Yup, it really has been seven whole months since our last house tour video. Unacceptable. So here it is. Eight riveting minutes of me walking around the house and babbling about anything and everything with the Flip cam catching all the shaky Blair-Witch-esque action. We just figured it was a nice time to shoot this now that the kitchen is done and we’re gearing up to start some new stuff (some landscaping bidness, upgrading one of the three bathrooms that we haven’t touched, building a big arse deck, etc). So come on in and poke around:
A few notes:
- Am I the only one who still has a scratchy voice two weeks after the flu? Sorry about the croakiness!
- I do know that a trifecta involves three things and not two. Brain = fried.
- This time my bra isn’t laying out on our bedroom chair…. and that, my friends, is progress.
- It also means I was actually wearing a bra while filming this video (as opposed to this time, since Katie blew my cover about my one-bra-ness here).
- I’ve listened to this five times trying to hear Natalie Portman or Mila Kunis (since you guys say you hear it) and I just can’t. But I really tried.
- I filmed about five minutes of this video and then walked into the bedroom and the front of the door (where we did a secret book project) was visible, so I had to start all over again. Woops!
- It’s fun to play Where’s
WaldoBurger (he’s in there). And actually my BFF is randomly visible through a window for a second too. She was just arriving while I was scrambling to make this video for you guys (hey, if the house is clean…) - Yes, you can actually see my shadow wildly gesturing while I talk about not being able to open the playroom door. Apparently I talk with my hands whether someone can see me or not.
- Once again, I’m terrible at walking around, talking, and holding a camera (it’s too much multitasking) so pardon the shaking!
Second random CougarTown-related side tangent of the week: dude, who watched Tuesday’s episode? Our ceramic rhino was totally in the background:
I’m taking it as a sign that rhinos are the new elephant/owl. Seriously, soon people are going to be putting a rhino on it. And have you noticed the big ceramic dog sitting next to Cee-Lo on The Voice when he told his team who was battling who? Ceramic animalz 4 eva, y’all. And the mysterious fluffy white cat that Cee Lo randomly holds/maniacally strokes is pretty fantastic too. If only I weren’t allergic…
Psst- Check out all the other house tour videos since we’ve moved in here, here, here and here. And here’s an outside tour from last year.
I love looking at your house tour videos, it gives such a great sense of the flow and space.
Have you ever looked at the video with audio transcription on? It is inadvertently funny!
Ooh I haven’t but that sounds like fun. Now I have to ask John if he wants to settle in and watch it. Haha.
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Great video and I just looked at it again with the audio transcription on – it’s hilarious ! Gives a whole new, sort of creepy, dimension to your words… :)
Hahaha, it’s my new favorite game.
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How does one go about watching the video with audio transcription on?
If you click this link and then click on the cc on the bottom of the video it should give you options to watch it with them on.
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“so here is the office of the death creeped out…”
I love it.
Bwahahahaha, my favorite is when I say “the living room is gray too” it says “the living room is crazy” – I don’t know why but it just makes me laugh.
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I also love the “the living room is crazy”!! Bc that is so something you really would say. I also LOVE the “eternal flame collection” part!! Bangles! Holla!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_iISmExEGo
House looks awesome! Thanks for the tour!
Haha, it’s endless entertainment.
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The CC thing is so funny…death creeping in for the desk we made LOL
HAHAHAHAHA. my favorites.
“tied here at the front door will continue to threaten – it’s overdue”
“and said here is the king and i think – the time man”
“you’ll notice the expense of the walls”
“but then…in the middle of the house to have this papa colony”
“credit card three infinite”
“the dining room has a popcorn built in”
“then you can spike this room in the hall, that the neck and neck and neck the method”
“electric from the teachers has occurred”
“now we have to get outside without showing you the stork”
“and say you go down packed omaha, and you can keep tenancy tickets, from the state government hall…”
“kisses the little holly that connects us like clinton cell math…so it’s really taking over my kids friends”
“you can see her new item in the enemy for the congestion engineer”
“thanks for coming on the tarmac”
Bwahahahahahahahaha. Hilarious. I just read them all out loud to John and we’re dying laughing. Can’t. Breathe.
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Bahahahaha! My favorite line is when Sherry says, “The office with the desk we built” and the transcription says, “the office of the death creeped out.” Hilarious. Now I want to go watch all my favorite YouTube videos with audio transcription!
That one is the creepiest for sure! Haha.
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I’m thrilled that this discovery has made so many people laugh! :D It gave me such a giggle that I had to share with you guys!
