Repurposing

  • Life on a Mini Farm,  Repurposing

    Bunny Abode

    It’s been hard to wrap our heads around what our world is going through right now. It is a challenge to not let anxiety take over. We are lucky that Larry is able to work from home. College classes for…

  • Crafts,  Life on a Mini Farm,  Repurposing

    A Handmade Christmas

    Each year, as we prepare for Christmas, we carry on a family tradition of creating decorations for our home and gift-giving. Most of these ornaments are on our ‘handmade ornament’ tree (in the middle). We added the cowboy tree (right)…

  • Life on a Mini Farm,  Remodeling,  Repurposing

    Making Laundry Fun*

    Most of our home is western/rustic, but I wanted to make the room where we spend a LOT of time (sigh…), the laundry room, bright, cheery and a little bit whimsical. When we moved in, the room had a built-in…

  • In the Kitchen,  Repurposing

    Dresser to Table Repurpose

    One of the first things we noticed when our kitchen was complete, as we were finally unloading our kitchen boxes, is that there is considerably less cabinet space for all of our kitchen ‘stuff’ here than in our last home.…

  • Crafts,  Repurposing

    Cycling Toward Fall

    Recently, one of our larger projects has been rearranging sheds and clearing out some of our unused items. Where we live there are no sidewalks, no bike lanes, and lots of hills. So, the bicycles we used to ride around…

  • It Gets Personal,  Repurposing

    Life’s Bittersweet Moments

    He was a private man, my father-in-law. He lived with us on our property since 2016. He could be irrational and aggravating at times; yet, he also supported my (sometimes crazy) business ideas, immensely enjoyed spending time with Larry, and…

  • Remodeling,  Repurposing

    Ode to a Window Seat

    Wanted since a wee girl, Our houses never had A window seat for reading Or staring at the land. Until one day at ReStore, A cabinet she did spy, The ‘perfect’ length and depth To make one by and by.…