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KITCHEN

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Margot’s Room (Previously The Office)

Learn about the Office > Kid Room Transformation

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Primary Bedroom

Learn About The Primary Bedroom Makeover

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Primary Bathroom

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Learn about the Primary Bath Addition

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Office (Now Margot’s Room)

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Hall BATHROOM

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Backyard

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Nursery (Previously The Den)

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Learn about the Den Makeover

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Front Yard

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Learn about the Exterior Renovations

LIVING ROOM / PLay Room

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DINING ROOM

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Ashley’s restoring her historic home at a snail’s pace in California. She shares home improvement DIYs, tips for sustainable living, and renovation stories - all while aiming to add more color and present real, lived-in, family friendly spaces.

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I'm Ashley, a deeply systematic homebody restoring my 1915 Craftsman bungalow in California, slowly and on purpose. I don't make a single decision without first opening 100 tabs. Renovation, DIY, color, and what it actually looks like to live in an old house with two young kids.

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