home project recap
I majorly paused home projects and blogging and Instagramming in 2022 due to an unexpected divorce (hard) and finally learning to take care of myself and choose fun and rest over needless productivity...
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2023 house project goals
As I mentioned in my 2022 house project recap post, this house is in a good spot and I've learned I need to focus more on myself in 2023. So I have some goals for myself (take 3 fun vacations with...
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How to recover a curved, nailhead headboard - tutorial!
I wanted a really unique, cool headboard for my One Room Challenge guest room but I wasn't prepared for a full-on from-scratch plywood etc. DIY headboard. I found a curved headboard with nailhead trim...
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Wallpaper in the dining room! Just what it needed
I'm working on the dining room this spring. New chairs, new rug, different gallery wall, working on replacing the dining table and finding a permanent replacement for the chandelier. The dining room...
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