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  • Lily Labradoodle on Mosaic Bathroom Floor Tile

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    Look at that pup luxuriating on my tile floor. I’ve painted the bathroom, finished the floor, installed the lighting, and…
    August 16, 2019
  • Colorful Living Room with Chinoiserie Wallpaper - Designed by Ashley Whittaker, featured in House Beautiful

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    I'm in that change-of-seasons mood where I want to clean and organize everything. I also have the kind of cold…
    October 19, 2018
  • Farrow & Ball, Sulking Pink Paint

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    If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen that I finally did the grid of frames I had…
    September 21, 2018
  • 100 Colors - Cup of Jo - Color Factory - Christine Han Photography

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    My bike was ready. Then it turns out it was maybe a little broken (because a nut wasn't tightened enough)?…
    August 17, 2018
  • The House That Lars Built: Kitchen Update

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    Working on the laundry room. What day is it? What time is it? I pretty much live in there now,…
    July 20, 2018
  • Miss Mustard Seed Hand-Painted Landscape Mural

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    I still haven't finished tiling the laundry room! Curses! I caught the reveal of Miss Mustard Seed's hand-painted landscape mural…
    July 6, 2018
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  • Lily Labradoodle on Mosaic Bathroom Floor Tile

    Honor Roll

    Look at that pup luxuriating on my tile floor. I’ve painted the bathroom, finished the floor, installed the lighting, and put a working toilet in.…

    August 16, 20194 commentsHonor Roll
  • Colorful Living Room with Chinoiserie Wallpaper - Designed by Ashley Whittaker, featured in House Beautiful

    Honor Roll

    I’m in that change-of-seasons mood where I want to clean and organize everything. I also have the kind of cold that lingers and isn’t serious…

    October 19, 20185 commentsHonor Roll
  • Farrow & Ball, Sulking Pink Paint

    Honor Roll

    If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen that I finally did the grid of frames I had been thinking about! Obviously they’re…

    September 21, 20182 commentsHonor Roll
  • 100 Colors - Cup of Jo - Color Factory - Christine Han Photography

    Honor Roll

    My bike was ready. Then it turns out it was maybe a little broken (because a nut wasn’t tightened enough)? And now it’s ready again.…

    August 17, 20186 commentsHonor Roll
  • The House That Lars Built: Kitchen Update

    Honor Roll

    Working on the laundry room. What day is it? What time is it? I pretty much live in there now, emerging only to eat or…

    July 20, 20184 commentsHonor Roll
  • Miss Mustard Seed Hand-Painted Landscape Mural

    Honor Roll

    I still haven’t finished tiling the laundry room! Curses! I caught the reveal of Miss Mustard Seed’s hand-painted landscape mural in her dining room though,…

    July 6, 20183 commentsHonor Roll
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