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  • Front Entryway Design Plan | Making it Lovely's One Room Challenge

    One Room Challenge: Week 2 (The Design Plan)

    Thank you to Linda at Calling it Home for inviting me to take part in the One Room Challenge again,…
  • Making it Lovely's One Room Challenge (Before Shots)

    One Room Challenge: Week 1 (the Before Shots)

    I'm thrilled to be taking part in the One Room Challenge again! A huge thank you to Linda at Calling…
  • Hallway Ceiling, Second Floor, with Conduit for Electrical Rewiring

    Setbacks in Rewiring Our 1891 Victorian House

    More progress has been made in the rewiring of our Victorian, but it has not been going well. The problems…
  • Plaster Wall Repair in Progress

    Status: Closet, Hallway, and Electrical Work

    The sheet mirror above the sink in the closet is gone. I was so nervous for it to come down!…
  • Hallway Renovation

    The Big, Not Fun Project!

    I've been clearing things out around the house in preparation for some work that's going to be happening on the…
  • Happy Faces Art Print from Minted

    Art from Minted (With a Giveaway!)

    Minted is a marketplace that hosts regular competitions to source all their art from a global community of independent artists.…
  • Attic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House

    One Room Challenge: Week 2 (The Design Plan)

    Front Entryway Design Plan | Making it Lovely's One Room Challenge

    Thank you to Linda at Calling it Home for inviting me to take part in the One Room Challenge again, and thank you to my…

    October 12, 201640 comments
  • Attic, Entryway, Hallway, One Room Challenge, The Victorian House

    One Room Challenge: Week 1 (the Before Shots)

    Making it Lovely's One Room Challenge (Before Shots)

    I’m thrilled to be taking part in the One Room Challenge again! A huge thank you to Linda at Calling it Home for organizing the…

    October 5, 201648 comments
  • Attic, Hallway, The Victorian House, Upgrades and Maintenance

    Setbacks in Rewiring Our 1891 Victorian House

    Hallway Ceiling, Second Floor, with Conduit for Electrical Rewiring

    More progress has been made in the rewiring of our Victorian, but it has not been going well. The problems all started when we lost…

    April 4, 201644 comments
  • Bedroom Closet / Dressing Room, Hallway, Our Bedroom, The Victorian House

    Status: Closet, Hallway, and Electrical Work

    Plaster Wall Repair in Progress

    The sheet mirror above the sink in the closet is gone. I was so nervous for it to come down! I watched a few ‘how…

    December 10, 201513 comments
  • Hallway, The Victorian House

    The Big, Not Fun Project!

    Hallway Renovation

    I’ve been clearing things out around the house in preparation for some work that’s going to be happening on the first and second floors. Dun-dun-dun…

    November 9, 201517 comments
  • Hallway, The Victorian House

    Choosing Our Hardwood Flooring for the Hallway

    Hallway: New Floor

    This post is sponsored by Floor & Decor. When Brandon and I bought our Victorian, we knew that the flooring in the hallway on the…

    September 9, 201421 comments
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