tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54022628564744720052024-03-18T09:49:22.181-04:00Ten JuneMichelle @ Ten Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787130778157257937noreply@blogger.comBlogger919125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402262856474472005.post-55573641128276877722018-03-02T08:00:00.000-05:002018-03-02T08:01:14.089-05:00Farmhouse Shiplap Kitchen Vent Hood<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, well, well, who do we have here?! It's been awhile... okay, almost a year. I apologize that you've had to endure my last post- "Our Springtime Farmhouse Front Porch" not only all last spring, but all summer, fall and winter, too! Leave it to me to wait until that last year-old post is actually seasonally appropriate again to write a new post : )</div>
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So! Hi! What up, blog world! Most of you probably keep up with me on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/tenjuneblog">Instagram</a>, but if not, all is well in the Ten June world. We're still loving our farmhouse beyond belief and have been here for just over a year now! HDawg (5.5) and Little Lady June (4) are doing wonderful and we've got baby number three in the oven! Our third baby is a little girl and at 38 weeks pregnant now, I feel like she'll be here before we know it.</div>
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I get so, so many questions (almost daily!) about our kitchen vent hood, so I thought it was high time I share some details on it. And I promised in my <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/04/our-farmhouse-kitchen-lived-in-tour.html">kitchen tour post</a> that I would share more information if you were interested... ye ask, ye shall receive! This is not a DIY post- neither David nor I built the vent hood, our amazing carpenter sub-contractor did. Those folks are so talented- they also did all of our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/03/how-to-create-simple-cheap-farmhouse.html">farmhouse trim work</a>, our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/02/a-farmhouse-buffalo-check-built-in.html">built-in breakfast nook</a> and LLJ's reading bed, among other things. So we didn't build this vent hood, but I did design the hood based on some inspiration and some ideas floating around in my noggin, so I wanted to share what I could.</div>
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In terms of the design of the hood, I knew I wanted something modern, streamlined and simple. I had the carpenters bump out the hood so it stood out a bit more from the cabinets (ie. not flush to the cabinets), but I also wanted it to blend in like it was part of the cabinet and not a completely separate piece.</div>
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Over our <a href="http://bit.ly/2F5XvK2">Verona oven</a> (which, by the way, we love!) we installed the <a href="http://www.faberonline.com/hoods/inca-hc/">Faber Inca vent hood insert</a>. First off, we really like this vent hood. It's powerful (our oven is not on an exterior wall, so the exhaust has to travel far) but not too loud. And I actually love the lighting options on the vent hood, as well- a great ambient light to leave on at night and a stronger task light while we're cooking. So once the vent hood insert was installed, we had the carpenters simply build a shiplap box around the insert. It spans from cabinet to cabinet to create that seamless look. And we took the vent hood all the way to the ceiling (like our cabinets) with the same trim work as our cabinets. That really created that unified look I wanted! For those of you wondering, the shiplap on the hood is painted SW Alabaster, just like almost every other part of my house (inside and out!).</div>
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Here's a close up view of the Faber insert.</div>
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To spice up the custom vent hood a bit, I had the carpenters add a piece of stain-grade wood trim around the bottom edge of the hood. I love that little detail! I stained the wood with a light coating of Minwax Early American, just like our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-tour-of-living-keeping.html">keeping room vaulted beams</a> in the adjacent room.</div>
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What's fun is that our kitchen and living room are open concept, so the stove sits almost directly across the large open space from our living room fireplace. Why is that fun? Well, because we cased the living room fireplace in the same pretty white shiplap as the vent hood! So it's a nice, unified look.</div>
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Needless to say, the kitchen is the absolute hub of our home and oftentimes where we find ourselves gathered as a family, with or without guests. It's been such a fun place to have such a special piece and we are in awe of our awesome carpenters who built the vent hood for us! </div>
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If I'm missing answers to any questions you may have about the custom vent hood, feel free to leave them in the comments and I'll address!</div>
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Guys. It's spring. And we are <i>living</i> outside. Want to see where we are spending so much time on our front porch?! This springtime post is sponsored by my friends at <a href="http://www.wayfair.com/" rel="nofollow">Wayfair</a>. Come on over, kick off your shoes, grab a lemonade and let's take a tour of our front porch and how it's looking these days.<br />
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On the far end of the porch, we've got a little side door that we call a "friends entrance" or an informal entrance (ie. not the big, double front door). The space in front of this door has been empty since we moved in, but it was begging for some chairs and a space to take off our muddy boots as we go in and out of the house. Enter these fun <a href="https://www.wayfair.com/Adirondack-Chairs-C215136.html" rel="nofollow">adirondack chairs</a> and <a href="https://www.wayfair.com/HRH-Designs-Square-Side-Table-HHDE1057.html?refid=TEM_WF_262&mmid=745956432&csnid=29B9A6B6-08FE-475C-B851-4BD97DF73251&libra_c=&libra_d=&libra_g=&cltr=" rel="nofollow">this mint green outdoor side table</a>. I had big plans to stain these chairs a medium toned brown (or paint them black) but then I set them up on the porch and kind of loved how the natural vibe matched the wood tones of our porch. So I added a couple of new pillows and this adorable little mint table (which sort of matches our haint blue porch ceiling!) and voila. The perfect place to hang before you head into the friends entrance (which enters into our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-mudroom-powder-bath-tour.html">mudroom</a>).<br />
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On the front side of the porch, we added these new black rocking chairs</a>. We loooooove them. That's an understatement, actually. We looooooooooooooooooove ythem. They really make all my little farmhouse front porch dreams come true, don't you think?!<br />
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Over on the other side porch (yes, this big ol' porch wraps around half the house!), we set up a porch swing bed! Isn't it amazing?! Some of our nearest and dearest friends shared this amazing piece with us as they didn't have a home for it. Such a sweet gesture and something we remember every time we swing. We've already spent countless hours relaxing out here during the day or watching the stars at night. It's so lovely!<br />
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So there you have it- the current state of our springtime farmhouse front porch. We recently taught our kids that "front porch sittin" is a thing. On the way home from school the other day, HDawg asked me if we could go home and "front porch sit". Yes, son, I think that sounds like a great idea : )<br />
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For more information on our front porch (all sources, paint colors, etc) check out <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/12/the-farmhouse-tour-of-outside.html">this post</a>.<br />
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Hey friends! I've been sharing tours of the new farm house (both here on the blog and over on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/tenjuneblog">Instagram</a>), but most of those have been tours of the house empty, before we moved in. I figured it was high time to photograph the house now that we've been living in it for almost four months! So let's look around!</div>
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I filled our glass front cabinets with our daily dishes, which are a sweet blue and white porcelain dinner set you can find <a href="http://bit.ly/2prv1hi">here</a>. We got them (almost 9!) years ago at our wedding and I still love them every day. And now I get to look at them! I also added a few cutting boards, a banana stand (looks like someone needs to go grocery shopping...), plants, cookbooks and <a href="http://bit.ly/2nCLbYM">our countertop compost bin</a>. A lot of you have asked me about that bin, I plan to do a blog post with details and my review soon (spoiler: I love it)!</div>
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Over on the other side of this wall of cabinets, we made a little coffee station. We've got our toaster and my new <a href="http://bit.ly/2nCDgeg">coffee maker</a> set up here. It's like the go-to breakfast spot as we're headed out the door (the mudroom is behind this wall so it really is a walk-through as we head out the door!).</div>
