vintage/farmhouse-style glass cozy crochet tutorial
Years ago, I was shopping for inventory for the Lucketts Spring Market and found a ziplock bag containing some cream crochet work. I wasn’t sure what they were initially, but I’ve learned how to hunt and peck to try to find things others might overlook. I’m the one crawling into the depths of an antique […]
restyling the dining room hutch
When I restyled the shelves in the living room (you can find that post HERE), I ended up raiding the dining room hutch. Doesn’t accessory or furniture shuffling always cause a chain reaction? One thing gets crossed off the list and you end up adding two or three more things to the list! Here is […]
Fabrics & Wallpapers | Rochester House
I shared my paint colors last week and decided to share the fabrics and papers I’ve used so far in our MN house. I’m not asked about them as often as the paint colors, but I probably get a question about my curtains or some other fabric about once a week. The fabrics in my […]
#indexcardartproject take two
Since regaining the use of my right arm, I have been working on getting back into oil painting. It’s been a challenge to try to fit it into my schedule. It’s not just busyness with work, but with family, church, and personal goals (meal prep, exercise, language-learning). When I’m trying to fit it all into […]
German Cucumber Salad Recipe
One thing I grew to love during my childhood spent in Germany was German food! Oh, my mouth waters just thinking about it the warm pretzels with fresh butter, spaetzle with brown gravy, potato pancakes topped with fine applesauce, and crispy schnitzel. I also loved German cucumber salad. Several years ago, I received this recipe […]
switching to linen towels
I have quite a hoard of linen towels, both new and antique. There is just something irresistible to me about linen. For the most part, though, those beautiful towels have sat in stacks. I approached them with the mindset that they were somehow too precious to actually use. I am pretty regularly preaching that you […]
Crochet Potholders Tutorial for Beginners
I have another crochet project for you this week crochet potholders for beginners! A couple of weeks ago, my mom requested that I figure out how to make a pair of potholders similar to the ones my great-grandmother made her over 50 years ago. I didn’t even have to ask which potholders she was referring […]
My Paint Colors | Rochester House
One of the most commonly asked questions on social media and here on the blog are about my paint colors, so I thought I would share them all in one post! That’ll make it easy for me to refer people to one source, especially because some of the colors are custom-mixed. I’ll also take this […]