September 19, 2017

We bought a new home... and its 3x bigger than our bungalow!

September 19, 2017/ Susie

We bought a new home... and its 3x bigger than our bungalow!

We purchased a new (to us) home and have been moving in this past week! Eek! I really can't believe it.

This Giant Life

Follow along with our Giant adventures as we fix up this 1847 Historic Colonial in Western Massachusetts.

P.S. Expect lots of wallpaper removal and don’t say we didn’t warn you!

If your non-essential, your probably working from home. But if you’re at home, I bet you are essential .❤️ Swipe ➡️ for the before of our @thisgiantsuite Airbnb Suite. I’m grateful my husband is essential and continuing to live his purpos

Should I put this FREE art above these dressers? Check it out in my stories 👏🏻
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Thanks sooooo much @chrislovesjulia !!!😍
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#inprogress #diningroom #historicmodern #oldhomelove #thisoldhouse #vintagestyle #myvintageabode #myeclecticmix #midcen

DIY is my SAFE HAVEN. It’s something I can do to calm the storm. Like when we redid our entryway last summer (amidst another huge project) so that Mitch’s Nana could move back in and we could take care of her for her final days.
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What do you do with FREE furniture?! Paint and new modern legs of course! This was a really fun project to work on last week, it’s amazing how good they look now. I also can’t believe I’ve had these for almost two years and waited t

I panicked you guys! .
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We decided to invest in renting the house out this summer and not two weeks later, the sky fell. How were we going to rent out the entire house when our current Airbnb Suite isn’t even renting?!?!
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It took me about a

Every year I swear I will stay up to date on my tax prep.... every year I’m sitting preparing for days 🙄. On the upside at least I’m home to do it... o wait, I already work from home! Working from my bed since my SI Joint pain in excruci

Gearing up for more fireplace work this weekend! SWIPE. This piece of art was my grandmothers, and something I've always loved. My mother almost handed it over to her sister--in-law one year and I freaked out trying to find a replica! Alas.... as of

I managed to get our daughter to school on time today, in pj’s for pajama day, with Valentines for every classmate, and some prepackaged snacks for her party. It was a BIG deal for me to hit all those marks.... now I’m exhausted and it&rs

I’m done writing off the “ BAD YEARS” and just looking onto the next year. It keeps my mindset in a negative pattern.

We completed this @chiomega Sorority livingroom this summer amiss some epic life challenges (caretaking for a 96

Finally time for a SNEAK PEAK! Remember when I created a hidden recessed cabinet from one of @juniperprintshop vintage prints???! Here she is in all her glory! What do you think, does it look like a leaning picture frame? .
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#bathroom #becomeaDIY

WE'RE BACK, With a NEW PROJECT!!! Just mixing more modern with historic and making sure my mom stays warm while were at it! Tune into our stories to get all the details as we demo and build in a new electric fireplace. SO.... would you cover up a his

Can I make a dog crate look good? Not sure but sometimes you’ve just gotta do what needs to be done for the fam and not just have a perfect looking room, but a perfectly functioning room.

I found this one of Amazon and we really love it. It&rs

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