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Happy Friday 7/30/21
Happy Friday 7/30/21

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What I've Been Reading this Summer
What I've Been Reading this Summer

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Happy Friday 7/23/21

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Garrett built me a garden bed cover!
Garrett built me a garden bed cover!

a beautiful solution to keep pests out of our lettuce

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Happy Friday 7/16/21

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Are two sinks better than one in our primary bathroom?
Are two sinks better than one in our primary bathroom?

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Eek! We Started the Primary Bathroom Remodel
Eek! We Started the Primary Bathroom Remodel

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Creating a Lilac Hedge (+ a tip for using landscape fabric)
Creating a Lilac Hedge (+ a tip for using landscape fabric)

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Hey! Hi! How are you? This week's ‘Happy Friday’ post is up on the blog and we're talking about extending summer, Ted Lasso season 2 (out today!!!), “American parents are way too focused on their kids' self-esteem”, how to create a secret garden in your backyard, the most AMAZING house for $75k, the cutest cotton dress I just bought, flooring inspiration for our primary bath remodel, a living room by @studiolaloc, what I'm reading right now, “always tired? here's why - and what you can do about it”, my trusty Birkenstocks wore out and I'm rounding up some of my current favorites, and more. Link in profile 👆 // 📷: our Farmhouse kitchen hutch . . . #vintagestyle #modernfarmhouse #vintageinspired #mybhg #countryliving #farmhousechic # #vintagefinds
Garrett built me a garden bed cover! I swear this guy never rests 😅 Sharing his beautiful creation on the blog today along with all the tools he used (and uses all the time) to build it. Thanks to @portercable for partnering with us on this project! #PORTERCABLEpartner // 📷: our farmhouse garden
The longer we've lived in our Farmhouse, the more I've fallen in love with the woodwork. Lately I've been thinking about brining more wood into our primary bathroom remodel - maybe even copying that raised panel detail on the stairs onto the bathroom walls as a 6' wainscot! Swipe to see a closer view of the detail I’m talking about. Isn’t it pretty?! // 📷: our Farmhouse staircase
Working out in the garden today! It's about 80' from the back door of our farmhouse to the garden gate and we’re back and forth all day long this time of year. To work on projects, water plants, garden, eat alfresco, get the kids kombucha, get the kids a napkin, get the kids ketchup, get the kids... well you get the picture. This fenced garden space was already established when we bought the house and it works great, but if I was designing from scratch, I'd probably put the garden just a wee bit closer to the house 😉 // 📷: our farmhouse garden
Happy Sunday! Someone recently asked for a wider view of our kitchen, so here it is! This photo was from the reveal post almost 2 years ago now but nothing really has changed. Someday I might add a little color to this kitchen (creamy yellow cabinets? painted checkered floors?), but for now we’re smitten with our white kitchen 🥰 . . . #farmhousekitchen #modernfarmhouse #countryliving #oldhouselove
Happy Friday! Garrett and I are headed to our 21st high-school reunion this weekend (🤯😄🥰) and it's raspberry season and we're still working through that vanity/mirror/sink situation for our primary bathroom and you can read about it in today’s 'happy Friday' blog post + find lots of great links from the week. Hope you have a good weekend!
 

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