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IKEA Karlstad Couch Hack
Photo courtesy of Honey Badger HomeMatt and I have known for a while that we want a big sectional couch in our new living room. For us, there’s something about sectional couches that screams “comfort” and “family” and “relaxation.”We started by pricing sectional couches at brick and mortar furniture stores in Austin and quickly realized 1) they were too expensive for us and/or 2) we didn’t like most styles. Stores like Crate and Barrel, West Elm, and Pottery Barn are pretty much always too expensive for us (although we often like the styles).We quickly came to the conclusion that we needed to buy our next couch from IKEA… Read More -
Handmade Goodness for Baby
The other night, Henry did something that melted my heart. We had a friend over for SXSW, so the noise in the living room woke Henry up around 11pm. I went into his room and asked him if he wanted some water. He said yes, got up, walked over to his bookshelf, drank some water, set his glass down, picked up the framed ultrasound picture of his brother, gave it a wet kiss, set it down, asked for a hug and kiss from me, went back over to his bed, and fell asleep.I keep trying to tell him that the baby won’t be able to do much at first,… Read More -
Henry’s Room
Matt and I hit a big milestone at the end of last month: We saved up all the money we need for the large down payment + closing costs on our permanent loan that we’ll need to fork over as soon as our house is done being built. Celebration!(While one part of my brain is celebrating, the other part is busy making Excel sheets to predict how much money we’ll need to cover Henry’s childcare costs during my non-paid maternity leave and creating additional tabs to map out a budget for all the appliances we need to buy, like a washer/dryer, refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher).Another part of my… Read More
