In yesterday's blog post, we looked back at some of my favorite projects of 2023. Today, let's look ahead to 2024 and the home projects we have on the list. They might not all get done this year...
2023 favorite projects
While I enjoy looking forward to the coming year in January, I think it's also important to look back. It can be easy to focus on the to-do list and ways we want to improve, but, even if the...
Christmas Dining Room 2023
I have just one more space to share for Christmas this year - our dining room. The dining room is still just wearing primer on the walls (we had the wallpaper stripped earlier this year and it's...
more of the Christmas kitchen 2023
I am finally rounding the Christmas decorating corner and the finish line is in sight. I have had the dining room covered in bins, ornaments, garlands, and ribbon and I've been using it as a...
Christmas Kitchen Window
When it came to decorating for Christmas this year, I was, of course, most excited about decorating the kitchen. If you missed it, we renovated our 1970 kitchen this year and completely transformed...
Kitchen Christmas wreath
I have been gathering materials to make a wreath to hang on our kitchen range hood since October in the hopes that I could make a tutorial and share all of the exact materials for those who would...
antique-style fireplace mantel reveal
Earlier this week, I shared about the antique-style fireplace mantel we built to replace the simple mantel shelf. You can find more details about how we built that mantel in THIS POST. I really...
adding a new shelf to an antique pine hutch
When it comes to knocking projects out, I have learned that it helps to pay attention to the tools and materials I have out and try to hit projects that need those same tools and materials. For...
Building our new antique-style mantel
Several of you guessed we would build fireplace mantel option number one and you were right. All of the antique-style mantel options I shared in THIS POST were strong contenders, but I kept coming...
new plans for the mantel
I shared early in the fall that I found an antique mantel removed from a local home built circa 1810. I was so excited about bringing that piece of history into our house. Overall the measurements...