My sweet husband turned 25 last weekend! We had some fabulous BBQ to celebrate (like seriously this stuff was the bomb-diggity!). And, as a gift, I attempted a garage makeover. There were some rough patches along the way.. and although I didn’t quite complete the entire makeover, I did manage to construct a fully functional workbench, […]
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Last week I visited my bestie, Abigail, and we transformed her wingback chair from brown and stripedy to be a fun and beautiful statement piece for her and her husband’s new home. They just closed on their first home (just like us!) a few months ago and are doing an amazing job transforming it into
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Or at least some anyway…. In typical ‘me’ fashion I grossly underestimated the amount of time this project would take. I legitimately thought that we could floor our entire home in two weekends. Oh how misguided I was.. But, you live and you learn, and I am just so grateful to have any flooring in
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1 // 2 // 3 // 4 Oh, overdyed rugs… Your bright and saturated hues, Your modish nod to older times renewed. That’s all I got…. but seriously, have you been seeing these colorful rugs lately? What a fun and unique way to reinvent a time-proven piece. Classic oriental rugs are beautiful, and have stood
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So long Illini orange and seaweed green, and hello Irish Mist from Behr! We’re nearly finished painting the two extra bedrooms and wow! What a transformation 🙂 I wanted to find a color that was nearly white, but with a complex undertone that made you unsure whether or not it was white. Does that make
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I’m back again today with another post in the Decorating for your Personality series. Today we’re delving into the characteristics of an ESTP or Promoter. This the one post in a sixteen part series looking at how your Myers Briggs personality profile affects your decorating choices. Previously we examined the ISTP (Artisan) and principles they should be considering in their home decor. In
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This week we’ve been taking a breather and haven’t made much house progress… which has been good for us, but means I have no fun pictures to show you! So I thought we’d do a little throwback to Friday Five (it’s been a while since the last one!) and do a feature post on what
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Right now, progress looks like…. An empty bathroom prepped for tile. An assembled vanity in the living room. Three ceiling light boxes installed waiting for lights. Two bedrooms mostly painted. Painted den windows.. with excessive tape residue leftover. A makeshift worktable in the dining room. Can we just have an honest moment here? Sometimes looking
Boy this week has been so rainy and dreary here in Chicagoland! Don’t get me wrong, I’m as much a fall-lover as the next one… But this wet and cold has me pining for summer again. I was going through my phone pics over the past year and found a few that brought back the
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Y’all, we made great strides in our bathroom plans and reno this past weekend (although we never seem to accomplish as much as planned… I may be a bit ambitious). As you know, we now have a vanity for the half bath, we got a new faucet and toilet this weekend as well. More on
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