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11 Cool and Easy Fall Outfits We Can’t Stop Wearing
I’m not alone in my love of fall fashion – the ability to layer makes styling (and looking stylish) so much easier. I went to the mall for HOURS and shopped in stores I rarely go into. I tried it all on in search of what is really good out there and mostly affordable (knowing…
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How To Choose Paint Colors That Are Happy But Not Too Bold – The Full River House Paint Color Palette
If you like big macro “how the sausage is made” posts, this one is for you. The art direction of this house was pretty clear from the get-go, four years ago. The intent was to create a warm, contemporary home that was family-friendly. It’s similar to the mountain house, but with more color. When you…
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The Best Clearance Deals To Immediately Upgrade Your Kitchen
Look, I get it: the last thing you need is someone telling you to “transform your kitchen.” I know that a kitchen is built piece by piece – some things you inherit, some things you splurge on, some you replace out of necessity. Together, they’re what makes the room work. Every kitchen tool has its…
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These Are The Biggest Labor Day Sale Discounts
It should come as no surprise that we are rapidly approaching my favorite national holiday, Labor Day. (And it’s not just because of the long weekend, or the Labor Day sale discounts, or the ceremonial end to summer.) I’m actually being serious – Labor Day transformed the way we live at home. It’s the rare…
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7 Very Cute and Comfortable Pickleball Outfits We Love
Y’all, there is a lot of pickleball fashion out there, and I tried on all of it (including a million dresses that didn’t feel like “me” but were so cute). People are wearing it everywhere – less so in Portland, but when I was in New York and recently up in the San Juan Islands.…
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All Your Burning Questions, Answered
A few people keep asking the same questions about this project, which made me realize that I don’t think I’ve talked about them. Maybe this project came out of nowhere, like, there is another house on the property? A guest cottage?? So it seems like all the whats, who for, whys, and hows (and how…
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Reviewing Beloved Trendy Jeans…With My Honest Thoughts
We did a call-out for all your favorite trendy jeans, and so many of you suggested the same pairs over and over and over – it was quite compelling, and my team perked up. So while I was out of town, they ordered them in my size (don’t worry – we returned what I didn’t…
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12 Fall Decor Collections We LOVE (And Our Favorite Picks)
There are so many things to love about fall, but as a design-obsessed person, I’m never not waiting with bated breath for the fall decor collections to drop. There’s often a cozy aesthetic with warm neutrals, but the shapes, the patterns, the new materials are always exciting to me. So since we haven’t really done…
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What’s Wrong With Our Guest Cottage
Ok, first off, yes, I think we are calling it The Guest Cottage now. Too many people were confused about “carriage house”, wondering where this is, why it is, what it is – and everyone gets “guest cottage,” aka on our property, but not where we live, and she is old. As a reminder, we…
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Read This Before You Paint Your Concrete Floor
When we first started “fixing up the garages” (that’s a real understatement, I know), one of the few things that we knew we could salvage was the concrete floor of the first bay (where our prop shelves live). The second bay (where our sofas now live:)) would need to be poured because it was rotten…