For the Love of Shiplap

For the Love of Shiplap

Oh how we all love shiplap these days!!  And I am no exception!  I love how it is rustic, but with a fresh coat of crisp white paint it dresses it up just enough to be warm and welcoming!  I knew I wanted to put shiplap in the house, I just didn’t exactly know...
Garage Doors

Garage Doors

Garage doors are very, very, very tricky feature to pick out!  They have lots of brochures and mostly everything is done on the internet, so there is lots of pictures.  Which is all fine if the exact door you want is the featured picture on the brochure, and your...
DIY Christmas Reindeer

DIY Christmas Reindeer

My daughter Whitney picked up some scrap wood from the farmhouse and made this beautiful reindeer sign.  It was very easy to put together.  She picked up three pieces of wood and used wood glue to hold them together.  Then she chalked painted the wood white and sanded...
The Trusses Are Up!

The Trusses Are Up!

My crazy life showed up the same morning as the trusses.  I was so proud of myself that I showed up at the farmhouse at 6:15am and the crane showed up at 6:30am.  The most unusual part of that, was being up, dressed (not well), and someplace at that time of the...
Perimeter Is Secure

Perimeter Is Secure

It’s hard to believe but all the outside walls are up!  The last wall to be put up was the big north wall that has three sets of french doors out to the patio.  It has a huge header beam and was a big wall to go up!  The farmhouse is really taking shape now.  I...