Hahahahahaha so hilarious! Thanks for cluing me in!
I am so glad that you mentioned audio transcription, Kitty! My husband just came down from upstairs because I was laughing so hard at some of the translations!! I want to go back and try this with all of your videos, Sherri!
Hilarious! Laughed so hard, my poor boyfriend got all confused since I had a little melt-down just before watching this. Oh, I’ve been enjoying some of your earlier video tours. It just can’t keep up with ya. Just finished watching the yhl house tour 2010 with adorable baby Clara!
My highlights:
“we have russian dryers”,
“and his father knows this is the big bazaar teaching gang”,
“and john second-class status” (poor guy!),
“faster clandestine stories of the ninety-eight hired”,
“and you know we’ve got this thing for stealing”,
“you guys know to sell oil seed that pulls obscene opening”,
“army at that eating dirt work during the day”.
Good times!
Oh man, “and you know we’ve got this thing for stealing” = terrible and hilarious.
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Can’t get enough! From “Another Not-So-Perfect House”:
– “the death is our record”
– “chris beary strip teams came back this time”
– “tupperware gambling impact my best friend citizen”
– “tons of cocain king”
– “but we have some serious friends and local things that would mean organizing the leaking traders from craig aspirin attitudes”
Kitty, Sherry and John, you’ve really made my day!
Hahaha- that’s too funny!
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I didn’t know that you tube offered captions, which is a great feature. Unfortunatley for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing readers those translations are so far off its unbelieveable! As a Sign Language Interpreter it kinda makes me sad…but I don’t want to be too much of a Debby Downer. Some of those captions made me laugh out loud too :) Here’s hoping the accuracy improves so your witty house tours are accessible to everyone! And I totally hear Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman, even with the “sexy voice”!
Yes, I thought about the original purpose of it and was a little melancholy that it was so off, but I’m encouraged that they’re even offering that free service – and it’s still in “beta” so hopefully as it gets developed it’ll be a lot more accurate! Here’s hoping!
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Can’t wait to watch the video when I get home! And I hear you on the scratchy voice – every time I get the flu, it feels like it’ll never go away and then my voice is all wonky. I just call that my “sexy voice” (it makes me feel better to laugh about how ridiculous I sound).
Haha, well when I answered the phone my friend did say I was working my “sexy voice” but I think the fact that I accidentally interrupted her with a nice loud cough negated that…
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Thank you for the house tour! So pretty!
I used to hang out in my closet as a kid. It was like my “secret” room or something.
I have to go back and watch again and try to find Burger!
:)
It looks soooooo good!! I can’t believe you did so much in just a little over a year, I’m crazy impressed!!
Aw thanks Alison!
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s
Your kitchen looks so bright and cheery! And I hadn’t really paid much attention to them now, but I love your stools! They look all industrial-chic.
Also, your bed looks a little lonely without Ramses watching over it. RIP Ramses.
I know, right? Our bedroom is definitely the most undone room of all the rooms we have actually started (the sunroom and playroom and all three bathrooms are actually more undone because we haven’t touched them yet, haha). Lots to do!
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s
Did I miss it or have you not covered the artwork just outside Clara’s door?
It’s fun to see your kitchen all complete. Looks great.
Maybe I’ll even get inspired to just actually CLEAN the second half of my house today.
We mentioned that a little while ago. It’s at the end of this post: https://www.younghouselove.com/2011/12/holiday-by-hand/
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s
I’m so curious about all the secret book projects!
I loved the tour. Somehow I missed the art outside Clara’s room too, thanks for linking to it.
Sure!
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Thanks!. Over and above to actually include the link. I remembered sort of skimming that post, I must have missed the end of it (holiday madness and all). I think it’s sort of pathetic that I know your house to the extent that I knew I hadn’t seen some of the artwork.
Haha, I think it’s sweet!
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s
outdoor’s video tour next! please
Sure! Here’s an old one from last year in the meantime: https://www.younghouselove.com/2011/05/lets-take-it-outside-again/
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s
I totally hear Natalie Portman since you said it! I want a room with secret porjects! *stomps foot*
Cougar Town rules. Just watched it this morning, it was one of the better episodes where I laughed almost the entire time and the Mr actually laughed here and there. (He doesn’t get my obsession and the quickest way to annoy him is to yell “penny caaaan!”)
Hahah, who doesn’t love yelling penny caaaaaaan!?
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I love, love, love it all! You have such a knack for pulling it all together. I wish I could do that! LOVE how the kitchen turned out! You give me hope and inspiration that remodels do not have to be expensive. I’m working on my bathroom now. FINALLY.
