As we continue the saga of updating our house, I have learned to become less attached to things I love and be a little more honest with myself about them. I…
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Every time I post an image of the built-in bookcases in our den, I always get a ton of questions and comments. They’re pretty awesome, if I do say so myself–and…
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It is rapidly becoming curtains week around here–first a revised set for our boy’s room, then the temporary curtains for the front living room, and now some for the den. I…
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Remember how I was debating what to do about the drapes in our front living room? Well…I haven’t done it yet. These are not The Drapes. Sorry. These are the emergency…
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I’m not totally sure if it’s the extra sunlight or the sheer number of hours I’m saving this summer by not driving carpool, but I have been ON FIRE with getting…
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Currently, this is our girls’ room. Our six-year-old and three-year-old share this space, and we’ve only recently moved out the crib and made way for a bigger bed. It was the…
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Sometimes, it looks good in your head, and then when it’s up and on the wall, it’s not what you’d hoped, you know? This is our living room, which hasn’t made…
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We’ve moved our youngest out of the crib. It feels a little like the end over here–our baby isn’t really a baby anymore, and as far as we know, we won’t…
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Full disclaimer: this was not a DIY project. But we did gut this bathroom down to the studs and make it our own. Which, in its own way, is pretty exciting.…
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When we moved into our rental house last year–almost exactly a year ago, actually–we didn’t take our dining room table with us. It was too big for the rental, and we…
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I’m currently reviewing swatches and making plans to–at long last–make the drapes for our living room. Yes, the same living room. It’s still not done. Here we are on the average…
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In the grand scheme of home renovation, any small step forward is at least a step FORWARD. So this make-over for our laundry room, while not massive in scale, makes me…
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Projects that are almost finished (but not quite): My new temporary studio, situated in our dining room. I won’t have a “real” studio until the basement gets finished, which we thought…
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To a certain degree, it feels as though we’ve gotten off to a rocky start this summer, maybe because the kids are having a rough time with transitioning to a less…
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After hours of grueling research, I have chosen a fabric and made the first of three slip covers for the bar stools that sit between the kitchen and the den! I…
