Vintage rugs have become quite popular in recent years and I have to say, I’m 100% on board. I recently bought a couple vintage rugs and am totally smitten. But I had a lot of questions too. How do you clean a vintage rug? Should they cost more or less than a new rug? Is this rug even old or was I duped?
Read Morea simple DIY tutorial on how to install shaker pegs (or wood dowels) like we’ve done on kitchen shelves and atop wainscot molding
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Read MoreHappy Friday! We made it…February is upon us. And Spring is sure to be just around the corner…or 47 days away. But who’s counting, right?!
There’s a case of sniffles going around our house this week, which means lots of down time, which means lots consuming all the good stuff on the internet. And I have to say there was A LOT OF GOOD STUFF on the internet this week! And since it’s Friday, I’m sharing it all. So grab a cup of coffee and dig in.
Read MoreWe renovated the Dexter House kitchen over 3 years ago, but left it at 95% done. Sure we planned to finish the last 5%. But then life got in the way. There was a new baby and a move and then another house to renovate and another baby and…well you get the idea. The Dexter kitchen was ‘good enough’, so it just kinda slipped from our radar.
Read MoreOne of the major projects we wanted to tackle at the Dexter House kitchen earlier this month was replacing the faucet. It’s funny to call a project that takes an hour major, but a new faucet can certainly feel major. It’s the most frequently used item in the most frequently used room in a home and a good one will change your life. Or at least the dishes 😉
Read MoreWe recently spent a morning chatting with the hosts of FIRE Drill, a financial independence podcast. Gwen and J are both millennial women and bloggers on the FI path and it was fun to share our renovation-filled, early-retirement journey with them. You can catch the episode HERE.
Read MoreThe Dexter House has been an Airbnb since we moved to the countryside 2.5 years ago. This Seattle house has seen a lot of guests and quite frankly, it was starting to show…especially in the kitchen. So with 3 days open earlier this month, Garrett and I headed over to the Dexter House to tackle maintenance and a few lingering items from our to-do list.
Read MoreHappy Friday! How has your 2019 been so far? We’ve had a nice, slow start to the year and I like that. But after all that down time, it felt nice to get working again this week.
Read MoreNow that we’re focusing our renovation efforts on the Farmhouse, we finally put together a floor plan of our main level. We’ve been playing around with the ‘after’ for a couple of weeks now (especially the kitchen!) and wanted to share where we’re at with you guys
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