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The New Duplex Floor Plan - If you saw our before & after post about the beach duplex demo, then you know we’ve got some big plans for the duplex’s floor plan. We want to make the most of the given space – and we’re even adding on a smidge more – so i... https://t.co/zXDxhKTeAv

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#89: A Year Without Shopping - Could you put your wallet on lockdown for 365 days? Sherry shared the story of a woman who did, including why she took on the challenge, the few exceptions she allowed to make it possible, and how it’s inspiring us to ad... https://t.co/Y0QvU2zy9D

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Good post; Fall Back In Love With Your Old Home - You can fall in love with your home again! When does a house become dated? The answer may be subjective, but sixty years is a long time in the life of a kitchen. When an older home becomes antiquated, ... https://t.co/2wSrITH3fq

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Updated Beach House Tour! - Although we’ve been sharing lots of little peeks of our beach house progress on social media, John and I realized it has been nearly THREE WHOLE MONTHS since we gave you a full tour of everything (since this video tour from... https://t.co/CuYd9pHzi2

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#88: Whatever Happened To Privacy In The Bathroom? - Doorless bathrooms? Toilets behind glass walls? Showers and tubs just sitting in the corner of the bedroom? These “open concept” bathroom trends seem to be showing up more often, and they’re alarmin... https://t.co/pD7iULTGGM

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Brainstorming The Beach House Backsplash - With most of our functional building projects done at the beach house done – like the walk in pantry and the freshly constructed bunk beds (remember when we almost had to tear those down right after we built ... https://t.co/vLYvcMexuN

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#87: Lessons From The Messiest Homes In America - It’s never fun to get a call saying that you have to tear down something that you just SPENT AN ENTIRE WEEKEND CONSTRUCTING, but that’s exactly what happened with our beach house bunk beds. So this wee... https://t.co/Lfn3Gm9N5u

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A Duplex Demo Tour (Before & After Pics + A Video!) - We finally got there guys – and not without a few notable setbacks. But that might be why it feels extra good to finally say: the duplex is officially demo’d! And today we’re going to show you arou... https://t.co/eSM3IpTrkT

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#86: How Our Life Together Almost Didn’t Happen - We’re getting personal this week, and sharing some early setbacks and hard choices that almost steered our lives in a totally different direction – no houses, no blog, even no marriage! We also dive in... https://t.co/pnGPFAzU3z

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Good post; Flooring for your next Remodeling Project - Flooring is sometimes an afterthought when you’re thinking about a home remodeling project. Space, fixtures, function and colors are usually the first things most homeowners want to change right o... https://t.co/zQpFTTskJm

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How We Made Built-In Bunk Beds At The Beach House - The built-in bunk beds at the beach house are complete (!!) and I’m excited to share with you guys how we created them. Although, it should be noted that my excitement pales in comparison to our kids... https://t.co/tyYWwvAj0C

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Good post; 12 Signs That You Need a Home Addition - When you’ve lived in the same Northern Virginia home for several years, you can grow accustomed to making small concessions to your comfort over time. Whether it’s feeling cramped, having several chi... https://t.co/IIBguEc2rp

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#85: What We Got Wrong In Our Beach House Kitchen - This week I’m fessing up to a design choice that I insisted we make in our beach house kitchen, but now realize was – shall we say – misguided? Thankfully it’s not too hard to undo, so we’re explaini... https://t.co/DctuVvUsnl

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10 Home Items We’ve Had For 10 Years… Or More! - A few weeks ago, when we shared our son’s new “big boy room” not only were we feeling sentimental about no longer having a crib in our house, we noticed that we had some sentimental feelings for the day... https://t.co/KZBvvPhdui

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#84: Things We Can’t Agree On Lately - We don’t always see eye-to-eye on our projects and decorating decisions. In fact, we’re stuck in the midst of some pretty “active” home arguments right now. So in honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re sharing everythin... https://t.co/SD7vugauCr

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Our New Source For Making Family Photo Books - Ever since MyPublisher shut down last year, one of the most frequent questions we’ve been getting is “who are you going to use to make your family photo book now??” For months and months, we had no good a... https://t.co/ye3OQNSBYC

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#83: The Loophole We Found In Our Duplex Delay - We’ve encountered a few frustrating setbacks with our beach duplex renovation, but thanks to a small technicality we were finally able to charge ahead and start demolition. Gotta love a loophole! So we’... https://t.co/HkkKhpThZS

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Good post; Designer Spotlight – Meet Dory - Exceeding expectations is what we do. But don’t just take my word for it…. Hi! I’m Dory and I help clients design and plan renovations that improve their lives, as well as their homes. I enjoy so many aspect... https://t.co/ULZXnFvV1B

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Houston, We Have A Big Boy Bedroom (Buh-Bye Crib!) - Our little man’s room is looking a little different these days, thanks to finally being done with the crib (our kids love a crib) and making a few other tweaks to the space while we were at it. He’l... https://t.co/PVWH3rZynb

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#82: What It’s Really Like To Live In A Tiny House - If you’ve ever had dreams (or maybe nightmares?) of living in a tiny house, you’re not alone. Lots of people have lots of different feelings about them. So we called up a couple who have lived in an... https://t.co/Xu2VyzWpue