A Front Door Makeover
I feel like I should put a short disclaimer on this post before I get started. A slightly popular blog (coughYoungHouseLove) happened to post about this exact same topic (right down to the choice of...
View ArticleAn Orange Ottoman
Oh boy, am I excited to share this with y’all today. I know that every time I do a new project, I say it’s my favorite, but I MEAN IT this time! Let’s start at the beginning. Way back in May, Corey and...
View ArticleOur $20 Nightstands
Yup. Twenty bucks. For the pair. Of course, once we bought paint for ‘em it ended up costing us a bit more than $10 each…but not by much. Let me back up a bit. A few weekends ago, Corey and I had some...
View Article$20 Nightstands, Complete!
Freaking finally. This project ended up being quite a bit more of a headache than we had originally anticipated, but it is done and I am in love. When we left off (see part 1 here), we had nightstands...
View ArticleAn Open Kitchen
So, we were feeling a little ambitious this weekend. Allow me to explain. A few weeks ago, I mentioned that Corey and I wanted to knock down the upper cabinets separating our kitchen from our dining...
View ArticleAn Experiment in Sanding
Alternate title: How we banished the 80′s from our dining room. FINALLY. You see, our dining room used to be filled with a mish-mash of horrible 80′s fabric. Our 8 chairs had four different fabrics on...
View ArticleGuest Room Indecision
When I revealed the new, striped look for our guest room last week, I’m sure some of you noticed that the room was looking a bit…empty. The nightstands that were in there before (that had previously...
View ArticleBedroom Updates
Since we moved in about six months ago, I would have to give our bedroom the award for “most improved” so far. It’s gone from this: To this: To, most recently, this: And I have to say that Corey and I...
View ArticleA Handmade Dining Room Light
I’m so excited to finally share this project with y’all – it’s been a long time coming! Oh, and this post also just happens to serve as my participation in the Pinterest Summer Challenge! If you...
View ArticleA $40 China Cabinet
Remember our $40 china cabinet that I showed you while we were gone on our cruise? The one that was blue and yellow and so ugly that it kind of hurt your eyes to look at it? Yeah, it totally doesn’t...
View ArticleGarage Update
It’s been a while since I told you what’s going on in the garage, hasn’t it? For those of you who don’t remember, Corey and I are currently in the process of giving our garage a major overhaul and...
View ArticleCleaning House
Y’all, I’m so excited to share this. So! Excited! Let’s just jump right in – because, really, I can’t wait any longer. Mmmmm. Yeah, that’s my dining room. I’m in love. But, let’s back up for a second....
View ArticleTile Removal (Finally!)
Alright, so I wish I was coming back from my impromptu blogging hiatus with a more exciting post, but I’m not. It may not have the prettiest photos or be the most fun to read, but I searched the entire...
View ArticleTrim, Baseboards, and Crown – Finished!
Oh my goodness, y’all. After about 3 hours of caulking a couple of weeks ago and about 6 hours of painting and cleaning this weekend, I can finally call the basics of our nursery donezo. FINALLY! Can...
View ArticleRoom Reveal: A Serene, Neutral Nursery
Decorating a nursery has been one of the most fun projects I’ve ever taken on. It’s completely different than any other room I’ve ever done, and there’s just something so special about turning a room...
View ArticleBathroom Renovation (Alternate Title: We Are Crazy)
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about any real projects around these parts, huh? Let’s fix that. Yeeeeah. That is happening. Remember a couple of years ago when our master bathroom shower...
View ArticleIt’s Done!
Ahhh – it feels so nice to finally be rid of all of our carpet downstairs. (Please excuse the baby paraphernalia. I live in a house with a 6-month old, so it’s inevitable. My house definitely does not...
View ArticleOur DIY Budget Kitchen Makeover
It’s been a while since I’ve shown you any progress photos of our home, no? Allow me to re-introduce you to our kitchen. In case you’ve forgotten what it used to look like, let me refresh your memory:...
View ArticleDIY Faux Granite Countertops
In case you missed it, I shared the “big reveal” of (phase one of) our kitchen makeover yesterday. Basically, it involved a lot of paint and elbow grease. We love the result, but I have to say that the...
View ArticleVinyl Plank Flooring: 2+ Years Later
When it comes to projects that Corey and I have completed in our house, one of the things we get asked about more than anything else is our flooring. We installed the Style Selections luxury vinyl...
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