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Back to the opposite end of the cabinet wall, you can see a peek of our pantry door (behind the empty banana stand! Someone buy me some bananas already!). The pantry basically is a little room which runs behind the counter and stove area. On the other side of the pantry, it opens up into <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-tour-of-living-keeping.html">our keeping room</a>.</div>
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And this is the view of the kitchen you have from the open concept living room. All the heart eyes.</div>
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Then, of course, you have our big, beautiful island with our big, beautiful farmhouse sink. I still can't believe I get to wash dishes in here every day! This looks out to our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-tour-of-living-keeping.html">living room</a> and our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/12/the-farmhouse-tour-of-outside.html">covered porch</a>. To the right of the island is our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/02/a-farmhouse-buffalo-check-built-in.html">built in breakfast nook</a>.</div>
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Finally, can we talk about the custom vent hood? Man, I researched and researched and researched the heck out of this vent hood. I feel like it deserves it's own post? The short version is that I designed it and our carpenter built it. It's basically a streamlined, modern vent hood cover with shiplap. Super technical description, ha. And a cute little wood accent piece. Don't forget that little guy, I think that wood accent makes the hood. Let me know if you have questions on the vent hood and I'll do a separate post!</div>
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So there you have it, my dream kitchen come to life. It feels so great that it's all ours and, truly, it feels like home. We've hosted many friends and family, cooked many family dinners and had many great moments in this kitchen already. I look forward to years more ahead!</div>
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For a full list of sources on things like counters, tile, lighting and more, check out <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-tour-of-kitchen.html">this post</a>.</div>
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Hey friends! I'm so glad you guys are enjoying the house tour I posted yesterday on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/tenjuneblog">Instagram</a> of HDawg's bedroom and bathroom. For those of you who didn't see my posts over there, I've decided to share more of our "before we moved in" house tour shots on my Instagram account (@tenjuneblog). There are just soooo many photos that haven't made it to a blog post yet, so I thought I'd take advantage of the new multi-photo swipe tool and share these tours as some mini-posts on Instagram instead! Let me know what you think and let me know if you have any questions about the spaces! Next up, I'll be sharing Lu's little girl room, my home office, our dining room and our laundry room!</div>
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Today, here on the blog, I wanted to share something that I spent a TON of time researching during our build process- farmhouse trim. To be honest, I had no clue about trim work. When our builder started throwing out phrases like "cove moulding" I basically had to Google interpret what he was saying. We started with saying to our builder- here's a photo of what we like! To which he would reply- that is four times more expensive than your budget! #ouch And the funny thing is that we didn't even want anything fancy or ornate, just some basic, simple farmhouse trim. Clean lines. True to the modern farmhouse design. That's it. So we headed to the local hardware store and essentially played with the pieces they had there to come up with our own formula for simple + cheap farmhouse trim. David and I met with our carpenter team (who by the way, may have been one of the best teams during our house build, they were amazing with all of the custom pieces they did for us! but that's another post!) and they helped us confirm what we were looking for. So here it is- the magic formula! Our combination for the perfect, simple + cheap farmhouse trim.</div>
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Our doors and windows are all identically framed. We framed each door/window on either side <b><u>with a vertical 1x 4,</u></b> then on the top piece <u style="font-weight: bold;">with a horizontal 1 x 6</u>. Above the 1x6, we added a horizontal <b><u>simple cove moulding strip</u></b> (the rounded part) and on top of that, a horizontal <b><u>1 x 2 firring strip</u></b>. Four main pieces, people and you get this beautiful trim work. </div>
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I absolutely love how it turned out. I love that it's not ornate and I love that it matches the style of our house (this would also work very well in a Craftsman house). I love that we didn't add another horizontal strip between the 1x4 and the 1x6 (something we went back and forth on for awhile and ultimately decided against to keep it... wait for it... <i>simple</i>). Did I mention I love this trim? ; ) We also added a few other things around the house in terms of trim work to give it an "old school" farmhouse touch, like transoms over a few of the interior doorways. They bounce around so much light and make our already 9 foot tall ceilings look even larger. It's all in the details!</div>
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Have you ever tried your own trim work? This stuff ain't no joke!</div>
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<i>Thanks to <a href="http://www.natman.com/?utm_source=Ten_June&utm_medium=Natman&utm_term=_&utm_content=_&utm_campaign=Camp" rel="nofollow">National Hardware</a> for partnering up with me for this post. My husband, his screwdrivers and my organization-loving heart are now your biggest fans!</i></div>
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Well, folks. Pegboards. They aren't the sexiest home decor project around but man, these things are a game changer! After years of renting, David's tool organization basically consisted of a bunch of giant tool bags/boxes/buckets filled with whatever tools we could squish in. So when I hollered out, "honey! I need an allen wrench!" (okay, I never yelled that out, but work with me here), we were basically lost in a sea of tools. We could never find anything. Meaning we could never get anything accomplished around the house!</div>
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Fast forward to the new farm house... David's got a whole workshop to himself in the basement. He's got double doors, some pretty transom windows and a whole bunch of space. We basically just moved all of the bags/boxes/buckets to the new house and decided to organize from there. And how did we do it? With a WHOLE bunch of amazingly handy hooks, hangers and pegboard accessories, all from <a href="http://www.natman.com/?utm_source=Ten_June&utm_medium=Natman&utm_term=_&utm_content=_&utm_campaign=Camp" rel="nofollow">National Hardware</a>.</div>
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Let's take a quick tour of the madeover space, shall we? We dedicated one wall of the workshop to hanging large items like our tall work ladder and power yard tools. There's also some great hooks (like <a href="http://www.natman.com/type/storage-hooks-peg-storage?utm_source=Ten_June&utm_medium=Storage_Hooks&utm_term=_&utm_content=_&utm_campaign=Camp" rel="nofollow">these</a>!) for hanging rakes, shovels, etc. It still impresses me that we don't have them all piled up in the corner anymore. Such baller status.</div>
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The other main wall of the workshop is our dedicated pegboard wall. This pegboard project was massive, but gave us so much organizational space! We even wrapped the corner of the wall, as you can see here. Our basement space is not finished (ie. no drywall), so all we had to do was to cut the pegboard sheets (picked up at our local hardware store) to fit our space and then (using <a href="http://www.natman.com/detail/2345-pegboard-spacers-n180-778?utm_source=Ten_June&utm_medium=Spacers&utm_term=_&utm_content=_&utm_campaign=Camp" rel="nofollow">pegboard spacer</a>s) simply drilled and attached the pegboard sheets into the studs.</div>
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The workbench space is my favorite part of the whole project. I'm not even kidding when I tell you that the organization factor here makes me giddy. Those shiny tools all lined up just make me so happy! Most of the hooks we have in the pegboard can be found <a href="http://www.natman.com/type/peg-hooks-peg-storage?utm_source=Ten_June&utm_medium=Peg_Hooks&utm_term=_&utm_content=_&utm_campaign=Camp" rel="nofollow">here</a>. We added a few <a href="http://www.natman.com/detail/2390-shelf-brackets-n180-703?utm_source=Ten_June&utm_medium=Shelf_Brack&utm_term=_&utm_content=_&utm_campaign=Camp" rel="nofollow">shelf brackets </a>to create even more storage space for small items like spray paint and reference books. The clip pendant lights are available at most local hardware stores and while they obviously provide more detailed lighting, they also provide an extra amount of style. Love. This. Space.</div>
