In an attempt to have pretty furniture while also living a full life with disgusting children equipped with hands and feet and mouths full of a marinara, jam or gold old-fashioned dirt, we’ve opted for finishes that are, well, forgiving. …
All the Lessons We Learned in Our Mountain House Window Replacement “Journey”
I once asked an architect what he would prioritize, even splurge on, during a renovation. He said, without hesitation, “windows and doors.” It stuck with me, and my team (and friends, and husband) have heard me repeat this over and …
All the New Fall Target Products We Used at the Mountain House Are Now Available
When we revealed the mountain house in August, we were granted early access to use a lot of pieces from Target’s fall collection that weren’t yet available online or in stores (perks of my partnership with them) so we couldn’t …
The Final Mountain House Reveal (for Now): All the Details of My Master Bathroom
Here we are, the reveal of the master bath of the mountain house (check out the bedroom if you missed yesterday’s reveal!). This bathroom is an actual fantasy and the fact that it’s ours is still insane to me. When …
Mountain House Reveal: Our Calm Scandinavian Master Bedroom
Here we are in the master bedroom, quite literally my favorite place to wake up in. This house didn’t really have a master bedroom. There were four different common areas, this being one of them, but only three bedrooms, so …
A Sneak Peek Into the Master Suite + Behind the Scenes of Our House Beautiful Feature
You may have seen all the reveals that we’ve shown thus far, but there is more to this story. As I’ve mentioned throughout this process, House Beautiful was going to be running an exclusive feature story on the mountain house …
What’s Next With the Mountain House (Other Reveals & Upcoming Projects)
Well, we made it through mountain house reveal week and boy do I hope that you enjoyed it. So what’s next? Are we going to rent it out? Sell it? Move in permanently? Let’s debate: BUT FIRST, a huge thanks …
Mountain House Reveal: The Upstairs Guest Bath That Used to Be a Closet (and a Peek Into the Bedroom)
MOUNTAIN HOUSE REVEAL #5. We’re in the home stretch now, having revealed the living room and entry, the downstairs guest bed and bath, the upstairs loft, kids/hall bath and now… Welcome to the upstairs guest bathroom (with a peek into …
Mountain House Reveal: The Riskiest Bathroom I Designed—With a “How I’m Feeling Now” Update
We are back with another reveal, this time the hall bath (here is the in-depth process post from last year if you need a recap). We have at times called this the kids’ bath, but the kids only take baths …
Mountain House Reveal: How I Transformed an Awkward Space Into My Dream Work Loft
MOUNTAIN HOUSE REVEAL WEEK, DAY 3! (Quick catchup: So far, we’ve revealed the living room and entry, as well as the downstairs guest bed and bath suite.) If you want to know where I’ve been many weeks of this summer, …