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Fall 2020 favorite One Room Challenge renovations

This year has been a rocky one and the One Room Challenge has responded. The spring event was delayed and extended due to COVID shutdowns and safety, and this fall the featured designers did digitally rendered designs instead of physical ones. And/but, there were still almost 400 guest participants!! 

The One Room Challenge is not only a fun community event for designers and influencers, it's also a chance to go a little out of the box or comfort zone. I did that with our green half bathroom reno...

9 Christmas shopping ideas from small businesses during quarantine

It's Small Business Saturday, and more important than ever this year to support small businesses locally and around the Internet. But it's also harder than ever to walk around downtown and pop into local businesses in-person. I've come up with 9 ways to support small businesses safely in COVID/quarantine times, and am sharing my favorite local Portland-area companies, many of which you can shop from anywhere!

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9 ways to support small businesses at Christmas 2020 (gifts and more!)

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The THREE Black Friday sales I am shopping this year

I am keeping it real simple this year and only shopping these three places for Black Friday/BF weekend sales! Sharing some of what I'm shopping below!

With one exception, I realize I'm only buying (slowly) consumable things because we have everything we need that lasts longer. I don't need new pots and pans or vacuums or whatever else is usually on sale for Black Friday, but I do need clothes for my growing children and things for me and Jason that wear out or are a new style. Plus, I keep a pret...

Getting ready for fall and winter with an organized coat area/drop zone

We all want that organized drop zone, that beautiful mudroom, or a built-in bench with coat hangers for all our family members, but sometimes, that’s just not an option. 
This week on the Your Home Story Podcast, we're talking about how to create a drop zone for fall and winter gear that’s actually attainable for most. Whether you implement a new system for your gloves and hats (which we will give you a few options for) or learn how to corral what you have in a new way, you’ll walk away from this...

Versatile modern canvas art DIY/repurposing tutorial

I think this is my fave DIY project of 2020!! Not including our recent bathroom reno, but that's a different category... anyway I recently did this very quick and easy (even for me, with a newborn and toddler) DIY art piece and I LOVE it!!

When I got this leather bench (to add seating and nicely fill this corner by the door), I decided I really had to stop dragging my feet about art for this wall. We have two mirrors in this room, and used to have some small vintage-look oil paintings, so I wante...

5 versatile home items to use in your Christmas decorating

We are all about making our homes festive for the holidays without going overboard! We’ve put together a list of 5 beautiful items you may already own or can use outside of Christmas as well. We also share a few all-time fave Christmas decor tips, plus elements we avoid.

This week on the Your Home Story podcast...

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Cute baby gear! One thing that's easier about having a newborn in 2020

This post is sponsored by Ingenuity. I received a complimentary product and payment in exchange for my candid review.

Having a newborn is not easy! But things have actually changed a lot since I did this last. In just 2.5 short years, some things have really changed!! There are a few pieces of desirable and necessary baby gear that are way more available--cuter, more affordable, more varied. Having the right stuff can make parenting more fun, and easier!

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4th trimester update & going back to work from home

Lucy is 12 weeks old now and I go back to work on Monday. Whew. It flew by but also, with Otto too, I feel like the newborn phase (the hardest) just lasts foreeever. Here's how we're doing!

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Modern traditional historic bathroom renovation REVEAL and cost! One Room Challenge Week 6

It is such a good feeling to finish a room!!! We've been renovating this house corner by corner over the past 2+ years and now almost all the hardest projects are done... and now we get to enjoy two beautiful bathrooms!

Over the past 5 weeks Jason and I have been working on our upstairs half bathroom as part of the One Room Challenge... it's been exciting, tiring, and satisfying. It is DONE now and I'm sharing the glamour shots, before photos, and total cost with you here!

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3 tips for getting anything done with a newborn and toddler!

Parenting two kids is not easy!! I have so much respect for all parents out there these days... it's still stressful for me sometimes, but I'm picking up a lot of new skills and I have some tips for how I manage to be/seem so productive still. (Your words, not mine. :P I get compliments about that a lot and I guess I do get a lot done... not always as much as I'd like, though!)

This post is sponsored by Ergobaby.

Here are my top 3 tips for being productive with a newborn around, with a 2.5-year-ol...