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William’s Old Nursery

William's nursery was so fun to put together 4 years ago! It's hard to believe it has been that long! The inspiration for his room came from the old photo of a plane that his great-grandfather flew. We had a copy of the plane printed and hung it above the plane clock on his dresser. I wanted this room to be easy to transition to a toddler room but still be for a baby. The darker elements pop against the gray walls and we brought in color with...

Easter Decor

Easter and spring are around the corner! Now that I have a space of my own to share guides, I'll be sharing many more as I find Here are some decor picks from one of my favorite places to shop, Amazon. Some of the links above are provided to you through Amazon. We are part of the Amazon Associates program and may earn a commission at no cost to you on qualifying purchases. Items marked with an asterisk are Amazon links. These items were bought...

A Sweet Neutral Nursery

One of my favorite rooms to decorate is the nursery. Our first nursery was in our house in Charleston, SC and we just had the best time putting together all of the things for Avery's nursery. We were able to set up a second nursery for her when we moved to Wildwood, MO and into our first house here. For this room, we focused on making it easy to transition into a toddler or "big girl" room. Her room wasn't themed but we stuck with the colors of...

Ecobee Smart Thermostat Uninstallation

Part of our motivation behind writing this blog is to provide useful content for others interested in DIY projects. With that we want to share experiences, mistakes we have made, and tips that we have learned. One of our projects from yesterday was to change out our ecobee4 Smart thermostat at our old residence for the original thermostat. This way we could use our new thermostat at our new residence without having to purchase it again. This...

Choosing Paint Colors

Happy Monday! This past weekend was a fun filled weekend for our family. The kids went sledding and soaked up the last of the snow before it started melting away yesterday. We got to spend some socially distanced time with some friends and got our fill of much needed conversation and socializing. Our house projects of the weekend were picking out a paint color for the dining room, playroom, and the master bedroom; installing the vanity in the...

Our Half Bath Plan

Brrr! The last week or two has had us stuck in the house working on house projects. After painting our living room and part of the kitchen/foyer, we wanted to figure out what our next project should be. We decided to tackle the half bath. Since it will be one of the spaces used by guests (when we start entertaining again), I knew I wanted to give it the right updated feel. The 1990s were stuck in this half bath, from the low vanity and shell...

A Decade of Brown…Gone!

After nearly a decade, we have decided to mix it up with the paint colors in our house. In fairness, half of us (Virginia) wanted to go lighter years ago. Our previous houses had brown colors throughout. Our Charleston house was painted Stone Lion by Sherwin Williams and our first Missouri house was Moose Mousse by Valspar. Both were great colors, but 10 years of a similar color is a long time. After rummaging through the basement, we...

New Beginnings: A Home Renovation Journey

When it rains it pours. This phrase is often reserved for negative things, but on occasion it can be for positive situations as well. After about a year of waiting, we finally closed on our new house on January 8, 2021. Less than 24 hours later, our daughter, Mary Hayes, was born! I guess good things do come to those who wait. Our New Home! We have decided to start to chronicle our journey in revamping our new house. Our previous two houses...