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Hey friends! Since you've already seen our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/my-master-bedroom-and-closet-blank-slate.html">master bedroom and closets</a> and you got a sneak peek from my <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/02/building-our-farmhouse-tile-grout.html">tile source post</a>, I thought it was high time I share our entire master bathroom. This room is one of my favorite rooms in the house (I think I say that about every room?!). There aren't a lot of rooms in the house that we "went big" on in terms of splurging on size or finish. But this master bathroom? Oh, boy, we went big. Literally- it's huge. Equipped with two 72" vanities (his and hers), a powder room toilet closet, a clawfoot tub niche and the world's most gigantic shower, and I'd say this is quite the bathroom! And what's funny, it bears a lot of resemblance to the master bath we renovated at our old ranch house, which you can see <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2011/08/big-reveal-our-bathroom-renovation-is.html">here</a>. I guess you love what you love!</div>
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A few things about this space I wanted to mention. I love the symmetry. We've got a vanity on either side and then the shower mirrors the powder/toilet closet and the tub sits smack dab in the middle. Symmetry makes my heart happy! Speaking of that tub, it's another thing I love. Like, a lot. I knew I wanted to make that niche something special, so we added shiplap and custom built-in shelves to the space. Originally, we had painted the shiplap Alabaster, like the walls, but eventually decided they needed to stand out with a soft gray. In the shower, we chose a basketweave marble tile for the floor and used subway tile for the walls and bench. That bench is so perfect for shaving my legs! And then one of my favorite elements is that we used some of the marble floor tile to trim out the edge of the shower along the glass, on the floor and in our shampoo shelf insets. It's all in the details! One detail I did leave out, though, was the vanity mirrors. I couldn't find anything I liked that was large enough, so we decided to do (super cheap) plate glass and either frame it out or replace it down the road. That's a good building tip- if you can't make up your mind, don't waste money on a choice that's not your favorite!<br />
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We're so happy with how this bathroom turned out. It's truly a dream room. Now that we've moved in, I've added some really pretty warm wooden and other natural tones with accessories, baskets and a makeup table. I can't wait to share updated pictures soon!</div>
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wall paint color: Sherwin Williams Alabaster</div>
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trim paint color: custom color (similar to SW Alabaster)</div>
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shiplap paint color: Sherwin Williams Passive</div>
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vanities: Legacy cabinets in Ash color</div>
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Michelle @ Ten Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787130778157257937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402262856474472005.post-59005647955605238102017-02-17T08:00:00.000-05:002017-06-13T10:25:09.763-04:00Building Our Farmhouse: Tile + Grout Sources<div style="text-align: center;">
Hey friends! Some of the most-asked questions about our new farmhouse so far are about sources and information for our tile and grout. So here we go! A full source list for all of the tile selections we made in our house. As an FYI, I sourced all of the tile myself (outside of the selection presented to us by our builder's tile installation company) for a few different reasons. I've got a whole post drafted which shares the pros and cons behind sourcing your own materials, coming your way! Let me know if you have any questions about the peaks of the rooms you're seeing and I'll answer them when I finish up the reveal for each room in the house. Until then, all the tile + grout sources coming right atcha.<br />
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laundry room grout: Delorean Gray<br />
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guest bath floor grout: Bright White<br />
<a href="https://www.flooranddecor.com/tile-decoratives/bright-white-ice-subway-ceramic-wall-tile-914100887.html#q=white+subway+tile&start=1">guest bathroom shower wall tile</a><br />
guest bath wall grout: Delorean Gray<br />
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kitchen grout: Cape Gray<br />
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<a href="https://www.flooranddecor.com/stone-decoratives/sahara-carrara-marble-tile-921100669.html#q=sahara+carrera+tile&start=2">master bathroom floor (and shower trim) tile</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flooranddecor.com/tile-decoratives/bright-white-ice-subway-ceramic-wall-tile-914100887.html#q=white+subway+tile&start=1">master bathroom shower wall tile</a><br />
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master bathroom grout (all): Rolling Fog<br />
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both kids' bathroom grout (all): Cape Gray<br />
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Michelle @ Ten Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787130778157257937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402262856474472005.post-63716195846114986662017-02-04T08:00:00.000-05:002017-02-04T09:20:16.201-05:00A Farmhouse, Buffalo Check Built-in Breakfast Nook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now that I've started decorating our new house (we've been living in it for about two months now!), I thought I'd share some "finished" (let's be honest and just call it "progress!") shots. So, yes, right now I'm jumping all over the whole wide timeline spectrum as I'm currently sharing posts from the building process, tours of the empty house right before we moved in and now photos of the finished spaces with furniture. Hot mess express over here, but I'm just so excited to share it all, so bear with me.<br />
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So today, on a Saturday morning when you're hopefully hanging around your breakfast table with your family, I thought I'd share our breakfast nook! We designed this little "L" shaped corner with a corner bench in mind, and had our carpenters build in the bench (which opens on hinges for extra storage) during construction. This space sits between the <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-tour-of-kitchen.html">kitchen</a> and the <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-tour-of-living-keeping.html">keeping room</a>, so we wanted to tuck the table away in the corner so it doesn't block the flow of traffic. And now we've got an adorable, window-lined little nook for breakfast and, oftentimes, lunch! The kids love it and really enjoy having their friends over to eat with them in this space.<br />
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Two questions for you on the light: 1) is it too small? 2) should I paint it brass or ORB?) Let me know what you think and thanks for the insight! Sources below!<br />
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<a href="http://bit.ly/2l76D2m">round dining table</a><br />
vintage white ladderback chairs<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/2kCrAW0">buffalo check pillows</a> (so cheap, people!)<br />
<a href="https://www.lowes.com/pd/Project-Source-15-87-in-Brushed-Nickel-Barn-Single-Warehouse-Pendant/1000002776">industrial pendant light</a><br />
vintage printer/typewriter letter tray</div>
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Let's move upstairs with the new house tour! I'm so glad you guys are big fans of our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-tour-of-living-keeping.html">living room and keeping room</a>. Upstairs in our master bedroom, we decided to start with a totally blank slate. Other than the <a href="http://bit.ly/2kMgBu7">black ceiling fan</a> and the light beige carpet, we've got white walls, white trim and a white ceiling (Sherwin Williams Alabaster on the walls and Extra White on the ceiling). My game plan for this room is to layer textures to create a calm room, instead of layering color. Bamboo blinds, a light wooden bed, vintage throws at the food of the bed, lots of greenery and some soft fluffy rugs. </div>
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Our master bedroom closets are even more of a blank slate if that's possible! Instead of installing a custom closet plan during our build, David and I decided to install simple white wire shelves (just a few hundred dollars for two closets!) and then live with the closets for awhile. Honestly, I'm not much of a clothes or shoe person, so I have no clue how to approach this big closet! So I thought I'd give myself some time to live with it and figure it out before we spend the big bucks for a nice closet system.</div>
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Meanwhile, a girl can dream... and if I could dream up my closet, this is what I'd have. Ready for this? A fancy gold chandelier. (although I do love my current <a href="http://bit.ly/2kNVJhU">old fashioned schoolhouse light</a>!) A large, leaning, sparkling mirror. A soft, glamorous velvet bench. A girly, fun rug. A large, dark wardrobe. A collection of pretty black and white floral prints. Yup, all of that would do. I think my clothes and shoes would be mighty happy in that space. Come to think of it, I think <i>I</i> would be happy in that space every day. I might just move in and live there full time, the only other thing I would need is a mini-fridge! : )</div>
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All of these beautiful items are found over on the <a href="https://www.arhaus.com/" rel="">Arhaus</a> website. Check out some of their pendant lighting options <a href="https://www.arhaus.com/furniture/lighting/pendant-lighting/" rel="">here</a>. Thanks to Arhaus for partnering up and helping me dream and scheme about my beautiful dream closet! </div>
