MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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)…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Wishing you and yours a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
Cooking Up a Kitchen
The first project on our new home, the biggest one we tackled inside, was getting our kitchen up and running. First thing, we removed the tile countertops and backsplash, old stove, all of the cabinet doors, and one of the…
What Have We Done?
When we purchased our home, we knew it had a lot of problems. A LOT of problems! The home inspection report listed many of them, but we discovered more on our own when we moved in: Leaks under every sink,…
