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Rick & Amy’s Backsplash

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Rick and Amy invited us over to their beautiful home to do our thing on their backsplash. Their kitchen was already great to begin with, but the backsplash really gives it something extra!It's hard to pick out the colors in the pictures, but they went with a warm color palate of browns, burnt orange and gold. It really made the cabinets pop, and highlighted their decor!Thanks Rick and Amy! ... [ Read More ]

Just a little side table

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Our garage is LINED UP with projects that haven't been started. Each piece of furniture is ranked by priority, and we bust them out one at a time. So since we're finally done with the Drexel China cabinet (we're waiting to post about it, because we want to get photos of it all set up in the clients house), we've begun to tackle some quick little pieces to start to clear out the clutter in our ... [ Read More ]

Little Known Facts

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I was homeschooled til the 10th grade.I've lived in 6 states since graduating high school (Oregon, Minnesota, New Jersey, Colorado and Washington, Iowa).And attended college in all 4 timezones. I never graduated. The only proof is my student loans. I was a music major for two years (vocal performance) and play the guitar, piano, flute/piccolo, tenor sax, violin and viola.I'm a carrier of the ... [ Read More ]

Skyline Curtains

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We were commissioned by a new 'client' (my older brother and his wife) to give their curtains a sleek skyline look. But first, you should go take a tour of their classy high-end Chicago loft. Here's a photo of their impressive great room. Amazing, right? And would you believe that this is the view from their wall-o-windows in the living room? JEALOUS. As a rule of thumb, we try not to experiment ... [ Read More ]

Optimist

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I try to be optimistic, generally speaking. But when it's a sunny day, and I glance at our outdoor thermometer... it reads this:  ...(in the middle of January)           ...(in IOWA)You may have been distracted by my rotting brown frozen flowers that adorn our outdoor thermometer, so if you missed it, it reads 84 DEGREES.Dear ... [ Read More ]

Oh nothing is all

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Happily, I have the day off today, and will be taking advantage of my new burst of energy! These past couple months I've felt like a complete failure as a wife and homemaker, many times leaving Nick to cook for himself (he's broadened his cooking skills to include frozen pizza, spaghetti, and hamburger helper!) and for that I'm grateful.On my list of things to do today:1) glaze the Drexel china ... [ Read More ]

Concerns

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Sunrise on the countryside! Yesterday was my first OB appointment, and I was super nervous. SO nervous in fact that I had convinced myself that something was wrong with the babes, and begged them to schedule an ultrasound in addition to the consultation. I needed to see them wiggling and hear their heartbeats, because honestly, I haven't been feeling like everything's right. My 'pregnancy ... [ Read More ]

Vicky’s Backsplash

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Mornin' friends! I'm nursing a killer headache this morning, but I really wanted to share the backsplash we painted this weekend! Ron and Vicky knew they would love a backsplash, but didn't want to drop a grand having one installed with actual tile. Luckily, before they made any rash decisions, they fell upon our website! They wanted bold neutrals with little explosions of navy and a Tuscan ... [ Read More ]

Thumb Color

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Until very recently, THIS is the only plant I have in my entire house (thanks Diane!). But this little cactus' health has been steadily failing. How do you kill a cactus?So my mother took it upon herself to gift me several of her house plants. This is good for two reasons.1) House plants bring a home to life and look so fresh and stylish! 2) I desperately need to learn a thing or two about how to ... [ Read More ]

Nancy’s Backsplash

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Let me start by apologizing for my lack-of-blogging lately. We've been tending to family emergencies, including but not limited to: a midnight drive to a not-so-close hospital to pick up our baby niece Kendall, and caring for Kendall for the next day and a half. Talk about a crash course in parenting! After which we immediately traveled to paint a backsplash. After which I immediately came down ... [ Read More ]

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