If you've been watching our Instagram Stories, you know we've been working on getting our fireplace up and running... at last! We've never had a house with a fireplace, and so we were stoked (see what I did there?) to get this baby LIT. After doing our research we partnered with Osburn, for their modern, quality, and efficient, wood burning inserts. We went with a wood burning insert because ... [ Read More ]
Living Room Update – The Ceiling
Ever since the very first day we stepped into this house (and fell in love with it), the living room ceiling was... nonexistent. Open floor joists, exposed wiring, and I-beams. We have put our touch on this room AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY COULD, and yet... Rumor around the neighborhood is that the ceiling fell in on the previous owners. YIKES. I hope no one got hurt! It doesn't surprise me ... [ Read More ]
A Messy Fireplace Refresh
YOU GUYS, I could not be more pumped to share this little makeover with you. Suuure it's not a full room reveal or anything epic like that... BUT HELLO. This fireplace situation needed some serious TLC. *This post is sponsored by DAP. Thank you for supporting the fabulous brands that make Reality Daydream possible! This post contains affiliate links.* Never mind that there's no ceiling... ... [ Read More ]
Living Room Updates – Wall Paint and Modular Sectional
Nick's been such a champ about plugging away at our kitchen addition, but occasionally I need a small win in the part of the house that we're actually living in. I've been jonesing to prime the living room, because I'm so tired of the fleshy beige color we've been living with. And it's a big enough job that I knew we would both need to set a day aside to get 'er done. I still don't know ... [ Read More ]
Whitewashing Furniture – super simple tutorial!
Howdy friends What’s hangin? Sometimes, we have a piece of furniture that seems like it needs an update, but we’re not sure what? TELL ME YOU’VE BEEN THERE. This little secretary desk was given to me by my sister-in-law’s parents, and I LOVED IT. But after living with it for awhile, I decided it needed something. I knew for sure I didn’t want to paint it and cover up all that pretty ... [ Read More ]
3D Wooden Geometric Art
Awhile back, I participated in a challenge with a group of other ‘buildy bloggers’ to make something out of ONE BOARD (dimensions 1x8x8’). That post may be more than a year old, but it’s still going strong! We love seeing you guys tackling projects and using our tutorials! P.S… it seems like a lifetime ago that Cypress was that small. *This post contains affiliate links* We often get questions ... [ Read More ]
Upholstered Ottoman (Diamond Tufting}
There’s just something about posting ‘After pics’ in the Part 1 post that takes all the fun out of writing the Part 2 post. I need to quit doing that! You already know how awesome our Leather Tufted Storage Ottoman turned out… and I have a sneaking suspicion that some of you are actually going to build one of these for yourselves… so I must persevere and knock out this Part 2! *Deep ... [ Read More ]
DIY Leather Upholstered Storage Ottoman
When you have a smallish living room like ours, every piece of furniture has to serve a function other than just being pretty. Trust me, the monstrosity of an Exersauser (baby entertainment play-thing) isn’t my favorite feature of our main living space right now, but it serves a very important purpose… so it stays. At least for a few more months. Anyway! We’ve been using that hexagon end ... [ Read More ]
Modifying Bamboo Shades to fit your windows
We haven’t talked about our Living Room in quite awhile. Ain’t nothing going on in this room but lots of blanket-tent-building, pretend picnics, and episodes of Daniel Tiger (hey, at least it’s educational-ish). I’m still loving the board and batten, stencil, and curtains… even though it’s all a little more formal than my taste. I mean, maybe even bordering on Downton Abbey styley. Ok, ... [ Read More ]
Murphy Table for the Tots
By now, if you follow us on Facebook or Instagram, you know that we’re participating in the GMC/Habitat for Humanity ‘Treasure Hunt Challenge’… which involves traveling along the World’s Longest Yardsale (my personal heaven on earth), snagging some great buys, and fixing up a house for a family in need at the end! Can you think of anything more fun and rewarding? If anything’s gonna snap me out of ... [ Read More ]
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