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What We've Been Up To by The Wood Grain Cottage

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What We’ve Been Up To

Happy Friday! I’ve been wanting to share more of “us” on the blog. I know I primarily write about our home, projects and decorating, but there’s so much more to us than those things. Albeit, those are basically what keeps my creativity going, but I thought it would be fun to share more about the […]

Happy Friday! I’ve been wanting to share more of “us” on the blog. I know I primarily write about our home, projects and decorating, but there’s so much more to us than those things. Albeit, those are basically what keeps my creativity going, but I thought it would be fun to share more about the […]

My Favorite Things by The Wood Grain Cottage

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My Favorite Things

Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing another round of My Favorite Things! I had so many requests to keep this series going, so I’ll try to do it once a month! This month, I started putting together my list of items and saw a pretty constant theme… lots of lighting/ lanterns and bedding. Again, just like […]

Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing another round of My Favorite Things! I had so many requests to keep this series going, so I’ll try to do it once a month! This month, I started putting together my list of items and saw a pretty constant theme… lots of lighting/ lanterns and bedding. Again, just like […]

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NEW Items Coming To The Online Shop

Happy Friday! I just wanted to pop in today and let you know some new items are coming to the online shop! 🙂 On Monday morning (the 21st) at 8:00 am MTN I’ll be listing lots of items, old and new! We’ll have our super popular How Great Thou Art pillow back in stock… Our […]

Happy Friday! I just wanted to pop in today and let you know some new items are coming to the online shop! 🙂 On Monday morning (the 21st) at 8:00 am MTN I’ll be listing lots of items, old and new! We’ll have our super popular How Great Thou Art pillow back in stock… Our […]

My Favorite Rugs by The Wood Grain Cottage

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My Favorite Rugs

I get asked a lot about the rugs throughout our home, so today I’m spilling the details. I hope this helps, especially if you’re on the rug hunt! I know how hard it can be to find good rugs! Do they fit the room? Are they comfortable? Do they hide dirt? Do they stain, snag or […]

I get asked a lot about the rugs throughout our home, so today I’m spilling the details. I hope this helps, especially if you’re on the rug hunt! I know how hard it can be to find good rugs! Do they fit the room? Are they comfortable? Do they hide dirt? Do they stain, snag or […]

Your Questions, Answered by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Your Questions, Answered!

Thank you all so very much for adding your questions to our Q & A post. I loved reading your questions, and I have listed my answers below. 🙂 There were several similar questions, so I bundled them together in one big answer.  Question: How do you decide what materials and/or colors to use in […]

Thank you all so very much for adding your questions to our Q & A post. I loved reading your questions, and I have listed my answers below. 🙂 There were several similar questions, so I bundled them together in one big answer.  Question: How do you decide what materials and/or colors to use in […]

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My Favorite Things

If you’ve ever wondered what a few of my favorite things were, be that home decor, personal items, or things for DIY, then today is your day! I’m sharing my current favorites below. Now, before I list the items, I want to say that these are all items I use almost daily. In the future […]

If you’ve ever wondered what a few of my favorite things were, be that home decor, personal items, or things for DIY, then today is your day! I’m sharing my current favorites below. Now, before I list the items, I want to say that these are all items I use almost daily. In the future […]

Christmas Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

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2015 Christmas Home Tour: Part Two

Today I’m sharing our Christmas home tour: Part two. Last week I shared the first part of our home tour, and today I’m back to share the final part.  I have had so much fun decorating our home this year. I’ve kind of just let it happen. I had a tiny plan, but other than […]

Today I’m sharing our Christmas home tour: Part two. Last week I shared the first part of our home tour, and today I’m back to share the final part.  I have had so much fun decorating our home this year. I’ve kind of just let it happen. I had a tiny plan, but other than […]

Christmas Home Tour by The Wood Grain Cottage

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2015 Christmas Home Tour: Part One

See part one of our 2015 Christmas home tour! I’m sharing how I decorated our kitchen and breakfast nook for the holiday season! Yes, it’s officially Christmas time! Bring on the wonderful home tours, decorating ideas, and the joy of the Holiday season! Today I’m sharing our Christmas home tour: part one. It does seem […]

