Category: Lifestyle

How to Remove & Patch a Chair Rail

The chair rail in our home has always bothered me.. it just isn’t my style. I was a bit apprehensive about the amount of drywall repair removing chair rail would entail, but it wasn’t that hard. So I’m going to…

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DIY Pottery Barn Seadrift Finish

The “Seadrift” by Pottery Barn is probably my favorite stain color out there, but I am just NOT willing to pay the price for it. Sooo.. I did some testing in my garage and found the perfect wood / stain…

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Wood and White Kitchen: Transitional Farmhouse Before & Afters

Today I’m sharing all the links for our wood, white and black kitchen renovation! I call this style “Transitional Farmhouse.” Is that a thing?! I love the farmhouse fad, but I also love more modern and coastal design aspects. I…

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DIY Living Room Fireplace Remodel (with a cost breakdown!)

Woooo hoooooo!!!! The living room fireplace remodel is DONE and I can officially move all our furniture back. 🙂 Yay!! This has been a fun one – I started demo back in November and wrapped the project up this week…

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DIY Acrylic Wall Calendar (No Tools Required!)

Now that we have two kids, life feels so much busier! I’ve been wanting a large wall calendar to keep track of everything – the wall across from our breakfast nook was practically begging for something practical like this –…

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Breakfast Nook Idea – How to Paint French Doors

If you’ve considered painting your doors black.. this is your sign to go for it! Just look at the difference PAINT makes. I was dying to paint my doors downstairs, but I was torn on if I should go dark…

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