The Great Home Makeover

Our first house needed renovations of every kind, and it was a task we embarked on as newlyweds! These posts are some of our before/after projects.

How Home Remodeling As a Couple Has Strengthened Our Marriage

Home remodeling as a couple has a bad reputation: but we’ve found home remodeling as a couple has strengthened our marriage! Here’s How! It seemed like the entire world warned us that remodeling a home together would ruin our marriage. It’s stressful, it’s expensive, and there are more decisions than you’d even think possible! We’d… Read More

Laundry Room Cabinet Reveal: Best Paint for Cabinets

The exciting laundry room cabinet makeover reveal: including the mystery color we chose! Plus, a guide to the best paint for cabinets if you’re ready to tackle your own makeover. Laundry Room Cabinet Makeover If you’re one of our friends over on Instagram you may have spent the last two weeks watching us spend each… Read More

DIY Renovation Projects: A List of Projects We’ve Tackled (And You Can Too!)

We’ve hired out key home remodel elements, but here’s a roundup of DIY renovation projects we’ve figured out how to do and completed. These are all things you can tackle yourself with the right tools and tutorials! In the thick of a remodel! And yesterday I shared what’s it like to remodel during a pandemic.… Read More

What It’s Like Home Remodeling During a Pandemic

Our home remodel story is one for the books: a world pandemic hit the week our home was in dust-covered shambles. Here’s peek into the reality of what it’s been like remodeling a home during a world pandemic. I have had so many one-off Instagram conversations about how we’ve held up remodeling during a pandemic.… Read More

Remodel Plans

We made the big announcement yesterday, we’re doing something most people only do once, maybe twice in a lifetime. We’re remodeling our home! Here are all the details of our remodel plans with a timeline and specific changes our house will see this spring! It’s been a great place to live, and since we see… Read More

Big Announcement! Remember That Big Thing We’ve Been Saving For?

At Christmas time I shared on Instagram that Jacob and I weren’t planning to gift much to one another. We were saving our money for something big coming in 2020. I didn’t think much of it, but I don’t think I’ve ever had more people ask me what big thing we were saving for. Instantly… Read More

Where the Wild Things Are Nursery

Sharing our nursery reveal and how to create your own Where the Wild Things Are nursery with easy links and information how to pull this book-themed nursery together! Now that our baby is officially two and a half (half birthdays are important!) it’s probably a good time that we share a nursery reveal. I’m laughing… Read More

Creating a Romantic Backyard Date Space

Spring is a pretty magical time in Arizona, and we’re thankful for our partnership with Lowe’s to make it even more magical. In Arizona Spring means we’re starting to heat up and the weather becomes a comfortable warm that isn’t too hot. It’s a time when everyone seems to be outside as much as they… Read More

Easy DIY Backyard Patio Furniture Transformation

If someone would have labeled my style bohemian even a year ago I probably would have shaken my head and laughed. But now that I’m in the throes of decorating our home and making it our own, I’m finding my style loves to incorporate styles from various places we’ve traveled. This other-culture inspired decor is… Read More

Backyard Fun and An Easy Hack to Get Your Backyard Spring-Ready

We are currently on spring break in Arizona, meaning schools are out and the streets and venues are swarming with children. The crazy thing is that as I watch a lot of friends post about snowstorms, it is actually spring here! It happens fast, two weeks ago we were bundled up and experiencing cold rain… Read More

DIY Faux Brick Wall Tutorial

This easy faux brick wall using brick paneling comes together so quickly with the help of faux brick panels! A few brick paneling options, some German smear techniques, and a few hours later you’ll have the perfect white faux brick wall! Creating a Faux Brick Wall One of our resolutions this year is to get… Read More