It’s finally time you guys. Time to do a REAL, legit BEFORE & AFTER post for this Swedish Cottage of ours. We have spent five years pouring every spare moment and every dollar (and then some) into this homestead, and I want to really mark the occasion and reflect on how far we’ve come. You…
Thrift stores are nothing new. All of you have probably been thrifting, or antiquing once in your life. And if you’re anything like me, you LOVE it. There’s nothing like secondhand shopping. Combing through a bunch of somebody else’s junk, just hoping you’ll find something…
Well friends, we did it! We have officially completed the (most recent) remodel of our 1928 cottage. We started May 31, finished July 10, and tackled a whole lotta work in the in-between. I’ve shared some of the journey over on my Substack, but I’m…
The 1928 cottage that sits on our property- lovingly called Bramblewood- was originally about 800 square feet. In the 90’s there was an addition put on the front of the house (dining room, entry and current playroom) and the back of the house (mudroom, bathroom…
Since we moved in 4 years ago, redoing the bathroom on the main level has been one of our priorities. Since we moved in 4 years ago, it’s actually been our only bathroom, as the upstairs one had so many issues, we simply bolted the…