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Hi friends! Thanks so much for the love on <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-tour-of-kitchen.html">our new kitchen</a>! I'm excited to share our living room and keeping room with you today as those are the two rooms on either side of the kitchen. We planned an open concept main living space, so the living/family room, kitchen, breakfast nook area and keeping room (an old-fashioned term for a hearth room located next to your kitchen) are all basically in one big open area. We've only been in the house for about two months, but this space has become our absolute favorite place in the house to spend time together as a family. And it's been great for hosting large groups!</div>
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We vaulted the ceiling of the keeping room (FYI this room sits at an angle off of the back part of our house, almost like an add-on) and added wooden beams along the ceiling line. We actually just built out the beams with stain grade 1x6 pieces of wood which saved a lot of cost (and weight) instead of purchasing real solid wood beams! The walls, as you can see, are all shiplap. And we added French doors on all sides of the room- one set going out to <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/12/the-farmhouse-tour-of-outside.html">our courtyard area</a> and two sets of French doors going out to <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/12/the-farmhouse-tour-of-outside.html">our back patio</a>. </div>
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Our living room is pretty simple- with only two walls, we made one a wall of windows looking out over our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/12/the-farmhouse-tour-of-outside.html">outdoor living area</a> and the other a wall of built in bookshelves surrounding the fireplace. We don't have a playroom downstairs, so all of the kids toys are now in those shelves. It's working out great for us so far and we love having them playing in our main space so we can keep an eye on them while we cook dinner or hang out on the couch.</div>
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I think the star of the show in both rooms are the fireplaces. We designed them to match our simple farmhouse trim work but they've also got a little touch of traditional and a little touch of Craftsman. I. love. them. And for those of you wondering, they are B-vent gas fireplace logs (that I can turn on with the flick of a switch! score!). We actually have been using both fireplaces almost every day. I usually wake up and one of the first things I do is read my Bible with a cup of coffee by the fireplace in the keeping room. And of course we've had the fireplace on in the living room most nights we're in there! And, hello, it was so fun to decorate two mantels for Christmas.</div>
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So here's our main space! Hope you like it!</div>
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wall paint color- Sherwin Williams Alabaster</div>
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trim color (and shiplap color)- custom color to match our cabinets</div>
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beam stain color- Early American by Minwax</div>
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brick- Old Georgian Tudor with Savannah White ivory mortar</div>
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living room cabinet knobs- Hobby Lobby</div>
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The kitchen. Ahhhh, the kitchen. This room is easily way up there in the race for my favorite rooms in the house. I love this room because it's open... lots of walkway space, lots of counter space, lots of seating... and classic- you can't go wrong with a black, white and brass scheme! I feel like I have so much to say about this room... I'm just going to start brain dumping about designing this room. If I miss anything, feel free to leave questions in the comments and I'll update the post!</div>
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I always knew I wanted a black and white kitchen (see <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2015/01/the-dream-house-black-white-kitchen.html">here</a>!), so it was a pretty easy choice to start with the cabinets. We chose a Shaker style white cabinet (which is eerily similar to SW Alabaster, an off-white) and mixed in glass and solid uppers. We wanted to max out our 9 foot ceilings in terms of design and function, so we added the 12" box cabinet on the top with 36" uppers under the box. Our island cabinets are black (by the way, our island dimensions are: 4' x 8.5'). All cabinets are made by Legacy, happy to share more details about which selection we made if anyone wants (I know some of you out there are shopping cabinets!), just shoot me an email.</div>
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I took a biiiiiig leap of design faith (way outside my comfort zone!) and mixed a bunch of metals in here. Probably more than is "allowed" (stainless steel! brass! oil rubbed bronze! polished nickel!) but I absolutely love the way it works together. I knew I wanted brass in this room, but I was scared to commit to anything too permanent or expensive, so we went with brass hardware. I took a tip from <a href="http://www.studio-mcgee.com/studioblog">Studio McGee</a> and chose polished nickel (instead of chrome) as it has warmer undertones and pairs more easily with brass or gold or bronzes. I actually extended this tip throughout my entire home... I love me some polished nickel!</div>
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We went simple and classic with miniature white subway tiles for the backsplash. I really wanted this kitchen to be relaxing and didn't feel like I needed a crazy backsplash competing for attention. I left the attention-grabbing to those majorly giant pendant lights I chose over the island ; )</div>
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As for appliances, we splurged a bit and bought mostly KitchenAid Pro products. The KitchenAid Pro gas range oven wasn't in our budget, so we chose this Verona dual fuel range and LOVE it so far. We typically bake in the wall oven and cook over the range, but we have also used both ovens at the same time a few times over the past few weeks since we've been here. Game changer. </div>
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Besides being open and classic (and having a giant island), I also always knew I wanted a desk space in our dream kitchen. I have just always pictured putting a desktop computer there and letting the kids do homework while I get supper ready, instead of letting them hole up in their rooms. It's also a great "drop spot" for clutter and mail that somehow doesn't find a place in the <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-mudroom-powder-bath-tour.html">mudroom</a>.</div>
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Did I mention the giant walk-in pantry? Talk about another game changer! I've got my counter top appliances lined up on some of the bigger shelves... I LOVE having all that space to organize the kitchen clutter and food!</div>
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I just realized that I didn't get any up-close photos of our custom shiplap range hood. Bad blogger. I promise I'll devote an entire post soon to that beauty. Also, I will say that since this photo, the shelves have been lined up with the mullions on the windows of the glass uppers... that drove me crazy then and drives me crazy just looking at these photos now!</div>
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I think that's most of the major elements, let me know if you have any questions! Sources below : )</div>
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Hi friends! I've had so much fun sharing the house with y'all so far. I've gotten a ton of questions about sources from the last couple of posts and Instagram... your main questions being sources for flooring, counter tops, tile and lights! Today I'll tackle the first two- our flooring and countertop selections.</div>
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First off, let me say that I jumped in and sourced most of the interior finishings for our house myself (instead of going through the companies our contractor recommended). It was quite the bear of a task, but in the end, I'm really happy we did it- we were able to buy what we wanted at a better price and saved some big money. I plan to write a separate post about the process of sourcing everything myself, though, so stay tuned!</div>
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In our kitchen, we chose a quartz material. We love the look of marble but it's such a porous stone that I was really worried about staining, chipping, etc. So we chose a quartz that looks a lot like marble. From what I understand, quartz is one of the stronger natural stone counter materials, and I can vouch- ours has already withstood the (accidental) tests of blue food coloring and red wine just fine! The brand is LG Viatera Minuet. We absolutely love it!</div>
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Our downstairs bathrooms (including the <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2017/01/the-farmhouse-mudroom-powder-bath-tour.html">powder bathroom</a> and our guest bathroom) have furniture type sinks, so those came with their own tops. But upstairs in the kids baths and our master bathroom, we went with an engineered polar white marble. It was a really inexpensive material that basically gave us a pretty, faux marble blank slate. We chose painted vanities in all the baths and really wanted those colors to shine, instead of the counter tops. And while the engineered marble is really pretty, it definitely doesn't try to compete with the cabinets, which is just what we wanted!</div>
