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Highlights from the #Designdecoded Feed
This post is part of a series of history quickies, bite-sized looks at the minds & times behind famous designed objects. Each week a new iconic design piece will be highlighted, and I’ll show you...
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Design, Decoded: The Sputnik Light
This post is part of a series of history quickies, bite-sized looks at the minds & times behind famous designed objects. Each week a new iconic design piece will be highlighted, and I’ll show you...
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DIY Leather Door Wedge
It’s been waaaay too long since I’ve done a DIY project — the last one was February’s marbled jewelry box. Since we’re moving soon, most of my energy has been put towards getting things out of the...
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DIY Bentwood Bud Vase
Anyone who’s seen me with a jar of spaghetti sauce knows I like a challenge. And when Colleen and Karisa challenged me and four other bloggers to make something out of craft wood, I was hooked! The...
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10 Built In Ikea Hacks to Make Your Jaw Drop
I realize I’ve seemingly dropped off the face of the planet — no posts for what, 2 months?! — but life kind of took over as it sometimes does. I promise to fill you in on the details soon! Read the...
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Why I Fell Off the Internet
Have you ever received a gift that you loved and were so grateful for, and made a mental note to write a thank you card to the gift giver instead of immediately writing one? And then perhaps you put...
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Get Ready to Time Warp — Our New Home’s “Before” Tour!
Austin and I spent a long time looking for the perfect home in Denver. We knew about the move a year ahead of time, which meant we basically lived inside a Zillow commercial for 10 months. Instead of...
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Kitchen Reno: Part I (The Design)
After Austin and I spruced up our kitchen in Virginia, something magical happened. You could say the DIY bug bit us, or we just got addicted to the always-surprising results that came from working...
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Kitchen Reno: Part II (Demo Day)
Full disclosure: Austin and I are novices when it comes to how to demo a kitchen, since in our last kitchen flip we stuck to finishes and appliances. But I did want to share one trick from our recent...
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Kitchen Reno: Part III (Asbestos Abatement)
Ugh. That pretty much sums up how I feel about asbestos. It’s a seriously scary thing finding it in your home if you’re doing renovations (asbestos is not a health risk unless its fibers are...
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DIY Modern Christmas Gift Wrap featuring GAP + Darby Smart!
Hey folks! Did you know Darby Smart (the company who sells my DIY desk calendar kit) has partnered with GAP this year? If you happen to be at the mall and stop into a GAP store you’ll find these cute...
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Eco-Friendly, Affordable Rug Pads with Rug Pad Corner
I’ve had so many questions about our crazy cheap Wayfair rug, such as how comfortable it is to stand on, does it move without a rug pad, how thick is the pile, etc. And although I love, love, love it...
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Kitchen Reno Part IV: We Have Walls Again!
It’s been a while since I posted about our kitchen renovation, mostly because as soon as we finished we dove headfirst into a million other projects (see a glimpse of them on Instagram). Our kitchen...
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Decorating Mistakes First-Time Homeowners Make and How to Avoid Them
As many of you know, in addition this blog I’m also a contributor to Ashley Muir Bruhn’s incredible lifestyle blog, Hither and Thither. Ashley writes about all things parenthood, travel, food, and...
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A Modern Little Boy’s Room: ORC Week 1
It’s been 10 months since we moved out West, and my poor kiddo’s room has been sadly neglected for most of that time. With his (fifth!) birthday around the corner and our time in Denver approaching...
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A Modern Little Boy’s Room: ORC Week 2
It’s week #2 of the One Room Challenge and my “modern little boy’s room” is actually starting to take shape! (Read the first post). If you remember from last week, we had just replaced the windows...
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Built-in Dressers Ikea Hack: ORC Week 3
It’s week #3 of the One Room Challenge, and I’ve made some major progress in the kiddo’s closet! (Catch up on weeks 1 and 2.) I started with a vague idea of somehow building these two Ikea RAST...
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This “Star Wars” Thing is Going to Happen: ORC Week 5
It’s week 5 of the One Room Challenge and my son’s room is nearly there! I totally missed posting last week but hey, life got in the way (and to be honest I didn’t have much to show for myself). The...
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A Modern Little Boy’s Room – The Big Reveal!
Finally – it’s week six of the One Room Challenge and time for the big reveal of my kiddo’s room! If you remember from Week 1, we started with this: Here’s what it looks like today: Read the original...
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A Night In
The ‘A Night In’ series is sponsored by the great folks at Anolon. All opinions are, as always, 100% own. This post contains affiliate links. Read the original post A Night In on Annabode + Co..
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