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Grow these cut flowers to have garden bouquets all summer long
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Home Tour // A Historic Colonial Revival in Delaware full of Charm and the Best Thrifted Finds
Home Tour // A Historic Colonial Revival in Delaware full of Charm and the Best Thrifted Finds

tour the charming historic home of Leigh and Ben Muldrow

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Home ToursCathyDecember 9, 2019 Comments
Happy Friday 12/6/19
Happy Friday 12/6/19

links from the week…

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Farmhouse Kitchen // the Lighting Plan
Farmhouse Kitchen // the Lighting Plan

all the lighting and switches we have in the kitchen and where (including a reflected ceiling plan and roundup of fixtures)

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The Farmhouse, RemodelsCathyDecember 5, 2019 Comments
Need a Good Read? Here are 13 Books I've enjoyed This Year
Need a Good Read? Here are 13 Books I've enjoyed This Year

from fiction to nonfiction, critically-acclaimed to obscure…here are 13 books I’ve enjoyed this year

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Slow(ish) LivingCathyDecember 3, 2019 Comments
The Design Principles we use for Every Project
The Design Principles we use for Every Project

the design principles we use for every project

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Happy Friday 11/29/19
Happy Friday 11/29/19

links from the week…

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Farmhouse Kitchen // Paint! (the Tools and Process We Use With A Paint Sprayer)
Farmhouse Kitchen // Paint! (the Tools and Process We Use With A Paint Sprayer)

painting our Farmhouse kitchen: the process, the products, answers to your questions, and lots of photos

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Happy Friday 11/22/19
Happy Friday 11/22/19

links from the week…

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Links & MusingsCathyNovember 22, 2019 Comments
How we Built a Shelf below our Upper Cabinets (+ other layouts we considered)
How we Built a Shelf below our Upper Cabinets (+ other layouts we considered)

an inexpensive and easy design upgrade ✨

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The FarmhouseCathyNovember 21, 2019farmhouse kitchen reno Comments
What’s Your Ideal Home Size?
What’s Your Ideal Home Size?

How big is your home? Does it feel too big, too small, or just right? We asked 5 home bloggers and this is what we learned…

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Links & MusingsCathyNovember 18, 2019 Comments
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A few more pics of the finished picket fence at #thepoplarcottage. Guys, we are SO close to finishing this house! Just waiting on the temps to drop so we can add some more landscaping ☺️
With the right set of tools, Garrett sure can create magic! Swipe to see the picket fence come to life at the Poplar Cottage #HomeDepotPartner    This was a hands-on project, and relied on our stocked Husky Buildout mobile tool storage ever
A few stills from the main bedroom at #thepoplarcottage we finished recently. We just got home from a 2-week road trip and I was dreaming of this bed the whole time 😴 All the sources are on the Grit and Polish - I’ll link the post in stories
Hill House hall bathroom progress. 🙌😍 (#ad) This was our first foray into using colored tiles and I have to say, I’m a fan! We picked @Daltile Luxecraft 3x12 in Daydream for the walls and I’m smitten with these artisan-inspired han
 

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