Home Improvement | Life in a Barn

in another lifetime, i was a woodworking apprentice

My first husband loved building stuff out of wood. I helped finish items he built -- from cabinets to huge rocking horses,...

Mr. Contractor finished today. Now it's my turn to patch a few spots on the walls upstairs and paint -- and move stuff...

Yesterday was supposed to be the last day for the contractors here -- at least until the pool is installed and I need...

I have barndo HVAC woes. The techs from a local heating and air business were here again yesterday and as of right now,...

We've had contractors here for weeks. That translates to me getting up to let them in, and then moving to a spot behind a...

Ben is off of night shift and has secured a spot on days. When it comes to Coco, that's like the best news ever! It's not...

The upstairs en suite has been patched and painted as has the master bedroom. All that's left is for our contractor dude to...

The last few days it's been in the 80s. Sadly, tomorrow night I'll have to bring my plants inside because temps are...

The entire west side of this house -- and partially on the south side -- is lined with tulips. They've grown way up there...

Mr. Contractor said this week he would finish here. That's today plus 2 more days and his chance of reaching his goal is a...