enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: new home
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I have a few big and little things on my running list to "finish" this house up. I am not one of those people that likes to always be in progress on home repairs and updates. I totally get that method (sounds fun, actually) but I think I got used to setting up and moving…
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I feel like this post should begin with a sigh of relief. It has been my plan to add a sliding door between the bedroom and small master bathroom since day one. On home inspection day, right after we opened escrow, I toured the house and knew immediately we'd be taking the door off the…
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The biggest news around here is that I have totally and completely caught the thrifting bug. There is a used bookstore not too far from our house that Ellerie and I walk to a few times a week. They sell odds and ends (like vases, toys, bowls, etc.) and I love to browse and see…
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I am so excited to share some progress on the backyard jungle. We've had a plan for awhile now, but while my parents were in town the past few days we were finally able to make some progress. And what satisfying progress it was. My dad spent Tuesday and Wednesday turning up and leveling the…
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It was so fun to see a photo of my hanging planter project in the January West Elm catalog yesterday. My plant obsession was just beginning when I made those and happily, both the original plants are still thriving. We're big West Elm fans around here but I didn't realize how big until I started…
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Read part one here. I can't tell you how thrilled I am to have the office done. And by done, I mean fully functional, yet sparse. When I look at these photos I think, "hmmmm, that looks a little… empty?" and then I remember that that was exactly the plan. I needed a space that…
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that BE BRAVE art can be found here. Oh…man. My new office. It's nearly there. Nearly. Nearly. I'm going to need a few more days (currently waiting on stain to dry and trying to settle on where to hang stuff) to finish things up and take photos, but I wanted to share a little back…
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Since we built the new media stand, I've been very slowly adding to the art around the TV. This wall is the one I look at most frequently (that's sad, but true) so it's been considered probably more than any other space in the house. Instead of just filling it in all in one day,…
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I should really title this post backyard scheming because we've finally got a plan for the backyard. When we first moved in, I shared photos of the space. You may remember that it's a lot of space. Which is awesome. But overwhelming. We hemmed and hawed and hemmed some more and have decided that instead…
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One of my goals for this month is to get more photos printed and framed. I have had a few projects in mind for awhile and this is the first one. Remember when I shared my idea for the dining area? My "sketch" showed a big fiddle leaf fig in the corner and two oversized…
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