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    • Our Current Home (The Victorian)
    • Our First Home (The Bungalow)
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  • Living Room, Making it Lovely

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    Our first house, as we bought it (2007): And the house, as we left it (2013): Goodbye, house.
    August 6, 2013
  • Basement Craft Studio

    The Finished Basement Studio and Play Room

    I know, I know. I never really showed the basement after I finished it. You're already seen the laundry room…
    June 7, 2013
  • The Basement Studio and Playroom Plan

    All right, I've decided on a rug. I had to turn to my good friend Photoshop to help me figure…
    May 22, 2012
  • Paint-by-Numbers, Giant Wall Mural Inspiration

    I've painted original murals before for my nephews, but it's been a while. These giant paint-by-numbers murals have me inspired…
    September 15, 2011
  • The (Mostly) Finished Basement

    Ta da! Does it suddenly feel like December again? Because that's when all of this was supposed to be finished.…
    March 15, 2011
  • Living Room, Making it Lovely

    Empty

    Our first house, as we bought it (2007): And the house, as we left it (2013): Goodbye, house.

    August 6, 201356 commentsAugust's Room, Basement, Bathrooms, Bedroom, Brandon's Office, Dining Room, Eleanor's Room, Kitchen, Laundry Room, Library, Living Room, Nursery, Office, Play Room, Stairway, Studio, The First House
  • Basement Craft Studio

    The Finished Basement Studio and Play Room

    I know, I know. I never really showed the basement after I finished it. You’re already seen the laundry room and half-bathroom. The storage area…

    June 7, 201345 commentsBasement, Play Room, Studio
  • The Basement Studio and Playroom Plan

    All right, I’ve decided on a rug. I had to turn to my good friend Photoshop to help me figure out which would be the…

    May 22, 201239 commentsBasement, Play Room, Studio, The First House
  • - Camp Wandawega

    Paint-by-Numbers, Giant Wall Mural Inspiration

    I’ve painted original murals before for my nephews, but it’s been a while. These giant paint-by-numbers murals have me inspired though, maybe enough to actually…

    September 15, 201177 comments'A' for Art, 'D' for Decorating, Crafty (& Handy), Play Room
  • The (Mostly) Finished Basement

    Ta da! Does it suddenly feel like December again? Because that’s when all of this was supposed to be finished. Here’s the floor plan: Let’s…

    March 15, 2011139 commentsBasement, Bathrooms, Laundry Room, Play Room, Studio
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