As slow as this kitchen-building process has been going, there really has been a lot that's gotten done since my last post update. Let's ignore the fact that it's taken the entire summer to make enough progress to garner a new 'kitchen update post'.The truth is, since I closely document things in real time over on my Insta Stories, I sometimes forget what's been shared here on the blog. All ... [ Read More ]
Room Design for the Girls’ Bedroom!
It's painful to see ABSOLUTELY NOTHING happening at the new house (as in, the kitchen hole is still just a big concrete hole), but I can't say that things aren't happening in general. We've been working our tails off at the old house to get it ready to put on the market! Things like paint touch-ups, caulking, cleaning things that haven't been cleaned in a LONG TIME, and clearing out our 'workshop' ... [ Read More ]
Sealing Cracks and a CHALKBOARD WALL!
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
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 Remove Stair Carpet
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 some tricks ... [ Read More ]
Stenciling on a Painted Linoleum Floor
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!), ... [ Read More ]
TUTORIAL: Painting Linoleum Floors
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 ]
New House Update – The Kitchen
It's been a minute since we talked about what's going on at the new house. It seems like we have so much to do that it would actually be counterproductive to stop and take the time to write about it. BUT, I don't want to leave you guys hanging, and I want an account of how all this went down so we can look back on it over the years.When we first announced that we bought a house and will be ... [ Read More ]
Solarium Updates and Article Sofa Review
We’re making progress on the ‘new’ house! And I’m planning a big update post soon. But for those of you that missed our Facebook Live, I recorded a second house tour video in a horizontal format that’s easier to view on YouTube. Even if you saw our Facebook LIVE, you’ll see that we made some ‘progress’ (read: destruction) in the kitchen!*This post is sponsored by Article. Thank you for ... [ Read More ]
Tips for painting trim and around window panes!
I was pretty nervous to hit publish on that last post, revealing that we’re moving. But you guys have been so incredibly supportive and excited for us! It’s definitely going to be an adventure!I’ll be sharing more photos of the house, and details about what big projects we’re tackling first. (In fact, if you’re anxious to see more of it, I did a quick Facebook LIVE yesterday HERE giving a tour ... [ Read More ]