My husband and I really do feel blessed to have found our builder. What we wanted was something unique: a pole barn exterior, but with the interior of a nice home. While we were able to find contractors who would … Continue reading
I had originally referred to this post as a home tour, but it really isn’t a full blown tour as I’m just going to show you the parts of the house that are acceptable at this point. We’ve only just … Continue reading
Our barn home is still a few weeks away from being completed and move~in ready but with husbie traveling weekly with his job, we’ve decided to take advantage of his current vacation time to hit the packing hard. Unless I … Continue reading
Over the years our style has evolved as I’ve struggled to discover what exactly defines “us at home”. I’ve always felt that the interior style of our home ought to jive somewhat with the exterior, and I’ve always been heavily … Continue reading
Our home out at Black Fox is beginning to take shape! We go out almost every evening to have a look around, walk through the floor plan, deliver a load of boxes to be stored in the garage, and just … Continue reading
Going into this project I knew we’d face challenges and setbacks. Knowing you will face them, and actually facing them, however, are two entirely different things. We were told initially that once things got started, the building could go rather … Continue reading
We visit our property every weekend to mow and just have a look at how things are coming along. Our weekend trips out to our place have a set routine. We hitch up Hank, the trailer, and load him with … Continue reading
In establishing our homestead, I have had to do a lot of things I’ve never done before. I’ve never requested a water tap. I’ve never called an electric company and asked them to set poles. I’ve never cut hay. I’ve … Continue reading
Before we actually put pencil to paper, we had to think about space. How much were we going to need? We had seen some of the seemingly trendy new tiny houses less than 1000 square feet but with the need … Continue reading
Since we have now officially broken ground on what will be our new home, I no longer feel like it is presumptuous to talk about what we’re aiming for and how we arrived at our house plan. Building the new … Continue reading