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What’s Up This Week: Holiday Hangover, Little Kid Gift-Giving Hacks, & Everyone’s Favorite Presents PLUS: One Year of Sharing Our Journey

by jack on January 5, 2022
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Well it wasn’t easy, but we survived our first holiday season at Charlotte House with three kids here in a brand new (to us) home, and OMG are we exhausted.

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What’s Up This Week: Instagram Chose a Winner, Frat Pledges are Hard Workers, and Charles Dickens Probably Built Our House (Or Something Like That)

by jack on December 13, 2021
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We’ve got holidays out the wazoo going on over here, and if there was ever a house built for Christmas decorations, it’s this is old broad right here.

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Half Bath Before & After

by jack on October 11, 2021
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Hey ya’ll, have we got a fun one for you! While this room has been functional for quite a while, we finally got …

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What’s Up This Week: Everyone Needs a Doctor & There’s Poop in Basement PLUS: The New Baby is Here!

by jack on July 23, 2021
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Well folks, we did it. After the mad rush of moving (most of) our stuff to Charlotte House, settling the kids into their …

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What’s Up This Week: Setting Up the New Digs, Crying Over Toilets, and Prepping for Baby PLUS: Damaged Goods Galore

by jack on June 24, 2021
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Holyyyyyy moly. What a whirlwind the past few weeks have been, getting things unpacked and settled while simultaneously prepping for the new baby …

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What’s Up This Week: The Prep, The Move, & The Recovery of Our Big Move

by jack on June 5, 2021
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Ladies, Gentlemen, and those unaffiliated: After nearly 4 years of sheer home renovation insanity, we can officially say we now LIVE at Charlotte House.

Maybe we need to be institutionalized, but despite its ups and downs, we might just be in love.

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What’s Up This Week: Our Final Inspection, Our First Furniture Haul PLUS: More of Jack’s Favorite Cake!

by jack on May 12, 2021
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After years and years of renovations, we still wound up in a mad dash to tie up some loose ends and get Charlotte ready for her big day.

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What’s Up This Week: Countdown to Final Inspections, The Last Lights Go In, & Figuring Out How to Furnish This Place

by jack on May 1, 2021
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Just when we hit the final sprint of our last-minute inspection To Do’s, the Universe reminds us that we’re not really in charge of anything around here.

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What’s Up This Week: Testing New Electric, The Best & Worst of the Wood, & Assessing What’s Left PLUS: Pretty Springtime View from the Sunroom!

by jack on April 13, 2021
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Moving right along… It’s been our first full week without our contractor at the house full time. We’re getting a ton of stuff …

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Old Wood: What We Started With & What We’re Doing With It

by jack on March 20, 2021
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We fell in love with Charlotte’s Old Woodwork, but Wow. What a headache.

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It's smokey out there, friends 😷 Californians, It's smokey out there, friends 😷

Californians, Oregonians, and others have been dealing with wildfire & smoke situations for years, but us East-coasters are a little new to this particular brand of sh*t show. 

Luckily, Jim picked up a handy little electronic tool a few years ago that's been giving us some insight on the air quality INSIDE the house, so we're sharing with you what we learned & a couple of tips & tools on the blog today (link's in bio)

Sending our best to everyone dealing with the wildfires and the smoke. Hoping for some good rain asap 💙
Who wants a @chrislovesjulia Room Makeover update? Who wants a @chrislovesjulia Room Makeover update?! A few of you have messaged asking what's going on with the giveaway, so I posted an update on the blog today on where we're at with things (link in bio & stories)

Also today in stories, it's the final round of voting for the name of the 2nd possum that's been hanging out on the fire escape, so don't forget to check out the final two choices from our ever-so-captivating possum bracket and cast your vote! 

Exciting times here at #charlottehousePA, if we do say so ourselves

Here's the room in a slightly tidier state than it is right now. That mouse in the living room last week really threw off my kids-clothing-swap game, so in real life this room is still filled with bins of clothes waiting for organization

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#oldhouseyoungkids #victorianhome #artsandcraftsmovement #livingroom #oldhousecommunity #howwehome
In a perfect world, I also would have opened these In a perfect world, I also would have opened these boxes and used the bins inside BEFORE I saw a mouse hanging out with all the kids clothes that I had on the floor 🐁

More laundry, anyone?
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#fivekids #oldhouseyoungkids #historichomes #howwehome #homeorganization
To those who've made babies, raised babies, lost b To those who've made babies, raised babies, lost babies; to the moms of happy little accidents, and the moms who put their bodies and souls through the wringer to get there. 

Wherever you are on the mom journey, I salute you.

Now go take a nap, Mama. You've earned it.

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#momsofinsta #mothersday #oldhouseyoungkids #familyphotography #historichome
Yes, you should in fact treat yourself to somethin Yes, you should in fact treat yourself to something that makes you feel good, because that in turn makes you feel less like an a-hole, which makes you more pleasant to be around, which makes your kids more relaxed and your partner more cooperative and your life feel more lovely and bright. 

OBVIOUSLY we're saving the world here, one fresh bouquet at a time🌹

Do your part in saving humanity by getting your mom/mama figure/self some fresh cut stems, or some other thoughtful little thing that will remind her what an absolute doll you are. 

Mother's Day is THIS Sunday, so if you're still dragging your feet, check out our Stories for our favorite flower picks that you can get online and have delivered (but order quick if you want them to get there on time)

If you're local, @petalsflowertrike always makes super cute arrangements, and if you're EXTRA extra like me, you'll also sign yourself (or your Mama?) up for the weekly bouquet CSA from @lancasterfarmfresh 

Remember, it's for the good of humanity, friends. 
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#mothersday #flowerdelivery #freshflowers #flowerbouquet #greenkitchen #flowervase #reclaimedwood #kitchenisland #herringbonetile
One spot, three perspectives. A visual ode to the One spot, three perspectives. A visual ode to the air between our stairs.

Who's got a good story of the Charlotte House steps?  I'm sure these puppies have seen a lot 👀 

Was going to post these pics for #52weeksofhomeweek17 but the weekend was full and wonderful and ain't nobody had time for that... But when you DO have time, I recommend checking out @amyleigh_1902victorian's #52weeksofhome series for old house pics galore 
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#grandstaircase #artsandcraftsmovement #oldhomecommunity #oldhouselove #oldhomelove #historichomes #fraternityhouse #frathouse #homerenovations
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REAL TALK: We tend to go a little overboard when choosing items to buy for our home and family - we want things that function well, look good, and fit within a given budget. Everything must check AT LEAST two of those boxes, but ideally we’ll hit all three. This usually means that we spend WAY too much time researching and reading reviews, but whatevs - our obsession is your gain, right?

When you click on one of our website links or a link from our social media, we may make a small affiliate commission from the seller as a thanks for sending you to the good stuff. It won’t cost you a penny more, and we’re only going to recommend things that we really use or love. Doing so helps us offset the cost of dedicating a ridiculous amount of time finding the very best stuff, so THANK YOU for taking a look at what we share with you online - Clearly you have excellent taste ;)

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