#74: The Big Fight We Had Over A Fridge: a house log

People consistently ask if we ever argue, especially with all the house projects we tackle together. Well, the short answer is yes. And the speed bumps we hit while installing our beach house kitchen are a ideal example of what can spark a spat. So we are sharing what we fought about, how we solved it, and who was right all along. We are also revealing another big change we are making in the beach house kitchen (hint: it has to do with the island) and dispelling a myth about a commonly espoused “real estate deal killer” that might not be as scary or pricey as you think! Plus, our take on the new “it” room to have in your house and our trick for getting holiday cards done faster.

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What is New

• Above is a shot of our fridge “compromise” (do not mind the hole that needs to be patched or the missing cabinet drawer). And our full-sized fridge for the pantry will be delivered tomorrow – woot!
• You can read more about our the decision to turn the breakfast nook into a pantry here (and see pictures of that cardboard mock-up and our final appliance selections).
• Our new island is not getting installed for a week or two, but we went with a Silestone quartz in “Pearl Jasmine.” Note: we shared how we saved money on it in this week’s podcast – so if you are shopping for quartz that could assist the budget.
• In that photo above you can also see one of Jeremy’s excellent wooden bowls peeking into frame. Here it is again below.
• And if you missed our talk from the Bristol event (it covers 10 years of the decorating and life lessons we learned while growing our business and figuring out our style) simply check out Episode #73.

Quiz

• Above is a shot of our own so-called “Pajama Lounge,” which you can read more about here.
• Here is the snapshot from House Striking that Sarah tweeted us. Props for using the word “newfangled.”

• Oh, and here is the post about our friends “formal” living room that we helped make over lately.

Can We Simply Talk About

• As a refresher, that is what our beach house looked like earlier this year after we had to tear off a large chunk of it and have it rebuilt from the foundation up (more on that in this post).
• While the poor foundation was certainly part of the issue, it had a whole host of other unrelated problems – fully rotten siding that you could stick your arm through (see below), a caved in roof, etc – that made rebuilding it the best option.
• That is now the area where all three bathrooms reside, along with the mudroom, the pantry, and the upstairs bunk room.

We are Digging

• Above are some of the Minted holiday card designs we are loving this year (this was the design we chose this year): 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
• Again, we have enjoyed ordering from them over the last few years (totally not sponsored, btw!) because of their complementary address printing. I am also fairly dang impressed that we received our cards within 48 hours of ordering this year (and we did not pay for any rush printing or shipping).
• And here is the self-inking address stamper that Sherry mentioned to save even more time:

• Here is that $40 personalized page-a-day calendar from Social Print Studio that I cannot stop recommending. We are already gathering photos to make a batch of 2018 calendars for the whole family.

• And below is that photo we described of how our kids tape up their go-to “Polaroid” calendar pages to the inside of their mudroom doors. It is lively to watch them build as the year goes by and then we start fresh again in January (adding the old set in their respective memory boxes in a little ziplock bag).

If you are looking for something we have dug in a past episode, but do not remember which show notes to click into, here is a master list of everything we have been digging from all of our past episodes.

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Thanks for listening, folks! We are thankful for you.

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