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Custom Large Scale Wall Art.
Read more: Custom Large Scale Wall Art.Hi Friends, Awhile back I decided it was finally time to do something about the gaping blank wall in our living room behind the sofa. We moved in September 2021 and kind of decided to let things be until our new sofa arrived. We ordered custom so it took few months to make and ship.…
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It’s Kismet – A Door Story.
Read more: It’s Kismet – A Door Story.Hi Friends, The best DIY’s come with a killer backstory, and this one is my favorite story to date. A couple years ago when we first started house hunting, we came across this house that wasn’t actually for sale. It was a rental listing, but times were crazy so we asked if maybe they would…
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The Laundry Room/Mud Room of My Actual Dreams.
Read more: The Laundry Room/Mud Room of My Actual Dreams.Hi Friends, Today is an exciting day and a day ten months in the making! I finally get to show you all our completed back entry space! Let me remind you where we started: Let’s take a moment to take this all in. At the end of this hallway is the door that leads into…
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Our Remodel Lighting Selections, Plus Some I Left in the Cart.
Read more: Our Remodel Lighting Selections, Plus Some I Left in the Cart.Hi Friends, I think lighting design is my kryptonite. It feels like I’ve been on every lighting website imaginable in the last few weeks picking out lights for our bathroom, hallway, laundry and bedroom. With the exception of the bathroom, all the lights I was looking for are flush mount lights, which just means they…
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DIY Honed Marble.
Read more: DIY Honed Marble.Hi Friends, A few months ago we were out shopping at this discount home improvement store, just browsing for nothing in particular, when we found some marble tiles. Fifteen square feet of polished black marble with dramatic white veining for only $30. Did I know what I wanted it for yet? No. Did I let…
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Project Check-in.
Read more: Project Check-in.Hi Friends, So much has happened in our remodel over the last couple months so I thought I would take a minute to catch you all up! When you only work on your house on the weekends and most of the work is DIY, progress can feel like it’s crawling sometimes. But looking back at…
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New Life for an Old Coffee Table.
Read more: New Life for an Old Coffee Table.Hi Friends, A couple weeks ago I started working on getting some stored “project” furniture out of our garage. Maybe there’s also a console and six dining chairs in there too but I’m not a hoarder- okay? I just happen to find some good furniture on fb marketplace sometimes and then I don’t have time…
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Real Big Plans. (A Remodel Story)
Read more: Real Big Plans. (A Remodel Story)Hi Friends, Let’s catch up on what’s happening at the Sunderland house! If you’ve been following along on Instagram, then you already know we started a pretty big remodel project last month. We are reconfiguring our back hallway area to make much better use of the space. The back hallway is off our living room…
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Phase 1 Kitchen Refresh.
Read more: Phase 1 Kitchen Refresh.Hi Friends, Let me introduce you to our new kitchen. There are things I appreciate about it, including the storage space. Our last kitchen didn’t have nearly this many cabinets and I always struggled to make room for pots and pans and serving ware, etc. There are also so many things about this space that…
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Our Phase 1 Master Bathroom Renovation.
Read more: Our Phase 1 Master Bathroom Renovation.Hi Friends, Today is exciting because I finally finished up the very first project in our new house and it’s a good one. I knew a full on bathroom remodel in our master bath was not going to be a priority for a few years at least but because it’s our day in and day…