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My Biggest Renovation Regrets

My Biggest Renovation Regrets, Part I (Projects I Wish We Had Done Differently)

Posted on February 8, 2017March 22, 2017

One of my favorite pastimes in our new (old) house is to wander from room to room and comment on my many, many renovation regrets. It’s […]

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Making the Case for White, Undermount Kitchen Sinks

Posted on January 31, 2017March 9, 2017

I’ve been getting quite a few questions about our kitchen sink – both from readers online and friends in real life. Recently, one reader writes: […]

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Solving Design Dilemmas with Pepe and Carols

Solving Design Dilemmas with Pepe and Carols

Posted on January 30, 2017February 3, 2017

Gutting an old house has its share of drama. Today I’m sharing how Pepe and Carols helped me solve a hideous design dilemma in […]

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Simple Pleasures: Coffee in Bed

Simple Pleasures: Saturday Mornings and Coffee in Bed

Posted on January 21, 2017February 3, 2017

Despite being officially finished with the first trimester (fourteen weeks today!), mornings for me are by no means any easier than during the first few months […]

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Before & After: Our Biggest Home Improvement Projects of 2016

Posted on January 19, 2017February 3, 2017

I realize we’re well on our way into 2017. Like, are you aware January is nearly over?! But in the spirit of resolutions and all […]

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Remodeling & Renovation Projects We Have Planned for 2017

Remodeling & Renovation Projects We Have Planned for 2017

Posted on January 16, 2017January 7, 2021

Although we have yet to take down our Christmas decor, I’ve mentally moved on to bigger and better things – like compiling a list of […]

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Tackling the Master Bedroom: First, A New Mattress

Posted on December 23, 2016February 3, 2017

Is it over yet? No? People keep telling me how lovely our house renovations are looking (on social media)… But all I want to do is yell, […]

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How To Tile a Backsplash - DIY Tutorial | FOXYOXIE.com

How To Tile a Kitchen Backsplash: DIY Tutorial

Posted on November 12, 2016May 22, 2018

I’ve partnered with Wayfair to share yet another tiling guide; this time I’m teaching you how to tile the kitchen backsplash. Remember back in August, I mentioned […]

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One Room Challenge, Week 6: Living Room Tour and Sources

One Room Challenge, Week 6: Living Room Tour and Sources

Posted on November 9, 2016August 18, 2017

Ladies and gentlemen, the One Room Challenge reveal is finally here!In the last six insanely overwhelming fun weeks, we’ve taken our living room from blah to beautiful – and […]

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One Room Challenge, Week 5: The Chesterfield Sofa Has Finally Arrived

One Room Challenge, Week 5: The Chesterfield Sofa Has Finally Arrived

Posted on November 3, 2016February 3, 2017

Our Chesterfield sofa finally arrived, and life no longer feels empty and chaotic. All is, once again, right in the universe. Like a child on Christmas […]

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One Room Challenge, Week 4: Time to Tackle That Fireplace Makeover

Posted on October 26, 2016February 3, 2017

I’m convinced the universe is conspiring to prevent us from making any progress on the One Room Challenge this week. Take Monday, for example. After […]

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Create a Cozy and Inviting Guest Bathroom

Create a Cozy and Inviting Guest Bathroom

Posted on October 24, 2016February 8, 2017

When hosting out-of-town or overnight guests, it’s important to spend just as much time preparing the guest bathroom as you do the guest bedroom. […]

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Hello, darling! I'm Oksana – designer, compulsive redecorator, blogger, wife and first-time-mama (with another bundle of joy on the way). I fancy life's simple pleasures and authentic conversations – and hope to share a few with you! Say hello at radionova.oksana@gmail.com.

