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Installing & Painting Our Interior Doors

Let’s just take a minute to celebrate the accomplishment of installing and painting our interior doors! It’s been a long road getting here, but it’s such a sweet victory in having every single interior door installed! Let me just tell you, you’ll never fully appreciate the function and beauty of a door until you’ve lived […]

Let’s just take a minute to celebrate the accomplishment of installing and painting our interior doors! It’s been a long road getting here, but it’s such a sweet victory in having every single interior door installed! Let me just tell you, you’ll never fully appreciate the function and beauty of a door until you’ve lived […]

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Organizing Under The Kitchen Sink

I’ve mentioned before how little storage space our home has, and how it’s one of my major house goals this year to get our house better organized to make everyday life less stressful. The first project I decided to tackle, was organizing under the kitchen sink. Not only was it super easy, but just having […]

I’ve mentioned before how little storage space our home has, and how it’s one of my major house goals this year to get our house better organized to make everyday life less stressful. The first project I decided to tackle, was organizing under the kitchen sink. Not only was it super easy, but just having […]

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Master Bathroom Design Plan

I can’t even explain how excited we are to start on our master bathroom remodel! It’s been a project we’ve wanted to do, but held off from finishing while we prioritized other projects that needed done first. It’s finally here though, and I’ve spent so much time working on the new floor plan for the […]

I can’t even explain how excited we are to start on our master bathroom remodel! It’s been a project we’ve wanted to do, but held off from finishing while we prioritized other projects that needed done first. It’s finally here though, and I’ve spent so much time working on the new floor plan for the […]

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Our Project Goals For 2020

Since we’re still fresh into a new year, and baby girl will be joining us in July, Todd and I took the time to sit down and go over our house project goals for 2020. We have several spaces and areas we’d like to finish this year, so it felt right to sit down and […]

Since we’re still fresh into a new year, and baby girl will be joining us in July, Todd and I took the time to sit down and go over our house project goals for 2020. We have several spaces and areas we’d like to finish this year, so it felt right to sit down and […]

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Our Sweetest Gift

We’ve been keeping a secret… a really big secret. Throughout these last several months, since November really, I’ve been under the weather… and all for good reason. We have our sweetest gift, a precious baby girl, who will be joining our family in July!! Todd and I are both so very excited, and we can’t […]

We’ve been keeping a secret… a really big secret. Throughout these last several months, since November really, I’ve been under the weather… and all for good reason. We have our sweetest gift, a precious baby girl, who will be joining our family in July!! Todd and I are both so very excited, and we can’t […]

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What We’ve Been Up To

Holy cow… it feels like I blinked and we’re well into February. It’s hard to believe the last time I posted was right before Christmas, but that’s how it’s gone these past few months. Because I haven’t posted in a little while, I thought I’d share what we’ve been up to and catch you up […]

Holy cow… it feels like I blinked and we’re well into February. It’s hard to believe the last time I posted was right before Christmas, but that’s how it’s gone these past few months. Because I haven’t posted in a little while, I thought I’d share what we’ve been up to and catch you up […]

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2019 Christmas Home Night Tour

Is there anything better than the glow and twinkling lights the Christmas season provides? I don’t think so, which is why today I’m so happy to share our Christmas Home Night Tour! I’m joining Rachel from Maison de Pax and a group of other amazing bloggers and we’re opening up our doors to share all […]

Is there anything better than the glow and twinkling lights the Christmas season provides? I don’t think so, which is why today I’m so happy to share our Christmas Home Night Tour! I’m joining Rachel from Maison de Pax and a group of other amazing bloggers and we’re opening up our doors to share all […]

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Gluten Free Peppermint Bark Scones

After feeling so crummy from a bad cold these past few weeks, I was relieved when I finally started feeling better. I had such big plans for this Christmas season, and sadly, so many of my ideas were put on hold because of my nasty cold. One thing I promised myself though, was that I’d […]

After feeling so crummy from a bad cold these past few weeks, I was relieved when I finally started feeling better. I had such big plans for this Christmas season, and sadly, so many of my ideas were put on hold because of my nasty cold. One thing I promised myself though, was that I’d […]

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2019 Christmas Home Tour

It’s time to share our Christmas Home Tour! These past few weeks I’ve been nestled up on the couch battling a nasty cold and wishing it away so I could start decorating for Christmas and spreading the holiday cheer throughout our home. Inspiration wasn’t coming to me easily, but I’m finally on the mend and […]

It’s time to share our Christmas Home Tour! These past few weeks I’ve been nestled up on the couch battling a nasty cold and wishing it away so I could start decorating for Christmas and spreading the holiday cheer throughout our home. Inspiration wasn’t coming to me easily, but I’m finally on the mend and […]

A picture of a flocked Christmas tree decorated for the season.