P.S. I think I’m gonna be sick, I’m kinda dizzy from watching all the spinning around. Hahahaha!
Your photos are always good, but when watching the video, you realize the photos really don’t do justice to how nice and cozy you’ve made the place. The video gives a sense of how spacious it is, too. Lovely!
Aw thanks Careen! It’s so funny how a video is so much more clear about what’s where. Although sometimes I think the Flip camera makes some rooms look darker than they are sometimes!
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Careen – 100% agree! Personally motivating, too!
Love your kitchen. I’ve got a question: Would you recommend cork floors for the downstairs of a small patio home? I’m talking living/dining combo, small bedroom and tiny kitchen? What are your thoughts? I’d like to replace old carpet.
Oh yes, I think it would be great. Someone emailed us photos yesterday of the cork they just laid in a dining room and library (it was a large section of their first floor) and it looked great and they were so happy with it. They replaced old carpet too!
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s
what was that pink think in the hall (something of Clara’s, I’m guessing)?
Oh yes, it’s a little pink rocker that looks like a scooter. She loves that thing! Oddly enough she can only get on from the left (being a leftie) which is funny because she’ll spin it around and drag it around the house in order to get on.
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I watched a film with Mila Kunis on the plane recently and OMG it really sounds like you (perhaps look a bit like you too?)
I am looking forward to your outdoor projects, as we are also going to do them here this spring! The people who lived here before paved the WHOLE front of the house and decked the WHOLE back! According to them they hate gardening and wanted low maintenance. Seriously, zero green (these people were crazy!) So now we want to do some landscaping in the front and actually remove part of the decking so we can have some grass. Exciting!
Wow- that’s a whole lotta paving and decking! It’s going to be such a big makeover when you add some green back in! Our yard is a disaster so we have a ton of work ahead of us!
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s
There is a house near ours that doesn’t have a speck of grass either, except they actually replaced it with different types of gravel and rocks, like it’s xeriscaped or something (but we live in VA, not the desert so it’s not really necessary)… It’s bizarre. I wonder if they’re deathly allergic to grass or something. Or maybe they are like the former owners of your house and just hate yard work?
I love your house tours! Also very excited to see some of the new projects you will be starting!
Your house is absolutely beautiful! I could look at it all day. You guys are such an inspiration with everything you do! Thanks for sharing! :)
Aw thanks Leanne!
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Looks great! Is that a new chair in your bedroom???
Oh yes we got that so long ago I have to blog about it (it’s always covered with piles of clothes). It was from jossandmain.com on some super clearance (it’s a big upholstered armchair for $200 (down from $625).
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Did you guys ever do anything with the Clara fabric you made on Spoonflower? I think I remember you saying back then that you were planning to use it for her beanbag. Did you decide to use that other fabric because it went better in her closet? Or did you end up doing something else with her Clara fabric? Just curious!
It was too lightweight (not upholstery grade) for a beanbag but I’m thinking about using it to make some pillows when she ends up in a big girl room with an actual bed (well a daybed) since pillows for a crib don’t really work. Haha.
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This is kind of off subject, but are you thinking of switching to a bed soon? I have some friends that have a son Clara’s age and they switched about a month ago, but I also have another friend who’s son is a little over 2 and still in a crib. I was just wanting to know your thoughts as a new mom myself! :)
Clara’s still loving her crib and our doc is all about keeping her in there if she’s comfortable, so we think we’ll wait a while!
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I totally hear the Mila Kunis voice! I hope your cold/voice feels better soon!
I agree with some other commentors– the house seems bigger and more spacious in the video, as opposed to pictures. You guys have done a great job!
My husband and I just bought our first house this week, and I have been checking back through your archives all week looking for ideas, etc. The number of posts I’ve emailed to my husband is a little embarassing…
I’m trying to convince the hubby of cork floors in our new living room/family room/ kitchen. I think he might be sold because of you guys! Thanks a ton! :))
Aw thanks Alexandra! Good luck with everything!
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Your house looks so nice! I love to play “Where’s Burger?” I had to watch the video a second time to find Burger…the first time I watched I was so busy looking at the rooms I missed him! Thanks for the tour!
Haha- you might be the first person to find him. Even John was like “are you sure he’s in there” and I was all “keep looking!” – haha.
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I now have an addiction to ceramic animals!! Everytime I see that dog on The Voice I yell to my husband “I want that!!!” He laughs and rolls his eyes but while we were out shopping he mentioned trying to find one….
