02/05/2019
The single most important factor for plant health (regardless of the type of plant) is lighting conditions. So many houseplants are victim to poor lighting conditions and honestly I think most of it is because people don’t understand the terminology
11/05/2018
Everyone wants their home to feel secure, especially when you live on a public street like we do. Caséta is made to handle that! You can activate their Smart Away feature and it will randomly turn the lights in your house on and off to make it appear like you are home.
07/31/2018
The Merc is definitely the coolest 100 yr old building in town, and it recently became the smartest. Who says you cant teach old dogs new tricks?! You can read all about the simple smart home upgrades that we made
05/03/2018
I think one of the most agonizing things about building or renovating is planning things that you’ve never had to think about before. Things like lighting. I mean, of course we all have thought about buying cute fixtures, but have
09/20/2022
It’s my favorite post of the year! Friends, today is the Sherwin-Williams 2023 Color of the Year announcement! Meet Redend Point SW 9081.
08/10/2022
Do you ever wish you could just live in a greenhouse? When we were renovating the Merc, that was the goal. To let it as much light as humanly possible while preserving the original cedar planked roof. When we started
09/21/2021
It’s my favorite project of the year!! Sherwin-Williams 2022 Color of the Year!! If you’ve been following along on Instagram Stories, you know I tried to keep it simple this year with minimal(ish) wall treatments, and really let the color
07/27/2020
This project is sponsored by The Home Depot This may come as no surprise, but do you know what one of the realities of living in an old Mercantile store is? People still thinking it’s a store! Hahaha!!
05/22/2020
This post is sponsored by Sherwin-Williams® If there are 2 things that I know in this world it’s Sherwin-Williams paint and Tootsie Roll Eggs. Today I am unleashing the floodgates on my go-to paint colors, how I pick new ones,
04/15/2020
3 years ago I walked into the Merc and it was finally (and officially!) ours. My heavens did we have our work cut out for us. I thought that it would be a year max before we had Phase 1