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  20 Best Firepits & Firebowls for Your Backyard
  Christina - March 14, 2020 0
  One of my favorite things to do in my backyard is start up a fire in my firepit (a cast iron cauldron...
  Ideas
  How to Style Your Bookshelves: 8 Styling Tips
  Christina - March 13, 2020 0
  Styling bookshelves and bookcases is an art. For someone like me - who dreams of being a...
  Ideas
  20 Plug-In Pendant Lights & Chandeliers
  Christina - March 7, 2020 0
  As someone who lives in a historic rowhome, I know a lot about how to light a room that doesn't have overhead...
  Ideas
  10 Ideas for Decorating Above Kitchen Cabinets
  Christina - February 29, 2020 0
  Most kitchens have an empty space between the tops of the kitchen cabinets and the ceiling - it's a great opportunity to...
  Ideas
  10 Best Industrial Bookshelves & Bookcases
  Christina - February 24, 2020 0
  Even though I built my own industrial pipe shelving unit, there are plenty of great options available if you're not ready for...
Renovate
- Renovate
  A Kitchen Remodel Five Years in the Making
  Christina - February 28, 2020 0
  My kitchen renovation has somewhat been in progress (on and off) for about five years now -...
  Renovate
  A Tiny But Mighty Home Office Workspace
  Christina - February 13, 2020 0
  I've been spending more time working from home and built myself a small workspace in our middle...
  Renovate
  A Home Office Makeover with Space for Two
  Christina - September 18, 2017 0
  My friends Mike and Kate have one of my favorite homes - it's a rehabbed rowhome in South Philly with plenty of character, lots...
  Renovate
  A Modern Dressing Room Makeover
  Christina - February 27, 2017 3
  Making over the last bedroom in our house has been a long process - it took me...
  Renovate
  A Master Bedroom Makeover Goes Black
  Christina - February 15, 2017 4
  Out of all of my house renovations thus far, my master bedroom was a lot less intense...

Projects
- Projects
  How to Make a Wood Toilet Tank Topper
  Christina - November 5, 2018 0
  While adding a bathroom shelf to an upper alcove, I had some spare wood lying around and decided to build a toilet tank topper...
  Projects
  How to Make a Live Edge Wood Slab Coffee Table
  Christina - October 22, 2018 0
  I've always loved the look of live edge wood - on countertops, on tables, on siding - and we've made a handful of tables...
  Renovate
  Ikea Pax Wardrobe Hack
  Christina - February 21, 2017 10
  Anyone who lives in Philadelphia is familiar with the closet situation here - most of the houses are 100+ years old and either don't...
  Projects
  A Space-Saving Workspace Makeover
  Christina - January 12, 2017 0
  One of the main projects I had in my guest room renovation was creating a small workspace for myself. By adding a few shelves...
  Projects
  How to Restore a Vintage Steamer Trunk
  Christina - January 8, 2017 0
  I'd been searching for a trunk to set at the foot of the bed in my guest room and couldn't believe it when I...
Travel
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  A Modern Cabin in Upstate New York
  Christina - November 10, 2018 0
  Patrick and I just got home from our yearly trip upstate. The cabin we stayed in this year was minimal and modern with a...
  Travel
  Snæfellsnes Peninsula
  Christina - January 31, 2018 0
  I didn't take as many photos on this trip to Iceland - we went on less tours and more self-guided adventures, spent our nights...
  Travel
  The Black Church at Budir
  Christina - January 20, 2018 0
  We loved our honeymoon in Iceland so much that we couldn't wait to go back to see Iceland in the winter. Since we spent...
  Travel
  Hiking to Glymur Waterfall
  Christina - January 4, 2018 0
  Glymur is Iceland's second highest waterfall, accessible by a 3-4 hour hike through caves and canyons, and across the Botnsá river. Because we went in...
  Travel
  An Airy, Contemporary Catskills Cabin
  Christina - May 19, 2017 0
  Last week Patrick and I took a short trip into the Catskills for a few days. The home we stayed in was beautiful and...
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Lighting Ideas For Rooms Without Overhead Lighting

Christina - January 4, 2020 0

Our home was built in 1875 - like a lot of homes with that much history, ours...

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Ideas

20 Best Firepits & Firebowls for Your Backyard

Christina - March 14, 2020 0

One of my favorite things to do in my backyard is start up a fire in my firepit (a cast iron cauldron...

Ideas

How to Style Your Bookshelves: 8 Styling Tips

Christina - March 13, 2020 0

Styling bookshelves and bookcases is an art. For someone like me - who dreams of being a...

House + Home

How to Clean & Care for Butcher Block Countertops

Christina - March 9, 2020 0

I love my butcher block countertops - so much that if I were to design a new...

Ideas

20 Plug-In Pendant Lights & Chandeliers

Christina - March 7, 2020 0

As someone who lives in a historic rowhome, I know a lot about how to light a room that doesn't have overhead...

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Renovate

Bright White Modern Kitchen Makeover

Christina - February 6, 2015 25

It's been 1 year and 2 months since we moved into our home, and I'm excited to say that our...

Renovate

Ikea Pax Wardrobe Hack

Christina - February 21, 2017 10

Anyone who lives in Philadelphia is familiar with the closet situation here - most of the houses are 100+ years...

Renovate

A Light & Airy Guestroom Renovation

Christina - August 1, 2016 10

The mantle that I salvaged and restored really inspired me to update the...

Before + After

Renovate

A Master Bedroom Makeover Goes Black

Christina - February 15, 2017 4

Out of all of my house renovations thus far, my master bedroom was a lot less intense...

Renovate

A Light & Airy Guestroom Renovation

Christina - August 1, 2016 10

The mantle that I salvaged and restored really inspired me to update the rear bedroom in our...

Renovate

A Modern Dressing Room Makeover

Christina - February 27, 2017 3

Making over the last bedroom in our house has been a long process - it took me...

Renovate

Bright White Modern Kitchen Makeover

Christina - February 6, 2015 25

It's been 1 year and 2 months since we moved into our home, and I'm excited to say that our kitchen and living room...

Ideas

Lighting Ideas For Rooms Without Overhead Lighting

Christina - January 4, 2020 0

Our home was built in 1875 - like a lot of homes with...

Renovate

Ikea Pax Wardrobe Hack

Christina - February 21, 2017 10

Anyone who lives in Philadelphia is familiar with the closet situation here - most of the houses are 100+ years...

Projects

How to Make a Freestanding Industrial Gas Pipe Shelf

Christina - February 4, 2015 3

The last project in our kitchen rehab was one that I'd planned from...

Ideas + Inspiration

Ideas

Lighting Ideas For Rooms Without Overhead Lighting

Christina - January 4, 2020 0

Our home was built in 1875 - like a lot of homes with that much history, ours...

Ideas

10 Fridge Organization Ideas

Christina - January 5, 2020 0

Source: Amira's Lifestyle Guide I love reorganizing. Pulling everything out, giving everything a good clean, and then carefully...

Ideas

A Modern Cabin in Upstate New York

Christina - November 10, 2018 0

Patrick and I just got home from our yearly trip upstate. The cabin we stayed in this year was minimal and modern with a...

Ideas

Space-Saving Ideas for Small Bathrooms

Christina - June 21, 2017 0

I've been planning on (eventually) putting a powder room in on the first floor of our house. It would have to be small and...

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