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    Before and After - 1910 House Living Room

    November 27, 2018

    Last summer we completed a large scale renovation to open up and update our family room, foyer, and downstairs bathroom in our 1910 house. The goal was to gain more room for our family to gather, brighten the space, and also preserve/add in vintage charm. Before we started, the room was too narrow ...

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    1910 House Renovation Plans and Timeline

    April 14, 2018

    We recently completed another successful round of the 40 BAGS IN 40 DAYS™ decluttering challenge and the second year of our email course, our membership surpassed that of last year! It's amazing and crazy to see the number of participants grow each year; I'll never tire of hearing stories of how a ...

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    Simple Home Office Organization

    January 28, 2018

    When you're working with a small home, it can be tough to fit everything you need into the space you have. In this home I've had to create storage where there is none. Then also evaluate everything and see if those items are truly *needed* or if they should be donated to someone else who can use ...

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    Looking Back on 2017 - Project Recap

    January 10, 2018

    Doug and I had some time to reflect back on all that 2017 had to offer. Once we started making a list of everything that happened, we laughed; to say that it was the busiest year of our lives would be an understatement. So many projects and things happened that I didn't share anywhere, but living in ...

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    Calming Master Bedroom Update with Planked Ceiling

    December 5, 2017

    master bedroom makeover with dark walls and planked ceiling

    A few days ago we finished the work on our master bedroom. It's calming, has a planked ceiling, and dark walls. We have plenty of finishing details to work on, but I'm going to jump right in and show you because delaying it would be cruel. Here's our master bedroom today: I'm so happy with ...

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    Tips to Get Your Home Guest Ready

    November 20, 2017

    With the holidays approaching, it's a great time to have your home ready for guests at a moment's notice. Today with 4 bloggers, in partnership with Bona, I'll be sharing 5 tips to get your home guest ready. We recently finished our 107 year old pine floors, they look incredible but were starting ...

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    Custom Sized Corkboard Command Center

    November 18, 2017

    custom rustic bulletin board closeup

    As we settle into our new house, the new layout, we're starting to see what areas of our life need a bit of organization. Just like it's nice to live in a home before deciding what to change cosmetically - when you live in a space and see how you use it, you can better determine what systems can ...

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    Bright Office Update with Planked Ceiling

    November 6, 2017

    Hi friends! Recently I shared a photo to our Facebook page of our bright office update, complete with a planked ceiling. I just couldn't take it anymore! (Keep scrolling if you want to see it.) I didn't want to wait to write the post, I was ready to share it right then. The renovations in this home ...

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    107 Year Old Basement Plan and Updates

    October 24, 2017

    before of our old basement, what we plan to do to update it.

    Hi friends! We've been going like crazy updating our home. When I announced we were moving and buying a new house, the original plan was to work on the house two and a half months before closing. Things change and rarely go according to the perfect plans in our heads, and we closed the day before we ...

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    The 1910 House Tour: Part Two, Upstairs

    September 5, 2017

    I can't believe we've been living here just over a month! In the the last tour, I shared the main floor and exterior of this house, today I'll share the upstairs.  We've already started renovations on the house, if you follow on Instagram (@whitehouseblackshutters), you can see what we've been up ...

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