Cozy Finds From Our Home to Yours ⟶
Our garden projects are starting to wrap up for the time being, and while I wait to plant, I’ve been inspired to creatively play in the space. I wanted to create a little garden tablescape that pays homage to simple spring gatherings in the garden. I wanted a color story that played to all the…
In the new year, I decided to try my hand at another furniture makeover. We found this vintage bookcase at a local thrift store for a really great price. It’s solid wood, but a few changes are going to give this piece a spectacular new look. Right off the bat, I wasn’t super thrilled with…
One year ago, we purchased our next long-term project: Fallen Oak Cottage. Cottage is a bit of a generous term. It’s more like a glorified shack. It won’t always be. We have big plans for this tiny little house and the gorgeous piece of lakeside property on which she sits. But truthfully, the work has…
Last spring, my husband took our boys to the park and stumbled on some roadside treasures: a rusty, chippy vintage iron patio set and a half door. We knew right away that the patio set, despite missing its table top and chair seats, was special in all of the right chippy and rusty ways. It…
I have collected (hoarded) reclaimed bricks for years. They sat in this lonely little pile off in the side of my yard just waiting for the perfect use. For awhile I thought I would create rambling brick walkways throughout my yard. Until the most glorious idea came to me: I would use them to make…
With our raised garden beds built and garden gates hung, garden security moved to the forefront of the project. Living in a rural area has brought us a large amount of animals: foxes, armadillos, gophers, and rabbits, to name a few. But the animal with the highest probability of doing the most immediate damage to…