In July, we received a stone delivery for our outdoor room, making it a true family project. My dad helped spread the gravel with his John Deere. While stamped concrete would have been ideal, it wasn’t in our budget this summer. Crushed gravel worked well for now, and I do like how it looks with […]
The Cottage
The Overhang Paint Project – Part 2
We’re almost finished with our Outdoor Room Paint Project and studio. For about a year, I went back and forth between two colors for the studio: Granite Peak and Storm Cloud. In the end, I chose Storm Cloud because I chickened out of the darker color. I wanted the grey, weathered look of Nantucket shingles, […]
Welcome Spring
We’ve been welcoming spring to the farm all week. Here are some snaps we picked through the week. Daffodils are blooming in the ditch. Bruce is repurposing these old gutters for my greenhouse. We’re going to plant rows of lettuce into them soon. Storm was rolling in this week, and I snapped Bruce enjoying the […]
Closet to Pantry
Well, it’s time to get caught up on the projects we’ve been working on. First up today the pantry! We’ve been cherry picking projects to talk about since we have plenty going on. We have projects on every floor and every room. The pantry has been done since October and I keep forgetting to […]
You can never have enough luck
I bought the first piece for our (hopefully) new home! Our offer was accepted in August, but now we’re in the waiting game—selling our house and navigating the many steps of the buying/selling process. It’s kind of like buying a car—exciting, but not exactly fun, especially for someone who’s a bit impatient. But still, it’s […]