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    Why I still love a White Kitchen

    The kitchen. It’s my favorite room in any home. It’s the center of family life, where everyone knows they can come to find the most important things- Mom and food. Over the years I have had a wide variety of spaces to work with (check out the photos at the bottom of this post!). Apartment…

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  • Photo of a vintage stove with brass pot racks and copper pots in an unfitted kitchen

    The truth about unfitted kitchens

    Unfitted kitchens– aka kitchens with little to no built-in cabinetry- have become all the rage on the Internet over the last few years. And for good reason. They’re cute! Cost effective. Easy to switch up. Character up the wazoo? But are they really all they’re…

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  • Photo of a red Swedish Cottage in Oregon surrounded by big trees and a cottage style garden with a rock path

    Tips for dealing with homesteader burnout

    Homesteading is a beautiful way of life, full of simple pleasures and tangible rewards. It takes us back to our roots and can be infinitely better for our health; reasons why so many people have gravitated towards this lifestyle. But in our modern era of…

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  • Photo of cottage style flower bed in front of a red Swedish Cottage

    How to landscape Swedish Cottage Style

    When we bought our homestead in November 2020, it was the beginning of Winter, the landscaping was dormant and dead and we were entirely focused on getting the interior of our cottage to a livable state. And I use the term “livable” loosely. We lived…

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