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stone wall in bedroom

October 25, 2018

Bed Shopping on a Budget

I've been bed shopping lately. "Lately" being a relative term, because it feels like much, much longer than that. It started off innocently enough, with Adam and I on our floor mattress, dreaming about what bed would be the one to finally lift us up off the concrete. Our bedroom is rustic and fairly masculine, and it has all the traditional elements you need for a great room - wood, stone, metal, white, some color, and plants. The only thing it was missing was leather. A leather bed would be …
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Filed Under: Furniture, House 2, Master Bedroom, Projects, Shopping, Spaces18 Comments

reading nook in master bedroom

October 18, 2018

Master Bedroom Reading Nook

It's been a quiet two weeks around here, but I have a good excuse...Adam and I have been in Costa Rica! With no kids! And other adults! It was an amazing trip and just the break we needed. I'll write up a post about it when I'm finished with this bedroom makeover (so two weeks...I have a deadline) and share all the details. Speaking of the bedroom makeover, we've finished a small section of it...the reading nook! I love it so much, I just sit in bed at night and smile at it until I …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, Furniture, House 2, Master Bedroom, Projects12 Comments

wooden ceiling

September 21, 2018

A Bedroom Ceiling (Un) Update

A few weeks ago I blogged about our wooden bedroom ceiling, and I finished that post by saying I was pretty sure I was going to stain it. My issue with the ceiling was that it looked very fresh and new, not rustic and old like I had hoped. Adding to that feel was the fact that the wooden window headers are old and gray, and the two just didn't look like they belonged in the same room. Staining it seemed like the best solution. Nothing too dramatic, just something to add age. After …
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Filed Under: Home Improvement, House 2, Master Bedroom, Projects12 Comments

cheap wood ceiling ideas

August 29, 2018

Vaulted Wood Ceiling (from cedar fence pickets)

In the process of building our house, Adam and I messed up. We knew that we only wanted the builder to build the "shell" of the house and leave the rest for us to DIY, but what we didn't realize (no one along the way did... I'm guessing people don't finance half-built houses very often) is that in order to close on a construction loan, the house has to be 100% finished. This led to a giant, stressful, drawn-out mess when we tried to convert the construction loan to a mortgage. Our solution was …
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Filed Under: Home Improvement, House 2, Master Bedroom, Projects, Upcycling19 Comments

farmhouse kitchen with vintage sink

August 21, 2018

Our NBI Drainboard Sink – Two Years Later

It was exactly two years ago now that we started using our NBI Drainboard sink, which means its received enough use and abuse to give it a fair review. A lot of you will have no interest in this, but ever since my initial post about the sink I've received a slow but steady flow of emails asking how it is holding up, so I know there is some interest out there. When we chose this sink I was skeptical about its durability and functionality. All I knew is that it fit with my vision for the …
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Filed Under: Follow-ups, House 2, Kitchen, Roundups/Reviews10 Comments

vintage drainboard sink with a high back

August 10, 2018

Installing Our Highback Drainboard Sink

The first draft of this post was titled "Installing our Highback, Double Drainboard, Faux Vintage Kitchen Sink", which is quite a big description for a simple sink. That title is like when they introduce Kahaleesi on Game of Thrones, and they're all "Daenerys of the House Targaryen, The First of Her Name, The Unburnt.... eight more super long descriptive tiles...and Mother of Dragons." It's the longest title ever, and I'm over here rolling my eyes at the TV and thinking "just call her the queen …
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Filed Under: Home Improvement, House 2, Kitchen, Projects26 Comments

Mudroom with shiplap, brick floor, bench and lockers

June 29, 2018

Mudroom Reveal – Where Form Meets Function

IT'S MUDROOM REVEAL DAY!! Let's just skip the forced introductory paragraph and get right to the good stuff. Here she is! I don't think I could love it more. It's so satisfying to have a blank space and a vision, and then watch that vision actually come to life! From start to finish the mudroom remodel (makeover/finish out/whatever you want to call it) took us almost exactly six months. That definitely isn't a short amount of time, but I think it's realistic for a DIY family …
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Filed Under: Building a house, Home Improvement, House 2, Mudroom, Popular Posts, Projects, Room Reveals, Spaces28 Comments

