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Tessa Kirby 3/5/21 Tessa Kirby 3/5/21

House on Hillside

This past year we flipped a little 70s styled mid-century modern home that had taken quite the beating over the last few decades and while many people would see this house as a HUGE project…we saw the raw potential it carried. So with no further adieu here is our House On Hillside.

Tessa Kirby 5/1/20 Tessa Kirby 5/1/20

We're Flipping Again: The Flip House On Main Street

Here we flip again! Let me clear the air and say, I know this place looks like a dump…I get it. It totally does. But since we started looking at the property a year ago we saw the enormous potential in its amazing architecture and character and knew this was a house we could bring back to life again. This house is located in one of the best towns of Central Illinois, in the heart of downtown, just yards away from a local brewery and coffee shop. It truly could not have a better location.

Tessa Kirby 6/25/18 Tessa Kirby 6/25/18

Here We Go Again, Flip House #2

I've been keeping this a secret for a while and I don't even know why! Probably because it all happened so fast and I honestly with projects still going on at my own home this just completely threw me (hence why you haven't see our bathroom remodel yet)!

Tessa Kirby 6/28/16 Tessa Kirby 6/28/16

Bathroom Update: We Are Almost Finished

Before we reveal the final transformation of this space I thought it would be fun to go back and look at the MANY stages of this renovation.

Tessa Kirby 3/2/16 Tessa Kirby 3/2/16

Another Big Announcement: Split Level Chronicles

I know what you're probably thinking...ANOTHER big announcement?! How in the world could they have ANOTHER announcement to make. Just shut up already Kirby family! But the truth is...this really IS a big announcement that I've been holding onto for a couple weeks now and I could not be more excited to finally share it with you all!

Tessa Kirby 12/11/15 Tessa Kirby 12/11/15

How To Refinish Your Countertops With Giani Countertop Kit

This process allowed us the flexibility to create what we wanted, when we wanted and we couldn't be happier with the results. Giani Granite has given me such a good experience that I wanted to share it with the rest of you because come on, let's face it, whose countertops could use a little extra love these days? And for only $80 you can accomplish just what I have with little time and effort. Here is my step-by-step process:

Tessa Kirby 11/24/15 Tessa Kirby 11/24/15

Our Fixer Upper...REVEALED

It’s been exactly 2 months and 13 days since we signed on our new house; 2 months and 12 days since we “broke ground” on our house; and 1 month and 3 weeks since we moved in to our house. Let’s just say that life has been a WHIRLWIND! While each day seems to fly by, I can’t believe that we began this huge endeavor only a little over 2 months ago. Somebody asked us the other day, “So you guys have been living here for about a year right?!” I laughed and replied, “It sure SEEMS like it!”