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We chose to do hardwood floors in our entire downstairs (except for the guest bedroom) and in our upstairs hallway. I. am. in. love. with. our. floors. Seriously, guys. One of my favorite things in the house. I am a big fan of gorgeous dark hardwood floors, but I knew that I wanted a) something easier to keep clean (dark hardwoods would show Tucker hair like woah!) and b) something a bit more rustic/farmhouse style. We wanted a wider plank and chose to go with engineered floors as they fit our budget the best. In the end, Mohawk's Woodside Hickory in Harvest Hickory (WEC89-65) was our choice. It's a hand-scraped hickory wood, so it's extremely hard and stands up to scratches and dents. But it's also already got a few nicks and dings in it which give it character... and also helps to hide any new scratches or dents! And I love the variation in the tone of the wood- lots of lighter spots with some golden areas and even some dark knotty spots. It just has so much character! We literally have loved this floor every single minute we've had it. </div>
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For our stairs, we had red oak treads that the paint crew stained to match the hardwood floors (I have no clue the color!). It's amazing how great they look together, especially with that Craftsman-esque chunky bannister!</div>
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Later this week, I plan to share more about our kitchen, especially since I gave you some sneak peeks today! What items do you want me to source next? Lights? Tile? Let me know!</div>
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Hi! Hope you're ready for more photos of the new house. Today I'm headed inside for a tour of our mudroom and powder bathroom. Remember, these photos are of the empty house, right before we moved in, so you won't see any furniture or pretty styling yet : )<br />
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When you walk in through the garage of our house, you immediately empty into the mudroom. After years of having no proper place for our junk to go at the end of every day (coats, shoes, school and work bags, mail, the random assortment of JUNK that seems to come home with every member of my family every day...!), one of the first things I prioritized to design in our new house was the mudroom. I needed a one stop shop to organize, or at least corral, all of the junk. Our carpenters were able to build in six cubbies, which is great for our family of four plus guests. We also have a coat rack for extra guest space. I used the space of the room and simply decided to put as many shelves as I could, where I could. I went ahead and took each cubby up to the ceiling just to maximize functional space. Not sure if we'll ever get a basket up there on the top, but it's nice to know we have the option! Then we've got shoe storage under each cubby and the corner is open for things like gym bags and tall boots. Of course, we've added hooks to each cubby since these photos were taken. I absolutely love that our carpenters used some extra shiplap left over from the keeping room to dress up this space.<br />
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We also had the carpenters add a "drop desk" right next to the door into the garage for keys and mail. Tucker now has his dog bowl and a basket of his doggy items underneath that space. Everyone's got a place for their stuff now! (high five) The good stuff is in the details, and I love those little transom windows we added above the doorway into the hallway as you walk from the mudroom into the butler's pantry/kitchen/dining room ahead! Gives this new house that old school character.</div>
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Next to the mudroom space is our powder bathroom. If you remember waaaaay back when, I created a design board <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2015/12/the-dream-house-black-white-powder-bath.html">here</a> of my dream powder bathroom. Well, this is my attempt at making that space come to life! Black walls with glossy white trim, a vintage looking leggy porcelain sink and gold fixtures. Nailed it! And of course, I've got a vintage red rug in there now just tying that mood board up with a big bow : ) The powder bathroom is realllly hard to photograph (no windows!) but it might be one of my favorite rooms in the whole house. It's just so fun to see a vision I've had for so long finally come to fruition!<br />
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Once you walk through the mudroom and past the powder bath, you're in the hallway between the dining room and the kitchen. We added a little butler's pantry there with some open shelving. It's the perfect place to store entertaining items we don't use all the time. And I hope to make this a drink station when we're hosting large groups.<br />
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mudroom built ins paint color- custom color very similar to Sherwin Williams Alabaster<br />
wall color in mudroom and butler's pantry- Sherwin Williams Alabaster<br />
stain color in mudroom- Minwax Weathered Oak<br />
paint color in powder bath- Sherwin Williams Black Magic<br />
powder bathroom <a href="http://www.signaturehardware.com/meado-console-sink-with-brass-stand.html">sink</a> with polished nickel legs<br />
powder bathroom <a href="http://www.signaturehardware.com/sidonie-single-hole-bathroom-faucet-with-pop-up-drain.html">faucet</a> in polished nickel<br />
powder bath <a href="http://bit.ly/2iY7eq1">gold sconces</a><br />
powder bath <a href="http://bit.ly/2j7KiS9">mirror</a><br />
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For more on our new home, check out:<br />
<a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/12/the-farmhouse-tour-of-outside.html">exterior tour</a><br />
<a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/search/label/Building%20A%20House">the house building process</a></div>
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Hey hey. Hope you're all dwelling in that perfect in-between-Christmas-and-New-Years-bliss! I know we certainly are, especially since we're now three weeks into living in our new home. We hosted my family overnight on Christmas Eve Eve and, let me tell you, it was <i>so</i> much fun filling this house with people. We had people sleeping in every room, including the living room! Lots of great memories.</div>
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Today I'm excited to share the first photos of the house once it was finished, right before we moved in. An empty house tour, if you will. As I mentioned before, I'll bounce back and forth between the building process and the new finished house, but I just couldn't wait any longer to share the new space. All the heart eyes. And today I'm starting with what you see when you drive up... the outside!</div>
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The theme of the exterior of our home is simple, traditional, farmhouse. Our exterior siding is painted with Sherwin Williams Alabaster. The trim color is a standard bright trim white our painters used. We tried as hard as we could to stay true to the traditional farmhouse look and didn't add shutters or a ton of decorative things like fancy porch columns, railings or cornices. Just some solid 8x8 pine columns, unstained. True to my Charleston roots (I'm a College of Charleston graduate, go Cougs!), we painted the porch ceiling "haint blue" (here we specifically used Sherwin Williams Tidewater). We upgraded the soffits to a Hardiplank soffit and simply trimmed the porch ceiling out with simple trim work. Our front doors are made from Douglas Fir and we left them unstained (but with a protective clear coat, of course).</div>
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The front porch is pretty self-explanatory. But in the back, it's a bit more complicated. Our keeping room comes off the house at an angle, so we decided that instead of having both sides underneath the keeping room be at basement level, we would add another set of French doors off the keeping room and build up the dirt to create a courtyard between the keeping room and the additional detached garage we built. That's what you're seeing in the third to last and second to last photo. I love this little space now and I can't wait to entertain out here when the weather is warmer. I picture lots of sparkling twinkle lights : )</div>
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In the true back yard, we have a large space that I forgot to photograph, but it... looks like a backyard! Ha. It's basement level, so the back porch we created comes off the living room/kitchen on the first floor. We put a roof on the back porch which unfortunately lets in less light into the living room, but it's a fair trade off because that space is amazing. My entire family piled out there around the fire on Christmas Eve! Such a great spot to relax. Not pictured is a little open space grilling deck which opens up to this covered porch area. We truly love our entire outdoor space, to be honest. We built this house with simple, clean lines so that the true beauty and focus is on God's beautiful green earth outside. The kids are loving spending as much time as they can out there (especially riding <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BOc2PYbDpk3/?taken-by=tenjuneblog">their new John Deere Gator</a> that drives fast enough to give their momma a heart attack every other minute) and I'm happy to oblige!</div>
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And I know everyone will ask, so here are a few of the sources!</div>
