From a battle on an actual battleship, to a surprise new challenge – it was a CRAZY week! It was so much fun getting to visit the USS North Carolina and explore below deck in an intense challenge to win an extra two hours of working time for our 36-hour challenge room! We’re both superrr […]

All of the tea on our WINNING guest suite! That gives us not one, but two wins so far, and we took the victory for both the main and guest suites! Starting out with the bedroom portion, it really wasn’t in too bad of shape. We knew the dated paneling and carpet had to go, […]

This week was one of our FAVORITE rooms in our whole beach house! We started a bit unsure of how to make this space a statement, especially with the tiny off-shoot bathroom that was connected to the living room. We already closed off access to the bedroom that used to be accessible through the living […]

The process behind our WINNING MAIN SUITE! It’s week two on the beach and the battle of the main suites was INTENSE! We thought the kitchen took a lot of planning to re-work, but this week was no different. Neither of the two bathrooms we started with were connected to a bedroom, so to make […]

The battle of the kitchen and dining rooms is in the books. That’s a wrap for week one! Our first week on the beach was definitely a whirlwind to say the least. I can’t say we exactly have this whole “quick decision thing down” yet – truthfully I don’t know that we ever will haha. […]

When we found out we were headed to Oak Island, North Carolina for HGTV’s Battle on the Beach Season 4, we were a little in disbelief. If we didn’t have a 14 hour car ride to let it sink in, we might not have believed it at all. We’ve watched HGTV forever, and were even […]

After we hired a builder for our home renovation – and we’re hung out to dry by them – I (Sam) was left figuring out how to be a general contractor for our HUGE home renovation/remodel/addition, all while Sean and I both worked full time jobs. Feeling a bit unsure of how I was going […]

We are big outdoor people – and when I say big, I mean we probably spend 75% of our time together outside. We also love to entertain, so we knew that we needed a spot that was a mix of casual and refined while still being fun and cozy. Enter: Neighbor‘s outdoor furniture line to […]

With adding so much “new” into our old home, something I always keep in mind is where I can add timeless touches into the design. Instead of using the old mismatched/broken hardware we had, I knew I wanted something that would last 100 more years, but feel like it’s been there all along. That’s when […]

The big day is finally here and we’re so excited for it!! We had so many options to choose from, but we finally got everything narrowed down and are ready to have the most beautiful doors from Haas Door installed. For a full recap on how we designed the doors, and all the options available […]