Interior Reno Reveal

I shared our exterior reno update a few weeks ago and now I’m super excited to share the inside! Just a reminder that we added 4 feet to the front of the house, 12 feet to the back of the …

Modern Farmhouse Living Room Mood Board

With our reno (hopefully!) starting on April 1st, I’ve been in active design mode.  Not only have I been sourcing things for when all the work is done, I’ve been trying to find items that will work in our rental …

Family Handprint Art

We recently updated our entryway and I now have a big blank spot above where we hang our coats. I thought it was a great opportunity to diy some family artwork.  I went with handprints (footprints for L2) on a …

Ikea Living Room Mood Board

M and I have some big plans for the house this year.  Top of our list?  Enclosing our porch to make a mudroom.  This means that our ‘entryway’ (and I use the term loosely because there is no division from …

10 Minute DIY Sofa Table

We recently did some rearranging in the living room which left us with a much more functional entry way but no room for side tables for the couch.  I had been considering a sofa table and thought this was a …

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall

  Our living room has gone through a bit of a transformation over the last few months. We use to have a photo wall above our couch… But after painting the living room, I decided against putting it back up …

DIY Abstract Canvas Artwork

Earlier this afternoon, the creative urge hit.  I decided to go with it and do some painting! Since rearranging our living room not too long ago, we were left with a large open space above our tv.  I was thinking of …

Re-purposing Furniture – Ikea Hack!

M and I have been hard at work on our living room.  In addition to painting, we also shuffled around some furniture. We were using the Ikea Hemnes storage combination as our tv unit but it was big and bulky. …

Living Room Progress

This past week M and I started on our living room.  We painted, we rearranged and now all we have to do is organize and decorate!  Here is our progress to date: Entryway before: Entryway currently: Still to do: organize shelves …

Project Planning – Entryway

I am forever struggling with our entryway.  I think my issue stems from all the stuff we have and the lack of a formal front hall (including a closet).  I have some big plans to change up the system we …