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LIFESTYLE August 22, 2022

Our Sofa Upgrade with Castlery.

Well, my friends, my sofa dreams have officially come true. I have been on the hunt for a durable, comfy, easy-to-clean and PRETTY sofa to upgrade our couch to for years now and I finally found the perfect chaise sectional at Castlery! If you haven’t heard of them, Castlery is a modern furniture company that creates a story for every room in your home. They craft furniture that is timeless, using the highest quality raw materials to create pieces that are built for longevity and multi-purpose use. Also, since they are a direct-to-consumer brand without middlemen, they are able to extend honest pricing and affordability to their customers. Here are a few unique perks they offer their customers: Free fabric swatches Flat rate shipping 14-day return policy Warranty coverage The perfect sofa. When I started my hunt for the perfect new sofa, I knew I wanted a chaise sectional. It’s…

DIY August 16, 2022

My Next Project: Dining Room.

**This post contains affiliate links.** Well, today’s the day! Yesterday, I wrapped up our kitchen project by sharing the final reveal here. Today, we start on the dining room! I wanted to share my plans for the dining room here to give you an idea of what is to come.. and it’s going to be a good one! Dining room design. This room is getting a serious face lift. I’m touching everything from the floors up, including ripping out the accent wall and I sold our dining room table and chairs so that we can start fresh! Here’s my design board for the space: Let me walk you through my plans. Dining room feature wall. The current feature wall was one that I built while pregnant with Beckham in 2020! I loved it and was proud of it, but I really want to add some storage in this room so…

Our Home August 15, 2022

DIY Kitchen Remodel Reveal.

**Don’t miss the image compare at the bottom of the post. It’s a good one!** I am so excited to finally be sharing this kitchen reveal with you! This home remodel project has by far been the most extensive one I’ve ever taken on.. and I’m so happy with how it all turned out! Here’s a quick list of all the things we did: Removed all upper cabinets including existing built-in range hoodRemoved existing backsplashInstalled new backsplash, taking it all the way to the ceilingFramed out the kitchen window and replaced the sillBuilt new range hood cover and installed updated hoodFinished range hood with venetian plasterInstalled new open shelvingBuilt a new storage hutch and coffee barFramed out the refrigerator and rebuilt shelving above to matchInstalled new sconce lightingRemoved existing door casing and added an arched doorway going into the dining roomReplaced existing gas rangeInstalled water piping and new pot filler…

DIY November 3, 2021

Our Fireplace Makeover.

It’s done! And I’m so excited to share!! We’ve had our sights set on making over this fireplace mantle since we moved in almost 3 years ago now. I even included it in this blog post about the 10 projects we had planned for 2021. But it wasn’t until we upgraded our living room TV to the Samsung Frame TV that we pushed the project to the top of our to-do list. This new mantle sits about 8 inches lower than the previous one, which allowed the TV to sit lower and is therefore at a much more comfortable viewing angle. If you’re wondering why we moved the TV to above the mantle – there are a couple of reasons. First, the Frame TV is meant to sit flat on the wall much like an actual picture frame. With the way that our room is set up, that meant that…