You’ve come a long way in a short time. It all looks fab =)
Love the house tours! It makes it more 3 dimensional and puts us into the space a little better. The kitchen looks phenomenal after seeing it in the video, the new opening is breath-taking! Plus you totally sound like Natalie Portman with your scratchy voice.
It’s amazing to me that the video gives a such a different perspective than just pictures. I love the grey with the green in the kitchen. I’ve been toying with the idea of painting my entry gray (my kitchen and den and kitchen are apple green)….now I know I’m doing it! Perhaps even Moonshine…which looks great in my sons room.
Thanks Carolyn! Good luck with your entry!
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I loved the house tour! I was wondering how it was looking after all the book shooting got wrapped. Nothing like having a few guests over to motivate you to clean. My husband and I joke that we should have gusts over regularly so we are forced to keep the house clean.
Oh yes, 48 hours before that video every single room except for the kitchen was a total disaster. Like mirrors and art on the floor, furniture pushed into the wrong corners, etc. A total disaster! Thank goodness for visitors. They make us finally get on that. Haha.
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Beautiful home you guys! And I SO noticed the ceramic dog next to Cee Lo and immediately thought of YHL. Immediately! haha.
I love it! I totally adore pretty much EVERYTHING! Ha! I bought the duvet that goes with those pillowcases that you bought for clara’s birth. I love it! Its pretty darn springy. I think when I have a guest room one day, itll go in there. Also… we have the same Ikea bed!
No way! I love that bedding (and our bed) so much!
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We do too! We have the wood up top though, and added sheers to the back and two front sides, making it all dreamy.
I love how the house is looking! You are seriously inspiring my own renovations, in progress now. Sadly I’m not as DIY as you are (we have a contractor) but I want to at least tackle some smaller projects.
One thing I noticed in the video is the legs on your Ikea sofa, which reminded me of a link I saw the other day to a company that makes custom legs for Ikea furniture (http://prettypegs.se/). However, they are CRAZY expensive. Have you thought of ever customizing your furniture legs? I bet the ones you have would look great with a dip of color on the bottom half, or I bet John could work up something crazy fun in the workshop.
We actually did customize them a little about a year ago – it was such an easy upgrade! Here’s that post: https://www.younghouselove.com/2011/03/nice-leg/
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I watched it the 2nd time now and – by ignoring the “main subject” – I spotted your friend and Burger!
Haha, he’s a super sleuth, that pooch.
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I always love the home tour videos! You really have done a wonderful job with updating your home.
PS- Sherry- I am about 90% certain those Asic’s in the laundry room are the same exact cheerleading shoes I wore in highschool.
Are you a closeted former cheerleader?! :-)
Haha, not me! But Katie B did some cheering for a while!
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OMG, you do sound like Mila Kunis! I had never noticed before!! :-)
Found Burger,yay! :)
Really nice tour, the kitchen looks amazing!
Haha, congrats! He was hidden pretty well!
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Funny about the rhino. My husband and I have been glued to Dexter( on season 5). I totally thought about you guys in an older season in Rita’s kitchen there is a hot pink ceramic swan.
Oh man, how did I miss it. Sounds amazing. Haha.
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I love that the new opening into the kitchen makes a ‘P”
Haha, it’s our secret monogram!
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I love your house!! Duh- that’s partly why I read your blog! It’s so magazine-perfect but I really “feel” that you live in it.
You have great attention to detail, Sherry! I mean, John, you’re super too, but I have a feeling those little details are All Sherry. :)
Aw thanks Corie! John actually influences more than you think. He’s usually the function police, so when I make something pretty but it doesn’t work he says “um, this isn’t functional” which is really helpful in the end since we want our house to work! Haha.
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awwww soo soo beautiful , clean and organized house and actually i love your voice ,,, cant wait to see sun room and playroom as well … can i ask from where u got living room or guestroom rug . i have ghost chairs and need good rug to pop them out , lol
That was from jossandmain.com a while back but maybe try overstock.com or amazon.com or wayfair.com?
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I love seeing your house. You’ve done a wonderful job! I especially enjoyed looking for sneak peeks… the only bad thing was that I had to stop watching half way through because it make me a bit nauseous…
So sorry! I’m the worst videographer!
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Haha! I thought I was the only one! The house looks amazing but I got seriously motion sick halfway through. I didn’t realize why I was feeling so ill at first, but then I remembered the same thing happened when I watched the last house tour :).
Oh man, so sorry guys!
