Painting a Mural
I did a lot of laboring over Labor Day weekend! Our new house is a cosmetic fixer, complete with old […]
Decorating with Botanical Prints
The boxes are all unpacked and the garden design is done – soon to be installed this fall. In the
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craft, home
The Homestead is Moving!
Eight years ago we moved into a little bungalow on a 1/10th of an acre lot in the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood
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home, modern homesteading, projects
DIY Laundry Detergent
How is it that I have never posted my recipe for homemade laundry detergent? I started making my own homemade
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books, green living, home, recipes
April To Do List
April on the homestead means the lilacs are just starting to open up, our fruit trees are flowering and there
Snowy Homestead
Portland’s cold weather kept us housebound for several days. Time seemed to stop as the days went on and on,
More of the same, please
This has been a year of nesting, growing our family, expanding the garden, sinking our roots deeper down into our
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design, home, kids
Kitchen Facelift
In our series of room facelifts for our tiny house, we did some simple changes to our kitchen as well.
Welcome Baby Juniper
We welcomed our baby girl into the world on Leap Day! Her name is Juniper Carol Wilkinson and we call
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home, kids
Bedroom Facelift
Since returning to our Portland homestead, we have turned our winter focus inside to making our tiny house feel as