Sometimes we forget small spaces like entryways, hallways, and closets, so it’s refreshing to see a thoughtful transformation. Mandi’s entryway makeover caught our eye—originally spotted when Sherry pinned the striking ceiling paint treatment from her home away from home. We’re excited to share Mandi’s story and photos of the dramatic before-and-after. I spent about a … Read more

Update: Wow — you all have shared so many great ideas today! Comments are coming in fast, and while I can’t reply to each one, I’m reading and loving every suggestion. Happy Friday! This week has been a whirlwind: we painted the bathroom and closet, tackled a basket craft, removed wallpaper from our largest room … Read more

Three cheers for a quick $12 project that took fifteen minutes and left us grinning. Sometimes a small, silly change is exactly what a room needs. We swapped out the old knobs on our dining room built-ins and it instantly brightened the space. The process was ridiculously simple: remove the old knobs, then screw in … Read more

This week’s kitchen mood board blends charming French-inspired details with clean modern touches to create a collected-over-time feel that’s far from cookie‑cutter. 1. The color palette for this imagined kitchen centers on navy-charcoal tones, deep pistachio greens, soft blue-grays, and antique whites. A great option for walls is an artichoke-inspired paint — a muted green … Read more

Removing the sliding glass doors from our sunroom was exciting, but it left a less glamorous—and important—task: finishing the exposed edges where the metal door frames had been. With all the metal frames gone, the openings showed raw wood that looked unfinished and was vulnerable to moisture. We wanted to address this quickly to prevent … Read more

Dude, meet our disaster drawer. You may have seen a preview of it yesterday, but this drawer really deserves a dramatic dun-dun-duuuuun sound effect. It was so bad it looked like a wild animal had rooted through it. For organization week (and our collective sanity) we finally decided to tackle it. The main challenge is … Read more

We always assumed Ikea’s small, inexpensive sheepskin rugs were faux—until we realized the label read “100% sheepskin.” Oops. It should have been obvious: Ikea is Swedish, and their real sheepskins are affordable. Still, that discovery inspired a different project: we wanted to make faux sheepskins to donate to a relative who would appreciate them. We … Read more

Lights, camera — it’s time for a March recap! Last month was packed: we used the nail gun on crown molding and the fireplace, experimented with paint (including a fresh kitchen color), and completed a few tech upgrades. We’re pausing to celebrate everything we crossed off our list in March as motivation to make April … Read more

We’ve all had to live with box-filled rooms, but this one takes the idea literally: What you see here is our so-called “Box Graveyard” — the guest bedroom piled high with empty moving boxes and packing materials. As chaotic as it looks, after weeks of carefully wrapping and labeling, it felt oddly freeing to just … Read more

Ever since we first mentioned our vent-tastic Arietta hood in October, it’s become one of the most frequently asked-about items in our home. People want to know: does it work? Does it really look that good? Is it too good to be true? We had to dodge those questions for months while the hood waited … Read more