Obsessions: 09.14.18

Life

It’s been a crazy few weeks around here. Robin is settling in after her move, and both Hannah and Michelle have been jet-setting around the country. Now that we’re all back home for a bit, here’s everything we were loving this week in our And Then We Tried obsessions.

Michelle

Kate Somerville ExfoliKate

Shibani mentioned the Kate Somerville ExfoliKate system on her Instagram and since I was already thinking about trying it, I pulled the trigger. I have been using the cleanser and moisturizer twice a day for the past couple days and added in the ExfoliKate treatment once and I’m LOVING it. My skin was being weird after a bunch of flights and hiking around Colorado nature and this exfoliating system has it feeling smooth and even again. TYSM Shibani and Kate Somerville.

Shibani shared a code (AKP-CWOY-2018) to get a free full-size cleanser if you grab this kit.

Dresser Update

I started refinishing this dresser a couple weeks ago and then paused for a bit while I left town for a conference and a wedding. I was able to finish it this week though and it is looking snazzy! I shared the process on Instagram, but basically, I sanded the whole thing down, restained it, and then sealed it with several coats of wipe-on poly. My new roomie needs to start using it, but in the future, I might add a couple additional coats of poly to the top.

Sorry, the pics aren’t amazing. The sun wasn’t working with me.

Robin

Rugs, rugs, rugs

Now that I’ve escaped from the mountain of boxes from moving into our new place, I’m ready to start decorating. Why is it that every apartment seems to necessitate brand new rugs?? They never fit as they should in a new space! Currently looking at my 9′ long runner options. Which do you guys think?

1 | Striped rug 2 | Diamond rug 3 | Gray rug

Hannah

Tomatoes on Toast

Keep your pumpkin flavored stuff away from me, it’s still tomato season! While our garden is still going gangbusters in the tomato department, I’ve been eating them nearly every day as an open-faced sandwich. Inspired by this “recipe” from Cup of Jo, I’ve been happily eating a tomato or two each afternoon. I’m ready for cooler temperatures to be sure, but I wish tomato season could last forever.

Being Home

As mentioned above, it’s been a busy few weeks for us. I’m so excited to just be at home this weekend. I need to unpack my suitcases, do some laundry, go to the grocery store, and then just chill out. I have a lot of TV to catch up on!

This has been another week of And Then We Tried Obsessions, where we share whatever we’re obsessed with each week. Let us know what you’re obsessed with this week in the comments and if you see anything in the wild that you think we’d be obsessed with, be sure to tag us @andthenwetried or use #ATWTobsessions

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Robin Anderson

Robin tries things in Pasadena, California.

Attaching a wood fence to a chainlink fence

As I mentioned in my last fence/gate update post, I helped Erika attach a wood fence to the chainlink fence in her backyard. The process was similar to when I converted a chainlink fence to a wood fence, except in this case, we left the chainlink fence intact. This method is a good option if you want to add a little more privacy to your yard or camouflage a chainlink fence while you wait to save up for a completely new fence.

Gift Guide: Indoorsy

Struggling to find gift ideas for your favorite people? We’ve got you covered with our And Then We Tried gift guide! First up: your friends and family who are decidedly indoorsy. While we can’t claim to be experts on much, things to buy people who like to stay inside is definitely in our wheelhouse.

Obsessions: 10.19.18

You wanna know what we have been decidedly NOT obsessed with in the past month? The blog. Womp womp. We’re hopping back in this week, but we’ll be posting a bit more sporadically for a while. Here’s hoping you all loved getting caught up on Michelle’s driveway gate plans yesterday. See what else we’ve been obsessed with in this week’s And Then We Tried Obsessions.

Fence Updates and Two-Panel Wood Driveway Gate Plans

Hellooooo, I’m thinking about fences again! You all had the pleasure of following along as I moved and rebuilt the fence in my backyard and then converted a chainlink fence into a wood fence along my driveway, and now it’s finally time to build that driveway gate. Of course, I can’t just build a driveway gate and leave it at that, I’ve also decided to cap the entire fence to cover up the dogear pickets and give everything a cleaner and more finished look. HOORAY!