Our kitchen renovation took the most amazing step with the addition of our porcelain slab kitchen island… We are loving the style & it’s really starting to feel more like us in this home! :) We took to instagram to show you the finished look and received SO many questions that I thought I’d answer as many as possible here today. Thank you all so much for your interest, I’m really excited to share what we’ve learned so far!

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Hi everyone. We’ve finally wrapped up our mini-kitchen renovation and I can’t believe these before and after pictures! Those of you who have been following our kitchen renovation journey may feel like I do. Everything happened in stages and now looking back at everything.. the ‘before’ is unrecognizable – I can hardly believe how far we have come in so little time. We just moved in last August and during that time period we’ve not only worked on the kitchen and living room but the exterior as well!

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Happy New Year everyone! We are so grateful for all of you and super excited for a new and improved year ahead. :)

Jeff and I were able to head upstate at the beginning of the year to visit Emma and Zach in their beautiful San Francisco apartment. They moved in last Christmas and slowly but surely it’s starting to look gorgeous and pulled together! She and I have very similar taste yet different styles so we have a lot of fun going back and forth on ideas/design styles for both of our homes.

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One of the most affordable and impactful steps in this renovation has been installing smart switches. Lighting sets the mood for everything from dinner parties, cozy nights in, great photos, cleaning… you name it, the right light can make such a difference. We ordered the Caséta by Lutron switches and once we used them for a week we ordered more for the rest of the house because we liked them so much.

This house is new to us, but it’s 70 years old.

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Does this view look familiar? One of my favorite things to do is share little pieces of my day with you over morning coffee. My coffee time is a daily ritual that I enjoy so much, so we invested in a quality espresso machine years ago and we’ve never looked back.

As you know, Jeff and I really love our espresso machine! We’ve had this machine for years and it works perfectly even with all the daily use!

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