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Sycamore and Slate

Building Our Farmstead - From the Ground Up

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DIY Wall Grid Memo Boards (enough materials to make 23 Grids!)

January 14, 2020

When I was putting together my “mom office” at our new house, I knew I wanted a memo board of some kind that I could hang near my desk. My main goal was to have… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 86-90

January 2, 2020

Happy New Year!! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a great time ringing in 2020! Listen, December was quite a month for us. Not only have we been doing all the holiday… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building, Staircase

House Build Week 81-85

November 25, 2019

Major updates abound this month! The theater room got painted and carpeting, and I think this room will be a family favorite. My mom always says that she will be happy to come live in… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 80

October 22, 2019

I just want to start out by saying I NEVER thought we’d get the whole way up to a week eighty on progress updates, but here we are! 🙂 And plenty more weeks to go,… [Continue Reading]

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Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 75-79

October 15, 2019

The past few weeks have been a series of EVERYTHING happening at once and then almost nothing happening for days on end. The main change inside was that the kitchen cabinets were installed. Our cabinet… [Continue Reading]

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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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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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