Design

How to choose a front door: a complete buying guide

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A Craftsman or Coastal style home entryway with cedar shingle siding and dark sage trim. The glass-panel front door has matching sidelights and is framed by a covered porch with two glowing lantern sconces, potted topiaries, vibrant flower planters, and stone steps leading up from a green lawn.

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Our living room trim makeover and black trim gamble
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Our living room trim makeover and black trim gamble

The total overhaul and reveal of my home office
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The total overhaul and reveal of my home office

Picking a near-black paint color for the ultimate man cave
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Picking a near-black paint color for the ultimate man cave

We finally found the perfect pendant for our breakfast nook
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We finally found the perfect pendant for our breakfast nook

Starting our entryway's long-awaited makeover
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Starting our entryway's long-awaited makeover

Transform window hardware with spray paint
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Transform window hardware with spray paint

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Building our dream home one weekend at a time

We're Bre and Christian, renovating a 1996 Cape Cod style home in Indiana. Real-life DIY is full of stalled projects, sudden pivots, and second-guessing. We started Home on Station Hill to document our home's evolution and share the lessons we're learning along the way.

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Husky dog smelling hanging baskets sitting on the ground.
Hanging porch ferns, mistakes to avoid and what actually works
Learned the hard way so you don't have to. Tips on hooks, chain length, drainage, and placement. Plus the Lowe's products that actually held up.
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Man standing barefoot on a wooden ladder painting a wall in a room with wood flooring and taped window trim.
How to paint honey oak trim without it looking cheap
We painted the honey oak trim in our 90s home and did not regret it. Here is the exact process, products, and technique we used to get a clean finish.
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Pearly White vs Origami White vs Calm paint color review
We tested three popular off-white paint colors on our walls. Honest thoughts on undertones, lighting shifts, and which one we actually picked.
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A hand holding three dark paint color swatches against a plain white background. The swatches are various shades of charcoal and near-black. The middle swatch is titled "Ebony King," the left is "Iron Mountain," and the right is labeled "Iron Ore."
Picking a near-black paint color for the ultimate man cave
A showdown of dark paint colors! We tested Iron Ore, Ebony Keys, and Iron Mountain for Christian's man cave. It was a tough call, but we have a winner.
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