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Hello all! The massive built in entertainment center project is moving right along! I just finished up one of the “pretty” additions — the cabinet hardware. I love getting to this point — it means I’m near the finish line! Installing cabinet hardware used to be one of my least …

I hope you had a relaxing weekend and stuffed your bellies! I got a ton done around here, including finishing up a really cute yarn Christmas craft. I couldn’t wait to show you because I just think these are the cutest.  I wanted some new holiday decor for our basement …

Hello there my friends! I recently added some finishing touches to our fall porch and I’m so in love with it. It’s so colorful and warm and makes me so happy.  If you have any questions about the exterior of our modern Craftsman home, you can check out all of …

Hello my friends! I’m back to share a project involving one of my very favorite DIY “tools” ever — spray paint! I’ve blabbed on and on about my love of spray paint for years now. It’s one of the easiest and least expensive ways to completely transform an item (or …

Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers, but I didn’t used to be so great at growing them.  They hated me because I didn’t know what they needed. 🙂 I’ve learned a ton about the beautiful hydrangea over the years and wanted to share my knowledge with you! Overall hydrangeas …

You may know by now that I sometimes start projects and then see something shiny and switch gears in the middle of it. Our mud/laundry combo is a good example of this. I quite literally stopped painting in the middle of a wall: I have zero shame in doing this…it …

One of the top five questions I get about our house (and our old one!) is about our wood countertops. We’ve had butcher block counters on our islands for ten years now. Thanks to my Dad I know the best way to treat them and keep them beautiful for years! …

Can you believe we’ve been in our home almost two and a half years already? It feels like we’ve been here much longer…it felt like home even before we moved in. I forgot how long it takes to really get a new home the way you want it — not …