Join us on a house tour of this gorgeous 1887 Victorian Style Cottage! Know as the Potomac Appalacian Trail Club (PATC) Highacre House, we take a tour through this exquisite Victorian home. WATCH THE HOUSE TOUR This Victorian home is perched on a hill overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, …
We want to share with you our top 3 budget renovation tips! We’re using these budget renovation ideas to save money on our 1905 Folk Victorian Farmhouse sustainable renovation. We also explain why old houses are “greener” and more sustainable than new houses by having a smaller carbon footprint. WHY OLD HOUSES ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE …
Join us on a home tour of our very own Folk Victorian Farmhouse! We share our renovation plans on how we plan to make this 115-year old Victorian home more eco-friendly and energy efficient with a sustainable home renovation. We love our 1905 Folk Victorian Farmhouse. Well…we love most things about it, but there are …
Tour our 1900s Scandinavian Style Farmhouse for Christmas! We’ve decked our halls in Scandinavian Christmas decor with straw goats, star lanterns, dala horses and dried oranges. It’s always nice hearing the stories as we dig out our Swedish Christmas decor from the basement. My husband talks of his childhood and his memories fill our house …
Create a mudroom you love for less than $500! This IKEA hack is easy. We use bookcases, boxes, baskets, and a bench to create a functional and beautiful mudroom on a budget. Nothing organizes a house like storage in a mudroom. They are so popular right now and for good reason! Our lives are busy. …
Are you thinking about planting a tree by your old house? We share a few important things we considered before selecting our new tree…and one thing we forgot that you should not! Planting a tree is a wonderful thing to do for the environment. It is a great gift to get someone! I received my …
Fall decor ideas that look good and taste great! Try these zero waste decorating ideas like pumpkins, acorn squash, pears, apples, sage and collard greens. Fall decor you can eat at the end of the season. You can add pretty sage and collard greens to your fall potted plants for savory flavor to add to …
Simple and natural Scandinavian style fall decor ideas for your fall front porch. We use pumpkins, wheat, and fall flowers from the garden to decorate our Scandinavian farmhouse style fall front porch. We love our old Folk Victorian farmhouse. Built around 1905, it is simple and straightforward. Our front porch is one of our favorite …
We share 5 different ways to organize a small front porch. Our Folk Victorian farmhouse has a narrow front porch. We use it all the time for outdoor meals, working from home, and kids play. See how we’ve organized our small front porch into an outdoor room to enjoy all year long! I love to …
Looking for a thoughtful housewarming gift for someone who recently moved into a fixer upper or a gorgeous old house? Need birthday or holiday gift ideas for new homeowners of a historic home? We’ve put together some of the most popular items we’ve talked about over the past year. GIFTS IDEAS FOR NEW HOMEOWNERS These …