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over garage doors- <a href="https://www.lightingdirect.com/millennium-lighting-rwhs17-r-series-17-warehouse-shade/p2231895?uid=2231895&OrderConfirmation_LightingDirect.com_p">barn lights</a> and <a href="https://www.lightingdirect.com/millennium-lighting-rgn15-r-series-14-5-length-goose-neck-stem/p2260869?uid=2260869&OrderConfirmation_LightingDirect.com_p">barn light neck</a></div>
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brick is Old Georgian Tudor with Savannah White ivory mortar</div>
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shingles are CertainTeed Georgetown Gray</div>
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metal roof accents are Sheffield Metal Slate Gray</div>
<br />Michelle @ Ten Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787130778157257937noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402262856474472005.post-5995729020082184602016-12-18T08:00:00.000-05:002016-12-18T08:00:22.086-05:00Our 2016 Christmas Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year, we combined our 2016 Christmas card with our moving announcement and killed two birds with one stone! Of course, I edited out our new address for the Internet, but don't you just love this adorable card? Thanks so much to <a href="http://www.minted.com/" rel="nofollow">Minted</a> for the cards this year!</div>
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Michelle @ Ten Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787130778157257937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402262856474472005.post-37205796248063625582016-12-14T07:30:00.000-05:002016-12-14T07:30:08.046-05:00It's Okay To Live in a Season of Being on Pause<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This blog post has been on my heart for awhile. Let me start by saying that it has been so much fun sharing our house building process with y'all so far. After so much time planning and working to make our designs come to fruition, it's such a reward to share our house updates with friends and family. I can't wait to share more now that we've finished the house and have moved in! (seriously, I have so many photos to share!)</div>
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But for a long time, David and I (and the kids) were in a season of being on pause. Almost five years, actually. From the moment David accepted his dream job in February 2012, we put <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/p/blog-page_7.html">the house we renovated</a> (and loved!) <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2012/03/selling-our-house-update.html">on the market</a> and had no real idea about what our next steps were in terms of our living situation. We bounced around to a couple of different rental houses (like <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq49Vo3tC8bGJANSm-LIKJhu4LtJatt6tZ4i-Sq428dYqFc634jO5Ffw-AgiBndqWWrTpFxDmGWMRxhq8chaKZNQvTul1CYA6Kas_FBA5ute90NchCj6XV79atUHRjO6mWqJeAiO_kzlA/s1600/House+Tour+Labels-+Our+Rental+House.jpg">this one</a> and <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/search/label/Rental%20House">this one</a>) and finally, finally, <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2015/11/that-one-time-we-bought-farm.html">found a piece of land</a> we decided to build a house on last year. And, here we are today. Five years later and finally settled in a long-term home. That's a long time to be on pause when you're talking to two type-A folks! In the past few years, my blog took a big tumble. I stopped posting as much and lost many followers, mostly because I decided to prioritize my family and career, but also because I was living in a rental house and simply didn't have the heart or ability to take on big home projects. Kitchen makeovers aren't quite the same when you can't change much about the kitchen itself! Needless to say, without much content... the blog sort of shrunk. </div>
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But it's more than just the blog- I think I actually felt bad about myself that I wasn't making my home a priority. Just one jump onto Instagram or Pinterest and I felt this sudden urge to buy a new bed or hang new art or DIY a modern wooden plant stand. But I didn't, at least not often. And I felt bad about it. What I didn't realize for awhile is that <i><b>it's okay to live in a season of being on pause</b></i>. I'm not even sure that makes sense, but what I mean is that it's okay to not do everything. In fact, it's okay to not do anything. If you're not decorating your house so that it's Instagram-worthy or DIYing the crafts and the birthday parties and the etc. etc. etc. etc.- it's OKAY. Really! I'm not sure when we all got so caught up in the push for more. And I'm totally guilty of it myself, don't get me wrong. </div>
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I'm sharing all of this now because I, truthfully, feel bad about being a contributor to that cycle. Again, I am SO excited to share photos of our new house with you, but I don't want you, by any means, to think that means that we're perfect or have it all together or live in some magazine-worthy home. Trust me, it's a gorgeous home we are so fortunate to live in, but David and I have worked really hard for it. Years of saving our pennies and skipping big vacations and hoarding away budget deals are finally paying off. In fact, we haven't bought any furniture in yearsssssss. And with the exception of our new breakfast table, we haven't bought any new furniture for the new house yet either! We'll buy slowly. On a budget. It's real life, after all. </div>
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Hopefully I'm connecting with some of you out there. I just felt like sharing that in this season of buying and gift guides and what feels like (to me) a huge push for consumerism, don't feel like you're out of place if you're not participating in the whirlwind. Or, even worse, don't feel pressured to participate. I almost titled this post: Your House Does Not Have to Be Instagram Worthy. It doesn't. I'm seeing more and more likes on my Instagram feed and my blog statistics are (finally!) going back up, but I truly hope that's because you're connecting with me on a genuine platform and understanding our journey is so much more than the pretty final pictures. I would never want any of you to feel like you're not good enough or your home is not nice enough just because you're seeing so many pretty images online. It's okay if this is not your season for that. Maybe it's your season to focus on your job? Or your family? Or your physical health? Whatever your focus is, be proud. And truly embrace that season of being on pause with the rest!</div>
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Alrighty, I'm off my soapbox, for now. The last time I shared a house update, we had just <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/12/building-our-house-and-walls-went-up.html">finished the drywall</a>. I've decided to fast forward three months and start sharing the full tour of the house from last week right before we moved in! Don't worry, I'll bounce back and forth and continue the details on the building process, I know a lot of you are planning a build yourself and love the insight. But I can't wait to finally share the finished product (like our keeping room above!), so stay tuned for the start of the tour later this week.</div>
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Guys. I can't begin to tell you how amazing it is that we'll be in the new house for Christmas. If you follow me on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/tenjuneblog">Instagram</a>, you know that last weekend we spent the night on air mattresses at the new house and decorated our Christmas tree! That's right, no furniture. No utensils. Just pizza out of a box on the floor, air mattresses and a Christmas tree. It's all about those memories! And as of this Sunday evening, we'll be completely settled in... this time, with furniture. I am so ready to create more special holiday memories this year! And Sunday night presents the perfect opportunity... Disney is airing the first showing of <i>Frozen</i> on ABC Sunday night (December 11th)! Whaaaat. My kids are going to flip their lids. We love us some Olaf! And during the showing, Target is premiering their musical story, <i>The Toycracker</i>. Featuring John Legend and Christy Teigen, this sweet little presentation is an updated version of the Nutcracker story done in a Broadway-style production. I can't wait to see it! And, ah, John Legend. Love that man. Not sure I would have made it through my first year of law school without <i>Once Again </i>on repeat. Major crush!</div>
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Needless to say, you'll find my family cuddled up on the couch this Sunday night with the movie on, a fire in the fireplace and munching on some snacks and hot chocolate. And of course, creating new Christmas memories at our new house! Do you guys plan to watch?</div>
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<b>Oh! And my friends at Target want you to get cozy this year with some extra Target bucks. If you're interested in winning a $25 gift card, follow me on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/tenjuneblog">Instagram</a> and I'll post the giveaway there this weekend!</b><br />
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Like what you see in the photos? Check out the links to some of those products below!<br />
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[because someone will ask... hi mom!... here's what room each of these photos is: 1. keeping room 2. breakfast nook 3. standing in kitchen looking at living room 4. Lu's room 5. laundry room 6. master bathroom 7. living room looking into kitchen 8. master bedroom]<br />
