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One Room Challenge, Week 3: Shop Your Own Home

One Room Challenge, Week 3: Shop Your Own Home

Posted on October 19, 2016February 3, 2017

Today I am reporting from the beach, approximately 450 miles from anything related to the One Room Challenge. The week-long break has been gloriously refreshing for my mind, […]

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One Room Challenge, Week 2: Living Room Inspiration + Design Plan

One Room Challenge, Week 2: Living Room Inspiration + Design Plan

Posted on October 12, 2016December 29, 2018

Well, it’s officially week 2 of the One Room Challenge, and I’m feeling all sorts of overwhelmed. Last week I shared “BEFORE” photos of the […]

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Change Your Rug, Change Your Room

Change Your Rug, Change Your Room

Posted on October 7, 2016January 16, 2019

Can you believe an entire month has passed since we moved into our new (old) house? Friends and family alike forewarned me that once we […]

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One Room Challenge, Week 1: The Living Room Renovation

One Room Challenge, Week 1: The Living Room Renovation

Posted on October 6, 2016August 8, 2018

Ladies and gentlemen, let the One Room Challenge commence!In case you’re new to FOXYOXIE.com, here is a quick recap of the excitement that’s been happening […]

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Side-by-Side DIY Art Ideas for the Master Bedroom

Side-by-Side DIY Art Ideas for the Master Bedroom

Posted on October 5, 2016February 3, 2017

One of my many, many latest endeavors in the adventure of decorating our new (old) home is finding art for the master bedroom. Back when […]

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A Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Chandelier for the Living Room

A Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Chandelier for the Living Room

Posted on October 4, 2016February 3, 2017

Introducing the most controversial light in our house: the Sputnik chandelier… Plus, a few tips on incorporating statement-making pieces in your own decor. I […]

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Home Renovation Progress Report: Kitchen Updates

Posted on September 11, 2016July 7, 2017

While everyone else was swimming at the lake, attending family BBQs and otherwise enjoying Labor Day, the husband and I were laboring away on the bungalow. Laboring on […]

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It’s Official: We’re Moving! (Cue the Panic…)

Posted on August 23, 2016September 24, 2016

Last Sunday, while having lunch with friends, the husband casually mentioned that we’re moving next weekend – which, of course, sent me into a frenzy, […]

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Modern, Gray, Tufted Sofas Under $1000

Posted on August 18, 2016February 3, 2017

Is it too early to be picking out couches? We have yet to finish renovating, let alone move into, our bungalow, but I am […]

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What is a Bungalow? A Riveting Lesson in Architecture and History

Posted on August 15, 2016September 24, 2016

Inquiring minds want to know, “Why do you (I) refer to your (my) house as ‘the bungalow?’” Allow me to explain with an exhilarating lesson […]

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Home Renovation Progress Report - A Year Later

Home Renovation Progress Report: A Year Later

Posted on July 29, 2016July 29, 2016

This week we’re celebrating a year of home ownership, which, in our case, has been 12 months of renovations while we continue living in our rental. […]

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Budget-Friendly Brass Hardware for Your Kitchen (Under $5!)

Posted on July 17, 2016February 3, 2017

Can we all put our hands together for Home Depot and this Liberty Hardware “Artesia” hardware that will soon grace our all-white kitchen? These exact beauties […]

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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. 🖤
Never as peaceful as it looks...and yet it continu Never as peaceful as it looks...and yet it continues to be my favorite tradition. ✨ Anyone else just now decorating for Christmas? I feel like most people I know have had their tree up since before Thanksgiving. 😆 Babies are finally asleep so come join me in stories for some tree decorating fun!
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!

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Roundup: My Favorite Affordable Brass Pendant Lights

Roundup: My Favorite Affordable Brass Pendant Lights

Posted on March 14, 2020May 28, 2020

Last week was a strange one (isn’t that the understatement of the century?) Instead of trying to figure out why the world has gone […]

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Roundup: My Favorite Affordable Patterned Tile Options

Roundup: My Favorite Affordable Patterned Tile Options

Posted on March 10, 2020March 15, 2020

Have you seen the patterned tile we’re using in the master bathroom remodel? If you’re following our renovation on Instagram, you’re probably rolling your […]

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The Master Bathroom Design Plan, Moodboard + Before Images

The Master Bathroom Design Plan, Moodboard + Before Images

Posted on March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

If the nonstop sneaks peeks on Instagram weren’t enough of an indication, let me make it clear: I am SO excited about the master […]

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Guest Bathroom Design Plan, Moodboard + Before Images

Guest Bathroom Design Plan, Moodboard + Before Images

Posted on February 19, 2020March 11, 2020

I’ll go ahead and say it: Our guest bathroom situation is not bad. For starters, it has lots of natural light. That alone is […]

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Kitchen Design Plan, Moodboard + Before Images

Posted on February 14, 2020February 15, 2020

So much progress has been happening at the house, I can barely keep up! I’m simultaneously drafting at least 6 different update posts, so […]

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