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.
eto If you didn’t know that we weren’t Morman or “zombie preppers”, looking in our pantry wouldn’t convince you otherwise (we’re neither, btw). But still, we believe in keeping a deep working pantry whenever possible. And you should too! Are you curious…
Happy Spooptober! Finally feeling like it… And now, looking like it too? This is one of my favorite times of the year. Can you tell? Spoooky table set with a mix of birthday presents, antiques, antlers, and heirlooms (and some items that…
Too hot to cook? Cold crispy rice bowls to the rescue. This one has seven-minute steamed front yard farm jammy eggs, fresh garden greens (baby napa cabbage, lambsquarters, purslane, radish greens, thai basil), carrot cabbage slaw, radishes, sesame seeds, chili-crisp, and a…
Alewyfe Inn: Dining Room (Behr Venetian Plaster with custom tint) Plain white walls are for galleries… Give me warm, dramatic spaces at home. This was my first venetian plaster project, but definitely not the last. I am in love with the richness…
Most of our house is a little over 130 years old… but my office, the pantry, our bedroom, & walk-in closet are part of a later addition around the turn of the century. The former back window in the kitchen was converted…