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A Custom Fluted Vanity: One Room Challenge Week 7

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From the beginning of this project, I knew we would be making a vanity for the hall bath. While the space we had available for the vanity wasn't necessarily odd, it wasn't a typical standard size. And I'm all about maximizing storage in small spaces, so every inch counts. Once I convinced Andrew there weren't any good options in a reasonable price range online or from the home improvement stores, he agreed to make one. We are into week 7 of the One Room Challenge, which means, theoretically I'll be posting the reveal photos of our hall bath next week.…

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flay lay of several tile samples - white subway tile, chair rail tile, blue hexagonal tile, marble penny tile, and marble stone
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Hall Bathroom Tile Picks: One Room Challenge Week 3

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We are onto week 3 of the One Room Challenge! This week I'm sharing all of the hall bathroom tile choices we made and how we got there. If you missed the first two posts about our hall bath you can catch up here: Our Hall Bath Renovation: Week 1Hall Bath Demo + Prep: Week 2 We started our design knowing we wanted to use classic white subway tile. It's neutral and very affordable. We used it in our last bath and also in our previous laundry room, so it felt like a familiar place to start. It lends itself…

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Hall Bath Demo + Prep: One Room Challenge Week 2

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Welcome to week 2 of our hall bathroom One Room Challenge! As with most DIY projects, theres a period of 'it gets worse before it gets better' and that's week 2! In case you missed the before photos and mood board for this space, you can catch up with the week 1 post. Just to recap, we started with our bland 1970s hall bath and will be bringing it into 2022 to match our Modern Ranch aesthetic. (Or, what we hope will be a Modern Ranch aesthetic when we are done renovating our house) Demo Since this space is a…

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Our House

Our Hall Bath Renovation: One Room Challenge Week 1

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New project announcement! If you missed this post, we recently bought a new house and moved to a ranch style home in North Austin. Every room needs updating and we are starting with the hall bath and two secondary bedrooms. So, for the Spring 2022 One Room Challenge, I'll be sharing our clean and fresh hall bathroom renovation progress, start to finish. We chose to start with these rooms because they will serve as our kids' bedrooms and shared bathroom and we want to get them settled as soon as possible. Also, these are the smallest rooms in the house…

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Our House

New Year, New House!

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If you haven't heard the news already, we moved! The end of 2021 was a whirlwind of events and we finally found our next chapter after seriously searching for 4+ years. Our Second Home - A (Before) Tour When searching for our first home in Austin 10+ years ago, we had one criteria for our realtor - a fixer upper that would appreciate in value over time and when we went to sell, would make us a little profit. We were open to all areas of Austin (Andrews job moves around and I could easily transfer to a different school…

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Primary Bedroom Reveal – One Room Challenge Week 8

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The day has finally come to share my Primary Bedroom Makeover! There was a point near the end where I thought it might not happen (thank you wall sconce delay) but here we are. The One Room Challenge reveal is here! Lets take a little walk down memory lane. Here's what our primary bedroom looked like 8 weeks ago: And here's what it looked like when we bought our house 9 and a half years ago: charming, right? And after a *few* upgrades, here is what the room looks like today: We accomplished almost everything we set out to do…

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Vertical Wall Paneling – One Room Challenge Week 4

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We are now halfway through the BHG One Room Challenge, and we are making progress on our primary bedroom one weekend at a time! This week we installed vertical v-groove paneling along the headboard wall in our room. It was a quick, beginner level project and even though it isn't painted yet, it has already elevated our room. We are no strangers to paneling, we have board and batten in our mudroom, faux shiplap in our bathroom, and beadboard in our kitchen. I love the extra dimension it adds to a room and I think it will turn out stunning…

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Primary Bedroom Design – One Room Challenge Week 1

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After seeing many people online (aka instagram) participate in the BGH One Room Challenge, I've decided to participate too this fall! For week 1, I'm sharing my primary bedroom design plan, as it stands right now. At the beginning of May, Andrew and I had this crazy idea to switch rooms with our two older kids. To recap, we have 5 members in our family and 3 bedrooms in our house. Our two oldest children, who are 6 and 4 years old, share a room and our youngest daughter sleeps in the 3rd bedroom, our nursery. Now, before you label…

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Herringbone barn door used for a hallway opening.
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How We Built a Herringbone Barn Door

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The herringbone barn door is finally finished! We started this project at the end of February and here we are in mid-June and I can say we are 99% done. Okay, so it still could use a door handle. But you guys, I couldn't wait to share this project with you. And technically, it functions just fine without a handle, but it will most certainly look better with one. I ordered a handle for the door just before writing this post, so it should be here by the time you are reading this. I will surely update you if its…

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2020 ‘We Did Its’ + 2021 Goals

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Happy New Year!! Okay, I know I'm late in saying that considering its the beginning of February as I type this, but, if you didn't notice already, I updated my blog website and gained a few new features (now you can search)!! I've been working on this change for the last 6 weeks, hence the lack of blog posts last month, and I'm proud to have finally launched my new site with the little knowledge of website building that I have. So, even though its February, I thought a 'goals' post would be fun since its my first blog post…

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