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Elizabeth’s Backsplash & Bathroom

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This past weekend, the boy-toy and I ventured down to the raging metropolis of Des Moines to paint for a friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend! We started with the backsplash.Don't you love the blues and grays? You can't see it in this picture, but Elizabeth has an awesome blue accent wall on the opposite side of the kitchen. And can I add that her design style is completely adorable? LOVE IT.We then ... [ Read More ]

New Blog Title

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I've been putting a lot of thought into the new US blog title, and I'm not alone. After publicly asking for suggestions, I got an overwhelming amount of feedback on the matter! Thanks to everyone who offered up ideas!Many of you suggested incorporating the word 'design' into our title. But, while we enjoy being crafty together, I don't want to limit the blog to one category. But I like the idea of ... [ Read More ]

Bill Board

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Similar to my crafting 'illness,' Nick's illness is his organization, list-making and spreadsheet obsession. There are times when this is really annoying. But when it comes to our finances... he has a VERY elaborate spreadsheet and system for categorizing all of our expenditures, which comes in very handy. We're never late making payments, and we can see how much debt we're knocking out each ... [ Read More ]

Exteriors

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There are a couple things that have been plaguing us lately. The first being this 2 acre slab of asphalt on our property. Nick HATES it and wants it gone so bad. It's the bane of his existence... to the point where he's fixing to rip out the whole thing with his bare hands and a sledge hammer.The second thing happens to plagues me more than Nick... and that would be my garden. This overgrown ... [ Read More ]

If I had to choose

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. I'm adding to my list of favorite things. If I had to choose just one item of makeup to use, it would be mascara.... and an eyelash curler. Does that still count as one item? Because technically an eyelash curler is more of a tool than makeup. Well you get the point. If I'm running late and only have a few seconds to upgrade my face to at least look human, you better believe I'm gonna slap on ... [ Read More ]

Change Up

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For awhile now, I've been regretting the name of my blog "The Life of a Country Girl.' It started out being my journey as a newlywed, a new home owner, a new dog owner, etc... and I felt like I wanted to share all my new experiences. But it's developed into a documentation of our lives, and only a small part of which is actual country living. It's about US, not ME. So I've been thoughtfully ... [ Read More ]

Butterscotch Bars – STAT

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Because I don't often post recipes, you should really take me seriously when I do. If I'm posting a recipe, consider it a matter of extreme urgency. Now when I was a kid, I loved butterscotch. Everywhere we went it seemed like the 3 common flavors were chocolate, strawberry and butterscotch. But then, mysteriously, butterscotch dropped off the face of the earth, and right out of my life. Dairy ... [ Read More ]

Restoration

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Excited to launch a new category to our creative portfolio, Nick has allowed me to scour craigslist for ridiculous cheap finds on old, solid wood pieces with great detail and tons of character. We then take said pieces of furniture and refinish them... to be more awesome than their previous selves.I wanted to share my most recent project. (These are BEFORE pics obviously) We picked up this ... [ Read More ]

I Met This Boy

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This morning I've been reflecting on this man creature that I've chosen to spend the rest of my days with. How did I get so lucky?It's funny how, when you marry, you feel like you couldn't possibly love this person any more. But then time passes and you grow to love that person in such a deep and profound level that you didn't know was possible; and you can look back at your newlywed love as being ... [ Read More ]

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