Hey guys! I can't believe it's already almost halfway through November...

It's time to start thinking about gift lists, shopping, holiday meals, and Christmas cards!

I'm afraid I don't have anything new this year, but I'm still pretty in love with the collections I designed last year, and I was a little late getting them out so I think they're still good ;)

I may re-work a couple into art prints, because I feel like they would make adorable Christmas decor, so I probably better get cracking on that. I'm running low on time! Haha!

These individual cards here are still my favorites, but I offer all ten Christmas cards as singles, and as two sets as well. Check them all out in my Etsy shop, or by clicking the shop tab above!

And as an incentive to all of you early birds out there, I'm offering free shipping on any purchase over $10, until November 23! Just use the code XMAS16.

Ugh, I'm so excited for this time of year, it's ridiculous! It's getting me all kinds of motivated, which is good because I have a lot of stuff on my to do list in the next few months. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go listen to some Christmas music and dream of decorations....

Thanks for stopping by! :)

I'm so glad I was able to finally wrap up our house reveal last week for you all. I wish it hadn't taken me three months to do so, but better late than never I guess!

We're buying another house! 

It's not a done deal yet for sure, but we're in the process of purchasing another fixer upper right now, and to say I'm stoked is an understatement ;) I guess once home renovation gets in your blood, you just can't get it out!

With the market being so different here in Southern Oregon than in Idaho, our money isn't going nearly as far. For about the same price as our old house, we're losing a bedroom and a bathroom, or about 400 square feet of space, plus a garage. But this new place is charming and old, and on a bigger lot with a creek running through it. So what we're losing in space, I feel like we're gaining in other ways.

One thing we plan to do differently with this house is our remodel timeline. Stress from living in a renovation was a major con last time around, so we've decided we are going to try to get some of the big things like new flooring and painting done before we move in. Between the buying process, the fact that the house has a current renter that will be moving out, and the reno before hand, we aren't expecting to be in until after the new year. But I'm still so happy to get another major project like this!

I've discovered after owning two homes and renting in two homes, that I way prefer owning. And while this place probably isn't our forever home, I really want us to make it our own. I've been gathering lots of inspiration already (some of which is the same from our last house) so I thought I'd share some of that with you today!
As you can see, I'm so in love with lots of bright white, and black and warm wooden accents (aren't we all these days? Haha!). The kitchen, bathroom, and front porch will, hopefully, all be getting some updates, so that's what I've focused on in this mood board.

Eventually I'll post some photos of the actual house, but that probably won't be until after we close on  it. I will be sure to keep you guys updated! I want to share more of the actual remodel process as we go along on this house, so we'll see how it goes.

I'd like to know, are you a fan of the white/black/wood look, or is there some other trends that you like better? Have you ever done a remodel? I'd love to hear :)

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It's finally time to wrap up our house reveal! 

Phew! Picture overload!

Some things we did in these rooms were replace the fireplace (we found a really good deal on a used one on Craigslist!), put new tile around it and re-stain the mantle. We updated the paint in the entire room, and put in new light fixtures. I especially loved my dining room light, which I bought from Target. Turns out they sell some very cute and reasonably priced light fixtures online!

In the kitchen, I peeled off the outdated and cracked laminate, and I used Ardex feather finish on the plywood forms. If you haven't heard of this, I recommend looking it up! It's a concrete product that you can use as a skim coat to cover and update your counters. It's so affordable, and it gives the look of a solid surface with just a fraction of the cost. I think I spent around $200 on my materials (Ardex, concrete dye, and sealant), and then I used less than half of it.

I didn't get to stay long enough to attest to the durability of it, but I liked it while I had it and I've read some good reviews. If you'd like to look into it more, I suggest reading some of the tutorials I followed here, here, and here. There's tons of information out there about it, but if you'd like more info let me know! While it won't be a step by step, I could do a post going more in depth if anyone would like :)

Let's see, I think that replacing the front door with something to let in more light, and doing a subway tile backsplash in the kitchen were the rest of the major things we changed. Here's how the finished rooms looked!