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    Our House Throughout the Years | Kitchen & Dining Room

    Maybe this is more common than I think, but I feel like our house has been through so many different phases since we moved in five short years ago. With the kitchen torn apart, the dining room moving and the whole paint scheme {and a lot of our decor} changing, I thought it would be a good time to start a little series documenting all the different looks our house has had. Today, I’m starting off with the kitchen & dining room area but that also included the front entryway hallway off the front door. Keep in mind, our old kitchen {so glad I can say that!} was in an…

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    Sloan Kitchen Challenge + A Giveaway!

    I’m sure it’s no surprise what the Sloans did this weekend. In case you missed it on Insta, we started our kitchen renovation on Friday and spent the entire weekend tearing down walls, pulling up flooring, and patching and painting the ceiling. We’ve still got a long way to go but we are kinda shocked at how much we’ve gotten done already. We expected to still be in the late stages of demoing or just getting around to cleaning up so we are stoked that we got the first coat of paint on the ceiling before having to be back at work today. I plan on doing full posts on…

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    Staying Right Where We Are | Home Updates

    When we bought our house five years ago, our plan was to stay here 7-10 years {or until we had our first babe} and then look for something bigger. Clocking in at just over 1300 sq feet, we knew that we would eventually outgrow our ranch-style home. We moved in, fell in love with the quiet neighborhood and location of our house, and at one point, even talked about tearing down it down and rebuilding. And then we went to Rwanda. While Cory’s mindset had already shifted from his trip in 2013, we’re a team and he knew I had to go myself to fully understand where he was coming from.…