Month: January 2020

Our House

Throwback Thursday: The Nursery

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Hey there! I'm back for another throwback Thursday. This week I'm sharing the nursery, AKA our 3rd bedroom. Its time as the 3rd bedroom was short-lived as we finished this space at the end of 2013 and it became the nursery in early 2015. I couldn't even find a photo of this room finished before it became the nursery so its almost as if it didn't ever happen. Just to remind you, the nursery (3rd bedroom) is located in the back of our house, off of the mudroom. Its the quietest room in the house due to its distance from…

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Furniture

One Man’s Trash…

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In addition to restoring our bungalow, Andrew (my husband) and I dabble in another form of renovation: furniture restoration. I have to admit, when it comes to these projects, I'm more the dreamer and Andrew is the doer. He makes my visions come to life. He has a garage full of tools and knows which one is the right fit for the job. I tell him what I want, then come back in a few hours, and like a good HGTV show, a transformation has happened. I'm usually there for the beginning part of sanding and cleaning, then come back…

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Our House

Throwback Thursday: An Introduction to our 1950 Bungalow

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I've waited a long time to share this story. Some of you know it very well, you've lived it with us. For some of you, this is your first introduction. Well, welcome! My husband and I bought our 1950 bungalow in May of 2012 and proceeded to do a gut renovation over the next two years (most of that while living there!). This is our first (and at the time of writing this, our only) house renovation thus far and our running joke is that we did everything twice. Hung drywall before our insulation was inspected? yup, sheetrocked twice. Bought…

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Parenting/Kids

No-TV November

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And how I broke my kids of the TV curse Okay, I'm not here to tell anyone how much TV they or their children should watch, I'm just here to say that come last fall, my kids and I were watching waaaaay too much TV. I've never been one to set a timer and monitor how much TV my kids are watching (which might have been part of my problem to begin with...) and I started to notice my kids (who are 4 and 2) behaved worse after watching TV or on days where they watched "too much" TV. Synchronously,…

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My Favorites: In The Kitchen

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I've been in the kitchen a lot lately after starting a sugar-free 100-day challenge (more on that to come) and I wanted to share some items that are true work-horses for me. I use these items *almost* everyday and they make cooking and cleaning a breeze. I use this Le Creuset skillet for most meals and the size is great. It's enameled cast iron so you can cook anything in it and its simple to clean too!Whether I'm making pancakes or mixing up veggies to roast, I use these melamine bowls. The three different sizes come in handy for mixing…

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Welcome to my Blog!

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Hi Ya'll! I'm Hannah, and I'm so glad you are here. I hope you will find inspiration, creative ideas, and DIY motivation as you read through my blog on renovating our 1950's bungalow in Austin, Texas. I'm a *retired* teacher turned stay-at-home-mom rebranding herself as an interior designer (and I use that term loosely). I live in Austin with my husband (a closet carpenter) and our three kids under 5. Our house bleeds crimson and blue for the Kansas Jayhawks (my husband's and my alma mater) and I'm a sucker for a vanilla diet coke from Sonic happy hour. I…

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