This summer – well, for the whole last year really – I’ve searched for an outdoor coffee table to complement our seating on the patio. I wanted something big because our seating area is really big. But I couldn’t…
Outdoor Kitchen DIY project
I know summer is winding down a bit (at least on Instagram), but we still have outdoor projects that we will be enjoying for at least two more months here in Michigan. The first one that I’m so excited…
How to build a stone garden bed
Do you ever have those projects that you just know are completely worth it but also simultaneously dread starting? That’s what the building of the stone garden bed and landscaping around the front of our barn was for me….
How to build a DIY raised garden bed
Learn how to build a DIY raised garden bed with us! Kevin built DIY raised garden beds for the first time about five years ago. He and his dad built them as a birthday present to me one summer…
Backyard Fire Pit Space
Right on schedule crisp, fall air is moving in at the farm. I always imagine this season as moving slower but yet here we are and it’s almost the middle of September already. Even without the business of fall sports…
Creating a beautiful potting bench
As soon as we put the greenhouse up this year, I knew it would be a place where my plants could grow and thrive. But I also realized it was going to be full of dirt and a new place…
Spring garden planning layout
When I was a little girl, I spent my off-school days outside playing outside from morning until just after dark. I’d spend my days digging in dirt, climbing trees, painting rocks, making forts and generally just taking in the small…
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…
Chicken coop with run tour
We moved the girls and Mr. Basil into our Horizon Structures chicken coop a few weeks ago and so far, they are loving life out there. And, today I want to give you a chicken coop run tour! Due to…
