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Raise the Roof
Today’s a big day for the Little House; it’s getting a new roof! After a huge hailstorm last June, we’re finally getting our (insurance-paid-for) new roof! We wanted to wait so that a) prices would go...
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Operation Finish the Deck: Part 1
Way back in February we finished replacing all of the existing boards on our deck. Since then, we’ve been busy laying sod, building a decomposed granite patio, and enjoying springtime in Texas. This...
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Operation Finish the Deck: Part 2
We sent email out last week to those of you (awesome) bloggers who offered to help us out with guest posting while we’re on vacation next month, so if you haven’t seen yours yet let me know !...
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The Story of an Inconvenient Tree
On a dark and stormy not so long ago (at 4:45 am CDT) there came such a crash at the Little House that it sent the dogs to howling and woke their unfortunate owners of their peaceful slumber. What was...
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Chippity-Doo-Dah, Chippity-ay!
Good morning! Kevin and I landed in Munich about fifteen minutes ago (3:45pm local time, 8:45am CDT), so our vacation has officially started! And here to help us kick it off in style is Kelly from...
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Loving Your Little House
Good Morning, again! Kevin and I are leaving Florence this morning and making our way south to Rome! We’re so excited about this portion of our trip! We’ve both been to Rome before, but never together!...
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Paint: 7 Ways to Wow
Good morning! Today we left Rome for the last stop on our Europe trip, a 24-hour layover in London! We’re so excited to be back in the UK but so not ready for this trip to be over! To help us finish it...
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Hitting the Ceiling
As promised, here’s our tutorial on how to hide an ugly ceiling with paintable wallpaper! The Little House was built in 1940, but we’re pretty sure (after more demo this weekend) that our office was...
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Subbing In
It’s not really a project until something goes wrong… or at least it seems that way. For us, our office remodel was moving right along. We’d finished our wallpaper ceiling renovation. The carpet had...
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It Was Summer…
…And suddenly it was fall. Or so my calendar tells me. The weather, apparently, has heard otherwise as it’s still hanging out in the mid-90s every day. Flowers are still blooming, the neighbor kids...
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Winter Wonderland
We’re walking (because we’re sure as heck not driving) in a winter wonderland here in Dallas today. We’re covered in a half inch of ice and an inch of sleet. Two days ago it was 80 degrees. Today? 27...
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Raising the Bar a Little Higher
It’s been years since Kevin and I did anything to our tiny, little dining room. We DIYed a chandelier, converted a changing table to a bar, and called it good enough. And it was good enough… until this...
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Oh My Guinness!
Around the Little House there are few things we like more than scoring deals and a good pint of beer (not necessarily in that order). So when we stumbled on vintage Guinness prints at a yards sale for...
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Lampy McLamperson
Can you tell I had a hard time coming up with a blog title this morning? A few months ago we had an unfortunate tail wagging incident at the Little House that resulted in one of our navy candlestick...
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Handyman Wednesday: We Bought a Door
Hi everyone! Kevin is here for a 2-part Handyman Wednesday. Today, we are going to discuss doors. I know, you have them, they’re very useful for keeping people out of your house. However, if you...
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