Makeover

Fanciest Closet In Da House

by Nicola on February 16, 2013

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Before, I was just a messy and boring wire closet. Now I am much fancier, colorful, and organized. Check me out: And some more fancy schmanzy before-and-after pictures:     This is where we left you off last time: The first step in customizing our master closet was painting it a custom color. The reality [...]

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Undoing The Mess

by Nicola on February 1, 2013

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Welcome back to LincNic’s home renovation show! After a 5 month baby break we are back in business. Not quite full force yet, but with a totally manageable project – our walk-in closet. I have been waiting to tackle this project ever since we moved in and am especially excited about it since  this is not [...]

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Man Cave

by Nicola on July 31, 2012

Who would have thought that my man is so susceptible to advertising? When I picked up a paint swatch for our basement accent wall that was called “Man Cave”, he was all of a sudden so set on using that color even though it was way darker and brownish than what we were looking for. [...]

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Bringing Outdoors In

by Nicola on June 23, 2012

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Remember this post from a while back when Milo’s room got cleared of the baby crib and other nick nacks? Well, of course I didn’t leave it all empty like this. I’m loving me some blank canvas for more home decorations! The way Milo’s bedroom theme has been evolving it is now clear that it [...]

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Good Night Moon

by Nicola on May 1, 2012

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Man, I feel like I am running on steroids these days. No idea where all this energy is coming from, but I take it. After we finished the new guest room it took me only 2 weeks to complete the new nursery. And now we will get started on ripping down wallpaper in the big [...]

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Welcome Back!

by Nicola on April 10, 2012

We did it! One day before our house was populated by some German visitors we officially finished the new guest bedroom in the basement and I have to say that it turned out great. We have been working on this for approximately six weeks and it was a real joint effort in the Tran house. [...]

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Living Underground

by Nicola on March 24, 2012

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Our biggest task this year (besides pushing a baby out and taking care of a newborn) is to finally tackle the basement. When we moved in last year the lower level was sort of left alone as it was – hideous wallpaper and everything. Lincoln uses it for his home office and I spend only [...]

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