Putting lockers in your home

June 12, 2018

All About Our Painted Lockers

Despite what you may have been thinking, we have not abandoned working on the mudroom. In fact, we now have lockers...painted lockers. Beautiful, functional painted lockers. I love them, and the room is so close to being finished I can taste it. We pretty much just have to build them in and add decor, and it this room will look just like the plan! So let's talk about these lockers. The original plan called for six 78 x 15 single tier lockers, and I wanted to buy used ones to …
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Filed Under: House 2, Mudroom, Painting12 Comments

Article Timber sofa

May 31, 2018

My Leather Sectional from Article (aka, the keeper)

Disclaimer - I received 50% off my purchase from Article in exchange for writing a review. And I'm sure you get tired of hearing this, but all opinions are really, genuinely 100% my own. CLICK HERE to read the first part of my Article furniture review. Alright, so in the last post I left you hanging when I decided to return the Mello leather sectional from Article. The Mello was comfortable and well made, but the shape and style didn't feel right in my house. Even though I was dreading the …
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Filed Under: Furniture, House 2, Living Room, Roundups/Reviews41 Comments

Article furniture review

May 17, 2018

My New Article Leather Sectional (and why I returned it)

I've always owned ugly couches. My first couch as a married woman was a floral beauty handed down from my parents, then shortly after I went out and bought a sweet, tan, bulky microfiber set. Adam and I  were on a tight budget, and there were only a few options in our little military town in Upstate New York. Shopping online wasn't an option....it was 2005 and we didn't even own a computer (can you imagine?!). I feel like nearly everyone has owned a sofa set like this, it's like a rite of …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, Furniture, House 2, Living Room, Roundups/Reviews, Shopping26 Comments

open floorplan living room

April 26, 2018

Living Room Updates and Source List

Our living room isn't one of those rooms that is going to have a clear-cut start and end date. It's a room that will simply evolve over time, and one day we will look around and realize it is finished. That day definitely isn't today, but there have been quite a few living room updates happening recently! The last time I showed y'all the living room was about six months ago (Setember 2017), when it looked like this... And here is now, a little more evolved and a little less ugly …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, House 2, Living Room, Shopping, Spaces11 Comments

brick flooring

April 18, 2018

Herringbone Brick Paver Floor

Y'all. The brick paver floor is finished and it turned out AMAZING. It is exactly what I wanted, which is impressive considering my list demands was pretty specific. I've seen plenty of brick floors that aren't my favorite, so I was only interested in installing a brick paver floor if three things were involved....lots of earthy color variation, light colored grout, and a herringbone pattern. Oh, and not shiny. So four things. Knowing exactly what you want is a good thing, …
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Filed Under: Flooring, Home Improvement, House 2, Laundry Room, Mudroom, Projects49 Comments

DIY blanket ladder

April 5, 2018

Rustic Wooden Blanket Ladder (for free!)

There is this empty wall in our living room that has been begging me to put something on it, something large but with a slim profile.  A framed picture would be too small, furniture would be too big, but a wooden blanket ladder....well that would be just right. So I decided to make one myself, and the best part is that is was an easy project that I did for free using branches scrounged up from the yard.   Materials needed: branches - two large ones, 3-4 smaller ones using …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, DIY Decor, Living Room, Projects, Upcycling7 Comments

painting shiplap

March 26, 2018

Everything I’ve Learned About Painting Shiplap

I logged onto my website this morning to publish this post and saw that it has been a month since my last one. I would have sworn it was only a week or two....time is flying. Flying. Anyway, progress is still happening around here despite my blog neglect, and the shiplap in the laundry and mudroom is painted and officially checked off the list. So here it is! Before   and after! I love it, it's so fresh and clean and just a great starting point for the …
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Filed Under: Home Improvement, House 2, Laundry Room, Mudroom, Painting, Projects, Walls35 Comments

laundry room design

February 27, 2018

Design Plans for our Farmhouse Laundry Room

I was almost finished writing my post about the painted shiplap in the laundry and mudroom when I realized I've never actually shared my plans for the laundry room. So let's back up and dive into that before forging ahead with the makeover. As a reminder, here is the floorplan for the laundry room ... About two years ago (when we were starting to design and build cabinets) Adam sketched out the plan for the laundry room. I can't find the paper anymore, but thankfully I posted it on …
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Filed Under: Building a house, Home Improvement, House 2, Laundry Room, Spaces20 Comments

