With our one-year wedding anniversary only a few days away, I thought it was fitting to celebrate another exciting milestone: two and a half years in the house! Two and a half years of renovations, projects, furniture builds, sanding, house…
The Garage Update: Putting Up the Walls
You guys. We have a GARAGE. Not just a slab… but actual walls and a covered ceiling and a doorway and window space and garage door space and oh my goodness, WE HAVE A GARAGE! Day one. The festivities began…
The Re-Sealed & Re-Painted Front Porch
See how we refinished our front porch with new sealer, new paint and a little bit of work. [post contains affiliate links, which means we make a small commission, at NO additional cost to you, if a purchase is made. thanks…
A Landscaping Update – What We Have Planned for Summer 2018
It’s May and spring in Minnesota has finally started to show it’s beautiful face. The snow cleared out last week which meant I could finally take some pictures of the yard and share what we have up our sleeve in…
Installing the Stairs & Framing in the Office
Hello? Is this thing on? It’s been awhile, huh? Did you miss us?! 😀 We are SO excited to share what has kept us busy the past few weeks. If you’re following us on Instagram, you’ve caught a few sneak…
How We Plan Our Home Renovation Projects
I will never forget the wide eyes Brett and I had the first time we walked through our house. Every room we stepped into was met with endless possibilities of changing layouts, moving walls, adding closets, changing doorways…anything and everything…
One Room Challenge Week One: Rustic Farmhouse Bedroom Plans
Well hello there, One Room Challenge… we meet again. This my friends, is our second time joining in on the fun and we are so. freaking. excited. Well, I can’t speak for Brett and since he’s currently playing mountain man…
Industrial Style Laundry Room Renovation [Almost] Final Reveal
I feel like a broken record saying this but it bears repeating; we did NOT expect the laundry room to take this long. [this post contains affiliate links, which means we make a small commission if a purchase is made,…
The Garage Saga Part Three: The Foundation
It’s 8:57 pm on Monday, August 7. We’ve (HUGE shoutout to my parents and brother for all the help – isn’t family amazing?!) been busting our asses for the past several weeks on all things garage-related and I’m currently typing…
Laundry Room Renovation | New Cabinets and Light Fixtures
Sharing the latest updates on our laundry room renovation, including new cabinets and new light fixtures. Thank you to Wayfair for providing us with the beautiful light fixtures. All thoughts and opinions are our own. It’s been awhile since we’ve…
Laundry Room Renovation: Lessons From a Can of Paint
I met Trina freshman year of college. The Roommate Gods put us together and we have been inseparable (generally speaking – she lives about four hours away in Fargo, ND) ever since. I know that when we are together, not…
The Laundry Room Renovation: The Plans
With the guest bathroom nearly complete, it only makes sense to start the next project, right? Friends, meet the laundry room. What’s Already Been Done This is a newly-created room that wasn’t in the original house. Prior to us gutting the…