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I just can't stop the 19 year old in me from singing "to the windooooooooow, to the WALL! till the sweat drops down my..." okay, okay, I'll stop. But seriously. This post is about walls. It doesn't sound that exciting and, much like <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/11/building-our-house-framing.html">the framing process</a>, there's really not a lot to say about it on my end. This was one of those phases we sat back and watched and thought, wow. This looks like a house! This is happening! FYI, these photos were taken before the drywall was taped and mudded, so these are the rough edges. It got a lot prettier, I promise ; )<br />
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Enjoy this short post, though, because I have a lot to say about what's coming up in the process: paint choices, trim design, tile and counter selections, lighting and flooring sources, plumbing choices/sources... oh, it's all coming! I've taken a million photos along the way and I can't wait to share them with you.<br />
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Spoiler alert... I think I've mentioned it before, but I'm not blogging real time. Life got craaaazy during the build (read: choosing all of the paint and trim and tile and counters and lights etc. etc.), so now I'm working backwards and documenting the process. Which brings me to two things. 1) WE'RE MOVING INTO THE HOUSE THIS WEEKEND! YES! THIS IS HAPPENING! Follow me on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/tenjuneblog">Instagram</a> for real-time updates. and 2) WHAT do YOU want to hear about the build process? Let me know what subjects you want me to blog about in detail. Or what subjects you <i>don't</i> want to hear about at all, like "Michelle. Just show us the pretty, finished house." I want to chat about what's helpful to you, so let me know!</div>
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And my absolute favorite thing that Minted has going right now is their <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1417574&b=120126&m=17025&afftrack=&urllink=www%2Eminted%2Ecom%2Fcompletelycustom" rel="nofollow">completely custom art</a>. Options include silhouettes, watercolor renditions from photographs and turning your kid's art into prints. I have already requested a commission for Little Lady June's new room... such a great concept for commissioned art on a budget!</div>
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Michelle @ Ten Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787130778157257937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402262856474472005.post-66330417645128794662016-11-30T07:30:00.000-05:002016-11-30T07:30:00.843-05:00Filling Our New Walls with Scripture, Quotes + Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back in August, David and I spent a Sunday afternoon at the house with the kids. But it wasn't just any visit to check out the progress of the house build. The workers had just finished framing everything, so we decided to spend that Sunday afternoon making our first mark on this home as a family. We sat down and talked about Bible verses, quotes, song lyrics and sayings that were important to us and made a long, double-sided legal paper list. Then we each grabbed a permanent marker and went to work writing those special scripture verses and quotes on the wooden studs, floors and beams in our new house. I left David a love note on the walls of his closet. We wrote out the lyrics to the kids' favorite lullabies on the floors of their bedrooms. And, most importantly, we cemented in writing some of our favorite verses from the Bible. Verses that mean so much to us and are a foundation to our family. Now they're part of the foundation of our new home, too. David and I are so grateful for this home and want to make sure that we move forward and continue our lives in this new house under His words and in His spirit. We felt that writing scripture on the walls of our new home was a great way to start that process!</div>
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So there I am, basking in this special afternoon, permagrin on my face... and while I was thinking "aw, sweet family moment!", my two year old was thinking "aw! mom gave me a permanent marker!" Within seconds, she decided to draw on her face... maybe arched eyebrows are her thing? Future makeup artist? Needless to say, we laughed so hard we cried. And then we scrubbed her face (hand sanitizer takes permanent marker right off of skin!). I love that such awesome memories are already taking shape in this house!</div>
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Guys. Framing was probably one of my favorite steps of our building process. At the end of each day during the framing process, David and I would rush to the farm after work. Our gravel driveway winds to the house from the street, through the trees and into the pasture where our home site is. Each time we pulled up during that framing process (okay, let's be honest, every single time we pull up to the house even now!), we would stop the car and sit and stare. And maybe say "wowwwwww!" One day there was dirt, a few days later there was something that resembled a house! It was incredible. As my uncle (our architect) put it, the framers are true artists. Not only do they put together the puzzle pieces of your house based on the construction plans, but they're actually building the puzzle pieces themselves! Pure genius. And we were really lucky to have an amazing framing crew that worked long hours and got the job done, well.</div>
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Once we got the floor plan completed (as I described <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/11/building-our-house-foundation-and-floor.html">here</a>), there wasn't much for us to do during the framing process. So it was really nice to sit back, relax and watch the wood go up! If you have any specific questions about the framing process and our choices, feel free to shoot me an email and I'll update the post with the answers. Until then, enjoy what was about a three week framing timeline in about six seconds!</div>
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Ok! Here we go! Another house update! Two blog posts in one week! All the exclamation points!</div>
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Last time I checked in, we had finished our <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/07/building-our-house-big-ol-hole-in-ground.html">site prep</a> work, the initial stage of the build. Also known as a great big hole in the ground. Our next step was to lay the foundation for the home. </div>
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As a quick side note, David and I designed our floor plan with an architect, who also happens to be my uncle! All relations aside, he is incredibly talented, smart, down to earth and is a well-known residential architect here in Georgia. I can't say enough good things about him. If you are looking for an architect in the Atlanta area, shoot me an email and I am more than happy to send you his contact information. He's got a great set of stock plans and is a dream to work with on a custom plan, I know that from experience! Many of you have asked me how we got started with designing our home from scratch- about five years ago, David and I (for fun, I know, we do cool stuff in our free time, ha) drew out our "dream home" and when it came time to meet with the architect, we pulled that plan out and started from there. We also searched plans on Pinterest and Google (I used phrases and key elements to search like "farmhouse" or "keeping room") to add ideas to our base plan, and of course we took a ton of advice from my uncle, the professional. For weeks... honestly, probably months... we worked on the floor plan, playing with the spaces until we got it just right. At one point (after weeks of work), we scrapped the entire plan and started fresh because things weren't feeling right. I know, my uncle probably wanted to kill us, but we really wanted to get this right! A floor plan is everything! We finally landed on what I'm calling a modern farmhouse style- lots of open, modern spaces mixed with traditional elements like a wraparound front porch combined with a few touches of Craftsman style. For a few reasons I'm sure you understand, I don't plan to share our floor plans here on the blog, but happy to answer any specific layout questions y'all might have.</div>
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As the builder started laying the foundation of the house and we saw everything finally starting to shape up, it felt like our hard work on the floor plan paid off. I know this foundation topic can get a little dry (no pun intended... ok, yes it was), but I want to document every step in this process for you guys and, hello, the foundation is the first major step in building our house!</div>
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The concrete guys first laid out the concrete footers in the shape of our basement floor plan.</div>
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Then things got real with the concrete guys! They came in full force and filled the footers with their super cool mixer trucks that pretty much rocked HDawg and Lu's little worlds. Preschooler heaven.</div>
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Once they poured the walls, let them set for a week and then pulled the forms off, it was kind of shocking. We had walls! It looks like a house! I mean, kind of. The start to a house, at least.</div>
