We just got word that the builders will be starting The Woods and Ivy Cottage next week. Which means it won’t be long before we will be doing the finishing work on a new living space out in the woods.   Barns can be built really fast.  So, once the drywall is done, Deb and I […]

This is officially my first Christmas decor post.  Are you excited?  Even if you aren’t, just pretend.  ????  I haven’t gone full-fledged Christmas yet here at the rental.  I have, however, gotten a few new items in the mail for something fresh this year.  And, if you don’t know, this rental is 1100 square feet, […]

Do you guys remember when we spent two solid days shopping at the Springfield, Ohio, Extravaganza flea market?  Oh my gosh… I’m sure I have mentioned a few times that we had THE MOST fun ever.  We brought home so many fall decor goodies.  One of those things was an antique wall telephone box without […]

Have you ever gotten sucked down a rabbit hole and couldn’t get out for a long, long time?  ????   Oh my gosh. That happened to me on eBay with their vintage Halloween decorations.  After doing an online search of vintage halloween decor, cool items from eBay kept popping up.  I saw so many things from […]

I was walking past this little cabinet in the dining room and realized I have never shown you this area yet.  We decided to move lots of furniture around in this little rental a few weeks ago.  Because we needed a fresh start and a fresh attitude.  ????  And slowly but surely, I’m getting it […]

If you have been watching over on Instagram, you already know we need a refresh.  Our rental has been feeling very stale.   I explained our feelings in a post when I shared about the update on the house.  And, let’s face it, if The Woods and Ivy Cottage would start being built tomorrow, we would […]

  We recently got together with a few friends over on Instagram.  And, decided we wanted to do some type of Fall DIY pumpkin project.  When we moved into this rental, last September, we put our Fall items into the storage unit first.  Because we knew we would for sure be here for Christmas and […]

We have been struggling. If you are new here, we were planning a new build, and then things went south with the lumber shortage, prices, etc. ???? We decided to go with the flow and plan a different type of build – The Woods and Ivy Cottage.  Which is taking WAY LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT. […]