We replaced our storm door over the holiday weekend and I’m exceedingly proud of how it turned out. While our porch is nowhere near a true “after” reveal, I want to be better about documenting progress on the blog. The pressure to post a “before” image followed by a beautiful “after” photo is real, but …
Bedroom Custom Built-In
Over the past year and a half, we’ve been tackling a lot of the household things we could do ourselves like painting, changing light fixtures and outlets, and other small projects. There are a handful of bigger things, though, that are too daunting for our skill set and we’re to the point where we’re ready …
Living Room Progress
We still have work to do in our living room in terms of accessorizing and styling, but we thought we’d give you a peek into where things are at right now. As you’ll see, most of the large pieces are furniture have been purchased and we’ll continue to design the room around the credenza, couch, …
Our House’s Exterior Transformation Over 10 Years
As I was looking at Google Maps a few weeks ago, I noticed that the street view now included our house after we purchased it. It prompted a quick scroll through the archives to see what the property looked like over the past ten years. We still have work to do in terms of curb …
Year in Review: 2017
Dave and I usually have our eye on the future: the next project, the next adventure, even weekend plans. It’s fun to constantly have something to look forward to, but it doesn’t always allow the opportunity to reminisce on the great times we had together. So, at the dawn of the new year, I wanted …
Pantry & Palate | Rhubarb Conserves
Once it starts getting cold outside, we’re just as content spending time at home cooking as we are heading out to one of our favorite restaurants — and on those coldest days, few things are better than cozying up inside with music playing as we mix up cocktails and try out a new recipe together. …
7 Ways to Add Hygge to Your Home
If you haven’t heard of the Danish concept of hygge by now, you’re missing out on a key lifestyle trend. Hygge (pronounced “hoo-gah”) is roughly translated as the feeling of warmth, coziness, and togetherness. There is no English word for the concept, but it’s akin to how you feel being snuggled up in a blanket …
Living Room: Planning
I hate to say it, but our house doesn’t really feel like home just yet — to me anyway. I think that’s largely because we’re still waiting for our couch to be delivered before we start figuring out the direction of our living room decor. We want something that’s neutral, brings in natural elements, has …
How to Paint Wood Paneling
Owning a house with wood paneling wasn’t exactly on our must-have list, but we couldn’t be picky in Madison’s sellers’ market. As much as we hated the idea of having two bedrooms with paneling, we couldn’t let it deter us from purchasing this house. The house was listed below market value and if that meant we …
5 Things We Learned Shopping for a Home in a Tough Market
I actually started this post after our second heartbreaking phone call from our realtor, letting us know that our offer wasn’t accepted on the house that we had already mentally moved into. In retrospect, we were too excited too early for every property, which led to a lot of unnecessary heart ache. And while there’s …