Did you see our shed we got for FREE?  My cousin heard us talking about wanting a chicken coop over on our social media stories and she sent me a text.  She said that they had a shed at their lake cottage they no longer wanted.  So, it was a matter of figuring out how […]

Did you hear we are building a house?  😂 It seems like everything I share has to do with that fact.  If you haven’t seen the layout of the house, I shared it awhile ago.  We knew we were going to have 2 pantries – see the doors here.  And a giant island!   So, when […]

This post is sponsored by Zulily and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. It’s almost time to get the party started… meaning, the house will soon be done.  You have no idea how much my wheels spin when it comes to the final touches.  I was thinking of a few different items that I […]

  I LOVE chia seeds.  We add them to salads and yogurt, smoothies, you name it.  I have been eating a lot of eggs for breakfast, but was craving some type of dessert-y breakfast food.  So, I decided to make some overnight chia seed pudding and it did not disappoint.    Facts about chia seeds: […]

As soon as Deb and I started talking about building a house, I knew I wanted a ginormous kitchen island.  And, I wanted it to be an antique store counter.  We have an antique store counter that we used in the old house and also here in the cottage, but it is 8′ long.  Our […]

We have had chickens in the past.  When we had our big house out in the country, it was our first go with chickens.  We loved having them.  There is really nothing like heading to the coop and grabbing fresh eggs for meals.  We landed at the House on Winchester for a few years and […]

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and ShopStyle Collective.  All opinions are my own. Summer is HERE!  And that means we spend every waking moment in our favorite outdoor spaces.  They mean so much to us!  Drinking coffee, eating lunch, and hanging out with friends for happy hour, our outdoor spaces are the […]

We have been thoroughly enjoying our front porch of the cottage this year.  I did a little rearranging that makes this space a little more functional.  Every year, I usually add something different for our spaces in terms of flower pots, pillows, rockers, etc.  It gives it a different look but still incorporates the things […]