![]() ![]() Dana, who had been helping us with our bedroom (sharing that next week) had some thoughts throughout the process so I brought her in to get the job done. So the wall came down, the pantry went in, and it was time to really think about how we wanted to design the space. That was the best decision ever because now we can store Bootsie’s food and backstock in our kitchen. We haven’t had a pantry in this house, and he realized that we could cut our coat closet in half (we only used a portion of it) and create a small pantry. Until Anel had the idea to add a pantry and open up the archway between the front door and the dining room last-minute. We had to move some electricity and refinish a small area of the floor, but it was fairly minimal work. Because we haven’t traveled anywhere in so long, we took our 2020 travel budget and moved it to this project and it ended up staying within budget. They came up with a really cool solution (I couldn’t explain it if you paid me) to put beams in the walls and keep a beam on top which just looks like a little drop in the ceiling to keep the cost down. The first step was calling our contractor to find out if it was a support wall or not (of course, it was) and what the price would be to knock it down and reinforce. We care about our surroundings but we aren’t fussy about it. We love color and design but don’t take ourselves too seriously. It’s also the first thing you see when you walk into our house and I love that it tells such a fun story about our family. Now that it’s attached to our kitchen and is filled with so many happy colors and patterns, it feels like the true heart of our home. It’s not for everyone but Anel and I love it so much and feel so lucky that we get to live here. I know this design is different and not what you usually see everywhere. That kicked off a project that ended up being so so so much fun to complete. I pictured it as a bustling hub of our home.īut the pandemic hit and it became very low on our priority list.Īfter being home for so long last spring/summer, we realized that the wall between our kitchen and dining room was really closing off the flow of the house and we had the idea to knock it down to make our entire first floor feel bigger. I pictured us throwing lots of dinner parties and hosting friends (lol, little did I know). Mix watermelon, tomato, feta, pesto, and (optional) jalapeno in a large bowlĢ.Finishing this room has been a long time coming! When we moved into our house last September, it was a space that I was very excited about decorating from the get-go. – 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in halfġ. Pro tip: make this as close to party time as possible because it begins to go seriously downhill after about 2 hours of sitting in its juicesĪnd take it up a notch by making your own basil pesto with my famous pesto recipe. Pair it with my 10-minute summer berry pie for a 4th of July BBQ. It takes only a few minutes to make but will impress your guests every time. I’ve requested it for my birthday every year since! The sweet cool watermelon, tangy feta, and herbacious pesto somehow mix together into perfection. They would have BBQs every weekend in the summer and Jenn always made this refreshing and delicious summer watermelon salad. When we lived in New York in our 20s, my dad and his wife Jenn, lived across the park. ![]()
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