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Sycamore and Slate

Building Our Farmstead - From the Ground Up

Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 67-74

September 10, 2019

Since I last posted about our farmhouse’s progress, my family suffered the devastating loss of my father, which was such a hard, sad, life-altering roadblock for us. It really slowed things down on the house… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building, Home Products, Lighting, Lights, Staircase

House Build Week 62-66

July 16, 2019

Each time I write an update about the house, I’m amazed at how many weeks have gone by and how quickly it feels like it passed. And I always feel like I should have updated… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 57-61

June 12, 2019

We’ve hit June of 2019, and the house is definitely in its home stretch now. We’re hoping within the next two months that it will be “finished” or at least as close as it’s going… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Forever Home, Home Building, Paint, Staircase

House Build Week 53-56

May 7, 2019

Welcome back to another exciting chapter in Building Our Dream Home! It’s been almost a month since the last time you’ve seen the house and a lot has improved! The weather got warm enough to… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building, Paint, Staircase

House Build Week 50-52

April 9, 2019

ONE WHOLE YEAR!! …of construction, of mud, of decisions, of waiting, of planning, of progressing, of building. I can safely say we’re on the final stretch now. The end is in sight. The interior is… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building, Paint

House Build Week 45-49

March 18, 2019

Our walls are well on their way to being finished! The drywall has now been completely completed throughout the whole house. Our painter completely primed the walls and ceilings were painted in Sherwin Williams Snowbound…. [Continue Reading]

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DIY Embroidered Baseball Cap Ornaments (Plus a Story About Dad)

When my father died two years ago, he left behind many things – family, friends, memories, and all his earthly possessions. A big portion of those possessions was a massive collection of baseball caps. Dad… [Continue Reading]

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