It’s that time again – Thursday, yes – but also time to share what has been happening with Emily’s Room for the second week in the One Room Challenge. This past week, I built all four panels of the cabin bed – which is way more than I expected I would have done at this […]
7 Mistakes We Made as Newbie Real Estate Investors
We are deep into our fourth investment property at this point, which still qualifies us as newbies, but we have picked up on a few mistakes lessons that we have taken away from our first two years of doing this. Real estate can be very profitable, if you can recognize good deals (and bad ones). […]
Update on the Small Town Renovation
I won’t try to beat around the bush – we have had a lot of things going on these past few weeks. From closing on our own rehab project to starting up some more of our home renovations, our focus has been occupied with that excitement. So, the time spent on this project has not […]
Emily’s Room Renovation by Us, Truly
On Tuesday, I announced our guest participation in the One Room Challenge. We will be tackling the transformation of Emily’s room from nursery to toddler room! So – a quick recap – what is the One Room Challenge? It happens two times each year – in the fall and the spring – where 20 designers […]
Home Renovation Under Way!
As someone who is new on the scene of the blogging world, I am always up for challenges that gets our content out there, especially if it involves renovating! I did a little exploring on some of my fellow home renovation bloggers’ sites and saw something that caught my eye. The One Room Challenge. Established […]
The Big 3-0
I have been looking forward to my 30th birthday pretty much all year. I know not many people get thrilled about breaking the ceiling into the next decade, but I was because it meant an excuse to go big or go home! Of course, why can’t you go big every year? Every year is a […]
The Deal So Far
We just barely scraped by closing yesterday due to some communication hiccups between the lender and the title company, but at 4:45 p.m., we did our part as the buyers and signed the documents. However, it was late in the work day, so the rest of the deal did not get completed until today. This […]
Back in Rehab
You guys. I am so excited!! I had to share with you all today our newest project, which will have us diving back into the rehab world. What rehab did you think I was talking about?? We took a huge leap and put in an offer on this one sight unseen. Yes. We didn’t even […]
The Anxiety of an Idea Life Cycle
Ideas can change the world. The greatest companies and inventions in history all started with the tiniest inkling of an idea. But dreaming up a brilliant idea is never cut and dry. It’s messy, it’s stressful and it’s exhausting. I can definitely relate to the mess that is idea-storming. My husband calls me, not the […]
Small Town Design and Renovation
One thing I really enjoyed doing when I was working on our first renovation project was helping to design the floor plan and choose the elements that would result in the most added value. I loved creating the lighting plan – where the recessed lighting would be placed, how the kitchen pendant lights would accent […]