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It seems a little silly to be writing a letter to a house. For over 13 years now, Matt and I have done this military life together and that has meant many moves zigzagging the country. Never have I been so attached to a house. If you’ve read any of my older blog posts about…
Matt and I were pretty sure the moment we moved to Florida that we wanted to purchase a home here. The houses are affordable (wayyyy more so than where we just left, San Diego), we needed a yard, and we love a project. We weren’t new to the whole buying a foreclosure thing – we…
We bought a house. Eeep. I still can’t believe it! It’s an adorable home here in Florida that feels as though it was meant for our family. It might seem like an odd decision for us since we aren’t permanent here and we don’t know when the next time we’ll be moving is but we…
We made it! We started this journey almost a month ago now with getting our house packed and loaded into a Mayflower freighter to be shipped across the country. It’s been quite a venture. We left San Diego at the end of April and headed to Las Vegas to spend some time with family before we…
I don’t think there is a more eye-catching focal point in a space than a fireplace. I love a fireplace. We had one in our Florida house and it was a huge selling point for us and we couldn’t wait to make it over (spoiler – it turned out amazing). Fireplaces bring warmth and texture…
Are you looking for the perfect white paint color? Finding your Goldilocks of paint colors in the white category can be overwhelming and frustrating. There are so many different white paint colors and if you’ve ever thought there was a “true white” then you think again because every single white paint color has an undertone…
Since the inception of this blog, it’s always been my goal to provide rental-friendly decorating ideas. As a military family, we move about every three years and since we’ve been doing that for about 16 years now, I have a lot of experience in decorating everything from a home we’ve owned, apartments, rental homes, and…
The girls have loved sharing a room since Millie left the crib behind. One of my favorite things is seeing them snuggled up together. In their little girls’ room, I always imagined them whispering and giggling before bed so it’s the best thing that it’s happening now. When we moved to Twentynine Palms we promised…
Whenever we move to a new house, especially on base, I always hold my breath before the initial walk-thru. What will the kitchen look like? So much of a rental can be masked over – walls you can paint, the floors can be covered with beautiful rugs, but the kitchen, it’s tougher. Our current kitchen…