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Big baby bump! Maternity photos on the Oregon coast

I can't believe how big my belly has grown... and am so glad we got to document this magical time!! We took maternity photos at the coast and they are SO gorgeous and fun, excited to share with you!

And stay tuned for the surprise photos at the end!

These are all by Crystal Frost, an Oregon coast photographer I met through Instagram. We hadn't taken a mini-break to the coast in so long and I thought Jason's spring break, when I was about 37 weeks pregnant, would be the perfect time...

DIY or Hire Out: Wallpaper

When to DIY vs. when to find a pro is an important question! What about wallpaper--both installation and removal?!

This week on the Your Home Story podcast, Ashley and I talked about our experiences and tips on when to DIY vs. when to hire out for this kind of project. We’ve both installed wallpaper ourselves (different kinds) and Ashley removed it from almost every room in her house (mostly with success--except one area, tune in to hear why!).

Around our blogs... Ashley has a post on how to ha...

MUCH-needed babymoon in Pacific City - Inn at Cape Kiwanda, Hart's Camp, and Headlands Lodge

It's been way too long since we had a weekend away! We used to do it regularly and I would often share photos and how rejuvenating it is to take some time off. One of my goals for myself is de-stressing and I try to share that on this blog... but it's been too long since I walked the walk!

We spent last weekend on a short babymoon in Pacific City, Oregon, one of our new favorite spots on the coast. We checked out some very cool lodging options right by Cape Kiwanda and the beach itself...

How to be content with your home when you can't change it

This topic is close to my heart. Right now, as we hunt and wait for our next house, and in the past as I've felt stuck in my home or apartment just wishing for a better space to make my own. It is so easy to look at peers and Instagram accounts and want to have more, do more, make more... but when would we ever be satisfied??

In episode 14 of the Your Home Story podcast, Ashley and I share practical tips for how to be content with your space, no matter how big or decorated, even while bein...

Tudor library room update

I recently shared the living room mood board for one of my e-design clients. Another space in her home that I got to help with is her sunroom, a charming small room off the living room and back entry room with big leaded glass windows on two sides and built-in bookcases on another. It's going to be a "library" space for her and her family and the design just clicked as we were talking about it and as I got to sourcing!


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Perfect pregnancy bulletproof coffee

Back in the day when we first started eating healthy fats and pastured meat, we got into "Bulletproof Coffee" created by this "biohacker" Dave Asprey. It has since become very popular and he now has a brand of proprietary high quality everything from snack bars to glutathione supplements. And there are PAGES and pages of blog posts when you search for "bulletproof coffee recipe" on Google--including mainstream sources like Women's Day and a post on My Domaine...

Design, make, & live: KITCHENS

I loooooove kitchens. I have been pinning to my Dream Kitchens board since the very very early days of Pinterest, before we bought our first home, before I knew how to DIY much other than a dress or spray paint lamp.

Then in our fixer upper, we did a less than $2k kitchen update that made that small kitchen really awesome! For our next house... I think I might be up for a kitchen gut. I have been known to design kitchens in the IKEA kitchen planner for fun. And I am SO excited for my friends w...

Gender neutral botanical gold and white baby shower

Last weekend I had the most wonderful baby shower, surrounded by 17 incredible women supporting me and celebrating us and this baby. I really felt showered with love!! And, two of my friends threw the shower together and did an amazing job. There were mood boards, custom graphic design by Jenni, even some updates to Jessie's house (she had been meaning to paint her dining and living rooms but did it before the shower!)... and, we had the most beautiful sunny day so had the doors wide open...

#Stanley90sReno Apartment Therapy tour and before/after!

I am so so happy to share our the before/after--and point you to our home tour on Apartment Therapy!!

I worked with Arthur from AT for our townhouse tour waaaaay, way back, and he was excited to hear about our next home which included way more DIY fixer upper projects, and of course is more of my current style. We shot it last September and it was just published on AT!

Plus, I thought I'd put together a before/after now that I have some pro photos throughout the house. Just remember... we d...

Listener questions!

First, thank you all SO much for following along and checking out the Your Home Story podcast. Ashley and I are really enjoying making it and love hearing from listeners on Instagram (see our account here), our Facebook page, and iTunes reviews. And, we've been collecting listener questions and just released our first Q&A episode this week! You can download episode 12 now, and see a preview here!

I love getting these questions from listeners cause it focuses us on other DIY/home decor/...