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cabin progress: painting and then more painting
No one ever told me how much painting goes into a renovation… I mean, I knew there was going to be a lot of it but looking back through my photos made me realize just how much painting we have done and...
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cabin progress: kitchen update
Here is the current state of the kitchen… we are getting close to being done now! A few new things we have accomplished since the last update are: 1. The subway tile backsplash is up and ready to be...
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cabin progress: in the bedroom
We are heading back to the cabin this week and I can not wait! Last trip we were finally able to sleep in a real bed instead of on the floor… and better yet, the bedroom no longer functions as a...
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cabin progress: DIY curtains
Our curtains were another full family DIY session (like the flooring and the bedroom ceiling, which you can see here and here). Supplies needed for the curtain rods: 2 ten foot lengths of 1″ steel pipe...
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cabin progress: in the living room
aaand voilà! Here is how the curtains turned out in the space. Also, to re-cap, here is what we have done so far in the living room: 1. Ripped out the walls, insulated, and drywalled 2. Trimmed out and...
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cabin progress: kitchen plate rail
It has been a while since I have done a cabin update. Things over there have had to slow down over the winter as it is just too cold to do a lot of things and too cold for me to want to visit as...
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cabin progress: rug search
Tagging on to last weeks kitchen update… I am on the search for a rug. Right now I have this floral rug from Urban Outfitters that I picked up long ago and while I do like the colors OK, I think the...
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cabin progress: new rug and the plate rail goes white
I finally found a solution to my great rug debate. Remember when I had the floral one here and was trying to find a replacement? I received a lot of helpful tips on this one (thank you!) and even...
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cabin progress: open shelves
Here is a better look at the shelving we made in the kitchen. Yay for all the extra storage space! If you remember from the before photos originally the kitchen only had open shelving as the above...
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cabin progress: patio planning
As you can see, our patio is still very much empty. While it makes for great uninterrupted views from the living room, it makes relaxing on the deck next to impossible. Last year we did so much work on...
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cabin progress: patio planning 2
Tagging onto yesterday’s post and the table search, I picked out the Rocha table to see how it sits next to my favorite chair options. I don’t usually like to have a matchy matchy dining set (even...
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cabin progress: finished bathroom
On the last trip over to the cabin, we finished all the rest of the work in the bathroom. It is hard to capture such a teeny tiny room on camera and next time I will try and get some more detailed...
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smitten studio top 10 posts in 2013
2013 has been a wild ride! Here’s a round-up of Smitten Studio’s top 10 posts this year. 1. The launch of my line A Sunny Afternoon definitely takes the cake as one of the top moments of the year. See...
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