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  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...
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  6 Lighting Ideas For Rooms Without Ceiling Lights
  Christina - January 4, 2020 0
  Our home was built in 1875 - like a lot of homes with that much history, ours has plaster ceilings and no ceiling fixtures...
  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
  Hexagon Tile Patterns (+ Free Tile Pattern Template!)
  Christina - August 30, 2017 0
  I've been working on some ideas for mosaic tile designs for the day that I tile my kitchen. I first fell in love with the...
  Ideas
  Deanna’s Former Church Rectory
  Christina - June 26, 2017 0
  I've always been inspired by my friends Deanna and Jessie - they live in a gorgeous studio in a former rectory in Fishtown, Phila...
Renovate
- 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 a long time to decide on a...
  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 than my other projects, but ended up...
  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 house. Until that point, we'd used it...
  Renovate
  Bright White Modern Kitchen Makeover
  Christina - February 6, 2015 26
  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...

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...
About

6 Lighting Ideas For Rooms Without Ceiling Lights

Christina - January 4, 2020 0

Our home was built in 1875 - like a lot of homes with that much history, ours has plaster ceilings and no ceiling fixtures...

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 than my other projects, but ended up...

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 a long time to decide on a...

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 house. Until that point, we'd used it...

Renovate

Before + After: Backyard Rehab

Christina - August 1, 2014 2

Nearly a year after we moved in, we finally started work on our backyard. To be completely honest, the size of the backyard was one...

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...

Ideas

6 Lighting Ideas For Rooms Without Ceiling Lights

Christina - January 4, 2020 0

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

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 than my other...

Ideas + Inspiration

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

6 Lighting Ideas For Rooms Without Ceiling Lights

Christina - January 4, 2020 0

Our home was built in 1875 - like a lot of homes with that much history, ours has plaster ceilings and no ceiling fixtures...

Ideas

Hexagon Tile Patterns (+ Free Tile Pattern Template!)

Christina - August 30, 2017 0

I've been working on some ideas for mosaic tile designs for the day that I tile my kitchen. I first fell in love with the...

Ideas

10 City Backyards to Inspire Your Outdoor Oasis

Christina - July 12, 2014 0

source The backyard in my new house is about 300% larger than the backyard of any rental I've had in Philadelphia. It's an empty slate;...

Ideas

6 Lighting Ideas For Rooms Without Ceiling Lights

Christina - January 4, 2020 0

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

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 Pipe Shelf

Christina - February 4, 2015 3

The last project in our kitchen rehab was one that I'd planned from the start - a large industrial shelving...

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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

6 Lighting Ideas For Rooms Without Ceiling Lights

Christina - January 4, 2020 0

Our home was built in 1875 - like a lot of homes with that much history, ours has plaster ceilings and no ceiling fixtures...

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...

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...

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