In 2012, we bought 17 acres of land in the country.
After finishing the barn to live in, we turned our sights to building a house. Here’s a few posts to show the progress.
Our master bedroom addition with classic green board and batten
Our bedroom addition plan and progress
A homeowner’s guide to solar panels (and how much they actually cost)
Farmhouse porch skirting
DIY carpet installation on stairs
What to Know Before Building a Home
The next big project: Shiplap in the basement family room
Hiring a draftsman: How we saved thousands on a custom home plan
Building our own house: How much did it actually cost?
4 splurges we skipped when building a new home
The trouble with “cost per square foot”
Building stairs for the UPS guy
Forget the Joneses
Built-in hidden dog gate
Porch railings in white
Horizontal railings on the porch
The big kitchen “reveal”
Word art on the porch
The (finish this) house list
DIY screened porch
Installing kitchen drawers and shelves
What to buy online when renovating or building a house
A peek at the downstairs bathroom
Painting doors (black and white)
Choosing door hardware for a farmhouse
A neutral bathroom and sources (so far)
We’re in (and we still have a million things to do)
Farmhouse Trim Choices
Sconce light fixture tour (bathrooms and bedroom)
Choosing Engineered Wood Siding
Planning kitchen storage and organization
Getting a hex tile look (with vinyl)
A concrete floor in the laundry closet
DIY fireplace hearth and stacked stone wall tile
Primed and painting
Choosing wood flooring for new construction
DIY plaster walls and home progress
Inspired: Moody downstairs bathroom
Weigh in: Ceiling Fans
Inspired: dining room
Weigh in: Door colors
Wallboard for Christmas (part 2)
Plumbing, insulation and wallboard for Christmas (part 1)
Floors on our new front porch
Classic vs. trendy design when building a house
Our full exterior palette and a new red door
Electrical progress and planning
Weigh in: ideas for our farmhouse fireplace
Porch roofing and exterior lighting ideas
Siding progress (and thoughts on engineered wood siding)
Kitchen inspiration for the new house
Framing walls in the new house
The roof is on … (fire)
Our (most likely) exterior color palette
All framed in
A lighting plan for the new house
Raising the walls in the house
Installing floor trusses (and trusses vs. joists)
Basement plumbing, in-floor heat and walls
How much does it cost to build a new house?
A basement is born
Changing the front look of the house
We have a (very expensive) hole in our yard
Creating a slide on a deck platform
Geothermal basics for new construction
What we’d do differently
Build list: Windows
Sleeping in the living room
Home-building dreams turn to plans
Home on the range
One year ago, we bought a house…
The unfortunate fate of the nest in our garage
an unconventional home
In 2012, we bought 17 acres of land in the country.
After finishing the barn to live in, we turned our sights to building a house. Here’s a few posts to show the progress.