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Home Build Journey // Tile Floors

Home Build Journey // Tile Floors

At this point it is ridiculous that I am so far behind but I committed so I will continue. Can’t leave anyone hanging. Also it makes me appreciate all over again how much work and how far we’ve come. So today’s post is dedicated to 

Home Build Journey // Drywall

Home Build Journey // Drywall

The ultimate turning point of the project….DRYWALL. What a pivotal step as we feel like we have something that will be a home someday. It is amazing what a difference it makes covering up studded walls. There really isn’t a lot of context or explanation 

Home Build Journey: Exterior Finishings

Home Build Journey: Exterior Finishings

Oh hey there….let’s just pretend it hasn’t been almost 5 months since my last post about the house, okay? Okay, so in my defense, the house work kind of slowed down when harvest started so I have that as kind of an excuse but otherwise 

Home Build Journey: Siding

Home Build Journey: Siding

Happy Monday! I have a mile long to do list today and getting this post up is on my list. Today I am going to talk to you about siding…..riveting, maybe not, but it sure did make this house transform once the Tyvek was covered 

Home Build Journey: Windows

Home Build Journey: Windows

Welcome back to our home build journey windows edition after that brief intermission. Today is all about ‘dem windows. Mr. Fresh Knack is all about the windows….but I am too. There was a lot of time spent (by the Mr.) figuring out windows for this 

Home Build Journey: Framing Part 2

Home Build Journey: Framing Part 2

In my last post of our home build journey I showed you how the framers started adding the walls and this week we will talk about the roof. If it were possible (which I am sure it probably is somehow with enough money) I am 

Home Build Journey: Framing Part 1

Home Build Journey: Framing Part 1

Back at it this week to take you through the second post of our home build journey, framing. If you missed last weeks post you can find it here. I am breaking this up in a couple different posts to show before roof trusses go 

Home Build Journey: Foundation

Home Build Journey: Foundation

So it has been a while since I have posted anything for a couple reasons….COVID is just a real pain in the ass. There I said it, I feel like I have lost a little bit of my creativity because I literally do the same 

Back To School…A Month Ago

Back To School…A Month Ago

Well I am just mom of the year over here, no big deal, ok just kidding. A month ago everyone was showing their back to school pictures of their kids and I totally missed it. I took them but never did anything with them. I 

2019 Iowa State Fair

2019 Iowa State Fair

You guys we literally ate our way through the Iowa State Fair…..it was awesome and awful all at the same time. The bucket of cookies really did me in. I never have been a fair person we always go 1 of the days sometimes we