One of the projects we wanted to tackle for our dining room in the $100 Room Challenge was an upgraded dog gate. It wasn't super high on the list of priorities, but it all just came together for only $3.75 so I couldn't resist. We have a nice little entryway at the ... read more
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Mini Dining Room Makeover Before
100-dollar-room-challenge-dining-room, Interior Decorating, MC Cape Code, Our housesWe are still mid-kitchen remodel (thanks to 2020--update coming soon). But since the kitchen is now open to the dining room and it's pretty much one space, we wanted to fix it up a little too. $100 Room Challenge time is MY FAVORITE time to do that. Because, it clearly ... read more
Kitchen demo
MC Cape Code, Our housesLast week I posted about remodeling the kitchen (we're attempting the One Room Challenge). Here's the story on why this all started. Back in November (yes, it's MAY), we were going to host Thanksgiving. Days before, the main sewer pipe in our house rotted through. ... read more
1940s Kitchen Remodel Before
MC Cape Code, Our housesIt's time for the One Room Challenge and we've decided to try to makeover our kitchen. You guys haven't even been introduced to our "new" house yet, hopefully that will come soon, but you'll meet our kitchen today. It's T-I-N-Y. Tiny 1940s galley kitchen. ... read more
How to figure out what your decorating style is
How to decorate, Interior DecoratingThis post is updated from 2013 with a lot more details and tips on how to figure out what your decorating style is. I didn't want to give you a cutesy quiz (even though those are fun!), because I want this to be REAL for you. Not knowing what your style is when ... read more
How much money can you make on Rover?
Making Money From Home, Personal Development and Making Money From HomeOver 3 years ago, we started offering dog sitting and daycare in our home, as well as dog walking and drop-ins for feeding/playing with dogs and cats using Rover.com. We started it because we love dogs and hate kennels, and the extra money was a bonus. The extra ... read more
Our Mid Century Modern tour
Before and after, Mid Century Modern, Our housesOur MCM (the Prairie house as we call it), was our dream house. We even considered getting the blueprints from the original owner's son so we could re-build it when we moved. (But with our mobile lifestyle, there wouldn't be enough time for that!) The Story To ... read more
Affordable bathroom reno (the after)
Before and after, Interior Decorating, Mid Century Modern, Our housesWaaay back in week 3 of the fall 2018 One Room Challenge we were making over our bathroom. I had a post written about our progress, but before I could publish it, we got big news: we were moving across the country again. There was no time to hit publish. There was no ... read more
We have a wall! And a 1.5 bath house.
Before and after, Mid Century Modern, ORC BathroomWe got the dividing wall up in the bathroom, and our house officially went from a 1.1 bath to a 1.5 bath.Β It's week two of the One Room Challenge! The shower had pretty cute mother of pearl plastic tiles on the two walls.Β But the bottoms of the walls were rotten ... read more