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2019 Christmas Tree

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We’ve been quite busy around here working on projects, and today I wanted to share our Christmas Tree with you! A few weeks ago, I shared a peek of our new flocked Christmas tree. It’s such a pretty addition to our living room and I couldn’t wait to […]

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We’ve been quite busy around here working on projects, and today I wanted to share our Christmas Tree with you! A few weeks ago, I shared a peek of our new flocked Christmas tree. It’s such a pretty addition to our living room and I couldn’t wait to […]

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How I Store Fall Decor

As we switch seasons and start decorating for Christmas, I thought it might be helpful to share how I store fall decor. Over the years, I’ve really narrowed down my fall decorations, but there’s still items I like to keep and use.  Admittedly, I like to use our everyday items, but just add in a […]

As we switch seasons and start decorating for Christmas, I thought it might be helpful to share how I store fall decor. Over the years, I’ve really narrowed down my fall decorations, but there’s still items I like to keep and use.  Admittedly, I like to use our everyday items, but just add in a […]

A picture of gluten free turtle scones.

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Gluten Free Turtle Scones

It’s time for Scone of the Month, and this month’s flavor doesn’t disappoint. These Gluten Free Turtle Scones are delightful, and so easy to put together!  I’ve always loved those delicious little chocolate turtles. They’re one of my favorite chocolate treats… something about the combination of chocolate, caramel and pecans is so yummy. These gluten […]

It’s time for Scone of the Month, and this month’s flavor doesn’t disappoint. These Gluten Free Turtle Scones are delightful, and so easy to put together!  I’ve always loved those delicious little chocolate turtles. They’re one of my favorite chocolate treats… something about the combination of chocolate, caramel and pecans is so yummy. These gluten […]

A picture of a living room with a flocked Christmas tree.

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TGI-Friday: Our New Christmas Tree, Fun Holiday Baking Items, A Great Winter Coat, & More!

Yesterday I decided to put up our new Christmas tree! It arrived a few days before that, and I was torn on when I wanted to put it up since it’s a little bit earlier than normal. Excitement to see what it looked like got the best of me and, well, it’s now standing tall […]

Yesterday I decided to put up our new Christmas tree! It arrived a few days before that, and I was torn on when I wanted to put it up since it’s a little bit earlier than normal. Excitement to see what it looked like got the best of me and, well, it’s now standing tall […]

A picture of Todd and Shayna in their kitchen.

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Designing And Buying Our Ikea Kitchen

I’m late in sharing this post, but better late than never, right? Designing and buying our Ikea kitchen was a new experience for us. We’d never went through the process of designing, creating and purchasing Ikea cabinets, and while it was definitely an experience, we’re still glad we did it.  When we first bought our […]

I’m late in sharing this post, but better late than never, right? Designing and buying our Ikea kitchen was a new experience for us. We’d never went through the process of designing, creating and purchasing Ikea cabinets, and while it was definitely an experience, we’re still glad we did it.  When we first bought our […]

A picture of a flocked Christmas tree.

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The Best Flocked Christmas Trees

‘Tis the season to start shopping for a new Christmas tree! Since my very tall, beautiful, tree won’t fit in our home, I went on a big search to find the best flocked Christmas trees to replace the one I have. I loved my other tree… but with our home having 8’ ceilings, there’s no […]

‘Tis the season to start shopping for a new Christmas tree! Since my very tall, beautiful, tree won’t fit in our home, I went on a big search to find the best flocked Christmas trees to replace the one I have. I loved my other tree… but with our home having 8’ ceilings, there’s no […]

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