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2023 House Projects List
Writing out a project list each year is a very helpful way to stay on track. We always seem to have a million projects going at once, so this helps us prioritize. Colin and I referenced the list so often in past years that I decided we should do this yearly. So here we are with our 2023 house projects…
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Year 3 Home Renovations Update
Where did 3 years go? I’ll have to dig up the original house projects list we made to laugh at our expectations versus reality. It’s easy to think about all the big projects that you want to do in a house, but the little projects add up quickly! For example, I had no idea how much time and energy (and…
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Our Kitchen Renovation Plan
The title of this post should really be “Our Kitchen Renovation Plan, For Now.” Y’all know I will change my mind 8,000 times before the end of this renovation! Luckily, we are working with a kitchen architect, so my indecisiveness has been reined in significantly. We are also restricted by a tricky floor plan that I will detail in a…
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Mid Century Pink Bathroom Reveal
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 If you have found me through the One Room Challenge, welcome friend! My name is Bridget Holladay and I live in the Chicago suburbs with my husband, Colin, and our rescue dog, Rigby. We bought our 1958 ranch house in…
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How to DIY Mosaic Floor Tile
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 Week 7 of the One Room Challenge was supposed to be a really satisfying after shot of our completed tile work. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that our pink tile finally delivered after 2 months of waiting, only for it…
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Custom Mid Century Vanity
It’s week 6 of the Spring 2022 One Room Challenge and we are a solid week behind schedule. This week was supposed to be focused on tile, but instead I’m going to share our plans for a custom mid century vanity. Our tile is unfortunately still in a warehouse somewhere with an unknown ship date and we can’t install the…
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“Hidden” Bathroom Renovation Costs
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 When I bought our house, everyone told me that the hardest money to spend is on things you don’t see. Think the water heater, furnace, electric, plumbing, etc. Not only are these expenses out of sight, but they are usually the most costly! Today I’m going to walk through…
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How to Install a Pocket Door
Hello from week 4 of the Spring 2022 One Room Challenge! Time is flying, but we made huge progress this week. From the day we moved into our house, I knew I wanted to install a pocket door in each of our bathrooms. We moved and installed a pocket door in our en suite bathroom for the Spring 2020 ORC…
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Pivoting for Week 3 of the ORC
We have had a frustrating week of renovations over here. Despite ordering materials ahead of time, we are pivoting for week 3 of the ORC. The in-stock tile that I ordered over a month ago is suddenly no longer in stock. I let myself have a meltdown for about 3 minutes before researching where to buy pink 4 x 4…
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Tips for Demo Day
It’s week 2 of the One Room Challenge and that almost always means demo week! This is not our first bathroom demo and I am happy to report that we got it done in 1 day. Or more like 6 hours. Not too bad! It feels great to have it done and we are excited for the next steps. Today…
