Category: Home
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The Property Brothers Were Right
Have you all ever watched an episode of The Property Brothers? If you have, then you will understand exactly what our home-buying experience was like this summer! Scott and I have been big-time HGTV junkies forever, and one of our favorite shows is The Property Brothers. The original one, not all their various spin-offs. Each […]
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Home Improvement VA :: Before + After
When we’re not working or cooking, we’re home makeover and DIY junkies. We can’t be in a house for too long before we’re planning ways to overhaul our space. After living in our house here in Virginia for five years, we were able to make a lot of changes – and we want to share […]
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From Armoire to Coffee Bar
Hate seeing all those ads that tell you if your furniture hasn’t stuck with the times, that you should buy some more on-trend furniture? Here’s a way to take one of the most obviously dated pieces you have and give it some new life! Hey there, friends, and happy Friday! I’m offering up something slightly […]
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Mother’s Day Thoughts
“My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was.” Lisa Leslie That quote is very apt for my mother. She was {and is} my role model and mentor before I ever learned about the value of having role models and mentors. From my earliest days, I remember her inspiring and […]
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My Decluttering Adventure
Back at the end of March, I shared a post that outlined our plan for some serious spring decluttering at the house. We haven’t revisited it since then, but for those of you who follow me over on Instagram, you might have caught some of our #homefrontdecluttering updates! So today I want to spin back […]
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30 Days of Decluttering!
Hey, guys, it’s finally spring! Which means it’s time for spring cleaning and decluttering. And I’ve got a guide that we use when stuff gets away from us and we need to get back on track, that will help you get after the mess in small, manageable bites over the course of a month! We’re […]
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Guest Room to Nursery :: Week 5
Here we are at Week Five of the One Room Challenge, where we’ve been transforming our guest room into a new nursery/bedroom for baby Marcus! There’s only one more week left of the challenge, and while we only have a couple of things to do, progress has stalled. The biggest culprit in this is the […]
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Guest Room to Nursery :: Week 4
Here we are at Week Four of the One Room Challenge, where we’ve been transforming our guest room into a new nursery/bedroom for baby Marcus. And I’m happy to say that even though I didn’t get any of the DIY projects done – still no name sign, no drapes, no toy storage, and no shelves […]
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Guest Room to Nursery :: Week 3
Here we are at Week Three of the One Room Challenge, where we’ve been transforming our guest room into a new nursery/bedroom for baby Marcus. If you just walk into the room and look at the back corner pictured, you’d think the room was beginning to take shape! But do you know how much progress […]
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Guest Room to Nursery :: Week 2
Here we are at Week Two of the One Room Challenge, where we’ve been transforming our guest room into a new nursery/bedroom for Marcus. We’re not as far along as I’d hoped we would be, but we’re getting there! Turns out that a two month old adds several layers to the degree of difficulty in […]
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Guest Room to Nursery :: Week 1
Hey guys! We’re kicking off the six-week fall iteration of the One Room Challenge. I’m jumping on this current one to finally get our guest room transformed into our little man’s nursery, which he’ll be moving into sometime after the new year {or whenever this overprotective momma relents enough to let him that far away […]
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Guest Room to Nursery :: Week 0
I was hoping to get after transforming our second guest room into Marcus’s nursery when the biannual six-week One Room Challenge was going on in April, but obviously that didn’t happen. Fortunately, the ORC happens twice a year, and I’m jumping on the next one, starting October 3rd, to get this nursery transformation going! The […]