Please excuse my extended absence from blogging, as we’ve had some additions on our farm that are taking priority over my writing hobby. It’s probably best to start with a recap of our additions as an introduction back to blogging … Continue reading
Category Archives: home improvement
leather bound books and rich mahogany.
Our home improvement adventures seemed to slow with the summer months . . . more yard work, beautiful weather, and a bountiful garden meant less time indoors! However, we were recently inspired to tackle our smallest room a few weeks … Continue reading
remodel recap.
This spring other than planting season, our lives revolved around our kitchen remodel (as evidenced by earlier posts). Four weeks after it started, the kitchen was functional and our lives resumed to normal. I just realized that I hadn’t fully … Continue reading
when life hands you lemons . . .
Life handed us some lemons this week related to our kitchen in the form of dented appliances. It is certainly not what you expect when you open your “new” appliances that cost you a lot of money. To make matters … Continue reading
delayed farm fridays. – the farmhouse kitchen
My weekly Friday post was delayed by urgent priming and painting needs for our kitchen remodeling project. I took a half day of PTO on Friday to prime the walls in preparation for my parents to come help us with … Continue reading
a disorderly home.
I am coming to you from our backyard patio (1) because it is gorgeous outside and (2) because our house is a disaster zone. Today fresh dry wall was put up and the popcorn ceiling finally came down. Those experienced … Continue reading
you know you’re an adult when . . .
You know you’re an adult when your ridiculously excited to buy kitchen appliances. The remodeling adventure is full steam ahead. We have purchased our new farmhouse-style apron sink, a french door refrigerator, over oven microwave, a dishwasher that hopefully actually … Continue reading
weekend warrior.
This weekend was quite productive on the domestic front. As previously noted, we are embarking on a major kitchen remodel (down payment for cabinets paid last week!). Beyond that, we are doing much more around the house that involves less … Continue reading
we’re gonna have a mess.
I am a type “A”, perfectionist, neat-freak, so our next household project is going to be a challenge for me. We are embarking on a complete kitchen remodel. J and I are the third generation of his family to live … Continue reading