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Well that was an absolutely unintentional three-and-a-half month break from blogging! Did you miss me?! Seriously, how did the past few months just fly by like that? How are we past Halloween? How are we less than a month away from moving into our new house? Whaaaaaaaat is happening?!<br />
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Okay, so what's been going on behind the scenes....<br />
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The kids are great. HDawg turned four in August and is just a scrumptious little thing with long legs that grew overnight, a constantly churning brain like his daddy's (I can see the gears moving, I swear) and a heart of gold. Little Lady June (otherwise known around our house as Lu) is two-and-a-half and is just about the funniest little thing around. She loves princesses, pink and getting her way. All the time. I don't know where she got that sassiness from... (ahem, it's like looking in a mirror).<br />
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David and I are great. We're both super busy at work but loving every minute. I'm still working part-time (30 hours a week) as a commercial real estate attorney, which I love. We just had a new niece born into the family (my sister, Tori's little girl!) and she has the cutest fat cheeks in the whole wide world. The kids keep us busy with soccer games and birthday parties and play dates and kitty cat sleepovers (don't ask) and eating four million snacks a day and all of the other fun stuff that life with two preschoolers holds for us right now.<br />
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Oh. And we're a month (or so) away from moving into the house. It is so. frigging. fun. to see it all come together. That photo above is our extra garage and that pretty white siding + rustic brick + black barn lanterns + blue sky just make me so happy. It's all coming together! #insertsmileyface #thebigwidegrinemoji<br />
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Yeah, dirt. I promise it doesn't look like that anymore! And I also promise to blog the details. I've been wanting to for a lonnnng time, since I'm always getting emails and Instagram messages about the status of our house, the build process, our choices, etc. I can't wait to share! I just haven't had the time. David and I are up late each night devoting every spare minute to lighting selections and flooring and trim colors and faucets and door knobs and windows... I know, poor pitiful us, right?! It's been a ball- seriously, a dream come true- but it keeps us busy! So anyways. Things are finally slowing down here at the end of the process, so instead of packing like I should be, I think it's high time I'll finally start blogging about the build process. It will probably be slowly, but surely. I'll get it up. Next update post will be Friday! Pinky swear. I just hope some of you are still out there to read it!<br />
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Of course, you can always follow me on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/tenjuneblog">Instagram</a> for sneak peeks. Hashtag #tenjunebuildsahouse, baby. </div>
Michelle @ Ten Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787130778157257937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402262856474472005.post-91119990884198571142016-07-21T08:00:00.000-04:002016-07-21T08:00:20.044-04:00Summer Beach Trip with the Kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have had the best summer so far. If you follow me on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/tenjuneblog">Instagram</a>, you know that we are spending our days spent by the pool, nights by the bonfire, eating millions of tomatoes and generally just loving our long summer days. Last week, our little fam traveled down to Hilton Head, South Carolina to spend a few days at the beach. While Lu (at 2.5 years old) pretty much hated the beach (I get it... the scratchy sand, the crashing waves, the crazy wind- it can be a bit overwhelming!), HDawg absolutely loved the beach. We spent hours out there playing Frisbee and letting him run around, filling up his dump truck with sand. It was a ball! And, thanks to <a href="http://www.childrensplace.com/shop/us/home" rel="nofollow">Children's Place</a>, our kids were looking pretty stylish in their summer beach gear!</div>
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on HDawg: <a href="http://www.childrensplace.com/shop/us/p/kids-clearance-clothing/toddler-boy-clothes/toddler-boy-tops/Toddler-Boys-Short-Sleeve-Printed-Poplin-Button-Down-Shirt-2065367-1228" rel="nofollow">dino top</a>, <a href="http://www.childrensplace.com/shop/us/search/toddler-boy-clothes/toddler-boys-shorts" rel="nofollow">chino shorts</a></div>
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For more cute summer clothes ideas for the kiddos, check out these cute <a href="http://www.childrensplace.com/shop/us/search/toddler-girl-clothes/toddler-girls-shorts" rel="nofollow">toddler girls shorts</a>, <a href="http://www.childrensplace.com/shop/us/search/toddler-girl-clothes/toddler-girls-tees?cid=social-_-blog-_-non-promo-_-%20TenJuneBlog" rel="nofollow">toddler girl t-shirts</a> and <a href="http://www.childrensplace.com/shop/us/search/toddler-boy-clothes/toddler-boy-t-shirt?cid=social-_-blog-_-non-promo-_-%20TenJuneBlog" rel="nofollow">toddler boy t-shirts</a>. What beaches have you guys visited this summer? I'm happy to share our Hilton Head recommendations if anyone is interested!</div>
Michelle @ Ten Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15787130778157257937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402262856474472005.post-55505155156418636152016-07-18T08:00:00.000-04:002016-07-18T11:44:36.107-04:00Building Our House: A Big Ol' Hole in the Ground<div style="text-align: center;">
Hey friends! Long time, no chat. It's been a busy but fun summer around here so far. Less blogging usually means more crazy stuff behind the scenes, so I'm grateful for a few quiet minutes to finally sit down and share some of our house building process with you!</div>
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As a quick recap, David and I <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2015/11/that-one-time-we-bought-farm.html">purchased 17 acres of vacant farm land</a> back at the end of 2015. We spent several months working with a (stellar!) architect to custom design our house plan. And y'all, it's amazing. Literally our dream house! You can see a lot of my ideas and inspiration over on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/tenjuneblog">Pinterest</a>, but I also plan to share the design boards I've created for each room in the house as soon as I get my act together to share : ) But the basic gist is a modern farmhouse with five bedrooms, a vaulted keeping room and a big wraparound porch around the front. All the heart eyes.</div>
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I gave you guys a <a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/03/video-tour-of-our-farm-land.html">detailed video tour of the land</a>, but realized the other day that I haven't updated you at all on the status of the build! Hell-o, no one cares about grass and trees, people want to see the subway tile and shiplap, Michelle! Truth be told, this is a long process and we don't have beautiful tile to share yet. Actually, we don't even have walls, ha! BUT, we do have a great, big hole in the ground! And really, so much more than that. These photos don't show all of the updates, but so much site prep work was done over the past couple of months, including taking down trees, clearing out areas and scraping up dirt. It is already looking so different out there!</div>
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For those of you who aren't from the south, this, my friends, is Georgia red clay. In fact, that's about 9 feet high of red clay which will eventually be our basement walls. </div>
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The site prep work took a few weeks. Lots of bulldozers, the kids were in heaven! Once they finished, the dirt sat for a week or so to settle, and then the footing guys started next. They marked off the area with wood stakes and then poured concrete for the footers. </div>
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Next up, we'll have walls! They're pouring the concrete walls for the basement starting today. We are all so thrilled, especially the kids. They have so much fun going out there and seeing the updates when we go to work on the garden. Speaking of, I owe you guys a mid-summer garden tour... more on that soon!</div>
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So that's where we are right now with the build process. Slowly but surely this thing is coming together. We moved out of our renovated ranch in March of 2013 and have been renting ever since, so to finally find a place to set roots and call our own will be a long time coming! Can't wait!</div>
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For more posts about our farm and the house building process, check out:</div>
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<a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/01/a-checklist-for-buying-vacant-land-or.html">a checklist for buying vacant land</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/06/farm-trees-tire-swings.html">clearing out farm trees + building a tire swing</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/03/5-steps-to-planning-your-first-edible.html">5 steps to planning your first edible garden</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/05/video-our-garden-tour-early-spring.html">spring garden video tour</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.tenjuneblog.com/2016/04/our-first-edible-garden-prepping-ground.html">prepping garden space from vacant land</a></div>
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