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There is something so very “New England” about front steps filled with mums and pumpkins. The pops of color catch your eye and compliment the changing leaves in the area. A warm September definitely brought an extended summer feeling, but now that it’s October, everything “fall” is fair game. Today I’m sharing how I decorated our front porch steps for fall, in case you were looking or a little inspiration! Shop Local… While I’m a…

Originally, when we were looking at a house, Ryan said absolutely no popcorn ceilings. However, when we found our house, it had popcorn ceilings, plus everything on Ryan’s “needs” list. We looked at each other and said two things. First, can we live with popcorn ceilings? Second, how hard can it be to get rid of popcorn ceilings? Let me be clear- getting rid of popcorn ceilings is the move. We had no idea how much light died…

We’ve hit our sixth month anniversary in our New Hampshire house which is crazy to think about! There’s not a day where I don’t think about how lucky we were with our timing and the way things fell into place. We’ve settled into our new community, started new jobs, and made a lot of changes. We’re three room renovations in and we’re not stopping there! The last six months have been one wild ride and…

I swear, by the time I write about a room reveal, we’ve moved on to the next one! (Truthfully, I’ve just been slacking on these posts..) Our guest room is complete! It was a smaller project, square footage wise, than our family room but a slightly more complicated task because we wanted to ditch the dreaded popcorn ceilings. Rather than scraping and due to the shape of the room, we decided to hang new sheets…

This post has been a long time coming, but it’s finally here! The first room of our New Hampshire Home has been updated! When talking renovations and re-dos, Ryan and I agreed that the family room needed to be first. We spend a lot of time in there and with its vaulted ceilings and tall walls, it seemed like the perfect first project. Boy, did this room require a lot of prep work. I’m giving…

I’m so excited to bring you this garden update from our New Hampshire house. The hot weather and water (provided first by a Home Depot bucket and then by a hose) have helped our plants grow nice and big, way earlier than I anticipated! At this point, we’ve harvested and replanted radishes and we’re working our way through our lettuce/spinach crops. The snap peas have come in strong and there are already little tiny tomatoes,…

I always had a love/hate relationship with growing herbs. First, I could never get them to grow from seeds. Second, they were always the most gosh-darn finicky plants in the world. Third, they would spread, so I would need them in pots but who ever has a good way to organize that! (Answer: me, me! I finally do!) Maybe there’s a green house in my future one day, but for today, my herbs live on…

This is always one of my favorite posts to write because it means our garden is in the works! Gardening is something I’ve only really come to learn and love but man, does it feel good to grow your own food. Planting, sowing, tending, and harvesting- it all brings me so much joy! This year, we built our own garden beds at our new home and I couldn’t be more excited. With two 12 ft.…

You know, I truly thought that you moved into a house, threw some paint on the walls, and BOOM! You’re done. SO not the case. We’ve been putting in a lot of work (we meaning Ryan doing quarter work and me doing penny work) over the past few weeks and it has kept us well occupied at home! We’re both really thankful for all the projects we have on our list, even if some aren’t…

One of the things I’ve been most excited about since our big move to New Hampshire is having space to build BIG garden beds. Last year’s garden in Newport was a success but it was small, only 8ft by 5ft for 40 square feet of growing space total. Now, that may seem like a lot if you’ve never grown vegetables before. However, if you’re an avid gardener then you know, plants always need more space…

Breaking News! Okay, not really. But big news for us! Ryan bought a house! …in a pandemic, no less. Let’s just say, the past eight weeks have been very interesting. If I were to write down everything that was involved in our home buying process, first, the post would be thirty pages long and second, it wouldn’t be quite fair because I didn’t buy this house- Ryan did. During the month of March I watched…