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Opening Up the Kitchen Wall: Dramatic Renovation Reveal
This is it: wall-opening week. After weeks of planning, we’re finally moving forward with cutting an 8-foot opening between our dining room and kitchen. Before the crew arrives,…
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October Highlights: Standout Moments & Winners
It’s that time again — a quick recap of everything we tackled last month, all in one place with links to the full projects. We also tossed in…
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How to Paint and Stencil a Coffee Table
Hexagon-Tastic Makeover: A French Provincial Coffee Table Reimagined We never seem to tire of the dramatic change a little paint and refinishing can bring to a tired piece…
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Choosing the Right Siding Color for Your Home
How We Chose Our Exterior Paint Color: Swatches, Testing, and the Winner We decided to test a few paint swatches on our house to see if a new…
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How to Landscape Around Your Mailbox for Curb Appeal
We like to share both the small projects and the bigger ones around here, so here’s a short update on a tiny but satisfying front-yard refresh: our mailbox…
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How to Build Custom Shelves Inside Your Refrigerator
We learned with our first kitchen that building in your refrigerator makes a kitchen look much more finished. At the time, our fridge stuck out like a sore…
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Repurpose Secondhand Cabinets for Your Kitchen Remodel
We didn’t expect to find cabinets for a dollar again—like we did for the office built-ins—but we couldn’t resist a trip to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore to…
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Inside the Bowers’ House: A Family Home Tour
I promised more details about my visit with Katie Bower on Wednesday, after we embarrassingly shared that Katie B and I had been photographed together in a series…
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Compare Kitchen Countertop Options to Choose the Right One
How We Chose New Kitchen Countertops We’re steadily making progress on the kitchen and have finally decided on the new countertops. After weeks of comparing materials, prices, and…
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How to Hang a Gallery Wall in Your Home Office
We love how this art wall turned out — and the best part is we didn’t overthink it (no “what-should-we-frame” paralysis). We did consider a few other options…
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