Happy Friday! Making the First Bed + A Week of Finishing Touches
Happy Friday! How was your week?
I made my first bed at the Hill House this week, which felt a little surreal. It was the daybed in Brooks’ room -the one Daphne will use while we’re all living upstairs at the start (a bit of a musical rooms situation for a while!). We’re not quite there yet - we still have the second upstairs bathroom to renovate - but we’re deep into those final finishing touches in a lot of spaces, and wow… it feels good!
Wishing you a lovely weekend ahead 🤍
sheets, quilt, jeans, sneakers
This Week at the Hill House
wrapped up paneling + trim details (LINK)
Added bedding to the ‘green room’ (that pink linen quilt!)
finalized hardware and hinges for our salvaged doors (after a few tries!)
started installing the custom drawer boxes and closet doors we ordered from a local company
Featured This Week
We finally shared our full post on the paneling and trim this week—this has been one of the most requested topics for a reason.
There are so many small decisions that go into getting paneling to feel right in an old house, and we broke down everything we learned:
layout + proportions
exact materials
installation notes
and what we’d do again
Read the full paneling and trim post here:
Our Wall Paneling at the Hill House
This DIY-friendly wall paneling changed the whole feel of our upstairs!
A few things that caught my eye this week…
Katie LeClercq turned a dilapidated 600sf garage into a serene studio and mother-in-law unit. Wow, what a dream!
Garrett has been very into the idea of trying a house swap. Would you ever?!
I’m the third person in my family to read this book (Garrett and our 12-year-old both loved it, too) and I can’t wait to watch the movie.
We hoped a ferry to San Juan Island this week with family friends - such magical place! And when it rained (because March in the PNW!) we played this game - such a hoot!
Gil Schafer + Rita Konig are my dream team. Scroll down and watch “Making a Good House…” - it’s basically a mini education on their design philosophy. So good!
Wishing you a lovely weekend, wherever it takes you!
xx
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