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Choosing the right Tuscan Airbnb: Part 2

Choosing the right Tuscan Airbnb: Part 2

Touring Tuscany with Kids Part 1

Touring Tuscany with Kids Part 1

7th Wedding Anniversary 24 hour Getaway

Fall Anniversary Getaway

PML Fall Review

PML Fall Review

Big News (again)

Big News (again)

Babymoon

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“Using all the space” is the name of the game

“Using all the space” is the name of the game for this build, but this one snuck up on us! After the framing was up, we realized our side by side laundry idea wasn’t going to work, so we pushed it all the way back under the stairs. We’re still finalizing the finishing touches, but the bonus is that the underside of the stairs will be fully accessible for storage (or play?!) I can’t even find a good similar image on Google, so we’ll be sharing something unique here soon! Ps. We designed the laundry room with a laundry shoot from the guest bathroom above. It’s going to be so handy! Juuuust not for getting the clean laundry back upstairs 😂.

I’ve never been one to compliment the dentist 🦷🤭, but this was the most beautiful dentistry I’ve ever been too. 😍(You can ask me how I feel after my next appointment... 😟🤪😂)

I don’t know about you, but I’ve gotten tired

I don’t know about you, but I’ve gotten tired of using the same old subway tile patterns! I am here for the vertical and horizontal trend! See what I chose for the main bathroom tile today on petitemodernlife.com! I break down my process to find bathroom tiles, share a gorgeous selection of my favorites, and how it all flows into our bathroom vanity and lighting choices. (Which you can also find on the blog!) click my link in the bio to read it! What “trend” do you love right now? Picture from @mandarinstoneofficial

Scheming for our kid’s epic playroom 🤓. The l

Scheming for our kid’s epic playroom 🤓. The loft and play space has so much potential to pass those winter cold days! The question we’ve asked ourselves is if we should add another loft in Ava’s room on this same side of the house. Because THIS IS GORGEOUS 😍. Design by @prosvirin_design

After looking at 3,483 kitchen and bathroom tiles

After looking at 3,483 kitchen and bathroom tiles today I have finally decided on my final choices. Was I a stressy, un-playful monster to my family? Maybe 🙈. But I stress managed by killing my Saturday workout/nutrition goals, and dancing my soul out to my tunes while cooking a fabulous dinner. 💃🏼🍷😂. Now that tile is out of my head, I can finally only lose sleep over what color to paint my house...

Gorgeous kitchen design by @pearsondesigngroup / Photography by Audrey Hall

Love this angle of the upstairs hallway where we d

Love this angle of the upstairs hallway where we did something a little unexpected... Instead of extending the bedroom out, we made a hallway to nowhere! 🤯 I know right, we’re all about function and using all the space! But swipe over to see why I wanted it 😍. What would YOU put in that space?

Baby got back—I'm hooked and I can't stop starin

Baby got back—I'm hooked and I can't stop staring. OH BABY, I want to get wit'cha⁣
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All that to say there’s a new blog post with the #Europeanfarmhouse build PART 3 (that’s right, there are two other of these bad boys in the archives! Swipe over to see how to find them from IG!)

I’ve been kitchen dreaming over here. ✨ Everyt

I’ve been kitchen dreaming over here. ✨ Everything is picked out for the kitchen except the stove backsplash... I’m debating going a little fun or more serious. Swipe to see the ideas and tell me your favorite! See all the kitchen details on the blog! I’ll link it in my bio!

I just realized I can technically be “homesick” now, because we have a home 😭💛. Michael had a wonderful whirlwind of an electrical and “everything else” walk through yesterday on site. So many decisions and things happening right now. BTW I’ll share the one decision we made that gives us a little “🙄😑” in the newsletter this Saturday, so sign up for that in my bio!!

