Not going to lie – I’m having an amazing time kicking off a long-awaited springtime tradition this weekend. When we moved to the farm, Isai was 3 months old. It was the dead of winter – cold and snowy. When it wasn’t snowy, it was brown. The trees were bare. Everything looked pretty “meh.” That time of year, though, revealed one of …
Quick Bench Upgrade for the Backyard
We had a seriously beautiful weekend. True to form, we squeezed in as many projects as were humanly possible – all outdoors. We power-washed a secondhand playhouse. We cut down trees and mowed some trails. I rolled up a bajillion walnuts and pokey balls from the ground. The star of the show, though, ended up being this super simple bench fix …
Kids’ Bedroom Update
While it might feel like we only just finished the kids’ bedroom a couple of months ago – we’re already at it again. We knew it would only be a matter of time before we decided to swap out some of the furniture. Once we got the existing crib and toddler bed into the space – the play zone got a little …
Another Weekend at the KC Remodel Show
Each year, we try to make it into the city for at least one day of the KC Remodel and Garden Show. Last year, we had a great time sipping cocktails and rolling our sleepy kids through the show while perusing all the vendors for people who might help us wrap up work on the farmhouse. This year – was …
Trimming Up the Ditches
This evening, we worked on one of those very random “life on a farm” tasks that absolutely no one would even consider how, when, if, why or where this actually happens: trimming the ditches. While our farm is certainly rural – we only live about a 1/4 mile off of the closest blacktop road. While the county is typically responsible for …
The Bathroom Tile is Officially Complete
Our bathrooms have tile! Like, on the floors and walls. It’s incredible. For the past two weeks, a crew from Renovation MD has been installing the tile in both our master and hall bathrooms. We went through many rounds of explaining our vision and getting bids from contractors. This team really stood out – both understanding what we wanted to …
The Bathroom Tile is Coming Together
We’re halfway through the second week of tile work and – hot damn – things are really coming together. Day-after-day, we’ve been thrilled with the work this team is doing. The quality is phenomenal and attention to detail is seriously incredible. We still have a little way to go to finish things up this week – but both rooms officially have floor …
Burning the Snake Pit Pergola
Everyone once in a while, we have a project on the farm that breaks my heart a little. For the most part, everything that we do is additive to what exists here. However, in the case of the pergola next to the pond – we had to get a little destructive. I can’t help but imagine that, at some point, the …
Starting the Weekend at the KC Home and Garden Show
After a full week of progress on the bathroom tile, we were feeling like the actual champions of home renovation. Naturally, that meant we needed to get to a home show, stat. We loaded up the double stroller and picked up our kids from daycare on Friday – just in time to cruise to the West Bottoms and catch the annual …
Bathroom Tile Installation Has Finally Started
In a wild turn of events, it’s time for tile in the renovation bathrooms! Our installers arrived on Monday and have been working their magic to prepare the master and hall bathrooms for their respective tiles. When this whole project kicked off, we were overwhelmed. We had a few contractors come in to bid that were on polar ends of …