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  • Planning Our Paint Color Palette with the Simply Yours Tool

    This post is sponsored by Dutch Boy Paint. We took on several spaces for the latest round of the One…
  • Pink roman shade from The Shade Store, Farrow & Ball Tourbillon Wallpaper, Schoolhouse Electric brass light | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    Choosing Window Treatments for Our Hall and Both Entryways

    The big reveal of our latest One Room Challenge project went up last week! We took on the front and…
  • Oak-Paneled Victorian Staircase and Front Entry with Curved Window | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (Front and Back Entry, Stairs, and Hallways – Final Reveal!)

    Hey, who needs a distraction right now? Today is reveal day for the Fall 2016 One Room Challenge! Let's get…
  • Getting Ready to Paint — Dutch Boy 'Sandstone Quarry'

    One Room Challenge: Week 5 (When it Rains, it Pours)

    I had planned to finish — completely finish — two flights of stairs over the weekend. The old paint beneath…
  • Stairs and Floor After Pulling Up Carpet

    One Room Challenge: Week 4 (Those Stairs, That Hall)

    Some things look better (the ceiling and the third floor doors), most things look worse (everything else). It's gotta get…
  • Nostalgic Warehouse Door Hardware

    One Room Challenge: Week 3 (Work Very Much in Progress)

    We have a ceiling in the hallway! It's all very exciting. I mean, it looks like this, but still. It's…
  • Attic, Entryway, Hallway, Painting, The Victorian House

    Planning Our Paint Color Palette with the Simply Yours Tool

    This post is sponsored by Dutch Boy Paint. We took on several spaces for the latest round of the One Room Challenge. The work spanned…

    November 21, 20163 comments
  • Entryway, Hallway, The Victorian House

    Choosing Window Treatments for Our Hall and Both Entryways

    Pink roman shade from The Shade Store, Farrow & Ball Tourbillon Wallpaper, Schoolhouse Electric brass light | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    The big reveal of our latest One Room Challenge project went up last week! We took on the front and back entryways, along with the…

    November 14, 201613 comments
  • Attic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House

    One Room Challenge: Week 6 (Front and Back Entry, Stairs, and Hallways – Final Reveal!)

    Oak-Paneled Victorian Staircase and Front Entry with Curved Window | Making it Lovely, One Room Challenge

    Hey, who needs a distraction right now? Today is reveal day for the Fall 2016 One Room Challenge! Let’s get into it. I have been…

    November 9, 201675 comments
  • Attic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House

    One Room Challenge: Week 5 (When it Rains, it Pours)

    Getting Ready to Paint — Dutch Boy 'Sandstone Quarry'

    I had planned to finish — completely finish — two flights of stairs over the weekend. The old paint beneath the carpet we ripped up…

    November 2, 201624 comments
  • Attic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House, Upgrades and Maintenance

    One Room Challenge: Week 4 (Those Stairs, That Hall)

    Stairs and Floor After Pulling Up Carpet

    Some things look better (the ceiling and the third floor doors), most things look worse (everything else). It’s gotta get worse before it gets better!…

    October 26, 201616 comments
  • Attic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House

    One Room Challenge: Week 3 (Work Very Much in Progress)

    Nostalgic Warehouse Door Hardware

    We have a ceiling in the hallway! It’s all very exciting. I mean, it looks like this, but still. It’s an improvement. It might be…

    October 19, 201619 comments
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