Restoring Our 110-Year-Old Cottage

The last two weeks of renovations was like building before the pandemic! SO many tradesmen were all a sudden showing up, materials were available and things were actually getting done! Here’s all the progress we’ve made …

We saved a ton of money by tackling big renovation projects ourselves including painting the exterior of our home. After several attempts and trying different methods, here are my tips on everything you need to paint your home like a pro.

It’s been one year (almost to the day!) since we got the keys to our 110-year-old home! If I’ve learned anything throughout this incredible experience it’s that good things take time, I can’t control the weather and I gotta just go with the flow sometimes! Let’s take a look back at some major moments in our renovation in 2021.

I knew our beadboard ceiling would be beautiful … eventually! I got to work on covering the holes with salvaged materials and tackled our “cotton candy” colored ceiling. Read more to see how I DIY’d this project…

I am getting one step closer to having the porch of my dreams! Here’s how a white door with a turquoise trim is evolving into a gorgeous cottage entryway…

I had no idea that our first DIY project at the cottage would be three weeks of hard work. Being involved in the restoration process of our century-old windows was not easy but totally worth the experience; here’s what I learned along the way…

I’ve been dreaming about driving up to the cottage and seeing what it would look like after it gets a fresh coat paint (and a porch, of course!). We are one step closer to achieving the beautiful curb appeal our cottage will have once it’s all done. Heres how we selected our exterior design details!

I’ve received so many questions from you guys via Instagram and from comments on YouTube regarding the cottage. Here are some frequently asked questions, answered, PLUS a few other fun facts about myself!

It’s crazy to think that we’ve finalized all of the appliances and plumbing fixtures for the cottage. After several appointments at appliance stores and hours of online research, here’s what we chose for our cottage and, why.

Salvaging my doors at the cottage meant that I had to get familiar with restoring vintage knobs! Here’s how I stripped paint off century-old hardware in 3 easy steps…

How we’re renovating our 110-Year-Old cottage from an odd one bed/one bath into an open-concept two bed/two bath home for our family.

Pinch me…is this real? We bought a 110-year-old cottage in Texas with more character than I could have dreamt of!! Take a look inside…