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Our Sitting Room + Dining Room at the Poplar Cottage (How One Small Room Does It All)
Jan 14, 2026
Our Sitting Room + Dining Room at the Poplar Cottage (How One Small Room Does It All)
Jan 14, 2026
Jan 14, 2026
Are Your Old Hardwood Floors Worth Saving? Here’s How to Tell...
Dec 3, 2025
Are Your Old Hardwood Floors Worth Saving? Here’s How to Tell...
Dec 3, 2025
Dec 3, 2025
How We Made our Charming Café Curtains on a Budget
Oct 15, 2025
How We Made our Charming Café Curtains on a Budget
Oct 15, 2025
Oct 15, 2025
The Poplar Cottage Upstairs Bathroom Reveal
Sep 17, 2025
The Poplar Cottage Upstairs Bathroom Reveal
Sep 17, 2025
Sep 17, 2025
A Cute Cedar Fence for Our Cute Cottage
Aug 27, 2025
A Cute Cedar Fence for Our Cute Cottage
Aug 27, 2025
Aug 27, 2025
We Found the Prettiest Unlaquered brass Door Knobs!
Mar 12, 2024
We Found the Prettiest Unlaquered brass Door Knobs!
Mar 12, 2024
Mar 12, 2024
Our Farmhouse Kitchen Reveal!
Dec 12, 2019
Our Farmhouse Kitchen Reveal!
Dec 12, 2019
Dec 12, 2019




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Happy Friday 9/2/22
Happy Friday 9/2/22

Price William and Kate Middleton are downsizing, a perfect fall dinner, a TV show I’m excited to watch, dogs’ tears of joy, parenting in Denmark, a book I LOVED, Labor Day sales, …

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Happy Friday 8/26/22
Happy Friday 8/26/22

a home with a ‘hodgepodge aesthetic’, fall fashion via Selena Gomez, your doppelgänger is out there, corduroy, a new podcast, a book rec, …

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Links & MusingsCathyAugust 26, 2022 Comments
Going Gray Gracefully
Going Gray Gracefully

the products I use, the colors I wear, and other changes I’ve made since ditching the dye

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Gray HairCathyAugust 24, 2022 Comments
Happy Friday 8/19/22
Happy Friday 8/19/22

the funniest movie I’ve seen in years, a beauty routine, these paint colors will rule in 2023, my fav v-neck, Serena Williams life in looks, …

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Links & MusingsCathyAugust 19, 2022 Comments
Home Tour // An Expat Family's Home in France
Home Tour // An Expat Family's Home in France

filled with thrifted treasures and IKEA curtains

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Home ToursCathyAugust 17, 2022 Comments
Happy Friday 8/12/22
Happy Friday 8/12/22

excellent marriage advice from unexpected places, a Parisian apartment that “delights”, a beach house with the best vibe, “foundation is dead”, Heidi braids, cute machine-washable lunchboxes, …

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Links & MusingsCathyAugust 12, 2022 Comments
DIY // How to Paint a Vintage Cast Iron Tub
DIY // How to Paint a Vintage Cast Iron Tub

we found this 90-year-old tub at a salvage shop and brought it back to life!

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Our Summer 2022 Garden Tour
Our Summer 2022 Garden Tour

what we planted this year, our outdoor living space, dining al fresco, sources, and more

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Gardens & FlowersCathyAugust 9, 2022 Comments
Happy Friday 8/5/22
Happy Friday 8/5/22

back to school favorites, a lived-in English cottage, the perfect linen shirt, how to embrace doing nothing, a murder mystery, …

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Links & MusingsCathyAugust 5, 2022 Comments
A Design Trend I'm Loving :: Scallops
A Design Trend I'm Loving :: Scallops

design inspiration + how to use them in your home & life

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Design & DecoratingCathyAugust 3, 2022 Comments
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When we pulled up the old carpets upstairs at the Hill House, we crossed our fingers that something worth saving was hiding underneath. Thankfully, it was! 🤍

The original fir floors were still there - scuffed, painted, and full of old carpet staple
Christmas around the cottage ✨ including slushy snow, our first fake tree (in a very tight corner) and just enough decor to make the cottage feel festive without veering into cluttered. Small houses, you know 😉

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The Poplar Cottage kitchen is finally finished! 🤍

What began as a “quick refresh” grew into 5 years of work - a house lift, a new foundation, a second story, countless decisions, and plenty of pauses along the way. But the vision never
Since yesterday’s Farmhouse holiday post sparked so much nostalgia, I thought I’d share a few more of my favorite Christmas moments from that chapter… this time from the kitchen.

I know everyone’s saying white kitchens are o
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Something about that white kitchen, the tall windows, and the way the whole place seemed to glow at Christmas. ✨

So here are a few of my favorite holiday moments from t
 

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