This is an exciting week here at Sugar Maple Farmhouse because we are getting new animals! I’ve shared the news over on Instagram @rachelquenzer and @sugarmaplefarmhouse but I’m going to wait to share here until they get here. But…
One year on the farm & 2020 Goals
It’s been one year since we moved into our farmhouse. One year since we waved goodbye to Illinois, the suburbs, city sewer lines and our friends and family there to start a new life here. One year since we started…
Barndominium Farmhouse Christmas Decor
While Christmas may be over, we are still knee deep in holiday spirit over here. We have some friends and family coming for New Year’s and just after and they requested that we leave the farmhouse Christmas decor up so…
Reinventing our farmhouse range hood
You know how when you look at a space and something just feels off? Some element of the design, the architecture or the color just feels poorly placed? That’s how I felt looking at the kitchen in the barn. Yep….
Farmhouse Kitchen Design in the Barn Remodel
I’m so happy to report that the barn renovation is about 97 percent complete! It’s been a long six months since the start of this project but we can see the finish line now and have started cleaning all the…
Barndominium pictures and progress
I’ve never built a space from the ground up. Any renovations we did before moving to this house were all done within the constraints of the walls in previous houses. So, until now, I’ve never been able to design a…
Barn conversion to living space update
I’ve been over here dragging my feet on a barn conversion update because it felt like there wasn’t much to see yet. But now that I go back and compare where we are to where we were, it’s incredible to…
Barndominium farmhouse barn renovation plans
This is the week, everyone! The barn renovation is starting, and you can feel the excitement and nervous anticipation in the air. Neither my not I have ever done anything so big or so complicated. To date, the inside farmhouse…
Outdoor projects wish list
When we bought this place, we knew that the first year we would want to really concentrate on making the outdoor area the exact way we wanted it to be. But what exactly does that mean? I’m not even sure…