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A House We Built: August 2018

August 20, 2018 by admin 4 Comments

We moved in basically the last day of July so August was our first month LIVING in our house. We still had a lot of projects to finish and the exterior was still being worked on but we had occupancy and just being able to live on site and not having to drive an hour each way was such a blessing!!

We started organizing our drawers! I spent a long time researching just the right types of organizers and finally found the ones that I think work best for our kitchen. Our shower glass was installed and I loved the way they both turned out (in our main floor and master bathrooms). Our pantry, my office, and my closet shelving made significant progress (my dad is kindly building all of these by hand). I started organizing our pantry and found the perfect containers that are airtight, dishwasher safe, pretty, and easy to open/close!!! We built a stair railing from scratch and it passed inspection which was awesome! And built a surround for our washer/dryer so that we wouldn’t have to bend down to use them every time but so that they still matched all our custom cabinetry!

Note: this blog is just a small recap of our journey. For more detailed posts and daily updates on our house building journey, please follow us on our Instagram page and for sources go to our homepage.


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  1. Alissa says

    October 29, 2018 at 8:54 pm

    Hi!! I love your bar stools and lighting! Would you mind sharing where they are from?
    Your work is beautiful!

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    • admin says

      October 29, 2018 at 8:57 pm

      Thank you! Both sources are listed on our front page 🙂

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  2. Katherine Cappas says

    January 22, 2019 at 12:42 pm

    Hi, beautiful home. Looking for your mantel 84″ long. Any suggestions? Thank you, Kathy

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    • admin says

      January 22, 2019 at 3:30 pm

      Hi, it’s referenced under FAQs on the home page. It’s a real barn beam.

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