Sharing our restoration journey of an 1890's homestead in the PNW!
How much life can change in 4 short years. Shortly after the last post in Fall 2021 we lost our other dog, Oliver. And it was only weeks before I started begging Brian for a puppy. The house just felt incredibly empty and cold without our dogs with us anymore. And it took a few… Continue reading Long Overdue Update
So we really haven’t done much with the Cabin over this Summer, but we did get started on the wood stove project. We still have a bit more to do, but we’re hopeful we’ll finish the install by rainy season! First we got the platform planned out and installed in the living room. Next we… Continue reading Kitchen Backsplash!
So we’ve officially started working on the downstairs full bathroom! And my oh my is it coming along beautifully. I am so excited to have our very own shower. The weekend of New Year’s we started hanging drywall and even got a little bit of mudding and taping done! We had to finish mudding and… Continue reading Bathroom!!
Guess what!! This past weekend Husband installed our oven and our microwave! I could not be happier or more excited. We still need our dishwasher (still waiting on delivery delays); to finish up the cabinets around the microwave now that it's installed, and backsplash and trim, and blah blah blah, but the kitchen is now… Continue reading Kitchen for Christmas (+Snow!!)
So I was really looking forward to having a kitchen for Thanksgiving. Two main things I was excited for: a kitchen sink to clean up in and an oven to help with the many dishes our family likes to cook for Thanksgiving. Guess what!! We got our sink in and plumbed before Thanksgiving!! Guess what… Continue reading Half a Kitchen by Thanksgiving
This weekend was a productive one! However, not a ton of change can be felt/seen in the Cabin. I had a four day weekend - which was absolutely incredible - so we were able to start bright and early on Friday. We started with some chores by loading up the truck and trailer and taking… Continue reading Upper Cabinets and Door Steps!
Progress has been slow as we've been waiting for appliances and countertops to arrive. But with all the major purchases that have been made recently it seems like a good idea to allow the slow progress to mean a short reprieve for our wallet. As of right now we are waiting on countertops, oven, microwave,… Continue reading Kitchen by Thanksgiving?
IT'S FALL!!! I can't tell you how excited I am for the season change. I love Summer. I love the heat and especially the SUN. But I can't help but be ecstatic about each of the season changes. The older I get the more I think maybe I don't have a favorite season anymore. They're… Continue reading With Fall Comes Progress!
FYI: none of these pictures have anything to do with the words, so just pay attention to whichever you're most interested in :D! I spent 2014-15 in school doing prerequisites for the Radiologic Technologist (X-ray Tech) program. I spent 2015-2018 on the waitlist for said program (while working a fantastic job that I was incredibly… Continue reading The Beginning
On Friday, June 5, 2020 we spent our first night in our new home!! Okay, so I realize that was three weeks ago already. Somehow, I got another (this is my third) job. And I am in my final quarter of school. And I was pushing super hard to get out of the RV. I… Continue reading We Have A LOFT
The Homestead Journey 