master bedroom plans.

During the initial demo days we discovered our house had nooooo insulation. So we're adding insulation one wall at a time, room by room. In the master bedroom we have two exterior walls. So far, we have added insulation, new drywall, primed, and painted. We combined our closet with another room's closet and increased the square footage a bit. With those updates crossed off our to-do list, most of my inspiration is for decor. The bedrooms are pretty much lovely blank canvases. 

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White and bright, neutrals with pops of color! Dustin requests an accent wall in there too. Thinking maybe wallpaper? On the hunt for a mid-century dresser because it's not an MCM-inspired bedroom unless you have one, right?!

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bathroom plans.

I'm pretty sure my mom gagged when she first saw this carpet-covered bathroom. Eeee wasn't aware carpet in bathrooms was a thing... 

So we're going to gut it. (Insert muscles emoji.) Here's what we're thinking!

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Bright whites for the small space. Stacked tiles. Wood accents. Modernized vanity, toilet, and tub.

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Question... can you have a real plant in a bathroom with no direct sunlight? Is that a silly question? There's technically a window buuuut it looks into the garage, which used to be a carport. So if any sunlight manages to sneak its way in, it's veryyy indirect.

a blank slate.

Our biggest project yet- our first house! A blank slate! Well not quite- more like an orange/ green/ red/ lavender/ teal/ carpet-y, mismatched, dated slate- but a slate with lots of potential! Here are a slew of photos of our house during the initial visits.

And just to forewarn you... there is carpet... everywhere. And by everywhere we mean in the bathrooms and on the walls, you know logical places vs bedroom floors, for example.

EXTERIOR

LIVING + DINING

KITCHEN

MAIN FLOOR BEDROOMS

MAIN FLOOR BATHROOM

BASEMENT LIVING ROOM

LAUNDRY, BATHROOM, + BASEMENT BEDROOM

GARAGE

Stay tuned to see what we envision for these spaces!

a digital scrapbook, if you will.

As written in our about page, we are project people. I, Jen, grew up with a glue gun in my hand. I love crafts and making things. I became interested in graphic design in junior high/high school. In college, I graduated with a fine arts degree and, by day, am an assistant director of creative and production at my alma mater. By night (and weekends) I freelance, craft whenever feasible, and work on our house! Which is our biggest project yet.

Dustin is hopelessly in love with Volkswagens. He has been fascinated with all things automotive since he was little. He has a special spot in his heart for the vintage, fun, and funky. This comes in handy considering he has a whole slew of vehicles in various stages of restoration including a 1979 Westfalia (!), and my new beetle. They're also my favorite. (We assumed that was a good sign when we first started dating.) Fast forward a couple years later and Dustin proposed while taking sold sign photos in front of our new home! More on that later.

Anyway, all this happened about a year and a half ago. I feel so #adult to have gone through the whole home buying process. It took us about seven months of hunting to find ours. And we LOVE IT. Upon closing, we tore in there with hammer in hand and dumpster in drive. Renovating our home really added momentum to the idea of starting a blog. I love scrapbooking. But I’m not great at keeping them going, working on them consistently in small chunks at a time. I need a month off work, me in an enclosed room surrounded by paper, stickers, and my mom to get me in the scrapbooking zone. However, I wanted to be able to track our progress and look back on the transformation we are undertaking. Thus, our plan for this here little digital scrapbook.

So happy launch day little blog! I’m excited to see where you take us. And looking forward to recounting our projects and adventures that will soon fill your (digital) pages.