We Cleared the Overgrowth… and Found a Hidden Water View?! 🌊
If you look at our property right now, the best way to describe it is that the yard is a total classic mullet: business in the front, and party in the back. The front is looking much better—landscaped, styled, and finally coming together. We used free landscaping stone to run an edge, set out two…
Lessons Learned in Cabin Demo and Build: Our 1-Year Demo-versary (Part 3)
One year of demo dust, sweat, and endless decisions. As we look at our new home standing here today, we are reflecting on the biggest lessons learned in cabin demo and build projects like this one. It’s easy to think a brand-new house means problem-free. Many assume that because it’s new, there are zero mistakes,…
The Day I Knew Our Marriage Wouldn’t Survive the Cabin Renovation
I was scrolling back through my camera roll to see exactly where we were at this time last year. It turns out, Memorial Day weekend was the official kickoff to our hands-on DIY journey—and the moment I genuinely thought our marriage might not survive this renovation! Lol. (Spoiler alert: it did!) Before To save money,…
Demo-versary Part 2: What We Salvaged Before the Wrecking Ball (And the Permit Chaos)
Last week, we celebrated our one-year demolition anniversary by sharing our before and after floor plans — and all the reasons we made such dramatic changes to a cabin that was, in theory, just supposed to be a fixer upper. (If you missed Part 1, start there — it sets the scene for everything that…
1 Year Cabin Demo Anniversary (part 1)
It’s hard to believe, but it has officially been one year since Demo Day. If you’ve been following along since the beginning, you know this hasn’t been a standard cosmetic flip. This property actually started out as an old church camp cabin. Ultimately, due to the condition of the original structure, we had to make…
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