One of my favorite things about moving to a new place is uncovering bits and pieces left behind by previous owners. Inside the barn, there are multiple signs with the family names of the farm’s owners before us. It’s pretty awesome to imagine the stories of how this place came to be and the people that once loved it like …
Master Bedroom Renovation Begins (Finally!)
Aaron and I have been working on plans for the farmhouse renovation since mid-December. Here we are, 4 months later, finally having the opportunity to get started. We’ve gone several circles with an architect to figure out how to remove walls and open the 1970s layout. Aaron sold our city house in a flash in January which finally gave us …
Completely Unusual Renovation Planning
We’re no strangers to blue tape. In our Kansas City house, Aaron insisted that I tape off every trim board in every room that I painted. He’s never had any faith in my ability to cut in with a wet brush. Ridiculous. Even I can admit that the blue tape in the farmhouse, though, has gotten a bit out of …
We’re Moving In
Aaron and I agreed that we would move out of our Central Hyde Park house at the heart of Kansas City and into the farmhouse during that weird time between Christmas and New Year’s Day. But, leave it to the Realtor to want to leave half of all of our things in the house we’re moving out of “for staging.” …
The Allis Chalmers is Running
Ask most men about their best-ever day and they’re likely to give you a sweet response about the days they were married or when their children were born. Not my husband. Apparently, in the chaos of our last year, I completely failed to learn that Aaron’s truest dream has been to live on a farm. So, you’d think buying our …
The Very Beginning
Aaron and I have been discussing the eventual purchase of a farm for more than a year. Living at the heart of urban Kansas City, Missouri, I haven’t been 100% convinced a rural farm is where we’re meant to be. However – I do know that we’d like to escape the city. I had assumed that we would strike a balance …