In 2015, only four months after Emerson was born, we decided to take on our biggest renovation to date! The kitchen and living room! It was a full remodel consisting of removing a 24ft wall, moving doors, extending walls, and…
Nursery Progress & Design Help Needed
Happy Monday! Alright, I need all you lovely ladies to put on your design hats. Not sure why, but I’m seriously struggling here. I’m going for a eclectic modern nursery and put together a few inspiration boards to get the…
Garden Party :: Backyard Inspiration
Over nearly the past three years we’ve spent all our energy working inside our house or in the front yard. Since no one really sees the backyard it’s been very neglected. Here’s what it looked like when we moved in,…
Watching the Grass Grow
Fall has officially arrived in Tahoe! Believe it our not it rained last night. And to celebrate I’m rocking some sweet tall boots today at work. We’re always working on the house and sometimes I forget to blog about house…
Guest Bedroom Update
It’s been 2 years since we bought this rancher and we’ve painted every room in the house including a wall in the garage! After closing we were on a tight deadline – cue painting and carpeting all 3 bedrooms plus…
DIY Fireplace Mantel
Tuesday we revealed a few fireplace changes including: painted brick, wood-burning stove and a new mantel! I’m back today with more details about the mantel. As I mentioned previously, we scored the weathered lumber from our neighbors yard. It was…
A Refreshed Fireplace
We’re back at it and the big guy was in town this weekend cracking the whip. OK — there wasn’t any whip, but we were busy working away at the house fixing the living room sliding door, building a mantel,…
Kitchen Diaries: Part Two
As I mentioned yesterday we were very busy last week working hard to finish our kitchen project. Sprucing up the kitchen has been on our list since we moved in, nearly two years ago. You can see why in the…
Washer & Dryer Upgrade
A few weeks ago, the same day we flew out to Minnesota, our beloved LG front-load washing machine died. It was holding on by a thread for the last year, so it was really only a matter of time. Well…
Parson Chairs
While we slave away over the kitchen here’s the update I promised about our kitchen chairs. When we went to build the farmhouse table we weren’t sure about benches, so I set out for the most comfortable & affordable design pleasing chairs…
Kitchen Diaries: Part One
Sunday, after a nice little hike to Cascade Falls, while enjoying lunch, we thought why not tackle the kitchen cabinets. Though we would love to tear the whole kitchen out, knock down a wall or two and replace everything from flooring to…