It wasn’t even negotiable.  I knew the windows in the #staggreno had to be black. Pretty much the entire design for the house stemmed from that decision.  In a previous post, I shared the drama rama with getting black windows and gave you the different options as well as pros and cons.  Ya’ll, it’s not […]

It wasn’t even negotiable.  I knew the windows in the #staggreno had to be black. Pretty much the entire design for the house stemmed from that decision.  In a previous post, I shared the drama rama with getting black windows and gave you the different options as well as pros and cons.  Ya’ll, it’s not […]

The #staggreno had a lot of wallpaper… That’s from the old entryway and it sported some kind of pillared structure slash floral motif.  Definitely had to go.  Luckily, we ripped that entire area out during demo.  We also tore down all of the walls of the former formal dining room. There was one original wall […]

As you may remember, the kitchen dining area of the house was really small.  Closed off, not functional, and we had big plans to transform this space.  Before we could do anything else, we had to take down a wall between the kitchen and a bedroom that will become the new kitchen area.  When it’s […]

My, what a week it’s been!  One full of working on the family room bookshelves, chipping away at a million small things, starting summer classes with Ruby, and the most wonderful surprise from one of my design favorites: Domino. Domino included withHEART on their 17 best DIY blogs.  Holy moly, what an honor.  Thank you, […]

If I was to pinpoint one thing that took our deck from just ok to wow, it would be the pergola.  It is hands down the most beautiful thing in the backyard and adds such a richness to the deck. When we were mapping out the design and construction plans, we weren’t sure we wanted […]

We are loving our new deck.  We eat out there several times a week for breakfast or dinner, and play outside during the day.  We’ve already hosted parties and the view from our dining room and kitchen is so so much better.  Last night Jon said “I seriously underestimated how much re-doing our deck would […]

I always knew I wanted a subway tile backsplash in this kitchen.  It’s classic and clean and simple and I just knew it would look fantastic after our cabinets were painted. We had already removed our old backslash and prepped the wall.  And by this point, our cabinets were all painted and the island detailing was […]

I hope your Easter was as lovely as mine!  We celebrated with a mini egg hunt in the backyard, lunch with the grandparents on our deck (heaven) and thinking of Christ.  Ruby had so much fun and is coming off a jellybean high.  Here’s to a week of healthy eating! We have been making some […]