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Saying Goodbye to the Original Wood Grain Cottage by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Saying Goodbye To The Original Wood Grain Cottage

With all of the changes that happened over the last few years, one of the hardest parts of it was letting go and moving out of my home. I dreaded that day. Often though, the thing we don’t want to do the most, is exactly what we need to do… and what leads us on […]

With all of the changes that happened over the last few years, one of the hardest parts of it was letting go and moving out of my home. I dreaded that day. Often though, the thing we don’t want to do the most, is exactly what we need to do… and what leads us on […]

TGI-Friday by The Wood Grain Cottage

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TGI-Friday & The Last 5 House Things I’ve Purchased

Friday… Isn’t it one of the best days of the week?! In today’s TGI-Friday post, I thought it would be fun to share the last 5 house things I’ve purchased… minus groceries! Even though I haven’t been posting on the blog, that doesn’t mean I haven’t been buying the house some goodies here and there! […]

Friday… Isn’t it one of the best days of the week?! In today’s TGI-Friday post, I thought it would be fun to share the last 5 house things I’ve purchased… minus groceries! Even though I haven’t been posting on the blog, that doesn’t mean I haven’t been buying the house some goodies here and there! […]

Picking Our Interior Paint Colors by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Picking Our Interior Paint Colors

When it came to picking our interior paint colors, I knew I wanted to keep a clean, bright interior. So many of the fun and custom touches we’ll be adding to the house will come over time, and not knowing exactly what we’ll want to do down the road, I wanted to give the house […]

When it came to picking our interior paint colors, I knew I wanted to keep a clean, bright interior. So many of the fun and custom touches we’ll be adding to the house will come over time, and not knowing exactly what we’ll want to do down the road, I wanted to give the house […]

Scraping Popcorn Ceilings & Removing The Carpet by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Scraping Popcorn Ceilings & Removing The Carpet

When we initially bought the Willow house, it was really stinky. It wasn’t really a smell you could identify as just one thing, but rather layers of odd smells combining into this gross odor. As soon as you walked in the door it hit you, and everyone who walked through it in the beginning would […]

When we initially bought the Willow house, it was really stinky. It wasn’t really a smell you could identify as just one thing, but rather layers of odd smells combining into this gross odor. As soon as you walked in the door it hit you, and everyone who walked through it in the beginning would […]

Introducing The Willow House by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Introducing The Willow House

If ever there was a true fixer upper of a house that needed TLC, remodeling and updating, it’d be this one. But even with all the popcorn ceilings, stained and utterly gross carpet, water leaks, and outdated heating and A/C, we knew this house had so much potential to be an incredible home. It would […]

If ever there was a true fixer upper of a house that needed TLC, remodeling and updating, it’d be this one. But even with all the popcorn ceilings, stained and utterly gross carpet, water leaks, and outdated heating and A/C, we knew this house had so much potential to be an incredible home. It would […]

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2017 Christmas Home Tour

In the past, I’ve gone all out in the house decorating for Christmas. Every little space had something that indicated it was the Christmas season… and while there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, it all adds up to make me feel a little claustrophobic at the end of the day. It also makes me want […]

In the past, I’ve gone all out in the house decorating for Christmas. Every little space had something that indicated it was the Christmas season… and while there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, it all adds up to make me feel a little claustrophobic at the end of the day. It also makes me want […]

Flocked Christmas Tree by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Flocked Christmas Tree

See how I decorated this beautiful flocked Christmas tree! It’s one of my favorite Christmas trees to date and I love how all the different layers combined together. I’m sharing all my sources below. For the past few years, my go to Christmas tree has always been a real, live beautiful tree. But I won’t […]

See how I decorated this beautiful flocked Christmas tree! It’s one of my favorite Christmas trees to date and I love how all the different layers combined together. I’m sharing all my sources below. For the past few years, my go to Christmas tree has always been a real, live beautiful tree. But I won’t […]

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TGI-Friday

Happy TGI-Friday! This week has been busy! Between all the Christmas posts here on the blog (are you all caught up?), I had a fun Christmas photo shoot Wednesday, and then I’ve been working on a big living room design for a client of mine! Needless to say, I’m ready for the weekend… and having […]

