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How to Install Chunky Crown Molding

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If you’ve been around our blog for the past year or so, you know we recently did a room makeover in our master bedroom! It was long overdue, and now that it’s done I can’t believe we waited so long! It’s one of my favorite rooms in our house! We’ve been getting questions about installing crown molding (or is it spelled ‘moulding’?) to be SO BEEFY and chunky; which is a valid question... because it ... [ Read More ]

I’m the stranger who touches your pregnant belly in the grocery store

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In my circle of mommy friends, I often hear them lament about how intrusive and violating it is when a stranger (or even friend or family member) touches their pregnant belly out in public. I get it, but personally I’m more inclined to freak out on a stranger if they try to put their filthy germ-infested mits on my already-born baby. But to each their own! My whole life, whenever I would see a ... [ Read More ]

How to Build DIY Floating Shelves

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This past weekend, we were ‘refreshing’ and rearranging DIY floating shelves in our upstairs bathroom, and remembering how bleak and cave-like this area above the toilet once was. Remember this? *this post contains affiliate links* Adding chunky white DIY floating shelves above the toilet was a game changer for this small bathroom’s style AND function. I went back into our blog archives to find ... [ Read More ]

Convertible Kids Craft Table–Free Building Plans!

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Y’all, this winter hasn’t been kind to us. We’ve had pneumonia, tonsillitis, bronchitis, laryngitis, and ear infections sweep through our home, as well as 3 separate rounds of pink eye. We can’t catch a break! Projects have been slow moving around here, but Nick and I have mustered enough energy to drag our booties out to the woodshop here and there and throw around some sawdust. Our most recent ... [ Read More ]

Alcohol Dyed Wood Turned Bowl

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Howdy my good friends! Did anyone get a lathe for Christmas? We’ve got a fun new tutorial for ya. And even if you don’t have a lathe, it’s so fun to watch this one come together on the time-lapse video below! We tried a new wood-dying technique to add some color and pattern to the wood grain of plain ol’ pine, and turn it on the lathe to make a super unique bowl! Would you believe this bowl ... [ Read More ]

Looking back at 2017

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Well, 2017 has been a crazy year, full of love, family, and precious memories. We’ve been so blessed! Each December as I scroll through the projects from that year, I’m always surprised by how much we got done! It doesn’t seem like we’re THAT busy, because we’re doing what we love… and we’re doing it together. What more could anyone ask for?! As a bit of a recap, I’m going to share the projects ... [ Read More ]

Brick Veneer Accent Wall in Attic

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Our attic ‘family room’ space has been on the forefront of our minds lately, and we’ve been pouring over the different floor plan ideas that our friends at Modsy helped us with (our 20% coupon code is still good for another week! Enter REALITY20 at checkout). Nick and I have been making lists of things we want to DIY, as well as things we plan to buy for this space. See more pics of our attic ... [ Read More ]

Christmas Cookie Decorating Party

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One of my fondest childhood memories and favorite holiday traditions is making Christmas Cutout Cookies as a family! We’ve carried this tradition on with our girls and while it’s the hottest of messes, we all enjoy it immensely! I whipped up a double batch of Christmas Sugar Cookie dough (we use this recipe, and it NEVER FAILS), rolled out the dough after it’s chilled and attacked with cookie ... [ Read More ]

How to make a DIY Cribbage Board

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Hi friends! We're getting pretty close to Christmas now, eh? Nick and I have been busy little elves in our workshop making gifts for our friends and family members, and these Cribbage Boards turned out so amazing, we just had to share the how-to with you! They're actually pretty simple if you have the right drill bit and template, so read on! *This post is sponsored by Rockler. Thank you for ... [ Read More ]

Attic Progress and Room Layout

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A couple months ago, we chatted with you about our wide-open attic space and how much potential it has to be an AMAZING family space / game room! You might remember how we painted the walls white (because pistachio green wasn’t doing it for us), and got our sweet vintage sectional couch reupholstered. This is what it looked like before… And this is what it looks like now… *This ... [ Read More ]

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