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Cleaning a Vintage Rug: ORC Week Two

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationOctober 15, 2020616Views 0Likes 19Comments

It's week two of the One Room Challenge. This week, I promised you a plan for the lopsided living room. I keep my promises, but first, I want to tell you about our new (very old) rug. For the past six months, I have been stalking Facebook Marketplace for an oversized vintage rug. Long…

Lopsided Living Room: The One Room Challenge Begins

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationOctober 8, 2020381Views 0Likes 8Comments

Yep, we're doing this again. I have stopped thinking of myself as a glutton for punishment, and I am embracing my personality. I like doing things, and most of all, I like finishing them. The six-week timeline of the One Room Challenge works for me. When I sat out the spring ORC, I became acutely…

I Tried Something New: Faux Bois

Living & DecorJune 9, 20201KViews 0Likes 12Comments

Yesterday, a new episode of the podcast dropped, and the listener question that Devyn and I answered was, "Have you ever regretted a design decision, interior or otherwise, to the point of starting over?" During the episode, I confidently answered no, but upon further reflection, I realize that the living room makeover is going to…

What We Love and What We’d Do Differently

Exterior Projects, Living & Decor, Respectful RenovationFebruary 21, 2018395Views 0Likes 10Comments

When we first moved to BHH in June of 2014, the amount of work to do was daunting. Crippled by the fact that we had two mortgages at the time, we worried that something significant would happen, and we would not have the money to fix it. I had real nightmares that the stone foundation…