Gardening, Cooking & DIY Living
Barn doors have become all the rage when it comes to interior decorating – whether used as a sliding door, or purely as decorative focal point. They not only add rustic charm, elegance and style to nearly any decor – they
A silo is one of those things that makes a farm…a farm. Take a short drive through the countryside and you can see them dotting the landscape everywhere. I have always loved the sight of silo’s, and always wanted to
With the rains that came this past week – we had to hold off with work on the front entrance. Instead, we turned our attention to the inside of the barn. Since erecting the barn last year – we have
No – you are not seeing double – and no this isn’t a repeat post. By now, most of you who follow know that our dream of a completely self sufficient farm is helped along by our little pergola business
When we were tearing down the old Cardington Barn – The largest of the big wooden sliding doors had taken quite a beating from years of rain, snow and hot sun. In fact most of the lower half of the
(October Update ( 10-15-2012 ) at the end of this post) With the start of May just around the corner – and four months under our belt – we are 1/3 of the way through 2012. Way back at the
One of our last projects in the barn will be the laying of the reclaimed brick floors – but before that can happen – we had to somehow find a home for all of the leftover wood from the two
It’s a bit funny how it all started. I would love to tell you it was a grand business scheme complete with well thought out ideas, a marketing plan, and great advertising. A grand plan to build a business
Over the past year, one of the most rewarding and yet physically challenging projects for us has been the ever so slow process of building our “new” barn on the farm. The barn is our first “real” building on the