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    • Our Current Home (The Victorian)
    • Our First Home (The Bungalow)
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  • Overloaded Shelves with Craft Supplies

    I Have a Few Craft Supplies

    We have plans to spend time with friends and go to a parade for the Fourth, but I'll also be…
  • Folkland Bedroom

    Folkland Bedroom

    We're taking Calvin's crib out of his room soon, so I've been looking at beds. I feel like it's wide…
  • Vacant / Occupied Door Lock - Jessica Helgerson Design

    Occupied & Engaged Door Locks

    I've been working away on my bathroom here on the third floor. I tried using some of the door hardware…
  • Bathroom (Third Floor) Progress

    Bathroom (Third Floor) Progress

    Whew! I've been painting and painting the bathroom. The wood trim around the window and doorway has been primed and…
  • Finishing the Third Floor Bathroom

    I was all set to finish this space up last summer. And then I thought, well, if I just install…
  • Patio Option

    The Lay of the Land

    OK, done with the front of the house! For now at least. I'm eager to get out there and make…
  • Den, One Room Challenge, Our Bedroom, Painting

    One Room Challenge: Week 3 (All That Painted Woodwork)

    Paintzen Gets to Work

    Let’s talk paint this week! But first, why has only one person chastised me for painting the woodwork so far? People. I expected more outrage.…

    April 20, 201664 comments
  • Den, One Room Challenge, Our Bedroom

    One Room Challenge: Week 2 (The Design Plan)

    One Room Challenge Den Photo Mockup | Making it Lovely

    Things are moving along with my One Room Challenge space! Let’s talk design this week. First up, the bedroom. It will look a little something…

    April 13, 201641 comments
  • Den, One Room Challenge, Our Bedroom

    One Room Challenge: Week 1 (the Before Shots)

    Bedroom with Quincy Bed

    The One Room Challenge begins today! Twenty designers and design bloggers will each be sharing room makeovers from start to finish over the next six…

    April 6, 201654 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
  • Dining Room, Holidays

    A Pink and Green Easter Table

    Moss Easter Bunny

    Thank you, Pier 1, for sponsoring this post. While this was a sponsored opportunity from Pier 1, all content and opinions expressed here are my…

    March 16, 20165 comments
  • Playroom

    A Cute New Kids’ Line (& Scalloped Table!)

    Colorful Chair, Striped Pillow, and Pink Target Pillowfort Scalloped Side Table | Making it Lovely

    This post is brought to you by TargetStyle. Shop the new Home collection in stores and online. I saw it in a magazine a couple…

    March 1, 201615 comments
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