How to board and batten a kitchen backsplash

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Welcome to my first attempt at board and batten! For a kitchen back splash. Starting small is a good thing, no? This wooden planter was my inspiration. I have a bank of 3 windows along one side of the kitchen. And I fell in love with these distressed wooden planters. My desire was to get […]

Tile floor complete! – final reveal of the front entry

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Oh my goodness… I’m so happy to report, my front entry tile is now complete!! This was just last night while the grout was going on. THE GROUT! I’ve waited forever for this moment. The dog clung to me pretty tight as a thunderstorm was breaking through the sky. And yup, she stayed put just […]

From greenhouse to rustic garden shed! – part 4

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From greenhouse to rustic garden shed! – part 4 If you’ve always desired a rustic garden shed, this is the post for you. Read all rustic garden shed posts HERE Before   This little rustic garden shed started off as a greenhouse HERE that had seen much better days. After   Today, it’s a little […]

Rustic garden shed 3 – a gate and a crate flowerbox

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The day I landed this sweet little metal gate at the dump, my heart smiled! The gate will soon become a flower trellis for the rustic garden shed. But it has a special place it will be tucked into…   This firetruck parts crate turned crate flowerbox was the perfect size for the garden shed! […]

Rustic garden shed 2 – building a barnwood door

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  Rustic garden shed 2 – building a barnwood door I built a barnwood door from reclaimed fencing wood! And I cheated yet again. The wood strips weren’t perfect width wise and my attempt at ripping one down to fit didn’t go so well, so because of the magic yet again of all those screws, […]