New Year, new project! Happy 2021 everyone. We’re starting out the new year by taking on a fun project that we’ve been talking about doing since the summer: making a board and batten accent wall in our office. And since we like to be transparent, you should know that this is our first woodworking project. Besides replacing a rotten stair riser for our deck, we don’t have much experience in the woodworking department. This is The Modest Makeover, remember? Before diving in, we researched and read lots of DIY board and batten tutorials from other blogs. And watched a...
New Year, new project! Happy 2021 everyone. We’re starting out the new year by taking on a fun project that we’ve been talking about doing since the summer: making a board and batten accent wall in our office. And since we like to be transparent, you should know that this is our first woodworking project. Besides replacing a rotten stair riser for our deck, we don’t have much experience in the woodworking department. This is The Modest Makeover, remember? Before diving in, we researched and read lots of DIY board and batten tutorials from other blogs. And watched a...
*I can’t believe it’s already Christmas this week!* In this post, we’re giving you a tour of our Christmas decorations, from outdoor lighting, to our mantle and tree. With the holidays upon us, this post just felt right to spread some cheer to you all. Traditionally, we like to wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate for the holidays, but we got a head start this year. What can I say, we were feeling the Christmas spirit early. A.K.A. we noticed our neighbors decorating their homes, so that gave us the green light to decorates ours, too. We’ve had our...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year again! Christmas carols are playing on the radio, houses have their holiday lights up, and we even had our first snowfall here in Massachusetts. Even though the holidays will be different this year for all of us (2020 has been a heck of a year, am I right?), it’s still time to show our loved ones how much we care about them. So, to help you guys out with your holiday shopping, we’ve put together a little gift guide with all of our favorite home products. These are our tried and...
Our house has a total of THIRTEEN louvered closet doors. What are louvered doors, you ask? They are shutter-like wood doors with horizontal slats, and small spaces in between the slats to allow for ventilation. They are great for small, closed-off spaces like closets that tend to get stuffy. They’re also very charming and characteristic of older homes. As you all know, we’ve been gradually painting all of the dark wood in our house a clean, modern white. It’s really helped to make our 1600 square foot home feel brighter and more open. And so far, we’ve painted all...
Hi everyone! It’s about time we share with you the paint colors we used in our whole house. We’re breaking down each paint color, so that you can see what works for our living areas, and maybe it will work for you too! Our color choices can be described as tranquil, coastal-inspired neutrals. Living in Massachusetts, the ocean is only a short drive away, and we love to spend time on the beach. You’ll see coastal influences in our style as you click through our posts. For our house’s paint colors, we wanted our house to feel calm, clean,...