Cozy Finds From Our Home to Yours ⟶
It’s been nearly 13 years since we purchased our old home. The local property appraiser’s website claims our cottage was built in 1955. However, it’s clear, given that the house was added on to without any official record, that the home is probably older. When we bought the home, I was naive about what owning…
Last fall, I purchased a vintage pine built-in cabinet from a junk shop in a neighboring town. Coated in about four layers of paint, my plan was to strip it to reveal the gorgeous bare wood before placing it in my library. The work was pretty grueling. But I pressed on, convinced the end result…
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…