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Hi Ronklyn, We used Bella Casa painting locally. They were great – clean, tidy, and did a thorough job.

Hey, progress is progress. I had a bunch of little things piling up like that too, I was procrastinating thinking they were all harder and bigger projects then they were. Once I finally tackled them in a few short hours I felt so much better and inspired to take on the next bigger job. You’re doing good too!

Thanks, Jody! I’m glad we left the wood too, although it’s been tempting at times to paint it white – especially since it’s hard to find a lot of natural woodwork inspiration out there.

Thanks so much Alexa, that’s so sweet of you to say.

Hey Kate! I never have really thought about it, only because the foundation is made of cast concrete and it wraps around the entire house. I feel like it all needs to be the same color. I do sometimes wish that we would’ve had the porch storms painted the same dark brown that we had done on the rest of them.

Oh man, that makes me bummed for you that you have to think about the future owners. It sounds like you see these houses as projects though, and that sounds pretty fun too. Good luck!

Congrats to you Kerry – it feels good to settle down in a place, doesn’t it?

Cool! I’m a little scared, but I think it could look so great. I’d love it if you sent me a pic when you were done!

Hey Claire! No worries, I often wondered the same thing myself. For our bedroom, I just do the regular every two week bedding washing schedule. The duvet I choose (from West Elm) has a heavier cotton reverse side, and it holds up well. I keep a bleach pen in my bedside dresser drawer so that I’m always prepared for kids stuff that gets on the bed. We only have white euro shams and we always move them to the back of the pillow pile when it comes time for sleeping so they rarely are laid on by our messy heads.

For the kids room – it’s been fairly easy. They have a rotation of sheets – they do get messy a lot and I just rip them off the bed and throw them in the wash as soon as they do. I have backup bedding stashed in their room and I just switch it out as needed. Hope that helps!