enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: cripe cottage
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OKAY! Dropping in to share huge progress from the past few weeks (which is good; our moving truck arrives with our stuff on 6/28!) First let's check in on the veggie garden (here's how it looked in April!) So healthy! We are going to hopefully be drowning in tomatoes and tomatillos this summer. And the…
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Things are happening! We are moving right along (and just in time). If you want to catch up; here is where we started, here is where we were in January, here were my goals in January, here is an April update. I had drone photos taken of the property on Thursday because I am The…
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Ready for an update? Last time I shared I had a five month to do list. We have two months to go until move-in day and while the to-do list remains very long, there has been progress. Let's talk about it. YARD My parents have continued to clear areas of massive plant overgrowth and wow,…
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Okay so…we are not going to accomplish all of this. I would be happy if we got 1/2 of it done before we move in in June. But it's helpful for me to make lists (on top of lists) so I am going to share a dream want to do list. Eventually all of this…
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We are about five months away from moving up to Northern California and living in Cripe Cottage! That is so so exciting. I have been making a long list of everything that needs to be done before June and thought it would be fun to share the giant (truly impossible!) list here on the blog…
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We went up to Sacramento last weekend (the girls and Paul actually stayed the full week and I am headed back tomorrow for a wedding!) and were able to see some progress on the laundry room. Lots of updates and a surprise twist! Let's run through them for a One Room Challenge update. FIRST: we…
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A few years ago my dad epoxied his garage floor. He sent progress photos to our family text chain and I thought "cool, Dad." And then a few months later we came up to visit and I saw them in real life and exclaimed "COOL, DAD!" They were gray with white, blue and black paint…
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sources: cabinet doors, possible paint color, light, floating wood shelves, similar washer/dryer, utility sink, possible faucet option, 4" hex tile. This fall I am going to be working on our laundry room in the new house as part of the One Room Challenge. I have watched this challenge on Instagram for the past few years…
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Last week, I wallpapered our powder room as planned! This was a small room (4' 10" by 8') with two doors and beadboard wainscotting that covered nearly half of the wall. I had my mom to assist (and she was necessary!) and it took us about 7 hours the first day and 5 hours the…
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Sources: wallpaper, wall sconce, mirror (I want to thrift something like this or this), floor tile, existing sink (similar), centerset faucet, paint, existing beadboard. As mentioned, we are waiting on a few big projects for this new house but also planning to get a few done before we move in. One of the first full…
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