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Kicking off 2021 with a new post on the blog – a Kicking off 2021 with a new post on the blog – and crossing my fingers for more consistent blogging this year. 🤞🏼Today's article is all about installing penny tile. I'm sharing all the tips and tricks I've learned along the way of my exciting side career as a tile master – ha! On a side note, @em_henderson recently questioned whether penny tile goes in a kitchen – especially as the backsplash – and I'd like to think our Edgmon Ranch flip is reason enough to say yes! ☺️ The tone-on-tone look adds so much subtle texture to a space without overwhelming it. And if you're worried about spills – there's always the option to seal the grout! What do you think?
I feel "behind" on Instagram life – if that's ev I feel "behind" on Instagram life – if that's even a real thing. (It isn't.) But I haven't had the mental bandwidth to put life into words lately. It's all just too much sometimes. But I'll tell you this: I've never been more grateful for house projects as I have these last couple of weeks. Nothing like a looming deadline to distract my anxious mind. That – and a good before and after to remind me just how far I've come and what I'm capable of. But really I just wanted to share with you this reminder: "It is not joy that makes us grateful. It is gratitude that makes us joyful." Today I am grateful for answered prayers...a healthy family...unwavering love from above...house projects...opportunities to do what I enjoy and be paid for it...and grace — lots and lots of mercy and grace. ✨ What are you especially grateful for today? Even if you don't share your list with me I hope you take the time to think about it. 🖤
How it's going vs. how it started... 🙌🏼 Tomo How it's going vs. how it started... 🙌🏼 Tomorrow we grout and patch walls and then next week we paint and bring in all the pretty stuff! Say what you will about labor-intensive projects like this but there is something so immensely satisfying about being able to do it with your own hands. Would you ever want to learn how to install your own tile? I have tutorials on the blog for everything from showers to floors to backsplashes! Oh and LOL at the 25 percent of you who disliked this tile...! 😆 Personally I'm obsessed. 🖤
Nothing is where it's supposed to be and I've been Nothing is where it's supposed to be and I've been playing musical chairs with everything from rugs to mirrors and so forth and I will probably paint that fireplace tile black and don't even get me started on the utter chaos right outside this shot. But these days I often think of @chrislovesjulia's mantra "Don't wait!" Don't wait until something is perfect to enjoy it. Oh goodness how that applies to this phase of our life... 🖤
Celebrating every step of progress – no matter h Celebrating every step of progress – no matter how small! This room will eventually be an office – imagine dark charcoal built-ins with some brass statement lighting and maybe even a burl wood desk! But for now it's a makeshift dining room and I couldn't be more happy. Who wants to come over for our first dinner party? 🖤 In other news...really wishing I had painted the French doors black right about now. What do you think? P.S. Check my stories for the before!
I don't think I've ever been as excited about a ba I don't think I've ever been as excited about a bathroom as I am about this powder room at our Greenfield Remodel. I've partnered with @wayfair to share my design plans on the blog – plus a sneak peek of the progress! Check it out and let me know if I've convinced you on the dark paint! 🖤🖤🖤 Link in bio.
"Because in the end the point of home in all its f "Because in the end the point of home in all its fullness – the point of good meals or full cupboards or ordered rooms – it's not just to provide creaturely comfort or to prove some sort of competence. The point of home is to be a refuge for the soul – a place where beauty can be encountered...truth told...goodness touched and known. It's why home needs hush as well as bustle and silence as well as song. The point of home is to shelter lost and weary people...draw in the lonely...cover the grieved. No home is a perfect sanctuary of course. We will never be able to offer a foolproof refuge from all the storms of life or keep trouble from finding its way behind the walls of our home. God is our only sure source of safety. (Psalm 4:8) But a loving home – carefully prepared – can be a powerful source of rest and healing and comfort." – The Lifegiving Home by Sally Clarkson
Mila and I have this grand plan of making the bigg Mila and I have this grand plan of making the biggest room at the new house into the girls' joint bedroom + playroom. It's all she talks about during our site visits (in case you haven't noticed). Polina on the other hand is not having it – because what could possibly be better than sharing a bed with mom and dad?!! 😆 Any advice for moving little sister into a room with big sister? Please share! Including a photo of their old playroom because I AM SO EXCITED TO DECORATE ANOTHER KIDS SPACE! OK – enough yelling and back to packing! 📦📦📦
Finally! 🙌🏼 The long-awaited Edgmon Ranch ki Finally! 🙌🏼 The long-awaited Edgmon Ranch kitchen reveal is on the blog! I wrote an entire novella about it (no joke) so I'm all out of words. Go check it out and let me know what you think!
Sitting in what they have decided will be their ro Sitting in what they have decided will be their room. Have I mentioned that our lease ends next week? Have I also mentioned that I have yet to pack a single thing? Yeah...things are going great! 😆 Joking aside – I am paralyzed by the thought of just how much needs to get done before the end of next week – and so I do nothing. Please send help or coffee or both. 😩

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Guest Bathroom Reveal Tour

Edgmon Ranch: Guest Bathroom Reveal Tour

Posted on May 2, 2020May 28, 2020

Thank you to Wayfair for sponsoring this post. All content, ideas and words are always my own. Thanks so much for supporting the brands […]

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Playroom Tour + Design Inspired by Montessori Ideas

Playroom Tour + Design Inspired by Montessori Ideas

Posted on April 27, 2020April 28, 2020

Today I’m sharing our girls’ playroom tour, the Montessori ideas that influenced its design, plus lots of advice for maximizing your own play space. […]

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Rethink the Round, Brass Mirror (Plus a Roundup of Favorite Alternatives)

Rethink the Round, Brass Mirror (Plus a Roundup of Favorite Alternatives)

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Howard Elliott. All opinions are always my own. Behold: a major sneak peek of […]

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How I Find the Best Deals on Home Decor + Furniture

How I Find the Best Deals on Home Decor + Furniture

Posted on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020

Not to toot my own horn or anything (is that not the strangest expression?), but I have quite the talent for finding the best […]

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Hanging Pendants Over an Angled Peninsula

Hanging Pendants Over an Angled Peninsula

Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020

I’m thinking it’s time I start a design series titled, “Issues That Are a Direct Result of the Angled Peninsula.” I’d have enough content […]

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