UPDATE: We’ve selected a winner below (congrats Bridget!). Kacy also has a small gift for everyone — a $5 coupon code 5OFFYHL to use toward a purchase of The Inspired Office Poster. Enjoy! Moving is often the opposite of feeling organized, which is why we partnered with Kacy from The Inspired Office for this giveaway. … Read more

This is a simple, smile-inducing project that was too fun not to share. Remember this old highchair my mom passed along to me almost a year ago, the same one she used as a child? I finally got around to refreshing it. It had been sitting in storage for years with paint splatters and a … Read more

Happy Friday, everyone! I don’t know what it is about demo work in the sunroom that makes me all jittery and clammy, but we’re still in the middle of tearing things open and waiting on some expert guidance. We’ll have an official update for you on Monday. In the meantime, more exclamation points for good … Read more

We did a bit more bedroom noodling — noodling, not canoodling. Anyway, when we last checked in we’d moved our Alaskan prints above the bed and surprised ourselves by getting a new rug: After that post we got a ton of great questions in the comments. The main ones were: Have you considered larger bedside … Read more

I’m back with the final chapter before the big reveal next week. I know the suspense has been drawn out, but this timeline reflects the real pace of the project — not a tidy TV-style hour where everything is finished in 30 minutes. You get the honest, step-by-step process as it happened. Lucky for you, … Read more

Clara started preschool last week. Who took our baby and replaced her with this little girl? After some discussion we enrolled Clara in a local preschool that meets two mornings a week for three hours each session. She’s always loved being around other children, so we felt it was the right time to try it. … Read more

Back in 2010, while house hunting, we posted a series of profiles for several homes we toured. Although our search is finished now, we revisited nine additional houses we casually toured (many on open-house days) before we found our home. We had fun driving around, taking photos, and remembering quirky details (“That was the one … Read more

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First, a quick kitchen update: all the messy electrical work is finished — and it only took five hours. Woot. We’re tidying up, taking photos, hunting for pendant lights, and writing a longer post for Monday. When Sherry shared “The Real $herdog” earlier this week there were a surprising number of requests for a John … Read more

Sometimes the smallest changes make the biggest impact—especially when updating a piece you already own. Allison demonstrates that perfectly with a simple, stylish chandelier refresh. Here is her note: My chandelier makeover was very easy once I found the right modern shade to update my 1950s crystal chandelier. I was fortunate to find a beautiful … Read more