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Sealing Cracks and a CHALKBOARD WALL!

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Back to the Solarium! Which, if you're new around here, is the fancy term for 'Sunroom'. It's what this room is called on the original blueprints of the house. And we think it sounds awesome, so we've adopted it into our everyday language. Because fancy. So let's recap the progress we've made so far in the Solarium. First we taped off and painted all of the trim and mullions. Then I primed ... [ Read More ]

New House Inspiration And Merging Design Styles

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I know that my decorating style isn't exactly 'traditional'. It's sort of an obnoxious mix of Mid-Century Modern, boho, eclectic mish-mash. It's mine, and I love it. And in the weeks and months since we bought our 'new' historic home, there are a TON of people that are concerned about how I'm going to switch my style to match the style of this home. BETHANY, HOW WILL YOU HONOR AND EMBRACE ... [ Read More ]

How to Personalize Gifts with Etching

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If you hadn't already heard, our town was hit by a massive tornado on Thursday, and we spent the weekend picking up the pieces. Our new home was right in the path of the twister, but we were so lucky and sustained very little damage compared to our neighborhood and other parts of town. Just downed trees and debris everywhere in our yards. It was a crazy experience to say the least. Our little ... [ Read More ]

How to Remove Stair Carpet

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If you've been following our InstaStories (which you FOR SURE should be), you know that progress at the new house has been painfully slow. Since the 'kitchen project' has been delayed for so long due to rain and flaky contractors, Nick and I have been busying ourselves with things like wallpaper removal, painting, stenciling, and removing stair carpet... which, as it turns out, has ... [ Read More ]

Reverse Staining Technique

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I discovered a new staining technique, and I'm so excited to show you! I used it on my branding for videos, and I've been itching to try it on something else more practical. I'm not really sure what to call this, so for lack of a better term, we're going with 'Reverse Staining Technique'. *This post is sponsored by Frog Tape. Thank you for supporting the fabulous brands that make Reality ... [ Read More ]

Farmhouse Graywash Technique

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If you don’t already, you should subscribe to our blog so you get an email every time we publish a new blog post (not more than 2 times a week… TOPS)! You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram so you don’t miss ANY of this madness! I just spent the past 5 minutes of my life Googling whether 'Graywash' is one word or two (gray wash?), with inconclusive results. WHAT THE! I guess I just need ... [ Read More ]

Agate Inspired Layered Paper Veneer DIY Jewelry

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This DIY jewelry idea came straight from my crafty Mama. Remember how she sends the twins a craft each month like a subscription box (see more kids craft ideas)? Well this is one of those! My girls ended up needing help with parts of it, so I deemed this more of an 'older child craft', or a straight-up adult craft that would be perfect for a mom's night out or girlfriends crafternoon! *This ... [ Read More ]

Scrap Wood Shoe Cabinet

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You know Nick and I are always searching for smart storage solutions. So when we were invited by Jen Woodhouse to participate in a 'Scrap Wood Challenge', we thought it would be fun to fill a need that we've been considering building for awhile... a Scrap Wood Shoe Cabinet! But in our case, we're using scrap melamine that's leftover from this (also organizational) project. *This ... [ Read More ]

Stenciling on a Painted Linoleum or Vinyl Floor

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Sincerest apologies for leaving you hanging with the stenciling yesterday. I just hate for my posts to get too long and boring! And it's fun to divide projects up into different sub-projects so they seem less daunting. Recall for a moment that this is how our 'solarium' started out when we bought the house. Painting the trim and around all those window panes was a huuuuge pain (PUN!), but so ... [ Read More ]

TUTORIAL: Painting Linoleum Floors

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I've been inching along on my floor painting adventures in the 'solarium' (fancy word for sun room), and I can FINALLY CHECK IT OFF MY TO-DO LIST! And painting linoleum floors is such a great way to update old flooring without spending a fortune! But let's back up and chat about how far we've come in this room. We started out with big-bird-yellow trim (and there's a LOT of trim). And for a room ... [ Read More ]

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