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Interior Design
DIY Mod Podge Quote Wall Decor
In a world where there are so many different DIY wall decor items, sometimes you can’t find the quote you have been looking for… so you make your own! So, I looked high and low, and even at Hobby Lobby where they have signs that speak my language oh, so well… But I could not […] Read more…
How to stain a barn door, the right way!
I kind of had to learn the hard way how to stain a barn door… Read more…
DIY Faux Painted Marble Fireplace Surround
I have searched high and low on the internet, trying all different wordings and keywords to find a DIY marble paint tutorial specifically around a fireplace. Because fireplaces get HOT! And I don’t want paint or finish on top of paint (aka latex paint) to melt or turn yellow and gross if it gets hot. […] Read more…
Designing, Raising Babies, Managing Contractors, and Postpartum Anxiety
The perfect cocktail for our crazy life this past year. Let’s start with the final basement turn out. Just in time for Christmas and family visitors. <3 Don’t judge my tree decorating skills, I have yet to perfect them. I can’t tell you how nice it is to have our house fully done. We have […] Read more…
Finishing our Basement: Part II Hello Walls
We have walls!! Oh boy, do we have walls! And they are so echoey… If that’s a word. Let me tell you, once you have walls up in a project you get all sorts of antsy for the finish line. I’m not sure how many parts this series is going to turn into, take your […] Read more…
Our Basement Vision Boards
We’re kind of living a designers dream right now. My dream. Just a lil’ bit. Ultimately, ever since B and I have been married I have told him I’d love to get an old Victorian home that needed a little fixin’ up and make it gorgeous and cute and chic all in one. This post […] Read more…
Finishing our Basement: Part I
Ok, so life has been soooper crazy now with two kids demanding my attention day and night, but we thought it might be just the right time to finish our basement too. 🤷 Don’t ask me why. We’re a little nutso and it’s stressful, but we’re so excited to get this thing done! So, as […] Read more…
DIY Thin Brick Wall Installation and German Smear
The most satisfying part of this project was putting it all together. Lathering up the wall, placing bricks and then going to town with the smear! So first things first, you need to measure your bricks and see how much of a gap you want to leave for the grout. Our bricks ended up being […] Read more…
DIY Thin Brick Installation: How to Stain Brick
A step-by-step guide to installing a thin brick veneer wall or fireplace chimney in your home This was the most nerve-wracking thing for me to do on this project. I didn’t want to mess up these awesome bricks that I finally got my paws on! I had a vision of variation, randomness, and antiquity in […] Read more…