I’m in denial that sweaters and slippers are starting to come out of the closet, we haven’t swam in the lake for weeks, and the air conditioners have come out of the windows. Fall is here y’all. And while I love fall and all of the upcoming holidays and traditions, I’m secretly mourning the end … Read more
Today I thought it would be a good idea to check in on the 19 house projects we chose to work on in 2019, and basically what we’ve been up to for the first seven months of the year. I’m going to be Frank here (feel free to be Roxanne), I don’t feel like we’ve … Read more
Hi friends! I’ve learned that’s what all the cool kids say when they start their Instagram stories. “Hey y’all” and “Hi guys” also seem to be the more popular opening sentiments. Anyway…long time no blogging, eh?! I sat down recently to go over the results of my 18 for 2018 list (spoiler alert…I bombed) and … Read more
“Once you have kids the house projects stop,” they said. “Oh, it’s a good thing you’re doing these projects now because you won’t have time after you have kids,” others said. “It’s been 12 years since I did a house project…since the kids were born,” a friend commented. I always smiled and nodded at these … Read more
It’s reveal day! Come check out the moody and pink nursery we created for our sweet baby girl.
Long time no blog post. More like LOOOOOOOONG time no blog post. It’s been (almost) a year. A YEAR for crying out loud! And boy have I missed blogging. And house projects. I’ve really missed house projects. Painting skills are like riding a bike, right? For the love of muscle memory, please universe, let me … Read more
A couple of years ago, when Colby and I decided to move from our rather metropolitan location in Maine to rural Vermont (rural as in the nearest Target is an hour and a half away), I was super nervous. At the time, I thought I NEEDED my weekly (okay bi-weekly…or more) Target runs and it … Read more
First off, thank you all so much for the sweet comments about our first-floor bathroom renovation progress so far. It’s so crazy how when you live through the projects and they’re happening at a snail’s pace, it doesn’t really feel like progress. But you guys definitely made us feel like we made some respectable headway … Read more
I can’t believe I’m blogging about our first-floor bathroom renovation yet again. I feel like I keep blogging about it, saying we’re going to do something about it, and then getting stuck in the “should we do this or that…a forever super nice renovation or a for now renovation”. We kept waffling about the poor … Read more
Is this thing on? Tap tap tap. Hello?! How are ya?! I won’t go there…you know…to the Adele place. But I will take a moment to introduce our sweet little family with our new addition, little miss Rowan Marie who made her entrance in February. To say that we are so in love with this … Read more
I’m just going to throw it out there, resolutions suck. We stick with them for what, two weeks if we’re lucky?! But I’ve always been drawn to resolutions/goals/lengthy to-do lists/things that keep me on track, even though they never really kept me on track for the full year. So way back in the day circa … Read more
Adding budget friendly light fixtures to a small nursery along with some Anthropologie curtains found on clearance.
When you need an odd size rug and are on a budget, duct tape two smaller rugs together.
Considering the holiday season is already ending (Happy New Year everyone!) I think it’s about time I shared my holiday home tour for the year. A little late, but better late than never, right?! I don’t know what it was about Christmas time 2016, but I was craving simple Christmas decor. Not only was I … Read more
When your nursery is tiny, there aren’t many layout options that will fit. Exploring a few floor plan ideas.
We’ve mentioned this a few times, but we have been super hesitant around the Campbell Compound (#circa1781) about doing any major renovations until we figured out what our whole house master renovation plan would be. Granted, we did do a major guest bathroom remodel but we knew that’s what we wanted without a single doubt. … Read more