enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: new home
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When I shared our main room as part of our "house tour" at the end of May, I mentioned the "empty corner" that I didn't quite have a plan for yet. As you can see, it was dead space in the corner that lead towards the kitchen. We considered adding seating. We considered adding a…
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Towards the end of July, my little family had the pleasure of being photographed by Tara Whitney. I already loved her, but now Paul and Ellerie are big fans too. Turns out in addition to being magic with the camera, she's a baby whisperer. The original plan was to have these photos taken when Ellerie…
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Welcome to the nursery. How fun to put this room together. I never thought I'd embrace the pink, but obviously, I went there. It was too fun NOT to. I mentioned this in the pom-pom post, but the "theme" of her room is "hooray! We love you." (The theme of all the other rooms in…
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I've never been much of a thrift store or Craigslist shopper. I totally envy the folks that are and marvel at the "look what I found!" photos on their blogs and Instagram feeds. It's such an artform, and something I didn't know if I'd have the patience for. Turns out, I sort of do. I…
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The big room. Also known as our TV room. Also known as the fireplace room. Also known as the room that I hope Paul can figure out how to work the fireplace in. Also known as a super large space that needs more furniture somewhere down the line. I've shared bits of this space already.…
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When I first saw the house in early February, I didn't fully appreciate the awesome that was the dining area. And by awesome, I mean challenging. As mentioned, a few walls were knocked down during our house's flip and the one that separated the kitchen from a little living room by the window was one…
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I had this post planned and ready to go, but it feels incredibly trivial today to share a corner of my house when so many in Oklahoma and surrounding states just lost everything to devastating tornadoes. Sending prayers & aid. If you'd like to help, donations can be made through redcross.org or send $10 quickly…
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This house became ours officially 84 days ago. We had fallen in love with it about 32 days before that, after seeing photos on our relator's listing site. The house was stunningly beautiful while empty with it's open floor plan, wood ceilings and Benjamin Moore Athena paint on all the walls. I was so convinced…
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I saw this tutorial on Oh Happy Day last week and LOVED it. So simple! So cheap! The projects I see that inspire me drop everything and make right away are always the best ones. Same goes for home goods. The stuff I see that I just have to buy right away – no deliberation…
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I was seven when my family moved from Minnesota to California. Our new house was a single story and the ceilings were high which meant there were very big walls. To fill them, my dad decided we'd need some "Big Art." His solution was to create thin wooden rectangle frames and staple gun fabric around…
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