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Baby-friendly Living & Dining Room Makeover

December 15, 2018

This post is in partnership with Article.com Ahhhh, this living room refresh feels so good. Our old living room was by no means bad, it just didn't work with our new crawling baby girl! We knew even before Harriet was born that we needed to update the space with more baby-friendly furniture pieces (especially our dining set!) and make room for her stuff. The layout of the space shifted to having a TV above the fireplace, long, comfy sectional sofa for viewing, a sideboard for added storage a[...]

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How to Style a Minimal & Neutral Bedroom

October 21, 2018

Choose a Neutral Color Palette This is obviously one, but choose the neutral palette you'd like in the space. For me, I like warm, soft grays and crisp whites. One of my favorite pale gray paint colors is "Classic Gray" by Benjamin Moore. Another warmer gray tone that I love and recently painted in our living room is "Seapearl" by Benjamin Moore. Add Depth With Wood Tones Wood is the easiest want to instantly warm up a space and add a coziness. In our master bedroom I did this with a wood d[...]

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Our 3-Season Porch Reveal

June 19, 2018

I'm so excited to finally share our complete three-season porch! The porch was one the first projects we started tackling when we bought our house back in 2015, so this makeover is a long time coming. Each summer we tackled a part of the room. First, we got rid of the ugly drop ceiling and added bead-board to the lofted ceilings. There we existing 2x8's which we wrapped in rough cut cedar to make them look like rustic beads. We added a ceiling fan to keep the air moving in the por[...]

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Harriet’s Gender Neutral Nursery Tour

May 21, 2018

Welcome to the tour of our baby girl, Harriet's, nursery! The space was inspired by the photo I took in Joshua Tree about a year ago that's hanging about the crib. I love the tones in the photo and overall natural, relaxed vibe that is Joshua Tree. Watch the video tour of Harriet's nursery on my YouTube channel! Crib Corner Crib | Organic Mattress | Picture Frame | Organic Crib Sheet | Pillows (eBay & Home Goods) | Mobile (found locally) | Blanket (Home Goods) | Elephant Hamper | Curt[...]

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Our Basement Renovation Reveal

January 28, 2018

ALL SOURCES AT THE END OF THE BLOG POST... Our basement renovation is finally finished and I'm so excited to finally share the end result with you guys! It's been a long process since we first started tearing out the old paneling and finished almost 10 months ago! If you want a refresher of how the basement looked before here's my original before tour of our house. This basement renovation has been a true labor of love and we've put a lot of sweat equity into this space. Joel and I did a major[...]

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Come Thrifting With Me

January 20, 2018

Last weekend, my sister and I went to our first estate sale. It was a bit more of a warehouse sale, but I came home with a few goodies! https://youtu.be/woBzn1DLm84 Here's what I got... This adorable mid-century chair that swivels. I'm thinking of adding it to the nursery, but it's in desperate need of new a upholstery job! I want to get this map custom framed and then hang it above the fireplace in our basement! It's the perfect size to fit our new fireplace surround. I scor[...]