We are starting work on our living room this week! Although our home was built in the 1860s, it has had many additions and renovations through recent decades. Our goal is restore some of the older features, and also add in some elements that feel more true to the time period of the Italianate style home. I have been searching for where to find historic fireplace surrounds, which will be one of the main focal points of the room.
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We had to sell a lot of furniture before our move. Mainly items we knew wouldn’t work in the new house, or that we could find easily on marketplace. We bought the most affordable bunk bed set with storage we could find, and customized them. Sharing the steps for these DIY scallop edge bunk beds below.
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There are so many different paint options available, and it can be hard to know which to use for your home projects. Gabe used to paint as a side job, so I asked him to share his honest opinion about the pros and cons of the most commonly used paint. We are breaking down the price, quality, and coverage in today’s guide to the best paint brands for home interiors.
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It has been a lovely yo-yo of summer and fall temps here, and I am more than ok with that knowing winter will be here too soon. I have slowly built a closet of staples I love over the years by doing capsule wardrobes! It saves me so much unnecessary spending if I take time to think through some pieces that I know I love enough to wear throughout the next few years. I enjoyed putting together this fall capsule wardrobe, and I actually tried most of these pieces to make sure they were worth recommending!
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(Mysterious Benedict Society – full of color inspo!)
I am coming out of the post-move whirlwind, and looking forward to getting back to sharing with our IHOD community here! We took the summer months to help our kids adjust to all of the changes in our life. Since we hope to be here for many years to come, we have been taking time to think through how we can highlight the original beauty of this home, while also adding some more functionality for our family.
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Moving is always mayhem. I don’t think there is any way around it being stressful! However, I do believe there are ways to make the process a little easier. Today I wanted to share 12 moving hacks and tips we used in our recent cross-state move.
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We were able to have early access to all of this year’s best prime day deals, and are sharing our top picks. We will make sure to update this Amazon prime day guide by category today and tomorrow. This year’s deals include many home favorites!
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