Way back in August of 2022, I blogged about our Backyard Glow Up. It hadn’t happened yet, we were waiting for the patio guy to get started. Our plan was to add privacy and landscaping after the patio was finished. The patio ended up having some issues and needed to have part of it redone […]
Continue ReadingORC Week 5 – Progress!
This past week we cranked out a lot! Last Thursday evening we got started shiplapping the fireplace and I was so happy to finally see some major progress. We finished up the fireplace Friday night. Alex built the beams and mantel while I was working on Saturday. The cabinet doors were at a standstill partially […]
Continue ReadingORC Week 4 – jack crap
That’s about what we accomplished this past week. I had high hopes that we would have the shiplap on the fireplace by Saturday night and the cabinet doors all sprayed and drying in the garage. Instead my hubby had to cut a new hole in the siding, move the venting for the fireplace up and […]
Continue ReadingWeek 3 ORC – The Takedown
April in Minnesota. One day it’s 70 degrees, the next you have a snow day. Which was great for me, as I decided to take off the fireplace surround and tile. And also paint the bottom cabinets. All in a days work my friends. The Surround came off all in once piece very easily. I […]
Continue ReadingDetails on the ORC Living Room
The ORC is done, I have left the coma of rushing to complete everything and now I’m back with the details. Two of the main reasons for starting this room were the sectional sofa we purchased and new carpeting was being installed. And then in the end, the sectional went in the fireplace room. […]
Continue ReadingORC Week 4 Living Room – Wood Beams & Lighting in the living room
This week we accomplished a few things! Yeah for us! I still don’t want to show a pic of the entire room yet because I love it and I want to be dramatic. Although I will say if you follow me on instagram, I may have shown a looksi the other day on my stories. […]
Continue ReadingORC Week 2 – Challenges with husbands and furniture
Hello friends. Time for an ORC check in for week deux or two if you’re not french. We had a lot of big changes happen last week, paint, accent wall. carpet and arguing over which furniture goes in which room. To recap, Angela sold a vision of the front room complete with the new sectional […]
Continue ReadingORC – Week 1 Our Living Room – Decorating around a sectional I don’t like
Welcome friends! It’s my favorite time of year, the ORC! This will be my 5th time participating and I can’t wait to see what everyone is doing. Here’s a quick recap of a few rooms I’ve done in the past, one being our Sexy Master Bedroom and another favorite, our Sexy Master Bathroom. Now […]
Continue ReadingIt’s the most wonderful time of the year
No, I’m not talking about fall, or pumpkin barf spice everything. I am talking about the One Room Challenge! For this challenge, we will be tackling the front/formal living room. It recently looked like this before I sold my beloved ektorp furniture. We recently purchased a sectional from Costco of all places and I needed a […]
Continue ReadingOutdoor Oasis Part 2 – Intex Pool
Back in May, I completed the One Room Challenge of making our deck into an outdoor oasis. That was part 1 of our backyard makeover. The second part of the outdoor oasis involved the pool area. We have been blessed by some friends to have been given two intex pools over the past few years which […]
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