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These are a few of my favorite pictures {Christmas 2013} – The Murphy Home: Est. 2011
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The Murphy Home: Est. 2011. Adventures in a new (old) house. These are a few of my favorite pictures {Christmas 2013}. January 11, 2014. I can’t believe how fast the holidays went this year! Of course, I had my camera every step of the way. Sometimes it’s frustrating — when you have a nice camera, the pressure is definitely on! But I was able to strike a balance and take good pictures while also enjoying my time. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the holidays this year. Enjoy! Christmas at Gran...
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2013 Christmas Decorations – The Murphy Home: Est. 2011
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The Murphy Home: Est. 2011. Adventures in a new (old) house. December 5, 2013. December 5, 2013. Well, it has been a few months since I’ve written a blog post (yeah, yeah, what’s new? But the real reason is that we haven’t done a lot to the house since we finished the living / dining room. And now for my “nostalgic” tree in the family room. It’s a Scotch Pine and smells equally amazing, but it’s a little smaller and fatter than the tree in the living room. And finally, the centerpiece in the dining room&...
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A summer in pictures – The Murphy Home: Est. 2011
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The Murphy Home: Est. 2011. Adventures in a new (old) house. A summer in pictures. August 22, 2014. August 22, 2014. It’s hard to believe the summer of 2014 is already over. It went so fast — it seems like Christmas was just yesterday! Or maybe that’s just because Christmas is the last time I sat down to write a blog post. Either way, this summer has been filled with adventures and fun – Ethan and I always manage to keep busy, it seems, and the past 3 months have been no exception! I traveled to China &#...
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An Abundance of Peonies – The Murphy Home: Est. 2011
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The Murphy Home: Est. 2011. Adventures in a new (old) house. An Abundance of Peonies. May 23, 2015. One of the best parts of this house – which we didn’t even realize when we bought it because it was February and everything was dead – is the incredible landscaping the old owners did. I’ve written about this before. It can be a little overwhelming sometimes because a lot of what they did requires a lot of maintenance, and we don’t always have time for that. Tidying Up →. May 24, 2015 at 7:54 am. I’m...
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The House – The Murphy Home: Est. 2011
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The Murphy Home: Est. 2011. Adventures in a new (old) house. This is our new (old) house! It is located in the Northwest corner of Peoria, Illinois. Here are the stats:. 2279 square feet upstairs. 2034 finished square feet in the basement. Large, fenced in backyard. Special features include: 3 season room, sauna, daylight windows in basement. This slideshow requires JavaScript. It was built in 1979 and needs some work, but all in all has great bones and will be plenty of house for us to fill! You are com...
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Christmas in June {2014 Christmas Decorations, 5 Months Late} – The Murphy Home: Est. 2011
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The Murphy Home: Est. 2011. Adventures in a new (old) house. Christmas in June {2014 Christmas Decorations, 5 Months Late}. June 6, 2015. May 24, 2015. When I was processing months and months worth of pictures a few weeks ago, I realized I never posted my Christmas decoration blog like I normally do. I had so much fun decorating this year. Who am I kidding – I always have fun decorating for Christmas! I used almost all the same stuff I used last year. These are the living / dining room decorations I did:.
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Living / Dining Room Before and After – The Murphy Home: Est. 2011
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The Murphy Home: Est. 2011. Adventures in a new (old) house. Living / Dining Room Before and After. August 17, 2013. August 18, 2013. Once again I have woefully – and I mean. Neglected the blog. In my defense, we’ve been working on the house nonstop, and I had a ton of travel for work in the Spring and Summer (including Switzerland, Singapore and China – phew! Anyway – I’m back and excited to share Ethan’s. Work on our living and dining room. As a reminder, this is what the room looked like before:.
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Guest Bedroom Refresh – The Murphy Home: Est. 2011
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The Murphy Home: Est. 2011. Adventures in a new (old) house. May 10, 2015. Once again I find myself guilty of severe blog neglect! I haven’t posted in months and months and have been equally neglectful of my camera and photos. Today I finally had time to sit down and process about 1,500 photos I’ve taken over the last year. It feels good to have them all done! So now, an update on the house! Here’s what the room looked like before:. Guest bedroom, before refresh. Guest bedroom, post refresh. I found this...
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Tidying Up – The Murphy Home: Est. 2011
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The Murphy Home: Est. 2011. Adventures in a new (old) house. May 30, 2015. May 24, 2015. I recently read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Scratch that: I listened to it as a book on tape. I love audible.com. Anyway. I decided to give it a try, starting with my outrageous collection of clothes. I love clothes. I like to be stylish and comfortable. I’ve also lost 30 pounds or so in the last year, so buying clothes is fun again. Unfortunately, it leads to this:. Time to do something! 8220;Discard̶...