A collection of articles and posts about home improvement projects and topics with ideas, inspiration, and how-to instructions, from the practical to the whimsical.
You won’t find any high-end HGTV-style makeovers here. Instead, you’ll find budget-friendly tips to update your space or keep your vintage home in good repair. We’re not building professionals, but I grew up around the trades and have worked on a number of historic homes while living in them (with a shoestring budget).
We’ve got an interest in historic preservation and thoughtful updates, plus DIY restoration projects and tips and tricks to save you money.
I rearranged my office & craft cave (and often, my Stardew Valley farm operations management center) to create a much better, more efficient workspace that I love, using just things I already had! I’ve been looking at things to buy to fix…
Whether you’d describe your aesthetic as spooky cottagecore, whimsigothic, dark academia, or even goblincore… you can curate a bedroom retreat that will make your witchy little heart sing. Even if you’re a renter and can’t paint the walls (and ceiling) like I…
A lot of my canning jars have been collected over a decade or more, bought new, thrifted, or gifted from friends. My mom watches estate sales at farms near her for them and brings me some when she visits. Suffice to say,…
If you’ve ever had a batch of once-tiny baby chicks that were rapidly outgrowing their small indoor chicken brooder, you know the urgency that this can have. Baby chicks go from tiny helpless adorable fluff-balls to flapping, fussing dust monsters (and…
A classic addition to any festive holiday cookie plate, these delicately flavored homemade spritz butter cookies are far more delicious than the bland store bought ones. While you can certainly use a cookie press for these if you have one, all you…
I can’t fix the world but I can fix this (hopefully)… Finally trying to tackle the remaining original wooden windows in our late 1880’s Chicago worker’s cottage, preferably before the last of the glazing falls out (or winter comes, or whichever comes…