Happy TGI-Friday! This week has been busy! Between all the Christmas posts here on the blog (are you all caught up?), I had a fun Christmas photo shoot Wednesday, and then I’ve been working on a big living room design for a client of mine! Needless to say, I’m ready for the weekend… and having […]

Christmas Tree Decorating Plan by The Wood Grain Cottage

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TGI-Friday

I think we can all agree that Fridays tend to be a pretty great day of the week… at least I really like them, ha! I’ve wanted a way to share random bits, happenings and fun finds on the blog for a long time. And while sometimes those things don’t have enough content on their […]

I think we can all agree that Fridays tend to be a pretty great day of the week… at least I really like them, ha! I’ve wanted a way to share random bits, happenings and fun finds on the blog for a long time. And while sometimes those things don’t have enough content on their […]

Fall Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

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2017 Fall Home Tour- Part Two

Today I’m back to share part two of my fall home tour. In my last post, part one, I focused on our kitchen and breakfast nook, but today it’s all about our living and dining room. This past spring, our living room underwent quite the transformation. It needed a little refresh, and I’m loving the […]

Today I’m back to share part two of my fall home tour. In my last post, part one, I focused on our kitchen and breakfast nook, but today it’s all about our living and dining room. This past spring, our living room underwent quite the transformation. It needed a little refresh, and I’m loving the […]

Summer Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Summer Home Tour

It’s officially summer, which means it’s time to share our summer home tour! Today I’m so happy to be joining Nina, from Nina Hendrick, and several of my other blogging friends as we open the door to our homes and welcome you inside for a little tour! It seems these past few months have flown […]

It’s officially summer, which means it’s time to share our summer home tour! Today I’m so happy to be joining Nina, from Nina Hendrick, and several of my other blogging friends as we open the door to our homes and welcome you inside for a little tour! It seems these past few months have flown […]

Chair Options For The Office by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Let’s Talk Office Chairs

We’re getting close to actually finishing up our office, and now we’re down to the point of putting in all the finishing touches that will really take this room to the next level. I still have a few tutorials to share, like the actual desk area, our DIY leather hardware and a few other things, but […]

We’re getting close to actually finishing up our office, and now we’re down to the point of putting in all the finishing touches that will really take this room to the next level. I still have a few tutorials to share, like the actual desk area, our DIY leather hardware and a few other things, but […]

Life Lately by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Life Lately

I wanted to stop by today to share a little bit about life lately. We’ve been working on several things behind the scenes, and then other things (like office progress) have come to a halt… And all because Anthony and I both caught the nasty bug that’s been going around. Anthony got it first, and […]

I wanted to stop by today to share a little bit about life lately. We’ve been working on several things behind the scenes, and then other things (like office progress) have come to a halt… And all because Anthony and I both caught the nasty bug that’s been going around. Anthony got it first, and […]

Office Mood Board by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Home Office Mood Board & Design Plan

Just a few days ago, I spilled the details on our first big project of the new year. And when I say it’s a big project, I mean it. It’s basically an entire room makeover from start to finish. Every single element in the room is being added fresh, which makes this an exciting project! […]

Just a few days ago, I spilled the details on our first big project of the new year. And when I say it’s a big project, I mean it. It’s basically an entire room makeover from start to finish. Every single element in the room is being added fresh, which makes this an exciting project! […]

Christmas Home Night Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

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2016 Christmas Home Night Tour

Happy almost Christmas & Christmas Eve! I wanted to share a fun post with you today, our Christmas home night tour! Rachel from Maison de Pax creates this wonderful tour spotlighting one of the most wonderful elements of Christmas… all the gorgeous lights and lighting. Those Christmas trees dazzle right now, and in my mind […]

Happy almost Christmas & Christmas Eve! I wanted to share a fun post with you today, our Christmas home night tour! Rachel from Maison de Pax creates this wonderful tour spotlighting one of the most wonderful elements of Christmas… all the gorgeous lights and lighting. Those Christmas trees dazzle right now, and in my mind […]

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