an unconventional home
Last year, I created a little art display for all the projects Henry brought home from school. It’s a cute way to display a few favorite school projects.
But it wasn’t enough.
There are so many priceless works of art that needed to be displayed.
So this is another option for art – and it provides plenty of space for lots of favorites.
Ryan and Henry have been talking about building a treehouse for YEARS.
Since we moved into the barn, the two have been plotting and planning what the treehouse would look like, where it could go, and what they would do inside.
But there have been so many projects over the past few years – the barn, our new house and the rental properties. Not to mention work that had to be done to settle into our home and to clean up the property itself. It just seemed never-ending. And the treehouse just got pushed back.
But it was never far outside of their minds. And this summer, Ryan and Henry spent countless hours together working on the new treehouse together.
In the fantasyland inside my head, elves come into my house while I’m getting my much-needed beauty sleep and finish all the projects I dream of. It’s like my own version of The Elves and the Shoemaker. Only I’m not a shoemaker and the elves need to be skilled carpenters.
When I wake up in the morning, my hair looks perfect and my projects are fully completed and cleaned up.
I’m not sure what’s less likely to happen – waking up with perfect hair or having a fully completely project overnight.
(Psst: Probably the hair.)
All of this build-up is to explain that projects in real life can take time, money and lots of begging. (It can’t just be me who has to beg.)
Paint, Craft, Eat.
That would be the title of our summertime memoir, if I wrote one. It may not be as exciting as “Eat, Pray, Love,” but it’s a huge part of our summer days at home with kids.
And as summertime has swung into full gear, Henry and I have been spending lots of time on the back porch working on projects during Lucy’s nap times. This spot is perfect for painting, crafting and eating.
Spring and summer seems to kick our DIY home projects into overdrive. Something about the ability to work outside and open windows gets me itching to work on new projects and finish up those we have been ignoring.
The most recent project we finished in our home is something that will be useful all year – for both decor and the added storage it ads to our open living space.
Only a few days until Christmas and I have one last tree to show you – our wall mounted tree in the stairway. This year, we used this tree to hang our Christmas cards and it’s a perfect way to keep them visible throughout the holiday season. Plus, it takes up very little space and […]