Today on the Petite Modern Life blog I’ve curate

Today on the Petite Modern Life blog I’ve curated 55 of my favorite bathroom vanities in 5 different European farmhouse styles to help you find vanity love... 😏🔥 (sounds like an interior design soap opera 😂!) The post is the result of 8 hours of searching 🤪 so I hope to save you some aching eyes and sore clicking fingers! 😂🤓. I also share my final picks for the guest and main bath AND THEY ARE 😍💛😍 ahh!!! Go to petitemodernlife.com to check it all out!

Taking in the local architectural details here in

Taking in the local architectural details here in Hamburg every chance I get. 💛 I would LOVE to tour inside some of these gems. They’re very square houses, with separated spaces, so different than our build, but I love them just the same! Fun fact: upon retirement this fall, CHANCELLOR Merkel will be living up the road from us 🤯. #micdrop

We have windows, a roof, and a reshaped chimney! T

We have windows, a roof, and a reshaped chimney! The chimney will be stone covered and we’ll put a sweet little icy covered trellis up (behind where that pile of wood is) to complete the window symmetry! Are you a symmetrical or asymmetric spirit?! 😅

#HomesWithPurpose
#homeswp021821

Double tap if you love nerding out over house plan

Double tap if you love nerding out over house plans❣️ Why did we design our house so simply? Michael and I talked about this in depth yesterday...⁣
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We really did/DO love a beautiful, expansive, u-shaped house design, but we are quite a budget, function, and efficiency focused couple. So after deciding what was important for our home needs we challenged ourselves to design a budget informed house plan that would be personalized with details we loved. ⁣
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On the main floor we have a quaint entry; small office; open (with archway) living, dining, and kitchen; walk-in pantry; and mudroom with laundry room, garage access, and powder room.⁣
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On the second floor we have 2 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, a den, and recreation room. ⁣
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Do you have any questions about the design?! Ask below!⁣
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What’s your dream house design? Tag me in your Stories!

It’s time for the electrical walkthrough and my

It’s time for the electrical walkthrough and my husband is flying 7800 miles to be there for it and see all the house progress in person. I’m pretty jealous, but I think he can handle all the covid tests, jet lag, and crazy short week better on his own (not that we really have a choice 😅.) ⁣
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I love this textured kitchen wall by @houseofjadeinteriors in their Devine Home Project. I’m planning on adding this to our kitchen wall instead of backsplash. We’ll decide on color and style once we’re living there. ✨

Hi I’m Karisa! We’ve been living in Germany fo

Hi I’m Karisa! We’ve been living in Germany for one year and started building our house in Chelan, Washington last fall! We’re literally a little all over the place 😂, but trying to take each adventure in stride! Over the past four years my husband and I worked on the design for our house and have loved every part of the process (except waiting for it to actually happen 😉). We’re a design, function, and budget focused couple who love being HOME ✨. And 2021 is the year that our long game perspective finally pays off! I’m happy to have you here following along! Drop where you’re from below in the comments!

Today we picked out #garagedoors and light fixture

Today we picked out #garagedoors and light fixtures to send to the builder!⁣ “But Karisa, didn’t you ALREADY have all these things picked out?” 😂 ⁣
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🙄 Sooo funny thing I realized today...it’s much easier to pick out the “idea” of things, even knowing most of the prices, than it is to put a name, link, and price on a permanent list next to the budget sheet 😂🙈. ⁣
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But when my husband congratulated me on my lighting list with a, “Wow Karisa! That’s actually a lot better than I’d anticipated your over budget percentage was going to be!” I definitely patted myself on the back 💁🏻‍♀️💡🤣⁣
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I can dream; I can splurge; and I can price shop the heck out of a giant front porch lantern. 🙋🏻‍♀️💸⁣
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Ps. I love doing these things with my husband because we’re a great team and decision making isn’t ugly. We both give and take enough to find joy in this crazy process. (And he lets me win a lot.. 💋😜)⁣
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Picture from the talented @plankandpillow who’s garage post I read today as we scripted for one within our budget and design goals!

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