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Cozy Cabin Inspired Bedroom

I started this entire makeover knowing I wanted THESE curtains from Two Page Curtains. They have so many quality centered window treatments and there are so many to choose from. The minute I hung these it was an instant room facelift.

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Our Timeless Dining Room Light Fixtures

When working full-time with clients, one reoccurring pain-point I would often hear was about fixtures. Namely light fixtures. So I wanted to do a deep dive into our dining room light fixtures and explain why we chose them, where they’re from, and why I chose the finishes that I did.

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Why We Are Thankful This Year

This time last year I was beginning to feel the tug of transition. In a world where everyone tells you to keep up, to keep running, to never stop chasing after your dreams; I was beginning to feel that my world was topsy-turvy

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Dining Room Refresh & An Update

I knew I wanted some sort of wall texture (whether that be vertical paneling, recessed paneling, or board and batten) and I wanted wallpaper. As I did a little more soul searching I ultimately came back to recessed paneling for it’s sheer timelessness and the likelihood that it would have been found in a home during this era.

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The Perfect Paint Combo

The #1 question we got at the open house for this 1920’s English Tudor that we renovated last winter was, “what paint colors did you chose for the walls and trim?”

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Our Next Chapter…

Over the last couple of years we have begun to feel a sort of shift happening in our hearts. It was small at first, very subtle. But as the months and years continued the both of us began to sense more and more that God was shifting us in direction of a different location all together.

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Porch Makeover

Backstory….we bought our 1920s craftsman home 5.5 years ago and one of the things that convinced me that we needed to buy this house was the front porch! They just don’t make them like this anymore!

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What Happens Next? | Life Lately

For the last 3 years we have acted as a full-service design studio, while maintaining and renovating multiple properties on our own, and creating content for our online platforms. And although all these things have been dreams fulfilled for us, they are not sustainable to the season of life we are in as a family.

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