See part one of our 2015 Christmas home tour! I’m sharing how I decorated our kitchen and breakfast nook for the holiday season! Yes, it’s officially Christmas time! Bring on the wonderful home tours, decorating ideas, and the joy of the Holiday season! Today I’m sharing our Christmas home tour: part one. It does seem […]

How To Organize Baking Canisters For Your Pantry by The Wood Grain Cottage

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How I Organize Our Baking Canisters

See how I organize our baking canisters for gluten free baking. This simple method has helped keep all my ingredients organized. The pantry… it’s a room I’m in and out of all day long, and up until a few days ago, I had the biggest mess! Today, it’s all about how I organize our baking […]

See how I organize our baking canisters for gluten free baking. This simple method has helped keep all my ingredients organized. The pantry… it’s a room I’m in and out of all day long, and up until a few days ago, I had the biggest mess! Today, it’s all about how I organize our baking […]

House Paint Colors by The Wood Grain Cottage

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House Paint Colors

One of the most frequent questions I receive, is what our house paint colors are… and I totally get it. Paint colors can be really hard to choose. I mean, there are about a million of them to choose between. Below, I have broken down exactly what colors we have, and what room they’re in. Take […]

One of the most frequent questions I receive, is what our house paint colors are… and I totally get it. Paint colors can be really hard to choose. I mean, there are about a million of them to choose between. Below, I have broken down exactly what colors we have, and what room they’re in. Take […]

Three Days Until The Shop Opens- The Wood Grain Cottage

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The Shop Opens In Three Days!

Soooo, with the online shop opening THIS FRIDAY!, I thought it would be fun to do a daily countdown until the shop is officially open for business! Each day I’ll be sharing sneak peeks of different products, and then the shop will open at midnight on Friday! Holy cow, that’s coming fast! 🙂 This fruit […]

Soooo, with the online shop opening THIS FRIDAY!, I thought it would be fun to do a daily countdown until the shop is officially open for business! Each day I’ll be sharing sneak peeks of different products, and then the shop will open at midnight on Friday! Holy cow, that’s coming fast! 🙂 This fruit […]

The How & Why Of Combining Different Wall Treatments by The Wood Grain Cottage

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Combining Board & Batten With Planked Walls

We’ve been working on adding custom finishing touches to our home since we built it 4 years ago. We’ve updated much of lighting, built a bench for our breakfast nook, and added board and batten and plank walls throughout the house. In my opinion, the biggest and most custom changes have come from the board […]

We’ve been working on adding custom finishing touches to our home since we built it 4 years ago. We’ve updated much of lighting, built a bench for our breakfast nook, and added board and batten and plank walls throughout the house. In my opinion, the biggest and most custom changes have come from the board […]

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2015 Fall Home Tour: Part Two

Today I’m sharing our fall home tour: part two. I’ve had so much fun taking a minimal, clean approach to fall this year. I’ve never really strayed from the classic fall colors, but I am absolutely loving the change.  Earlier this week, I shared the first part of our fall home tour which focused on the […]

Today I’m sharing our fall home tour: part two. I’ve had so much fun taking a minimal, clean approach to fall this year. I’ve never really strayed from the classic fall colors, but I am absolutely loving the change.  Earlier this week, I shared the first part of our fall home tour which focused on the […]

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2015 Fall Home Tour: Part One

There’s nothing more I love, than decorating for Fall and Christmas. For some reason, I get really excited to switch things up for the seasons, all while still keeping it neutral and fitting with the rest of the house. I don’t consider myself an “over-decorator”. I like to keep everything on the simpler side of […]

There’s nothing more I love, than decorating for Fall and Christmas. For some reason, I get really excited to switch things up for the seasons, all while still keeping it neutral and fitting with the rest of the house. I don’t consider myself an “over-decorator”. I like to keep everything on the simpler side of […]

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Fixer Upper: The Steps for the Flip

I’ve had a few questions about the steps of the fixer upper, and how we knew what to tackle as the stages of the renovation moved along. Today I’m going to narrow down the specific stages we went through in order to complete the fixer upper. When we first bought the house, we knew there […]

I’ve had a few questions about the steps of the fixer upper, and how we knew what to tackle as the stages of the renovation moved along. Today I’m going to narrow down the specific stages we went through in order to complete the fixer upper. When we first bought the house, we knew there […]

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