Modsy review

February 12, 2018

Modsy Review – How to see your finished room before you even start

Want to try Modsy for yourself? Use code DOMESTIC20 to get 20% off a design package, and keep reading for a full Modsy review! Today I have a sponsored post for a product that I know y'all are going to LOVE. I personally think it's amazing and can't wait to tell you all about it. So what is it? Well, it's Modsy. Modsy is a personalized home design solution that utilizes 3D visualization technology to let you try on furniture before you buy it. You can see the space, try out products from …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, Decorating Basics, Furniture, Home Improvement, House 2, Master Bedroom, Roundups/Reviews, Shopping, Spaces36 Comments

installing shiplap

January 26, 2018

Installing Shiplap Over Drywall + Brick Flooring Samples

Progress on the mudroom and laundry room is well underway! The shiplap and trim are finished and I'm loving the way the room is headed. As far as installing shiplap goes, this isn't our first go around. Adam and I added the same wall treatment to the kitchen and dining room back at the previous house, way back when before all planking was dubbed "shiplap". For that room we did a very budget friendly faux version out of strips of cheap plywood. We installed the plywood planks right …
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Filed Under: Building a house, Home Improvement, House 2, Laundry Room, Mudroom, Spaces, Walls22 Comments

Planning the mudroom lockers

January 10, 2018

Plans for our DIY Mudroom

The first project of 2018 is going to be the mudroom, and I don't think I could be more excited about it. I'm ready. I'm ready for some storage and organization, ready for something new and pretty, and mostly just ready to have another finished room in the house. As a reminder, here is what our mudroom looks like at this exact moment. At first the plan was to custom build something like the below photos - six wooden lockers, built to take up the entire wall. They would have individual …
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Filed Under: Building a house, Home Improvement, House 2, Mudroom, Spaces18 Comments

DIY projects take forever

January 2, 2018

2018 House Goals

I've never been big on setting New Year's resolutions. I don't like making commitments if I am not 100% certain I can stick to them, and New Years resolutions have like a 99% failure rate. Plus I figure that if you need to make a change in your life you should just do it, no need to wait until the new year. But 2017 felt particularly crazy, mostly because I'm the opposite of type A, lack a routine, and have four kids. The combo of those things led to an uphill battle all year, always REacting to …
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Filed Under: Building a house, House 2, Life, etc, Spaces21 Comments

DIY epoxy garage floor

December 12, 2017

DIY Epoxy Floor Coating – A Step by Step Tutorial

Rustoleum generously donated the products used in this post. All opinions (good and bad) are 100% my own.  I know everyone is in holiday mode right now, but I'm here today to give you some (much needed?) relief from everything Christmas. Not that Christmas isn't amazing and all...but so an epoxy floor coating, right?  I know that when I showed the kids the finished garage floor they were like "That is so much better than Santa!" Ha...obviously that's not true, I think their exact reaction was …
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Filed Under: Flooring, Garage, Home Improvement, House 2, Painting, Projects, Spaces26 Comments

does oil rubbed bronze wear off?

November 14, 2017

My Oil Rubbed Bronze Door Hardware – One Year Later

Sometimes what is popular on the blog and what is a flop surprises me. The most visited posts on my blog aren't even project posts, it's the followup posts I do a year or more later showing how a project or item has held up over time. I get why these are popular, people (myself included) don't want to spend time and money on something if it's not going to hold up. So today I have a followup post about something you may have been wondering about...oil rubbed bronze …
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Filed Under: Follow-ups, Home Improvement, House 2, Roundups/Reviews25 Comments

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Welcome to Wildfire Interiors! I’m Ashley, and I think you should love where you live. Small budget or big budget, color-obsessed or neutral lover, trend follower or trendsetter, and whether you know anything about design or not…we can all have homes that make us smile. Read more…

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