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Latest mini updates and projects

Ashley’s been doing small DIY projects at her house and Jason and I have been tackling our bathroom renovation, and a big bedroom switcheroo. 
This week on the Your Home Story podcast, hear about the vintage rug art, baseboard install, and scrap wood shelf at Ashley’s and my bathroom, bedroom, office, and two nurseries! Lots going on! Image Source


We chatted about:
Ashley’s DIY Rug ArtSuzannah’s half bath renovation postsAngled ceiling wallpaper by Chris Loves Julia Ashley’s Laundry Room Free Shelf ...

Antique found pot look DIY with baking soda, chalk, and more

The "found pot" DIY has been very popular on Instagram since @jaci.daily came up with it earlier this year (see this highlight). Spray paint a thrifted pot, vase, or lamp, then rub mud onto it and wipe it off. It's a super easy DIY project and gives a cool vintage look. 

There are a couple other vase/pot/lamp DIYs I've seen--#trashtoterracotta mixes baking soda with terra cotta-colored paint, and I've also seen a paint/chalk method. Well, I played around and combined them all, and Instagram has l...

Art!! Vintage oil painting look with digital prints. Week 5 One Room Challenge

The One Room Challenge bathroom reno is almost done! When I do these all-at-once room renos it's easy to leave art and styling until the last minute. Well, this time I planned ahead and ordered a beautiful print in a new way that makes for a vintage oil painting look in any size and print you want!

Thanks to Museum Quality Art and Mpix for providing one of the prints for this project!

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Pro tips for seasonal decorating without going crazy! Interview

The “Cozy Minimalist” Myquillin Smith is back! I had so much fun interviewing her on the Your Home Story podcast this second time around talking about how to do seasonal décor (for all four seasons) without going crazy with tons of stuff.

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This time she’s sharing TONS of tips for getting your home ready for the seasons and hosting year-round, from her new book Welcome Home. Plus she shares what hospitality is really about and the essential kitchen and décor items you should own that wo...

Choosing the perfect paint and COLOR! Big changes in the bathroom reno. Week 4 One Room Challenge

We've turned a corner and the One Room Challenge bathroom reno is looking VERY different this week! I went outside my comfort zone because my comfort zone was feeling boring for this one. We now have beautiful, not-white-or-neutral painted wainscoting in the bathroom!

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If you're new to this blog from the ORC site, welcome!! I'm Suzannah, a longtime DIYer and design lover currently making over our 1937 Tudor revival style home, our second fixer-upper. I have a 2-year-old and newborn, but m...

Keeping up your physical and mental health while renovating a home

Keeping up with your physical and mental health while renovating is hard! If you don’t think about strategies for self-care, keeping scope creep in check, budgeting basics and more… you will be exhausted and burned out. 

This week on the Your Home Story podcast, we are diving into some strategies that have worked for us and sharing where we’ve failed so that you can make better decisions!

Some of our favorite design podcasts on Ep 120The Homeowners Show Dear Alice Podcast Ep 104: Budgeting for Hom...

Getting the living room ready for the holidays! With extra seating

Our living room is long and skinny. We have a couch and two side chairs, and a playmat for the baby! It's just not enough seating when we have more than a couple people over. We're always pulling in chairs from the dining room or the tiny storage cubes we keep toys in. I'd love a sectional sofa or big chairs, but there's just not enough room!

So I found a great solution. Beautiful, flexible seating that we can use at the entryway and then pull over into the main seating area for company. I'm shar...

How to lay medium-sized square tile: Tutorial and Week 3 One Room Challenge progress

We are more than halfway through the 6-week One Room Challenge! We are making great progress on our bathroom reno AND I have a tutorial for you today, with some great tips on how to lay the type of tile we used.

New here?
If you're new to this blog from the ORC site, welcome!! I'm Suzannah, a longtime DIYer and design lover currently making over our 1937 Tudor revival style home, our second fixer-upper. I have a 2-year-old and newborn, but my husband and I have done almost all of the work on our h...

Favorite lesser-known home decor sources

This week on the Your Home Story Podcast, we’re talking about some online stores that you need to know about. We can easily box ourselves into shopping at the same places, but if you want unique decor or are just tired of seeing the same thing over and over again, we will be sharing a few places to shop, hopefully lots that are new to you!

We chatted about: (contains affiliate links)

Enneagram for homesJayson HomeCity HomeBurke DecorBig interior designers who have shops: Lauren Liess and House Sev...

I'm speaking at the Home Sweet Home Summit!

 I'm doing a cool thing! I'll be presenting as a DIY home reno expert at the Home Sweet Home Summit, a 3-day FREE online event October 29-31. And that's just part of it... I am one of 20-something experts across the home ownership, repair, maintenance, renovation, design, landscaping, and organization fields delivering presentations and doing interviews to help homeowners! 

You can jump in to one of the virtual sessions and learn from an experienced plumber, real estate lawyer, feng shui expert.....