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The 12 Best White Paint Colors (According To Experts)

Want to know the most universally loved white paints? Well, we scoured 100+ white paint colors featured on more than a dozen “best white” lists to figure this out. I even made a spreadsheet! These are the 12 white paint colors that came up over & over again. They’re trusted by everyone from interior designers & architects to builders & bloggers alike. So let’s dive into why experts recommend them and how you can pick the right white paint color for your home. Why Designers Love White Paint White is a classic choice for trim, ceilings, and even cabinets. But white paint on your walls? That’s when the strong opinions come out! Critics write off

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Girl Cat Names: 200 Ideas + Naming Tips

We’re just as surprised as anyone that we officially own a cat. And to maintain balance in the universe (since we did a dog naming post) here is the cat version for all the cat people out there – INCLUDING US NOW! WILD! We’ve pulled together 200 ideas for naming a female cat or kitten, along with tips for picking the perfect name… or should I say purr-fect.

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Girl Dog Names: 200 Ideas + Naming Tips

Before we started this website, we actually pitched a dog naming book to a bunch of publishers. This is a completely true story. We had so much fun naming our first dog, Hamburger (aka Burger), it inspired us to write a book with more dog naming ideas. Sadly (but unsurprisingly), our proposal went nowhere… but our love of fun pet names persists. So whether you’re looking for something creative & unique, or just cute & meaningful, here are 200 girl dog names along with tips to keep in mind when naming your fur baby.

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5 Things We Loved On Our Family Vacation to Dallas, Texas

We’d never really thought of Dallas as a “vacation” destination, but there’s so much to do there that we barely scratched the surface on our recent trip! We ate lots of good food, explored fun neighborhoods, and found more kid-friendly activities than we had time for. So here’s a quick recap of some of our favorite Dallas destinations. Plus some things we want to come back and see next time!

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How To Remove Wallpaper

Wallpaper may be trending again, but many of us still deal with dingy, dated, or downright ugly old wallpaper we didn’t pick. Our old home has wallpaper in 5 different rooms, which gave us a chance to test several different wallpaper removal methods. Today we’ll share what worked, what didn’t, and what we recommend you try. Removing wallpaper doesn’t require special tools or lots of money, but it can take elbow grease and some patience. But here’s a before-and-after of our wallpapered bathroom to give you some motivation to stick with it! And if you’re looking to add wallpaper to your home, be sure to check out our tutorial for installing removable wallpaper. The good

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Our Small Kitchen With Attached Living Area

I know a house always evolves to work with a family’s changing needs, but I’d say this kitchen and attached sitting area are as close to absolutely done as ever. In fact over the last two years they’ve held pretty steady – we did update the kitchen light to my dream chandelier that looks like bubbles at a beach sunset. And before that we finally settled on the right seating that fit perfectly into the seating area. But yeah, since then… settled! So it felt like it was finally time to share how it all turned out.

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How To Use A Pressure Washer: A Beginner’s Guide

You may think pressure washers are complicated, expensive, or hard to control. But good news – they’re not! Pressure washing is an easy, affordable, and TOTALLY AWESOME way to keep your outdoor spaces looking clean and fresh. This is a comprehensive start-to-finish guide for anyone ready to get their pressure washing feet wet (maybe even literally). We’ll cover set-up, spraying tips, surfaces it works on, and more. Trust us, even we were intimidated the first time we tried pressure washing over 10 years ago. The cumbersome gas-powered machine we rented for a day was so big it didn’t even fit in our car! So I TOTALLY understand anyone with PWH (pressure washing hesitation). Our Favorite

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A Weekend In Serenbe, Georgia

Serenbe is a small “New Urban” community about 45 minutes south of Atlanta in a rural town called Chattahoochee Hills. It’s sort of a mix of an upscale-feeling suburban development and an eco-conscious resort in the countryside. We recently took a 3-night trip with our kids and had a great time exploring, eating, and spending time in nature!

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How To Make An Ikea Pax Wardrobe Look Built-In

Since our bedroom used to be a living space, it came with absolutely zero closet space. This was obviously a big downgrade from the fancy walk-in closet in our last house. BUT ALAS! Watch how we built in some floor-to-ceiling Ikea Pax wardrobes to create just as much storage as our last closet AND make them look like they’ve been there all along… For comparison, our last home’s walk-in closet was an 8′ x 6′ room. Each side had one 29″ wardrobe in the middle flanked by two 19″ wardrobes on each side. That’s 67″ of linear closet space along each wall, for a total of 134 inches. In this home, we used the exact

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How To Get Rid Of Fruit Flies – Using Stuff You Already Own!

Got little bugs buzzing around your kitchen? Congratulations, you may have fruit flies! Don’t fret. These annoying pests are pretty common but luckily, it doesn’t take a lot of money, supplies, or effort to get rid of them. In fact, you can probably find everything you need in your cabinets! We recently had a fruit fly problem in our home (the first time in over four years here – we have no idea what brought them in). So I seized the opportunity to test 7 different methods of eliminating them. Yes, there were copious notes taken and even a spreadsheet. So today I’m sharing the best fruit fly traps and how to make them.

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How To Build Easy DIY Garage Shelving

When we needed some heavy-duty garage shelving for our new shed, we turned to this shelf tutorial from our friend Ana White. Shelves like these stand up to the weight of heavier items like power tools & paint cans and, most importantly, are also SUPER straightforward to build – even for beginngers! We ended up loving this technique so much, we’ve since repeated in the shed at our beach house (seen below) and the small shed at our current hosue. They’re such an easy DIY project and I find them FAR superior to most store-bought garage shelving units. Making these long shelves with generous spacing between them to creates flexible storage with easy access to

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A Weekend Getaway To Ocean Springs

Never heard of Ocean Springs, Mississippi? Neither had we! But it caught our eye on round-ups like Southern Living’s 15 Most Adorable Small Towns and USA Today’s 10 Best Coastal Small Towns where it ranked #1. So a few months ago our family decided to check it out for ourselves. It did NOT disappoint! We actually considered detouring through Ocean Springs on our weekend trip to New Orleans two years ago. But now we’re glad we didn’t shortchange it with a quick pitstop and gave it a full trip of its own.

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