House Rules Book releases April 23

Popcorn Ceilings & How We Fake Planked Them

Popcorn Ceilings & How We Fake Planked Them

light fixture found here and I promise I have a great lightbulb in it now! We started on a three-part project three weeks ago, for different reasons we couldn’t have it worked on every day, we took a little break before we started the master bedroom ceilings,...
That Extra Room You Forgot You Had

That Extra Room You Forgot You Had

This encouraging and inspiring makeover post is sponsored by AE Outdoor, proud supporter of our gathering place at The Barn. When we bought this property a year and a half ago, I fell in love with the potential of the barn. The main thing we were looking for as we...
Show Your Home Some Love Today

Show Your Home Some Love Today

Sometimes it’s easy to focus on the parts of your home that you need to change or the parts you despise. Sometimes our home just needs a little attention from us. This week I bought me and my home some flowers and we are both happier and easier to live with....
The World’s Most Adorable Kitchen

The World’s Most Adorable Kitchen

It brings me great joy to introduce our new little kitchen. Do you remember where we started eighteen months ago? Brace yourself, hide the children…. This is a 400 square foot room, with a bathroom, that’s attached to the back of our barn. In its past life...
Rescued Crystals. To the Rescue, Again

Rescued Crystals. To the Rescue, Again

Whenever we move (which has been often) I look forward to hearing from the house on what it wants to be. I’m usually surprised. I don’t really hear voices. But each house speaks… They speak with their floors and walls and ceilings and natural...