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Reveal: Powder Room
It’s rustic, farmhouse, but still sophisticated; check out our finished powder room.
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The Hipster House: Tiny Victorian Resurrected (Part 2)
It was an ugly, tiny house. The exterior was all wrong. The hovel was awkward and confined even for 900 sq feet. Everywhere was damp, musty, and dark. The kitchen was located just inside the front door and the bathroom was well, hideous. Unfortunately this tiny house’s issues went beyond the cosmetic. There was no standard stud spacing…or sizes…some of the walls weren’t even made of studs. It was terrible and we made it beautiful.
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Hipster House Reveal: Tiny Victorian Resurrected (Part 1)
Located in what is considered the “Williamsburg” of our fair city, the neighborhood is full of the young and hip living in old houses. That became the inspiration for the tiny abode; something that paid homage to it’s original life as a modest Victorian cottage but felt updated and hip. Check out the before and after of the exterior.
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13 Favorite Fall Quotes
I am devoted to autumn. It’s when I fell in love, got married, had my first baby, and become totally and irrevocably sold on our dream home. Even though the descent into autumn signifies the end of summer and the approaching winter there is something so invigorating about the season. As the weather turns cold we hold connotations of warmth, love, family. In honor of this magical season season here are some of my favorite quotes about fall in no particular order.
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DIY Outdoor Rug
We have a huge deck and I desperately needed something to break it up that wouldn’t break up the bank. Enter this awesome DIY solution made in only a few hours and under $100.
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Two Week Renovation- The Shoddy Cottage (PART 2)
A number of years ago we bought this great little rental house near a major university. It turns out it wasn't so great and I now refer to it as the Shoddy Cottage. This year we decided to tackle a major upgrade and tackle an ambitious two week renovation- the available time between our old tenants and new tenants. See how this crazy project unfolded. Background This former summer home wasn’t all sunshine. Cosmetically it was looking a little sad, a little outdated, and little disjointed. We also knew there was galvanized plumbing somewhere that was impacting the water pressure and the house was riddled with a maze of pipes…