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Seeing the pics on all the posts is always so fun, but I feel like the video gave us a real idea of the flow of the house. I LOVE the layout and how everything blends! You guys have done a fantastic job and it looks so cozy and homey. Love it!
Thanks so much Meghan! We still have a lot to tackle, but it definitely feels like home!
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Great tour – it really shows how everything flows and one room opens into another. And it’s such a tease not being able to see all the secret book projects :-)
Was that a new ottoman in the office? I don’t remember seeing that.
Oh yes, we have so many little things like that (we get them and wait for them to find a permanent home before blogging about “where they live” and they sort of bounce around and then book chaos ensued and we never got to it). We’ll have to do a big update post about everything!
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we love cougar town! and have you seen (has to be one fo the funniest shows on telvesion..) Raising Hope? with marthat plimpton & cloris leachman.. hilarious.. if you haven’t try an episode, laugh out loud funny. tiffany
Thanks Tiffany! Haven’t seen it but we’ll have to check it out!
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I second the endorsement of “Raising Hope”…my sister made me watch it and now I LOVE IT! It is by the creaters of “My Name is Earl” and it is HILARIOUS.
Seriously.
Hilarious.
Thanks Elizabeth! Will have to check it out!
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I too talk with my hands even when you can’t see me, like on the phone. I have had fun spotting where your giant dog keeps moving to, one day by the front door, next time it was in the living room, etc. Also I like seeing your house tour because you get more of a true scale of everything and the layout is easier to follow when you are walking around. I like to picture myself in other peoples houses…um that sounds weird but since you house crash you probably know what I mean.
Haha, I totally know what you mean!
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sorry about the typos! my comment box was a bit blocked so i couldn’t see all of the text, oye ); t.
Haha, no worries!
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A big deck and a pergola is going to look amaaaaazing in that little alleyway – and I imagine you will use it way more than you use that tiny little walk-out balcony that’s there now. I live in DC and eat outside as much as I can in the summer (but I’m a bug magnet so mosquito zappers and citronella are a must).
Looks amazing! And you DO sound like Natalie Portman!
Hey Guys,
nice! it’s amazing to see how you made your house a home by bringing together all these rooms in just 1.5 years. I am excited about the deck buildout(pergola!! yay!-we plan something similar too) you are planning. which project comes next the landscaping or bathroom or deck ? do tell…
Haha, we’re all over the place. We’re starting on some landscaping this weekend and some bathroom stuff (we’re into the simlutaneous thing). The deck project needs a big of planning but will definitely be our next big project. Maybe starting in a week or two?
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Just a sec’, to recover from nausea .. kidding! The whole house looks so rounded now, harmonious, and it is definitely a HOME now. Not a house, not an artwork, but home to you three (well-four). And a warm, welcoming, inviting one for that. I love how there are little signs of the people living it. The laundry, the little yellow on the entry door, the monkey, everything is endearing it to me. Love it! Love how when peeking from the hallway into the living room you see the side of the console, how cushions and art migrate, how the kitchen catches all the light and life of the house, how..everything! It’s lived in, and it seems the inhabitants are very nice people, that’s what I mean.
Aw thanks Diana! You’re so sweet!
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I saw a little bit of a white “dresser”or maybe console table in front of your front door, have you blogged about it?
Nope, totally owe you an update on that! It’s a night table we have been moving around the house to find the perfect spot. Will post about it soon!
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Aren’t you glad you have such a big clear screen to take photos of “Cougar Town” on now?
Ha!
Haha, oh yes. It’s a game changer.
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Your home is beautiful. Did you make or purchase the new ottoman in your office? I love it.
I found that on sale a while back! I owe you guys a big post about all the little things we’ve amassed over the last few months since book stuff has had the house looking so insane it’s hard to find a final spot for them and photograph them (so we wait and say “we’ll post about this when the house is less crazy” and somehow months go by!). But now that we have it mostly in order (except for the sunroom and playroom) we can do that!
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WOW looks amazing. You guys have done a TON of work in such a short amount of time, at least it seems that way! I am still amazed at the incredible style on such a budget. I never knew you could do modern on a budget( well my kinda budget) until I found your site a few months before you moved, I always pictured affordable style as farmhouse and shabby chic b/c that is all I had seen but that just isn’t me. I have learnt so much from you both. Thanks…..
Aw thanks so much Cortney!
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Is your front door still yellow? It looked white in the video, but then I thought that maybe some sort of “secret book project” (that we are all DYING to know about) needed it to be white for awhile?
Oh yes, it’s yellow on the front of it (when it’s open) and white on the back.
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