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Welcoming Summer to Our Home

I am so looking forward to the simple pleasures of this season. Summer has become one of my favorite times of year ever since we moved here. The weather is just right for us—not too hot, but with plenty of sunshine—and it’s perfect for all of our little staycation...

Our NW Coastal Woodland Cottage Backyard: Progress + Challenges

Progress in our coastal woodland cottage backyard We're entering our fifth summer here. How can that even be? I had to count it four times on my hand, and it still doesn't feel right! Somehow time has flown by. I still feel like there's so much to be done, so I'm glad...

Our Coastal Cottage Lighting Sources: Every Light in Our Home

One of my most asked questions is where I get the lights in our home, so today I’m sharing a full roundup of the lighting throughout our home and the Tiny Cottage (at least the ones I’m able to source!). Most of these are the exact fixtures we have, and a few are...

Puttering Diaries: The First Week of May

I recently ran across one of my early blog posts where I wrote about puttering, probably for the first time. That post was 19 years ago. HOW? I can't even believe I've been blogging that long. Here's what I wrote at the start of that post: After 21 years together, my...

Paint Colors in Our Coastal Cottage (Benjamin Moore & Sherwin-Williams)

One of the questions I’m asked most often is about the paint colors in my home. Today I’m finally sharing an updated roundup of all the paint colors throughout our house (so far!). Before I share the colors, one important note: Before committing to any paint color, I...

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Our 2024 Year in Review

What a year it’s been! From the joy and blessing of becoming grandparents for the first AND the second time to our precious Forrest and Lila, to the heartache and sorrow of losing our beloved pup Jack, to the happiness of adopting our darling oup Finnegan and all the ways we’ve made this our home.

As I sat down to reflect on 2024, I felt deep gratitude. For our family, for this home and for the many memories we’ve made in the past year (as well as the three years we’ve lived here!).

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Designing from Blank Slate to Reality

The Design Files As I mentioned this week, it's pretty fun to pull my furniture around and start...

Mar 31, 2016

The Dining Room {Refining the Vision and Experimenting}

When I last was brainstorming on the blog about our kitchen and dining room, and what the main...

Mar 30, 2016

Rearranging Furniture in the Living Room

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! After a few way-too-busy weeks I finally took a couple of...

Mar 28, 2016

Coconut Oil and Maple Granola Recipe

Hello, Kylee here today. I’m back! See, I told you I was going to try to appear here more often!...

Mar 25, 2016

Gather: Hook Rails

Hi friends! It's Courtney here! When my sister and I were working on our townhouse hallway, we...

Mar 24, 2016

Hooks in the Entry {Love Where You Live!}

So, a few weeks ago we hung hooks in our entry. Impressed? Ha. It isn't a big Pinterest-worthy...

Mar 23, 2016

The Love Your Home Challenge Week Four {Spring 2016}

Welcome to week four of the Spring 2016 Love Your Home Challenge! It's been fun seeing so many of...

Mar 20, 2016

6 Ways to Celebrate Happy Spring Sights and Scents

1. Add a rejuvenating mix of spring colors to your home via BHG I can HARDLY WAIT for warmer...

Mar 17, 2016

Habits for an Organized Home {My New Book: Make Room for What You Love!}

I'm so very excited today to announce that I've written a brand new book, one that is very near...

Mar 15, 2016

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