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Tiles and Wallpaper in the Kids Bathroom!
Tiles and Wallpaper in the Kids Bathroom!

a big renovation update

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Happy Friday 6/30/23
Happy Friday 6/30/23

Ireland will pay you $90,000 to move to an island home, Nora Ephron’s rules for middle age happiness, Emily Henry’s book recs, a colorful kitchen reno on a tight budget, autocorrect disasters, …

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How we Hang Art on our Picture Rail Molding
How we Hang Art on our Picture Rail Molding

my favorite way to hang art

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Happy Friday 6/23/23
Happy Friday 6/23/23

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Adding New Wood Window Screens to our Old Windows
Adding New Wood Window Screens to our Old Windows

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Happy Friday 6/16/23
Happy Friday 6/16/23

the work of Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen (I’m obsessed!), anti-dopamine parenting, someone please buy this house in Waco, my new bag/backpack, a book rec, …

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A Furniture Switcheroo in the Office
A Furniture Switcheroo in the Office

rearranging our office for the slower season ahead

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Happy Friday 6/9/23
Happy Friday 6/9/23

a renovated California cabin, the lifelong gift of sibling friendship, a sustainable dress for under $20, Brandi Carlile, people who live longest share these two traits, …

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Kicking off the Kids Bathroom
Kicking off the Kids Bathroom

floor plan, design ideas, and all the details on this bathroom remodel

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Happy Friday 6/2/23
Happy Friday 6/2/23

how line-dried laundry gets that fresh smell, Andie McDowell and her gray hair at Cannes, a hot summer ahead, sibling bonding, 25 movies to watch this summer, a house built in 1995 that looks centuries older, …

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Some pics of #thepoplarcottage front room because WE FINALLY HAVE FURNITURE AFTER 4 YEARS OF RENOVATING! Eeek! 
 
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Exterior lights at #thepoplarcottage (and some pumpkins and mums, because…fall!!!). 

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